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A sermon, occasioned
A sermon, occasioned by the execution of a man found guilty of murder, preached at Boston in N.E., March 11th, 1685/6 (together with the confession, last expressions, & solemn warning of the murderer to all persons, especially to young men, to beware of those sins which brought him to his miserable end) / by Increase Mather ...
Boston: printed by R.P., 1687
Title page typeset from the transcription.
The CALL of the GOSPEL, unto All the Ends of the Earth; Apply'd esp… › Part
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I am glad for the seemingly penitent Confession of your monstrous Miscarriages which yesterday I obtained in writing from you, and which indeed was no more than there was need of. But it now remains yet, That you give your dying Looks unto the Lord Jesus Christ for Salvation from all your Guilt, and from all the Plagues in the flying Roll which that does expose you to. The Man-slayer of old had a City of Refuge to befriend him; Behold I do this day in the name of Jesus Christ point you to such an one. O poor soul, LOOK, look up, and run unto it. O don't sit down on this side a full Resignation of your self unto Jesus Christ, lest the Everlasting and the ever-burning Vengeance of the Almighty do overtake you in your doing so. For your Assistance herein, besides what I have more privately said to you, since you first wrote to me your desires of speaking with me, I have now only these Requests to make unto you. My first Request unto you is,
I am glad for the seemingly penitent Confession of your monstrous Miscarriages which yesterday I obtained in writing from you, and which indeed was no more than there was need of. But it now remains yet, That you give your dying Looks unto the Lord Jesus Christ for Salvation from all your Guilt, and from all the Plagues in the flying Roll which that does expose you to. The Man-slayer of old had a City of Refuge to befriend him; Behold I do this day in the name of Jesus Christ point you to such an one. O poor soul, LOOK, look up, and run unto it. O don't sit down on this side a full Resignation of your self unto Jesus Christ, lest the Everlasting and the ever-burning Vengeance of the Almighty do overtake you in your doing so. For your Assistance herein, besides what I have more privately said to you, since you first writt to me your desires of speaking with me, I have now only these Requests to make unto you. My first Request unto you is,
That you would at this hour think of an interest in Jesus Christ, as you will quickly at the hour of your death & of your judgment. Surely when the Executioner is laying the cloth of Death over your eyes, the Look with the Shriek of your soul will then say, O now a 1000 worlds for an interest in Jesus Christ! Surely, a few minutes after that, when your naked soul shall appear before the Judgment seat of the most High, you will again have it over, An Interest in Jesus Christs now worth whole mountains of massive gold. O let this be now the settled opinion of your awakened heart: reckon that if God help you to give one Look unto Jesus Christ, it will be a greater mercy to you than if not only a life in this world, but all the Riches & honour & pleasures of it were bestowed upon you. My next Request to you is