A65293:81

The Doctrine of Repentance

Name: The Doctrine of Repentance
Author: Thomas Watson

The doctrine of repentance, useful for these times by Tho. Watson ...

Thomas Watson d. 1686London: printed by R.W. for Thomas Parkhurst, 1668

[8], 175 p. · 36k words · Wing W1122 · ESTC R38513

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Chapter 4 › Section 2

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Let him restore his ill-gotten goods to¹ that mans heirs and successors. Qu. But what if none of them be living? Answ. Let him restore to God; that is, let him put his unjust gain into Gods treasury by relieving the poor.

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2. But what if the party who did the wrong¹ be dead?

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Then they who are his heirs ought to¹ make restitution. Mark what I say, if there be any who have estates left them, and they knew that the parties ⟨p. 24⟩who left their estates did defraud others, and died with that guilt upon them, then the Heirs or Executors who possess those estates, are bound in conscience to make restitution, else they entail the curse of God upon their family.

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