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The upright mans character and crown. Preached in a sermon at Pauls before the…
The upright mans character and crown. Preached in a sermon at Pauls before the right Honourable the Lord Major, and the aldermen of the City of London, March 29. 1657. / By Thomas Watson minister of Stephens Walbrook London.
London: printed for Ralph Smith, 1657
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Answ. 2. A wicked man may die1 in a lethargy, but not in peace; Nabal died quietly*, but he were a fool that would wish his soul with Nabals. Conscience may be like a Lion asleep, but when this Lion awakes it will roar upon the sinner.
Answ. 2. A wicked man may die1 in a lethargy, but not in peace; Nabal died quietly*, but he were a fool that would wish his soul with Nabals. Conscience may be like a Lion asleep, but when this Lion awakes it will roare upon the sinner.
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- *Sam. 25 37
Answ. 3. A wicked man may1 die in presumption, but not in peace; he hopes all is well with him, but there's a great deal of difference between presumption and peace. It will be so much the worse to go to hell with hope of heaven: a wicked man fancies to himself a good condition; he dies in a fancy, but not in peace; and observe, for the most part God drives a sinner out of his fools Paradise before he dies. God lets loose conscience upon him, guilt spoils his music; and before his life is cut off, his hope is cut off*. I will conclude this with that saying of Christ, Luke 11. 21. While the ⟨p. 53⟩