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The wicked mans portion. Or A sermon (preached at the lecture in Boston in…
The wicked mans portion. Or A sermon (preached at the lecture in Boston in New-England the 18th day of the 1 month 1674. when two men were executed, who had murdered their master.) Wherein is showed that excess in wickedness doth bring untimely death. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a Church of Christ. ; [Six lines of quotations]The wicked mans portion. Or A sermon (preached at the lecture in Boston in New-England the 18th day of the 1 moneth 1674. when two men were executed, who had murthered their master.) Wherein is shewed that excesse in wickedness doth bring untimely death. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a Church of Christ. ; [Six lines of quotations]
Boston: printed by John Foster, 1675
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
It is also storied of a soldier belonging to King Pyrrhus, that being slain, a dog which he had, could by no means be enticed from the dead body, but the King coming by, he fawned upon him as it were craving help at his hands,1 whereupon He caused all his army to pass by in order, and when the murderers came the dog flew fiercely upon them, and then •awned upon the King, the soldiers hereupon examined, confessed the Murder, and received condign Punishment. Many other Instances to this Purpose I could produce, but I for bear.
It is also storied of a souldier belonging to King Pyrr•us, that being slain, a dog which he had, could by no means be enticed from the dead body, but the King coming by, he fawned upon him as it were craving help at his hands,1 whereupon He caused all his army to pass by in order, and when the murtherers came the dog flew fiercely upon them, and then •awned upon the King, the •ouldiers hereupon examined, confessed the Murther, and received condign Punishment. Many other Instances to this Purpose I could produce, but I for bear.
- 1Clarks Examples Vol. 1. p. 230.
Again, Rebellion is a Crime which they that are guilty of, are wicked overmuch. When Inferiors shall wickedly rise up against Superiors. When Subjects shall in a way of ⟨p. 9⟩Rebellion rise up against the Authority which the Lord hath set over them, such often die before their Time, Hence Christ •aith, All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword