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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.
And thus have we done with the second thing propounded in order to the clearing of the Doctrine before us. We come to the third Particular, viz to enquire into the Reasons of this Doctrine, why God in his Providence doth often times so dispose as that an untimely death shall be the portion of him that hath been wicked overmuch?
And thus have wee done with the second thing propounded in order to the cleering of the Doctrine before us. Wee come to the third Particular, viz to enquire into the Reasons of this Doct•ine, why God in his Providence doth often times so dispose as that an untimely death shall be the portion of him that hath been wicked overmuch?
For Answer, we shall only mention two Reasons, briefly.
For Answer, we shall onely mention two Reasons, breifly.
1. 1The Lord doth this that he may manifest his righteous ⟨p. 12⟩displeasure against sin Hebr. 1. 13. He is of purer eyes than to behold evil, and cannot look on iniquity, that is to say with approbation or without detestation and indignation against sin. The blessed Holy God doth bear an infinite detestation and indignation against sin. Hence he leaveth Marks of his displeasure upon the sinner, as God set a mark upon Cains forehead, so he sets a mark of displeasure upon notorious Transgressors. Yea sometimes when he forgiveth the sin, yet he doth visit with Temporal vengeance, that so the world may see that sin is odious and abominable in the ight of God. Hence such sinners as the Text speaketh of, must dye before their Time.