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A sermon (preached at the lecture in Boston in New-England the 18th of the…
A sermon (preached at the lecture in Boston in New-England the 18th 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. ; [Seven lines of quotations]A sermon (preached at the lecture in Boston in New-England the 18th of the 1. moneth 1674. When two men were executed, who had murthered their master) Wherein is shewed that excess in wickedness doth bring untimely death. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church of Christ. ; [Seven lines of quotations]
Boston: printed by R.P. i.e for J. Brunning i.e, 1685
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 Covetousness is a sin, which many times ⟨p. 31⟩brings untimely: death, it did so upon Achan. The love of Money is the root of all evil. This has occasioned many a bloody yea unnatural Murder. ‖The story is famously known of a man in Cornwall, that his son having been many years absent from him and coming home with a Portmanteau full of silver & gold, and his parents not knowing who he was, for the sake of his money conspire together and in the night time cut his throat, the next morning when they knew it was their own son whom they had murdered, they did in anguish & horror both of them destroy themselves. And there is a Tragical story lately printed, of *A profane young man that killed his own mother that bare him, out of hopes that when she was dead, he should enjoy her estate. For which he was put to most dreadful death: Weights of Iron & stone were laid upon him for 2 days together until his life and soul were pressed out of his body. This Execution was done about four years ago▪ Therefore take heed and beware of Covetousness.
And Coveteousness is a sin, which many times ⟨p. 31⟩brings untimely: death, it did so upon Achan. The love of Mony is the root of all evil. This has occasioned many a bloudy yea unnatural Murther. ‖The story is famously known of a man in Cornwal, that his son having been many years absent from him and coming home with a Portmantue full of silver & gold, and his parents not knowing who he was, for the sake of his mony conspire together and in the night time cut his throat, the next morning when they knew it was their own son whom they had murdered, they did in anguish & horror both of them destroy themselves. And there is a Tragical story lately printed, of *A profane young man that kild his own mother that bare him, out of hopes that when she was dead, he should enjoy her estate. For which he was put to most dreadful death: Weights of Iron & stone were laid upon him for 2 dayes together until his life and soul were pressed out of his body. This Execution was done about four years agoe Therefore take heed and beware of Coveteousness.