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A sermon occasioned by the execution of a man found guilty of murder: preached…
A sermon occasioned by the execution of a man found guilty of murder: preached at Boston in New-England, March 11th 1685/6. : (Together with the confession, last expressions, and solemn warning of that murderer, to all persons; especially to young men, to beware of those sins which brought him to his miserable end.) / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church of Christ.A sermon occasioned by the execution of a man found guilty of murder: preached at Boston in New-England, March 11th 1685/6. : (Together with the confession, last expressions, and solemn warning of that murderer, to all persons; expecially to young men, to beware of those sins which brought him to his miserable end.) / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church of Christ.
Boston: printed by Richard Pierce for Joseph Brunning book-seller, 1686
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Numb. 35.16. And if he smite him with an instrument of iron (so that he die) he is a murderer, the murderer shall surely be put to death.
A Great part of this •••pter is taken up in declaring who should have benefit by the City of Refuge; and who might not expect advantage thereby. There are two sorts of Man•ayers, (1) One may kill his Neighbour accidentally, though he had no design of hurt to him-nor any displeasure against him. The City of Refuge was for such. (2.) A Man may in hatred or in passion kill another, and then the City of Refuge could not secure or save him from the hand of Justice; To ⟨p. 2⟩intimate which is the scope of the Words which have been now read: wherein we have two things: 1. A Criminal. 2. The Punishment to be inflicted on such a Criminal.
A Great part of this •••pter is taken up in declaring who should have benefit by the City of Refuge; and who might not expect •dvantage thereby. There are two sorts of Man•ayers, (1) One may kill his Neighbour accidentally, though he had no design of hurt to him-nor any displeasure against him. The City of R•fuge was for such. (2.) A Man may in hatred or in passion kill another, and then the City of Refuge could not secure or save him from the hand of Justice; To ⟨p. 2⟩intimate which is the scope of the Words which have been now read: wherein we have two things: 1. A Criminal. 2. The Punishment to be inflicted on such a Criminal.