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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 N.E. March 11th 1685[/]6. : (Together with the confession, last expressions & 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 church of Christ.
Boston: printed by R.P. i.e, 1687
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 XXXV. 16. And if he smi•e 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 Chapter 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-slayers, (1) One may kill his Neighbour Accidentally, tho 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 then the City of Refuge could not secure or save him from the […] of […] stice; To 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 Chapter 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-slayers, (1) One may kill his Neighbour Accidentally, tho 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 then the City of Refuge could not secure or save him from the 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 stice; To 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 insticted on such a Criminal.