A sermon occasioned by the execution of a man found guilty of murder preached…

Name: A sermon occasioned by the execution of a man found guilty of murder preached…
Author: Increase Mather

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.

Increase Mather 1639–1723Boston: printed by R.P. i.e, 1687

[4], 124 p. ; 15 cm. (8vo) · 33k words · Evans 432 · Wing M1248

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The CALL of the GOSPEL, unto All the Ends of the Earth; Apply'd esp…: The CALL of the GOSPEL, unto All the Ends of the Earth; Apply'd especially unto a poor…

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He would have Jesus Christ to remo•e all the guilt that lies upon him, to ensta•e him in the Favour and Fellowship of God, and to procure for […] all Blessings whatsoever▪ especially▪ spiritual Blessings, the Blessings of the […] the […] of the Covenant, […] own obedience & Intercession. His […] […] is with this sight in Psal. 25. 4. Show me thy […] ⟨p. 46⟩O Lord, Teach me thy paths. There is an Eye salve which he petitions unto this Lord our hea•er for. He flies & cries unto Jesus Christ, as that son of sorrow did of old, Lord that I may receive my sight. He would have Christ to remove all the blindness of his mind, to reveal unto him the happiness which is not seen, and which is eternal, and to discover unto him all that he must know & […] in order to his obtaining of it. His Look, it with that Aim in Psal. 119. 5. Oh that my maye• •ere Directed to Keep thy statutes O God! He submits unto the ruling Will of God while he implores the Saving Grace of Jesus Christ▪ He reckons that the Most High by saying, I have sent my Son to bless you, by turning you away from your Iniquities, hath told him of a Blessedness […] Loving kindness, which he hath infinite cause to say Amen unto. He would have Jesus Christ to remove all the Disorder of his Will, to inclin• him so that he may refuse the evil & choose the good, and to shield him against all the ruining attempts of the World; the Flesh and the Devil for evermore. This, all of this Faith is beckoned for in this one word, Look unto Me.

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