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Speedy repentance urged. A sermon preached at Boston, Decemb. 29. 1689. In the hearing,…
Speedy repentance urged. A sermon preached at Boston, Decemb. 29. 1689. In the hearing, and at the request of one Hugh Stone, a miserable man under a just sentence of death, for a tragical and horrible murder. : Together with some account concerning the character, carriage, and execution of that unhappy malefactor. : To which are added, certain memorable providences relating to some other murders; & some great instances of repentance which have been seen among us. / By Cotton Mather Pastor of the Gospel in Boston.
Boston: printed by Samuel Green, 1690
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But in all Cases, our sins must be confessed unto God; who knows them all; and whom they have all affronted and abused, It is said in I John 1. 9. If we Confess our Sins, He is Faithful and Just to forgive us our Sins. We are to confess our sins before the God of Heaven, both very particularly, and very sincerely. We may do well to ⟨p. 53⟩take a Catalogue of Duties Required, […] Sins Forbidden, in all the Commandments of God; and Examining […] that Glass, what Spots we have had […] our Hearts and Lives, we should […] •way• them all before God. And […] •way• them, without any Excuses or ••sences to Extenuate them, in our lamentations. An Upright man, lies in the Dust; Let us lay our selves •ere, and so Enlarge upon our own Vileness, as becomes, A Spirit without Guile. Such a Confession as this, must be made if we would have ••y marks of a pardoned Soul upon us.
But in all Cases, our sins must be confessed unto God; who knows them all; and whom they have all affronted and abused, It is said in I John 1. 9. If we Confess our Sins, He is Faithful and Just to forgive us our Sins. We are to confess our sins before the God of Heaven, both very particularly, and very sincerely. We may do well to ⟨p. 53⟩take a Catalogue of Duties Required, 〈…〉 Sins Forbidden, in all the Commandments of God; and Examining 〈…〉 that Glass, what Spots we have had 〈…〉 our Hearts and Lives, we should 〈…〉 •way• them all before God. And way them, without any Excuses or sences to Extenuate them, in our mentations. An Upright man, lies in the Dust; Let us lay our selves ere, and so Enlarge upon our own Vileness, as becomes, A Spirit without Guile. Such a Confession as this, must be made if we would have y marks of a pardoned Soul upon us.