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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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His Prayer.
O Lord our Good God; thou […] Merciful God, and a Gracious and Loving Father; Alas, that thou […] Nourish up Children that have Rebelled […] ⟨p. 83⟩Thee! O Lord, I must confess, thou gavest me opportunity to read thy Written Word; Thou art also my Creator and Preserver; but, Lord, I have not done according to the Offers of thy Grace; thou hast not hid from me the opportunities of the Good Things and Liberties of thy House and Ordinances, but I have waxed wanton under the Enjoyment of them. I have given thee just cause to provoke thee to Anger, and thou hast left me to Shame, not only on my self but on my Relations. O Lord God I do confess that I have sinned against thee, and done all these Iniquities against thee, and before thine eyes, Lord, I have sinned especially against thee; pardon my Sins of Youth; Lord, pardon this bloody Sin I stand here Guilty of: O Lord, hide not thy face from me; I humbly beg it of thee: for there is no man can Redeem his Brothers Soul, but only the Blood of Jesus Christ must do it. Let it be sufficient to satisfy for my poor Soul. I have not done any thing that thou shouldest be pleased to show me thy Love, or that I should have any thing from thee, but only Everlasting Misery. I am unworthy to come to thee; yet Lord, for thy Mercies •ake have pity on me. Now I am coming […] Judgment, Lord, let the Arms of thy ⟨p. 84⟩Mercy Receive my Soul, and let my sins be Remitted; Good Lord, let not my sins which Condemn me here in this world, rise up to Condemn me in the World to come; though they have Condemned me in this world, show mercy, Lord, when I come before thy Judgment-Seat. If my Soul be not humbled, Lord, humble it; let my Petition be acceptable in Heaven thy Holy Mountain. I am unworthy to come into thy Presence, yet O let me come into thy Kingdom; and deliver my Soul from Blood Guiltiness, in the Blood of Jesus Christ. O let my wounded Soul mourn for my sin that hath brought me here, Sin brings Ruin to the poor Soul; woe is unto me for mine Iniquity. If I had gone to Prayer in the morning when I committed this sin, Lord God, thou wouldest have kept back my hands from shedding innocent Blood: O Gracious God, Remember thou me in Mercy; let me be an Object of thy pity and not of thy wrath; the Lord hear me and pardon my Sins. Take care of my poor Children. I have scattered them like straggling sheep flying before the Wolf;