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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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He gave himself wholly to Prayer, and would excuse Watchers from sitting with ⟨p. 12⟩him, that he might be at leisure for Communion with God alone. Sometimes he would give a start as he lay, and being asked the Reason of it, he said, O I have a great work to do! and but a little time to do it!
The conflicts which he endured in his Spirit were unutterable, under which, he day & night kept wrestling with God for His Mercy. One morning his Brother enquiring of him how he did, he replied, O I have had as doleful a night as ever man had, I have had three great enemies this night encountering with me; the World, the Flesh, & the Devil. I have been this night, both in Hell & in Heaven; and I can truly say with David, all this night long I have watered my couch with my […], but as the day broke, my Saviour came & vanquished the Devil, & told him that he had no right in me, for He had Redeemed me with His own Blood.
The conflicts which he endured in his Spirit were unutterable, under which, he day & night kept wrestling with God for His Mercy. One morning his Brother enquiring of him how he did, he replied, O I have had as doleful a night as ever man had, I have had three great enemies this night encountering with me; the World, the Flesh, & the Devil. I have been this night, both in Hell & in Heaven; and I can truly say with David, all this night long I have watered my couch with my 〈…〉, but as the day broke, my Saviour came & vanquished the Devil, & told him that he had no right in me, for He had Redeemed me with His own Blood.
To his Father once he said, I have felt a great work on my distressed soul; This your son was lost and is found, was dead and is alive. Doleful nights have I seen; the Thoughts of my sins did sorely oppress me, when I would be crying to my […] Saviour for His mercy, He would seem not to pity me, but to say, Thou hast been