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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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Conclusion 3.
[Pardon my Transgression] The word, Pardon, signifies the Removing of a •oad; yea, a Transferring of in unto him who takes it off.
Whence this Conclusion doth arise
In Justification, the Burden of Sin is Translated from the Sinner unto the Lord Jesus Christ.
Sin is an Heavy Burden upon the Soul which it lies upon; and the Sinner may justly roar under it, as in Psal. 38. 4. My Iniquities, as an heavy Burden, are too heavy for me. Hence, The Bearing of Iniquity, is a phrase that sometimes occurs in the Book of God: Every sensible Soul, feels it like a ponderous Mountain of Lead upon him; the Thousands of Talents which he owes unto the Revenge of God, are a Weight upon him, which he finds there is no Enduring of. Ask the Undone Murderer that is now before you, whether he feels not Sin like a Load upon him? That Malefactor will be pressed to