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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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Of the Truths which have been thus cleared unto us. And
1. There is an USE of these things which every one of us All are to be addressed with. 'Tis this;
Let every man among you, seek, and Secure a Pardon, before the Sleep of Death shall overtake you.
We all own our selves to be Sinners before that God, whose Eyes are like a Flame of Fire. It was begged, by one, and may be begged by us all, as in Psal. 19. 12, 13. Cleanse thou me from Secret Sins, keep back thy Servant also from presumptuous Sins. Besides, the Corruption brought with us into the world, which Concupiscence the Apostle to the Romans, in two or three ⟨p. 36⟩Chapters together, calls by the Name of SIN more than twice seven times there have been Actual Sins of all sorts, which we have defiled our selves withal. And besides our presumptuous sins many thousands of times Repeated in our Lives, whereof I may say to every man, as once 'twas said unto One, Thou knowest the wickedness which thy own Heart, is privy to; there are also our Secret Faults which every day, without Humble Recollections, we fall into. Some Sin through' Ignorance; and thus do many among us, with whom Clipped Oaths are such frequent Things. Their common interjection is Marry; and they think not, that they Swear by the Virgin Mary: ever now and then, a God so, passes from them, and they do not think that they swear, by Gods Soul, in speaking so. Others do sin through' Carelessness, and Heedlessness: and hence they let more Spiritual Sins wonderfully have Dominion over them; Pride, Passion,