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A midnight cry an essay for our awakening out of that sinful sleep, to…
A midnight cry an essay for our awakening out of that sinful sleep, to which we are at this time too much disposed; and for our discovering of what peculiar things there are in this time, that are for our awakening. In a discourse given on a day of prayer, kept by the North-Church in Boston. 1692. / By Cotton Mather. ; Now published for the use of that church, together with a copy of acknowledgements and protestations made in pursuance of the reformation, whereto we are to be awakened. ; [One line of Latin text]A midnight cry an essay for our awakening out of that sinful sleep, to which we are at this time too much disposed; and for our discovering of what peculiar things there are in this time, that are for our awakening. In a discourse given on a day of prayer, kept by the North-Church in Boston. 1692. / By Cotton Mather. ; Now published for the use of that church, together with a copy of acknowledgments and protestations made in pursuance of the reformation, whereto we are to be awakened. ; [One line of Latin text]
Boston: printed by John Allen for Samuel Phillips, 1692
A midnight Cry. › Conclusion 3: CONCLUSION III.A midnight Cry. › Conclusion 3: CONCLVSION III.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
There are some Times, that have […] peculiar Awakenings in th••, and by the Knowledge of such Times we should be peculiarly Awakened.
There are some Times, that have 〈…〉 peculiar Awakenings in th••, and by the Knowledge of such Times we should be peculiarly Awakened.
We should be at All Times awake. But we should Especially be Awake in Times of great Calamities Inflicted. If Thieves, or Fires be upon us, tis no time to be Asleep. It was a bitter Complaint, in Isa. 64.7. W• all do Fade, and yet there is none that stirr•••• up himself, to take hold of thee. For people to be smitten with Sore Afflictions, and yet for them never to Wake out of a Prayerless▪ ⟨p. 26⟩Careless, Worldly Plight; O tis an Horrid Symptom! It was the Black Brand upon Ahaz of old; In the time of his Distress, he Trespassed yet more against the Lord; This is THAT King. Thus twill be a thing of the worst Consequence Imaginable if we incur this Note; In the time of his distress, he sleeps […] still; he do's not set himself to do the Things whereto the Lord by Troubles and Crosses would awaken him; This is THAT S•eeper! Again, We should Especially be Awake, in Times of great Accomplishments Approaching. If any Signal Mercy or Judgement be at the Door, tis to be no sleeping Time. It is written by the Prophet, in Dan. 12.2, 3. • Daniel, understood by Books, the Number of the Years, whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the Prophet, that he would Accomplish—And I set my face to the Lord God […] seek— When some notable Chang is quickly to be looked for, we should be able so to say, I understand that God is going to do some great Thing, and therefore I set my self to wake. It is a most infaustous Thing, for men to be surprised in courses or humours disagreeable to ose Designs which the Lord God, is visiting hem upon, and we had need be well Awake […] Aware lest we be so surprised. Moreover we should Especially be Awake, in Times of Great Probations intended. Most men have their Critical Times, wherein they […] Made or Marred, perhaps for both