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Early religion. Urged in a sermon. the duties, wherein, and the reasons wherefore, young…
Early religion. Urged in a sermon. the duties, wherein, and the reasons wherefore, young people should become religious. Whereto are added, the extracts of several papers, written by several persons, who are dying in their youth, left behind them those admonitions for the young survivors; with brief memoirs relating to the exemplary lives of some such, that have gone from hence to their everlasting rest. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Two lines of Scripture text]Early religion. Urged in a sermon. the duties, wherein, and the reasons wherefore, young people should become religious. Whereto are added, the extracts of several papers, written by several persons, who are dying in their youth, left behind them those admonitions for the young survivers; with brief memoirs relating to the exemplary lives of some such, that have gone from hence to their everlasting rest. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Two lines of Scripture text]
Boston: printed by B.H. i.e for Michael Perry, 1694
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.
in that we saw the Anguish of his Soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear: therefore this Distress is come upon us. And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, Saying, O do not Sin—and ye would not Hear. Even so, When the Anguish of the Second Death is taking hold on you, You will then say, We are verily Guilty concerning Our Minister; We saw the Anguish of Soul, the Sweats, the Tears, wherewith he besought us to be Reconciled unto God; but we Slighted all; and therefore Our Souls are now thrown into an Eternal Anguish. But, are you willing that We should then declare before the Lord of the whole World, ⟨p. 69⟩Lord, we spake unto these poor sinners; We told them of the sins that Ruined them; We told them of the Jesus that would save them from their sins; We told them, How and Why they should make their Peace with God; but no means would Prevail upon them! The Blood of Your Souls, will Then be Laid, where it Now truly Lies; As for us, We shall be Clear of that Blood!
in that we saw the Anguish of his Soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear: therefore this Distress is come upon us. And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, Saying, O do not Sin—and ye would not Hear. Even so, When the Anguish of the Sccond Death is taking hold on you, You will then say, We are verily Guilty concerning Our Minister; We saw the Anguish of Soul, the Sweats, the Tears, wherewith he besought us to be Reconciled unto God; but we Sleighted all; and therefore Our Souls are now thrown into an Eternal Anguish. But, are you willing that We should then declare before the Lord of the whole World, ⟨p. 69⟩Lord, we spake unto these poor sinners; We told them of the sins that Ruined them; We told them of the Jesus that would save them from their sins; We told them, How and Why they should make their Peace with God; but no means would Prevail upon them! The Blood of Your Souls, will Then be Laid, where it Now truly Lies; As for us, We shall be Clear of that Blood!
But Oh! With what Resolution, shall your Tired Preacher, after this Long importunity, now Dismiss you?