N00710:30
Impenitent sinners warned of their misery and summoned to judgment. Delivered in two sermons:…
Impenitent sinners warned of their misery and summoned to judgment. Delivered in two sermons: the former on the Sabbath, Nov. 6. the other on the lecture following, Nov. 10. 1698. : Occasioned by the amazing instance of a miserable creature, who stood condemned for murdering her infant begotten in whoredom. : To which are subjoined the solemn words spoken to her, on those opportunities. : Published for the warning of others. / By Samuel Willard, Minister of the Gospel and teacher of a church in Boston, N.E. ; [Two lines from Deuteronomy]Impenitent sinners warned of their misery and summoned to judgment. Delivered in two sermons: the former on the Sabbath, Nov. 6. the other on the lecture following, Nov. 10. 1698. : Occasioned by the amazing instance of a miserable creature, who stood condemned for murdering her infant begotten in whoredom. : To which are subjoyned the solemn words spoken to her, on those opportunities. : Published for the warning of others. / By Samuel Willard, Minister of the Gospel and teacher of a church in Boston, N.E. ; [Two lines from Deuteronomy]
Boston: printed by B. Green & J. Allen. Sold by Michael Perry, 1698
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.
1. That no such as these shall stand in Gods sight. That this is so, our Text fully asserts, and many other parallel Scriptures confirm. All that lies before us at present, is to consider what is implied in this. The words are a threatening, and indeed a very awful one, as will presently appear. Here then let it be observed, that the expression may refer either to the time present, or that which is to come.
1. That no such as these shall stand in Gods sight. That this is so, our Text fully asserts, and many other parallel Scriptures confirm. All that lies before us at present, is to consider what is implied in this. The words are a threatning, and indeed a very awful one, as will presently appear. Here then let it be observed, that the expression may refer either to the time present, or that which is to come.
1. With respect to the time present; and then it intends that God will cut short their lives, and hurry them out of the World before they should have died, according to the ordinary course of nature; hence we read, Psal. 55.23. bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; and Eccles. 7.17. be not wicked overmuch, why shouldst thou die before the time? It is a common favour which God allows to men as he sees meet, to spare them, and let them fill up their number of days; whereas such fools have reason to expect to be debarred of this privilege, and posted away before hand. But I insist not here, though this also affords matter of awful consideration.
1. With respect to the time present; and then it intends that God will cut short their lives, and hurry them out of the World before they should have died, according to the ordinary course of nature; hence we read, Psal. 55.23. bloody and deeeitful men shall not live out half their days; and