N00710:31
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. 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 Eccles. 7.17. be not wicked overmuch, why shouldst thou dy 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 dayes; whereas such fools have reason to expect to be debarred of this priviledge, and posted away before hand. But I insist not here, though this also affords matter of awful consideration.
2. With respect to the time to come: and then to stand in Gods sight, intends to enjoy his special favour and love, and we have this infelicity expounded in Isa. 27.11, and there are two seasons ⟨p. 9⟩