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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.
The Psalmist is here setting forth the miserable state of Impenitent Sinners; and the sum of all infelicity is contained in this very thing. Observe therefore;
The Psalmist is here setting forth the miserable state of Impenitent Sinners; and the summe of all infelicity is contained in this very thing. Observe therefore;
1. That it is a woeful infelicity for a Sinner to be every day exposed to destruction, to have the Wrath of God continually impending over him, ⟨p. 13⟩to be in the state mentioned, Psal. 7.11. God is angry with the wicked every day; to have the Arm of Divine Vengeance up, with the glittering Sword of revenging Justice, ready to give him the deadly stroke▪ to have nothing before him but a fearful expectation of fiery indignation which shall devour him, when it lights upon him; in the fullness of his strength and folly, to fall upon him, and send him down to the pit of endless misery; such is the condition of impenitent sinners at the best; read at leisure, Job 18.5. to end, and you shall find it there astonishingly described, and see 1 Thes. 5.3. when they shall say, peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child, and they shall not escape.
1. That it is a woful infelicity for a Sinner to be every day exposed to destruction, to have the Wrath of God continually impending over him, ⟨p. 13⟩to be in the state mentioned,