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Pillars of salt. An history of some criminals executed in this land, for capital…
Pillars of salt. An history of some criminals executed in this land, for capital crimes. : With some of their dying speeches; collected and published, for the warning of such as live in destructive courses of ungodliness. : Whereto is added, for the better improvement of this history, a brief discourse about the dreadful justice of God, in punishing of sin, with sin. : [Two lines from Deuteronomy]
printed by B. Green for Samuel Phillips, 1699
REFLECTIONS on the Dreadful CASE of Sin Punished With Sin. › Case 1 › Conclusion 5: Conclusion V.
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.
An ungodly man, who before this, had some A wo upon him, from the words of that Minister, saw the Tragedy: And now, what followed? We read, in 1 King, 13.33. After this Thing, Jeroboam Returned not from his Evil way. Thus, there are Strict pretenders to Godliness, that fall into Sins, which give Scandals to the Neighbourhood: The Neighbours, that were through their own Sinfulness, before this, not well-Established in Godliness, After this Thing, they cast off all Regards of Piety, and become very Impious. I have read of one, sorely Tempted unto Atheism, who gave this doleful Account of it; I Live under a Minister that will Preach Good Sermons, but his Conversation is quite Contrary to his Preaching: He is a Lascivious Wretch; and therefore, since he does not Believe, that there is a God, it makes me suspect, whether there be one or no. Thus, the Great God, sets a Cup of Poison, before ungodly men, who have slighted the Waters of Life: The Sin of a Scandalous Example, is a Cup of Poison set before them: They Take it, and Swell, and Burst, with Enmity against God, & perish in their Enmity.
An ungodly man, who before this, had some A wo upon him, from the words of that Minister, saw the Tragedy: And now, what followed? We read, in 1 King, 13.33. After this Thing, Jeroboam Returned not from his Evil way. Thus, there are Strict pretenders to Godliness, that fall into Sins, which give Scandals to the Neighbourhood: The Neighbours, that were through their own Sinfulness, before this, not well-Established in Godliness, After this Thing, they cast off all Regards of Piety, and become very Impious. I have read of one, sorely Tempted unto Atheism, who gave this doleful Account of it; I Live under a Minister that will Preach Good Sermons, but his Conversation is quite Contrary to his Preaching: He is a Lascivious Wretch; and therefore, since he does not Believe, that there is a God, it makes me suspect, whether there be one or no. Thus, the Great God, sets a Cup of Poison, before ungodly men, who have sleighted the Waters of Life: The Sin of a Scandalous Example, is a Cup of Poison set before them: They Take it, and Swell, and Burst, with Enmity against God, & perish in their Enmity.