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Faithful warnings to prevent fearful judgments. Uttered in a brief discourse, occasioned, by a…
Faithful warnings to prevent fearful judgments. Uttered in a brief discourse, occasioned, by a tragical spectacle, in a number of miserables under a sentence of death for piracy. At Boston in N.E. Jun. 22. 1704. : [Five lines of quotations]
Boston, : Printed & sold by Timothy Green, at the north end of the town., 1704
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Oh! That the Sinner would thus Bethink himself! To deal plainly; Suppose a Warrant were out, for the Apprehending of one, whose Transgressions had rendered him worthy to Dy. Would it not be an Unparalleled Frenzy, for such an one, to be Singing, Dancing, and Carousing; or, to be Sleeping on both Ears, as if no ⟨p. 30⟩Hazard were near unto him? This, This is thy Frenzy, O Merry Sinner! A Terrible Evil will presently be upon thee, with a Warrant from God; and thou art insensible of thy Terrible Hazard.
Oh! That the Sinner would thus Bethink himself! To deal plainly; Suppose a Warrant were out, for the Apprehending of one, whose Transgressions had rendred him worthy to Dy. Would it not be an Unparallel'd Phrensy, for such an one, to be Singing, Dancing, and Carousing; or, to be Sleeping on both Ears, as if no ⟨p. 30⟩Hazard were near unto him? This, This is thy Phrensy, O Merry Sinner! A Terrible Evil will presently be upon thee, with a Warrant from God; and thou art insensible of thy Terrible Hazard.
Thirdly; Be assured, O Sinners, That some Sinners are ordinarily Pursued with Evil in more than ordinary Circumstances. There are such things commonly done upon some Sinners, that compel every man to say, Verily, There is a God who Judgeth in the Earth!
My Hearers, I will presently point you to certain Sinners, that you shall see hung up in Chains before your Eyes, by the stupendous Judgments of God; and then write upon them, Evil Pursueth Sinners. That, That shall be the Motto for them.