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Nepenthes evangelicum. A brief essay, upon a soul at ease; in what piety will…
Nepenthes evangelicum. A brief essay, upon a soul at ease; in what piety will bring both parents and children to. : A sermon occasioned by the death of a religious matron, Mrs. Mary Rock. Who having entered the eighty first year of her age, withdrew from us. 30d. 7m. 1713. / By Cotton Mather, D.D. ; [One line from Matthew]Nepenthes evangelicum. A brief essay, upon a soul at ease; in what piety will bring both parents and children to. : A sermon occasion'd by the death of a religious matron, Mrs. Mary Rock. Who having entred the eighty first year of her age, withdrew from us. 30d. 7m. 1713. / By Cotton Mather, D.D. ; [One line from Matthew]
Boston: printed by Thomas Fleet for Daniel Henchman, 1713
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APPLICATION.
I. Let the Antithesis now be called in; An Admonition Hearkened to, that is to be Trembled at. The Soul of a Wicked Man may not be at Ease; nay, cannot be at Ease. Ah, Impenitent Sinner, Where, where is thy Dwelling? Thy Dwelling is under an Old Covenant, which speaks to thee none but very Uneasy Things; even those Things, Isa. III. 10. Woe unto the Wicked, it shall be ill with him. It was of Old said, Woe to them that are at Ease in Zion. But, O Sinner in Zion, How can you be at Ease when you think on the Woe that lies upon you? Is it not an Uneasy Thing, to lye under the Wrath and Curse of God? An Uneasy Thing, to be a Slave unto Sin, unto Satan, unto the most Cruel of all Task-masters? An Uneasy Thing, to be in hourly Danger of being seized by the Messengers of Death, and forced away before the Tribunal of a Righteous and a ⟨p. 32⟩Terrible God? Ah, poor Soul, Unreconciled unto God; There is Danger, lest thy Dwelling be quickly in a Place of Torments; in the Place of Dragons! The Revelation which never deluded any Man, has forewarned thee of such a Place: 'Tis no Delusion! Oh! Who can dwell with everlasting Burnings? But Sinful, and secure Soul, thou are in hourly Danger of going down to such an uneasy Dwelling. How, how canst thou Dwell at Ease, in this Condition? It was demanded of such as you, Jam. V. 1. Weep and Howl for the Miseries that shall come upon you. Verily, The first and the best Thing to be desired for you is, That you may not have a Soul dwelling at Ease in this Condition. I Wish thee very well, my Friend; But I cannot express a more Charitable Wish for thee than this; That thou mayst feel no Ease in thy Soul, till thou art got out of this Condition. Good God, make thou the Souls of our Unconverted Children, very Uneasy, while they continue so!
I. Let the Antithesis now be call'd in; An Admonition Hearken'd to, that is to be Trembled at. The Soul of a Wicked Man may not be at Ease; nay, cannot be at Ease. Ah, Impenitent Sinner, Where, where is thy Dwelling? Thy Dwelling is under an Old Covenant, which speaks to thee none but very Uneasy Things; even those Things,