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The valley of Hinnom. The terrors of hell demonstrated and the methods of escaping…The valley of Hinnom. The terrours of hell demonstrated and the methods of escaping…
The valley of Hinnom. The terrors of hell demonstrated and the methods of escaping the terrible miseries of the punishments on the wicked there, declared. In a sermon preached in the hearing, and at the request, of a man under a sentence of death for a murder; just before the execution of the sentence; and upon a text by himself assigned for the sermon to insist upon. At Boston, 13.d. IV.m. 1717, : [Two lines of quotation in Latin]The valley of Hinnom. The terrours of hell demonstrated and the methods of escaping the terrible miseries of the punishments on the wicked there, declared. In a sermon preached in the hearing, and at the request, of a man under a sentence of death for a murder; just before the execution of the sentence; and upon a text by himself assigned for the sermon to insist upon. At Boston, 13.d. IV.m. 1717, : [Two lines of quotation in Latin]
Boston: printed by J. Allen for Robert Starke, 1717
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Thirdly. Our SAVIOUR hath assured us of this; That after a Resurrection from the Dead, the Wicked shall in Body as well as in Soul, be Punished with very Destructive Miseries. Be sure, The Soul of a Wicked Man cannot but be very miserable, from the Time of its going from the Body. 'Tis a Soul stripped of all the Enjoyments, which it chooses instead of the Glorious GOD, from whom it has wretchedly wandered; It is a Soul full of Remorse for its past Follies, and full of Horror in the prospect of a Wrath to come; It is a Soul, Abhorred by GOD, and Banished from GOD, and Associated with Devils, which are Tormentors unto it. And, Oh! the Torments of it! Now, it cannot be supposed, that the Soul of a Wicked ⟨p. 20⟩Man, will have its Condition mended by a Return to the Body. No; The Resurrection of the Dead will be, upon that Intention; [For so it is to be read;] 2 Cor. V. 10 We must all appear before the Judgment-Seat of CHRIST, that every one may receive in the Body, according to what he hath done, whether Good or Bad. But, Oh! what will the Soul suffer in the Body, and what will the Raised Body suffer with and from the Soul, when GOD shall again unite them, on purpose to lay upon them the Punishment which belongs unto them! Sirs, Will you hearken to the Faithful sayings of GOD! The Gospel of our SAVIOUR, has given us all possible Assurance, That GOD has appointed a Day wherein He will Judge the World by Him; and That we shall all stand before the Judgment-Seat of CHRIST; and, That every one of us shall give an Account of himself unto GOD. The Gospel of our SAVIOUR, has given us an undoubted Assurance, That ⟨p. 21⟩He will come to render unto all Men according to their works; and, That then the Wicked shall go away into an Everlasting Punishment. The Gospel of our SAVIOUR has given us a Repeated Assurance, That the Wicked shall be Punished with an Everlasting Destruction from the Presence of the Lord, and from the Glory of His Power; and, That the Angels shall come forth and cast them into a Furnace of Fire; where shall be wailing and gnashing of Teeth. After this Gospel, there is no room for any Disquisition. The Gospel speaks these things; There is no want of any further Demonstration.
Thirdly. Our SAVIOUR hath assured us of this; That after a Resurrection from the Dead, the Wicked shall in Body as well as in Soul, be Punished with very Destructive Miseries. Be sure, The Soul of a Wicked Man cannot but be very miserable, from the Time of its going from the Body. 'Tis a Soul stript of all the Enjoyments, which it chuses instead of the Glorious GOD, from whom it has wretchedly wandred; It is a Soul full of Remorse for its past Follies, and full of Horror in the prospect of a Wrath to come; It is a Soul, Abhorred by GOD, and Banished from GOD, and Associated with Devils, which are Tormentors unto it. And, Oh! the Torments of it! Now, it cannot be supposed, that the Soul of a Wicked