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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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What will be the more special kinds of the Destructive miseries in the Punishment of the Damned in HELL; This is a Thing very much concealed from us, as well as the more particular place of Torment. Our Saxon Word, HELL, signifies, a Pit, and one that is covered over. Doubtless, our Language wants Words to express the Destructive Miseries in that Pit of Destruction, and so it can be no other than very much covered over. And yet the Mouth of the Pit has been so much Discovered unto us that we shall not fall into it, except with madness in our Heart while we live, we will go unto the Dead. You shall presently see the Mouth of the Pit opened, and the Smoke of the Torment come ⟨p. 25⟩up, which is to ascend for ever and ever.
What will be the more special kinds of the Destructive miseries in the Punishment of the Damned in HELL; This is a Thing very much concealed from us, as well as the more particular place of Torment. Our Saxon Word, HELL, signifies, a Pit, and one that is covered over. Doubtless, our Language wants Words to express the Destructive Miseries in that Pit of Destruction, and so it can be no other than very much covered over. And yet the Mouth of the Pit has been so much Discovered unto us that we shall not fall into it, except with madness in our Heart while we live, we will go unto the Dead. You shall presently see the Mouth of the Pit opened, and the Smoak of the Torment come ⟨p. 25⟩up, which is to ascend for ever and ever.
The Name which our SAVIOUR uses for the HELL wherein GOD will destroy both Soul and Body of the Wicked, even, GEHENNA; This carries in it, what is very Formidable. 'Tis as much as to say, The Valley of Hinnom. Tragical Things were done in the Valley of Hinnom, when the Diabolical Idolaters offered up their Children to Moloch there; and employed the Noise of Drums to drown the doleful Cry of the Infants while they were Burning Alive unto the Devil. It seems, the Ejulations of wretches Burning Alive, [But, O Lord, How Long! How Long!] These, it seems, will give some Idea of the Punishment inflicted on the multitudes, alas, the multitudes!—in the Dismal Valley of Destruction.