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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. Take the Warnings of DYING MEN, against those Transgressions of the Wicked, which may say within our Heart, There is no Fear of GOD before the Eyes of those who practise them. To Fear GOD, and […] Evil, are Things that for ever go together. We are told, Prov. XVI. 6. By the Fear of the Lord Men depart from Evil. And will not the Fear of the Lord, then cause you to Depart from such Evil as you hear Stigmatized in the Lamentations ⟨p. 43⟩of Dying Men, who become sensible of what Evil they have Committed, and what Evil they have Incurred, by their wanting the Fear of GOD? You cannot be drawn into the Fear of GOD, by any thing more Effectually, than by taking up, The Thoughts of a Dying Man. Oh! That every One in this great Auditory would be prevailed withal, at least for this one Instance and Action of Discretion; To Think seriously, If I were to Dye this Day, how should I wish that I had ordered my Life? Then take up steady Resolutions to Live accordingly, and so to walk in the Fear of GOD! But then, methinks, The Words of a Dying Man, should have some Effect upon you; and particularly, One who is to Dye this Day, and is within a few Minutes to go whence he shall not Return! 'Tis not Enough that the Ruin of this poor Man does loudly call upon you, to avoid such Paths of the Destroyer, as have brought him into ⟨p. 44⟩Destructive Miseries; but his own penitent and pathetic Request is added, That a great Notice may be taken of what is therein spoken unto you. Behold, A poor Man from the midst of the dark shadow of Death crying to you, with all the Anguish of a Dying Hour upon him▪ O Fear GOD, O Fear GOD, Lest He destroy you Body and Soul in Hell, as He will all them that Fear Him not! Being under Condemnation he so far does Fear GOD, as to beg it of you, that you would, Not cast off the Fear of GOD. Shall I say unto you, That if the Fear of GOD, will not prevent your Profaning the Day of GOD, and your Neglecting the House of GOD, you shall mourn at the last; and be in utmost hazard of being shut out from the Rest of GOD, and from the Congregation of the Righteous! Shall I say unto you, That if the Fear of GOD will not Govern your Anger, you shall be the Froward Ones, who will fall into mischief▪ ⟨p. 45⟩