N02155:13
A call to the tempted. A sermon on the horrid crime of self-murder, preached…
A call to the tempted. A sermon on the horrid crime of self-murder, preached on a remarkable occasion, / by the memorable Dr. Increase Mather. ; And now published from his notes, for a charitable stop to suicides. ; [Five lines of quotation in Latin]
Boston: printed by B. Green, 1723
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Do thyself no Harm.
ACTS XVI.27, 28. HE would have killed himself; — But Paul cried with a loud Voice, saying, Do thyself no Harm.
IN the Context, the Evangelist gives an Account concerning, the Imprisonment of Paul and Silas, for Preaching the Gospel of JESUS CHRIST; and a most Remarkable Occurrence happening thereupon, which proved the Conversion of the Gaoler, who had dealt very cruelly with them. We have herewithal a Relation of what proved the occasion of that strange Conversion. It was brought to pass, by means of a Miraculous Earthquake which happened at Midnight. The Gaoler being by this Earthquake frightfully waked out of Sleep, was full of Distress and Consternation. While he was thus distressed in his Mind, the Devil took advantage to fall upon him with horrid Temptations.
IN the Context, the Evangelist gives an Account concerning, the Imprisonment of Paul and Silas, for Preaching the Gospel of JESUS CHRIST; and a most Remarkable Occurrence happening thereupon, which proved the Conversion of the Gaoler, who had dealt very cruelly with them. We have herewithal a Relation of what proved the occasion of that strange Conversion. It was brought to pass, by means of a Miraculous Earthquake which happened at Midnight. The Gaoler being by this Earthquake frightfully waked out of Sleep, was full of Distress and Consternation. While he was thus distress'd in his Mind, the Devil took advantage to fall upon him with horrid Temptations.