N02155:28
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.
THE Self-Murderer Sins against the Glorious GOD, in defacing of His Image; and in dishonouring of His Name. — especially, if he be a person that has made any pretences to Religion. —
HE Sins against Himself — against his own Body, as if hating his own Flesh; — And it may be said unto him, Thou hast Sinned against thy own Soul. His Reputation also is forever destroyed.
HE Sins against Himself — against his own Body, as if hating his own Flesh; — And it may be said unto him, Thou hast Sinned against thy own Soul. His Reputation also is forever destroy'd.
HE Sins against his Relatives; To whom he causes the greatest Grief, and the greatest Dishonour, that can be. —
III. A Wilful & Impenitent Self-Murderer, cannot be saved! We are taught, 1 Joh. III.15. Ye know, that no Murderer has Eternal Life abiding in him. Then, most certainly, no Self-Murderer— without Repentance; — which, in many cases, how can it be supposed!