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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.
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!
III. A Wilful & Impaenitent 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!
ITS true, The Elect of GOD may be grievously Tempted unto this Sin. The Gaoler was one of those. — Yea, many of the Elect have been so, in the pangs of the New-Birth, at their First Conversion unto GOD. And some have been so, after their Conversion. The Best of Saints upon earth, may be so. Of Job, I have told you. I may tell you, of Luther, — And of many more — when the Devil has no hope of prevailing, yet he will Tempt unto this Crime. He will do it, only to vex and molest the faithful Servants of GOD! — He therefore Tempted our Blessed JESUS Himself unto it. See Mat. IV.6. —
ITS true, The Elect of GOD may be grievously Tempted unto this Sin. The Gaoler was one of those. — Yea, many of the Elect have been so, in the pangs of the New-Birth, at their First Conversion unto GOD. And some have been so, after their Conversion. The Best of Saints upon earth, may be so. Of Iob, I have told you. I may tell you, of Luther, — And of many more — when the Devil has no hope of prevailing, yet he will Tempt unto this Crime. He will do it, only to vex and molest the faithful Servants of GOD! — He therefore Tempted our Blessed JESUS Himself unto it. See