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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.
BEWARE of the more Heinous Crimes; which are in a special Manner GOD-Provoking Evils. The Sins against Nature are so. Some that have been Guilty of such Sins, in Secret, and have not Repented of them; GOD has for such Things left them to This, which is a Sin against Nature too! [See Voetii Disp. ubi supra.]
THERE are other Atrocious Crimes; whereof This has been the Consequence. — Judas and Pilate, are two fearful Examples of it! —
THERE are other Atrocious Crimes; whereof This has been the Consequence. — Iudas and Pilate, are two fearful Examples of it! —
Finally; BEWARE of Backslidings from GOD, and from good Beginnings in Religion. Remember that Word; Hos. VIII.3. He hath cast off the thing that is Good; the Enemy shall pursue him. Some have left off Prayer in their Families; Left off their Attendance on Lectures; Left off ⟨p. 16⟩Godly Exercises which they have been used unto. Therefore the Enemy of their Souls is let loose upon them; and he Pursues them, even to Self-Destruction.
Finally; BEWARE of Backslidings from GOD, and from good Beginnings in Religion. Remember that Word; Hos. VIII.3. He hath cast off the thing that is Good; the Enemy shall pursue him. Some have left off Prayer in their Families; Left off their Attendence on Lectures; Left off ⟨p. 16⟩Godly Exercises which they have been used unto. Therefore the Enemy of their Souls is let loose upon them; and he Pursues them, even to Self-Destruction.