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The vial poured out upon the sea. A remarkable relation of certain pirates brought…
The vial poured out upon the sea. A remarkable relation of certain pirates brought unto a tragical and untimely end. Some conferences with them, after their condemnation. Their behaviour at their execution. And a sermon preached on that occasion. : [Two lines from Job]
Boston: printed by T. Fleet for N. Belknap, 1726
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.
We will Enquire, Thirdly. Who they are, which Die before they arrive unto Wisdom. You shall shall have a brief Description of them.
We will Enquire, Thirdly. Who they are, which Dy before they arrive unto Wisdom. You shall shall have a brief Description of them.
First, They who Die Unprepared for Death, such Die without Wisdom. The truest Wisdom of Man, lies, of old they said, In a Meditation of Death; I will say, In a Preparation for death. Death finds none but Egregious Fools Unprepared for it. We are warned, That before we die, we must be prepared for it, by a Sanctifying Change upon us; Prepared for it, by being Renewed in the Spirit of our Minds: Prepared for it, by turning to God, and Closing with Christ, & having the Dispositions which will render us meet for the Inheritance of the Saints in light. We are warned, That if we die before we are thus Prepared for it, it will be Good for us, that we had never been born. Our Death will be but a sort of a Trap door, by which we shall be thrown down into the place of Dragons, a place of Torments. It can be no Wisdom to slight this warning, and neglect this Preparation for Death. Unto one Unprepared for death, it was said; Luk. 12.20. Thou Fool! Oh! how justly, how justly may it be said unto such an one; Ah, Fool, dying without Wisdom! The unprepared Soul, tumbles into a dreadful Eternity, with such a shriek as that; What a Fool, Oh! what a Fool, have I been! What horrible Stripes has my Folly brought me to!
First, They who Dy Unprepared for Death, such Dy without Wisdom. The truest Wisdom of Man, lies, of old they said, In a Meditation of Death; I will say, In a Preparation for death. Death finds none but Egregious Fools Unprepared for it. We are warned, That before we dy, we must be prepared for it, by a Sanctifying Change upon us; Prepared for it, by being Renewed in the Spirit of our Minds: Prepared for it, by turning to God, and Closing with Christ, & having the Dispositions which will render us meet for the Inheritance of the Saints in light. We are warned, That if we dy before we are thus Prepared for it, it will be Good for us, that we had never been born. Our Death will be but a sort of a Trap door, by which we shall be thrown down into the place of Dragons, a place of Torments. It can be no Wisdom to slight this warning, and neglect this Preparation for Death. Unto one Unprepared for death, it was said;