Thoughts on the death penalty - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 Excerpt: ... close at hand;--as Cheever and some other advocates of the gallows teach. UNPHILOSOPHICAL. Indeed, such a notion is at variance with the philosophy which themselves inculcate in doctrine and practice on all other occasions. When they exhort sinners to timely repentance, (which is the professional work of many of them,) they reason thus, and very justly and forcibly: "If you delay the work of preparation for death till old age or disease or some sudden visitation of Providence brings you to the brink of the grave, and the grim 'King of Terrors' stares with eyeless sockets into your very face, the overwhelming fear will paralyze your powers, and the task which needed your soul's whole strength will crush you, thus appalled and helpless, into utter despair. That which is now comparatively easy, while the danger is, or seems to be. far off, will then be well nigh, if not quite, impossible." Tf this is sound reasoning--as none may deny, at least not those who use it--in the case of common sinners, guilty of no atrocious crime or outbreaking immorality, how much more in that of those whose hands-are red with innocent blood, whose souls are dark with the stain of murder? And shall we set this palsying terror full before their faces, if we truly desire their repentance and reformation? DIVINE PRECEDENT AND TESTIMONY. But divine example and authority are appealed to on this point. A late British writer in favor of the gallows, says, " it is manifest that the sudden death of sinners enters into the dispensations of Providence;" and Clieever reminds us that "it is the declaration of God himself, that because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil." Then why admit a delay of " seve...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1154378519
- ISBN 13 9781154378511
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages52
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