Stupidity of every wilful finner, that for the fatis faction of his brutish lasts, will run the hazard of thefe everlasting torments! O did we look upon fin with Scripture fpectacles, we should find a greater difproportion between the pleafare and the paines thereof, than between a drop of honey, and an ocean of gall. Methinks the meditation of eternal torments fhould damp and stop any finner, in his finful heat and fury? Wilt thou 0 finner for a short pleasure be content to pay an everlasting punishment? Go into Hell by meditation, that thou maist not go thither by com demnation. 2. What interest or concernment have we inth whole world comparable to this, the making o peace with God? He is the fevereft enemy, be the fweetest friend. How fhould we speedily humble our felves before him for all our fis and flie to his mercy in Chrift for our parda. The wages of fin is death. Nothing can brings to those everlasting flames, but fin unrepented Nothing can fave that man from the never-dyin worm, who dieth in his fins. 3. How highly fhould we prize the love of Chrit: how great a value fhould we fet upon his blood! How willingly fhould we embrace the offers Grace and reconciliation made to us in bin? How readily and chearfully fhould we give up o felves to him, refolving to be his faithful Di ciples and fervants, feeing he laid down his to deliver us from these everlasting torments, this wrath to come? In one thing, the fins of men admit of a greater aggravation than the fins of Angèls; Thefe never finn'd against the offers of a Saviour as men do. 4. How readily fhould we do or fuffer, perform or undergo any thing, this bleffed Redeemer calls us to, who hath done and fufferd so much for our fakes. 5. How should we pity and pull back those who are posting towards the paines of eternal fire? We may (poffibly) anger them thereby, but we had better endure fome fcalding dreps of their wrath, than let them fall, (if we can help it by doing our duty to admonish them) into the lake of fire and brimstone. 6. How should the confideration of everlasting torments after death, breed in every heart a fear and awe of the great God, and teach us to tremble at his Word, and his Threatnings therein denounced against all impenitent finners. How eagerly should we embrace that reduplicated advice of our bleffed Saviour, Luke 12.5. I will forewarn you whom ye fhall fear, fear him which after he hath killed, hath power to caft into Hell, yea, I fay unto you, fear him. Mat. 25.41. Then shall be fay unto them on the left hand, depart from me ye curfed, into everlafting fire, prepared for the Devil and his Angels. V.46. V.46. And these fhall go away ima Mark 9.43. And if thy hand offend the R V.45. And if thy foot offend thee M better for thee to enter into life h two feet to be caft into Hell, into ver fhall be quenched. V.46. Where their worm dieth not, is not quenched. Ma Ma V.47. And if thine eye offend thee, past V.43. Where their worm dieth not, an Rev.21.8. But the fearful, and unbelievin the abominable, and murderers, and wi mongers, and forcerers, and idolaters, liars, shall have their part in the lake tha eth with fire and brimstone, which is the jo death. Rev.20.10. And the devil that deceived then caft into the lake of fire and brimstone, the beast and the falfe Prophet are; and C be tormented day and night for ever and ever." ( R:A d d Rev. 14. 10. The fame fhall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cap of his indignation, and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone, in the prefence of the holy Angels, and in the prefence of the Lamb. VII. And the moak of their torment afcendeth up for ever and ever, &c. Matth. 22. 13. Then faid the King unto his fer vants, bind him band and foot, and take him away, and caft him into outer darknesse, there fhall be weeping, and gnashing of teeth. latth.23.33. Ye Serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of Hell? atth.7.13. Enter ye in at the ftrait gate, for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to deftruction, and many there be which go in thereat. 7.2.11. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit faith unto the Churches, he that overcometh, fhall not be hurt of the fecond death. le v.6. And the Angels which kept not their first eftate, but left their own habitation, he bath referved in everlasting chaines, under darkness, unto the judgment of the great day. T 7. Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the Cities about them, in like manner giving themfelves over to fornication, and going after Strange frrange flesh, are fet forth for an ex iTherios And to wait for his Se Luke 16 23. And in Hell he lift up bir ing in tormants, and fetth Abraha di tionnaɛagakus in his bofom Vand he cried, and faid, Fate f vabham, chaveɔmercy on me, and fend 1 ble 1. that he may dipeke tip of his finger in a bo cool my tongue, for I am tormented re diflamed te V.25, But Abraham faid, Son, rement and thou in thy life time received thy good Go |