oftheRich m,andLazarus. $5 now, and prefentlygc e about it, now,andprefei tlyaban- don thy fhort pleafures, that thou rnayetl reigne with God for euer in the long life of his- faluation. And now and prefenlymortifiefnncinthy earthly members, that thy foulemay be fatted in thedayofthe Lord, and chy bodge and foule may joyfullymeete at the refurrec`tion ofall bo- dies, in thekingdorne prepared for them, and there be for euer. Here wee reade ofa great Haan in Hell, or of a great richman in torments in hell, which teacheth that no wic, Do 61.3. kedones (howgreat foeuer) are for that, or becaufeoffilch eminence; exempt from theplace and condemnation of hell. Therefore7ophet,towhichhell is compared, and the burningTaphet, isfayd to be prepared for the King, E.., 3 a. 3 3. I may fay for Kings, and all in kingly places that doe wickedly. And Samuel fayde to all 1freel, not on- ly if:yee doe wickedly, yee thall perifh : but ifyour king doe wickedly, yceandyour King thanperifh, 2.Sam. z x. 25. not ftìbiebonely, but King andSubieas. TheL- cifer ofBabylon mutt tohell, as well as the meanefl in Ba- bylon, Efa. 14.9, z z. that commits iniquity. The Reafons. The(ogle thatfannerh!balldye,Ezech. z S :4, his fpokenofeuery foule and perfon,poore and ricks. Secondly, the finne that it committed is eyther punie flied in Chrifl;or #Ball be in thofe that are committers of ir, whofoeuerthey be : for vnder other te.rmes,God neuer yet p3rdoned finne: and Chritt who tooke vpon him the finnesof hisElea, defcendcd to the hels in the fuffe, rings o4'his life anddeath, to anfvvere his Fathers iuflice, and for his peoples faults. Brat areal kings,are a.11 great ones in ChriP ? Hath Chrttl fuffered for all that are Noble: and for, all that are, rich and mighty?Both not theScripture fay, Not many wire, not ma?mtzhty, nor many noble are called. i, Cor.z.26. Now, if many benot,and but few are; they that are not called,mu(l suffer forthat, and all that, which Chritl M 3 sled i
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