The Miferies_ of the Vnconverted. 99 ' groan to give them any hdp and comf0rt, fo long ' as they live ir;t fin againft God. Thus far he. Me· thinks this thould be a terrour to an unc-onverted foul, to think that he is a burden to the creation, Lu~. t 3. 7. Cut it down, why &umbretb it the ground? If the poor inanimate creatures couJd but fpeak, they·would fay to the ungodly, as Mofes to Ifrael, ' Mufi we fetch you water out of the rock, ye re– ' 9els ? Num. z.. I o. Thyfood wouldfay, Lord, mufi: ' I nourifh fuch awretch as this, and yield forthmy ' ftpength for him tocliilionourthee withal? No, I 'will choak him rather, if thou wilt give me com– ,,miffion. The very air v;ould iay, Lord, muff: I ' give this man breatl), to fet his tongue againft hea– ~ ven, ancl fcorn thy people, and vent his pride, and ' 'wrath, and filthy communication, and belch out ~ oaths andblafphemyagainft thee? No, if thou but ' fay theword, he £hall be Breathlefs for me. His ' poor beaft would fay, Lord, mu1t I .carry him up– ' on his wicked defigns ? No, I will breakhis bones, 'Iwill end his days rather, if I mayhave but leave ·'-from thee. Awicked man, theearthgroans under him, and hell groans for him, till death fatisfies both, and unburdens the earth, and ftops the mouth of hell with hirn. While the Lord of hofrs is againft thee, be fure the hofts of the Lord--are againft thee, and all thecreatures as it were/up in arms, till upon aman's converfion, the cQntroverfiebeing .takenup between God and him, he makes a covenant ofpeace. ~ith the creatur~s for him, :fqb 5 e 2.2., 2.3, 2.-f.. Hofa ~~I8,19,10. / . Ill· The r(laring Lion bath his full power upon , 1 Pet. r. 8. Thou art faft in the paw of that Lion~ that is greedy to devour : ' In the fnare of .'the Devil, led captive by himat his. will, 2. Tim,. ~ , • z6. This is the fpirit that worketh in the chil- ' -c!ren ofdifobedience, Epbe{. ~. 2.. ·His drudges they F ~ ~are,
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