102 The Miferies of the Vnconverted. , or a ferpent, rather than a man, becaufe then death had put an end to his mifery, w·hereas now it will be but the beginning of that which will know no ending. How light foever you maymake of it now, you will one day find the guitt of unpardoned fin to be a heavy burden. This is a M1ll~ fione that who– foever falleth upon it, fuall be broken; but upon whomfoever it fhaU fall, it will grind hin1 to pow. der, Matth. 2 r. 44· What workdid it make with our Saviour? It preffed the very blood (to awonder) out of his veins, and ~roke all his bones: And if it did this in the green tree, what will it do in the I ory? · Oh ! Think of thy cafe in time. Canft thou think of that threat without tren·)bling, Ye fhaU die in your fins, Joh. 8. 24. Oh ! Better were it for thee to die in a goal, die in aditch, in a dunge.on~ than die in thy fins. If death, as it will take away all thy o– ther comforts, would take aw·ay thy fins too, it were fome mitigation.; but thy fins will follow thee, when thy friends leave thee, ana all worldly enjoy– ments fhake hands with thee : Thy fins will not die ·~ with thee. 2 fi:Qr. ; • 1 o. R..ev. 2o'. r 2 . as a prifoner~s other debts \vill ; but they will to jNdgment with thee, there to~~~thineaccufers; and they will to hell lvith thee~ there~~be thy tormentors. Better to have fo many fieQds ::apH furies about thee, than thy fins to fall uponthe~and faftenin thee.Oh,the tvork th~t thefe will make-thee! Oh, look over thy debts tn . time l :Howtn*hart thou in the books ofeveryone of God's·law·s?Howiseveryone ofGod's command~ ments rea.~r tifarreft thee, and take. thee by the throat, {q~~~~~merable bonds. that lt hath upon thee? , . ...,~ilt thou do then, when they iball all toge~4~~;:~. . .. ~·. ag~inft t~ee ? Hold open the eyes <?f <;onfc: . . .conhder th1s, that ~hou mayeft defpa1r . ~ . ~ ~~·.-· . . .nf • . ..J SI ~~ V ..:. ~ .. ;~~ .:t ~~~ ,·
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