Chap.t. Se&. 6. Jl..Ool\tng Ullt~ 'jj£ftt~. Book VI. 593 --~------------~~~~~~--~ aMd Saviottr ofaU thine EltCI, I dealt ch1trlij!Jly with the<, I tyrtd out thy patience, 1 gave thee a ripul[e, [ tB/d thee I had mtert~inedother luvers, and I rvo~tld have none of thee; I troad 011 coftnctl, I trampled thy premus blood u11der my feet ; and now I am ex– pe[Jing 110 other but to tot the fruit of my own way. Now mayj1 th•11 accompl1{h thy Word,be<~ufe I jet #t nought aU thy counfelr, and would none of thy.reproof, tbtrefere thou mayjf laugh at my c•lamity, andmoclzuowm} fe.,· cometh. Lo, here the confdlion> of fins. Every thing now comes out, for Corti\ will have 1t fo, as a pr<parattve 10 hts doom upon them, S· Chriil and his Saints proceed to fentcncc. Firil,Chriil the chiefJudge !lull pro• Mat. zs. 4 " nounce ir,depart from meye curfid into everiJjtingfire, prepared for the Devil and hi< A11gels, every word breathes our nothing bur hre and bnmllone, vengeance and wo i todlpart from rhar glorious prefence of Chrilt were Hell <nough, but they mull go with a cur[e ; nor only fo, but into fire; and that mull be everlafling; and therein they fhall have no other company or comlol!ers but Wteked devils, and they i~fulting over them with hellifh fpight and ilinging exprobrations. Give me leave a little to enlarge upon thefc words. No fooner Chrill begins the fentence, Depart from me J but methinks I imagine the reprobates to reply; how ? depart from thee? why 0 Chrill, thou a~t all thmgs, and therefore the lofs of thee– is the lofs of all things; thou art th<> greatell good 1 and therefore ra be deprived of thee is the greareli evil; thou art the very Centre, and perfect reil of the foul, and therefore to be pulled trom thee is the moll cruel reparation: we were made by thee, and for thee, 0 let us never be divided from thee; we were made according to thy Image, 0 never drive us from o~r glorious pattern; ArPJy, aWJ) (faith Chriil) ye have no put in me, or in my merits, never fpeak, or intreat me any more, but depart from me. But fecondly, they may reply again, if vie mull depart, and,depart from thee, at leall give us thy bldling before we go, thou hall great !lore of bleffings to give, and we hope thou hall one yet in ilore for us, we crave but a fmall thing, but a bltffing , 0 it i1 a little one ; thou art our Father ( witnefs our Creation) and it is a chief property of a father to bids his children. No, depart from me y• Curfed• in place of a bleffing tal<! thefull cur[e of.ro~<r Father; you have been mojt prodigal and Jifobedie14t children : yoH l1•ve followed him who had my fir it curfe; and 11ow fhare ye curfes with him, curfed be you inyour fouls, a11d in your bodies ; and in your thoughts and iu your words, and in tbe hainoufim of y•ur fins, •nd in the griivoufnefs of your punijhment. But thirdly, if we mull depall f~em thee, and de~art ac.curfed, yet a~ point us fome meet and cunvement place to go tnro; Create a fruHful ptece of ground, and let agoodly Sun daily fhine upon it; let it have fweet and wholfome air, and be llored with ~ruirs, and fowrs, cf all formes and colours; give us the variety of Creatures for our ufes; 0 if we mull go from thee, the fource and fntmtain of hea. venly fweernefs, and afford us fome plenty of earthly pleafures, which may in fome fort recompence our pain of lofs, fpeak but the word, and fuch a place will prefently llart up, and fhew i"t felf. No, dep•rt from me Je cur[ed into fire; though fire natu. ralry kurns- not Spiritr,yet I will lift and elevate thi< fire •hove its uaturc; you h•ve finned againfh~ature, and I wlll punifh yott above 11ature ; fire? alas tl~at ever we were born! who is able to reil in fire ? the very thought of it already burns us, Of all the creatures appointed )>y God to be the lnilrumenrs of revenge, fire and wa· ter have the leaft m<rcy. But fourthly, if we mull into fire, let the fcntence iland but for .a very lhort time;: quench the fire quickly. half an hour will feern a great while there; No, depart from m• ye curfed intoeverla{tingjire: it war ~indled by my breath, •nd it hatb thi< property amMg otber ftrange qftalitiet,·that it i1 an unqumch– ab/e Fire; as long ar I am God it fhall endure, and }t broyl in it; a>td when I ceafe tO ~e happy, tben {haU yece.feto be mifer•ble. . 0 wo is us! what? to live in a fi~eperpetually without all md, or hope of end ?--Yea t' ifrhly, allot us then fome com– forters, whofe fmooth and gentle words may fwecten our torments, or fomewhat dull the moft keen edge of our extremity : 0 ltt the Allj~els recreate us ·with fongs and hymns of thee, and of thy bldfednefs, that we may hear that twectly delivered which othets fully enjoy : No, 110; dep.rt from meye eRrfed into everlaffingfire, prepa– red for the Devil a>tdhi< A ngels' tbeyfhall be your comforter~, thtythat will triumph in your miferier, thq that areyour de.dly, Jefperatt enemier ; tbeJ that will tell you by what deceits and by-ways they led youfrom me, and that wiU give you every hour new 11amu of [corn and horrible reproacb. 0 fentence llJt robe endured.,_and yet never, S ff never
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