Obad. I· 4; Eagle, and thy nefl[et among the flarres, yet all this, and whatfoeve< elfc thou eanjt imagine, is not worth a button: where did that man dwell, or of what cloth was his garment, that was ever comforted by his goods, or grcatncffe, in this lafl: and foreft conflict ! See worldling, death requiresthyfoul, no bribe will be taken, no entrcatie will prevail, no riches refcue, nothing at all redeem : death is imparti– al!. HaYtmundus Scbtiel in vlt rap. But (O horrour 1) death is not all, fee yet more Scrjeants, Devils and Dragons are about thy bed, and thcfc arc they that will hurry away thy fowl to hell. How? De– 'Vils? 0 worldling, ll:ay thy foul, and never yield it! better to dye a thoufand deaths then to leave it in their hands; but alas, thou canfl: not choofc, thy hfl: hour is come' and here is neither hope, nor help, nor place of any longer tarrying. See but the mi~ fery of a mifcrablefo~tl! what fhall it do? Whither fhall it flie from thefe damned fu– ries? would they take it, and tear it into nothing, it were fomcwhat tolerable: but to tear it in pieces, and never to make end of tearing; to give it torments without all patience or refifl:ance; this is that load which it cannot bear, and yet (0 extremity!) it ever, ever mull: be born. Think on this, 0 myj 01<l! and whilft thou hafl: a minutes flay tn th1s body, eaU upon God to prevent this .Amfl of Devils: was it not (think ye) a terrour to this rich man, when fo mony hell-hounds waited for his flu! ? We read of one man, who being took_away with a Devil through the air, wasfaidfo t,o r.ar .tndyell, that many miles diflant his noife was heard, to many a mans trembling . And ifa foul had but the organs of a found, what a fhreek would it make, being feizcd on by a Devil? witneffc the cries of!llany defperate fouls, when as yet they arc fafc in their beds, how do they roar and rage? how do they call and cry, Help help m, fave us, deliver w from rhefe fiends about us?thefe are thofe evening wolves enraged with hellifh hunger, thefc are thofc ramping Lions ever ready to devour our [vuls, thcfe are thofe :walkers up and down the eartll, which are now come and entrcd into this rich mans M~rib. •4. 28. lodging. Wherefoever the dead cark...afr i.r, thither (faith our Saviour) will the Eagles re– fort: and wherefoever a damned foul is, thither with alacrity will thefe fpirits come: 0 how they flie and flutter round about him! what fires do they breath, to enkindle them on his foul? Whatclawes do they opcn,to receive hcrat the parting? And what all:onifhment is that poor foul io, that perceives thefe Serjeams evcri ready to clap her in their burning annes? See (0 Cofmopolite) what thy fin hath eaufed! lull: hath tranf– ported thine eyes, blafphcmy thy tongue, pride thy foot, opprcfiion thy hand, covc– toufnclfe thy heart, and nowDeath and Devils, they arc the Serjeams that require thy foid. RcfleCl: there thoughts on your owafoitls, and confider with your fclves, what may be your cafes; it may be as yet thou ll:andcll upright withbut any changes, hitherto thou hafl: fcen no dayes of forrow, but even wajhed thy fleps !Vith butter, and the rock_ l>eut. 3•· •J, bath pouredthee out rivers of oyl. Alas! was not this the cafe of this wretched world- •+· ling? Yet for all this, you fee a night came that paid for all: and fo mny it be with Vfc. Cd[aub. Dus,hora, mo· mentwn,rf5c. thee; aday, an hour, a moment, is enough to overturn the things that feem to have been founded, and rooted in Adamant; who can tell whether this night, this llorm may fall upon thee? Art thou not llrangely nailed and glued unto fenfe? Art thou not ll:upidly fcnfelcffe in fpiritual things, that for ptlf, vanity, dung, nothing, wilt run headlong and wilfully into cafeleffe, endlcffe, and remcdilefs torments ! Yet fuch ls thy doing, (if thou beell: a worldling) to get riches to thy body, and let death and devils have thy foul. 0 beloved, confider in time, and feeing you have fuch a tcmble exam– ple fet before you, let this worldling be your warning. VVe have done with the Serjeants, but what's their office? To beg? To fue? No, but to force, to require, thy foul is required. . How .! Required l is anl fo ~~Id to approach his gates, and make a forc1ble entry? Yes God hath his fpecia Ba1l1ffs that Will fear no colours, nches cannot ranfom~1 Ca~les cannotkeep,Holcs cannot hide, hills nor their forts ~roteC1:.: Sirs, Herod on h1s Throne? There's awrit of Remove, and the worms are hls Bayhffs : IS Dwes at h~s 'r able ? Death brings the Mittimus, and Devils are his Jay!ours : fits I.m:..arus at h1s gates? The Ring greets him well, (we may fay) and Angels are h1s keepers: poor, rich, good, bad, all mufl: be ferved at the Rings fuit; no place can priviledge, no power fecure, no valour re!'cue, no liberty- exempt: With a non omittas propter alrq1wn s !: libertatem, runs this V Varrant: 0 rich man! what Wilt thou now do? The.forro.ves 2 ""'· ••· · of dc11th compa!fe thee and thejlouds ofBeltalmakt thee afnud. VVhat? No fnends to ' help?
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