._. Part IL '.A Saint ~r 4Brlut-; 11-5 1\ef of aLife to come, and live under thevifiblc plagues of Go4 up.on their fou ls, .tts men th~tt have fi rmed wil fully againfl: the – truth, and have 1:o more f acrifir:efer fi n, but a fearfP-iloek.]ng f or of judgement and fi re that fb all dtvou.r theadverfary, Heb. 6. 6, 7 · & 10. 26. and are near the fiate of the Devi-ls tbemfclves, that are referved in the chains of fpiritual darknefs to the j~1dgemen r: of the great day, 'fude 6. Job 21. 30. And will you take the judgement of here and thereaforlorn wretch•, a deplorate apo- · Hate, an Epicure, or a Counrrey of inhumane Cannibals, before the judgement 0f the moft wife ~nd godly, and of aimoft rtll rhe wor.ld ? What excellency hath the underfl:anding of thefe fingu– lar men, that it fuould be fo ..valued above all others ? You know · partly in thu placi, who they be that are of this Opinion: And is their Number, or W·ifdom, or Converfation fuch as lliould move you to be of their Opinion ? ·Shall' half a dozen defperate apo(lates of ungodly lives, feemwifer to you then all' the world~ · And yet I am pe:rfwaded that if you go to any e'fen of thefe few ap9fia_t.~s, whatever they thjnk_, they will confefs that a Holy lift u keft··: And yet have · you not witnefs enough agaiilfr ~u? . . 9· Who then fhalt be the Judge ? Shall we appeal to th~ very – Things them/elves, and to the daily rx-perie'nce ·of the world ? · " You fee tha<t worldlings labour for the wind. You fe~ that all their care and pains will not avoid the fl:roak of death ,_ th:lt turnetl1 the proudefl fle{h into a dod , and maketh dirt of the greateil: Prince. You fee that wealth and honour do but mock men, and leave themin the grave, ·to darknefs and corruption . . And when yon are fure tbat this will be tee upiliot of all your fldhly pleafure and worldly gains, are you not fatisfied pdl: all dot1bt , . that the fmallefl: hopes or pofiibility of ano– ther life iliould be fought with far · more care then this ? 10. Jf none of thefe-witneffes be regarded by thee, I know notwh?m to appeal to, but thy felfl And wilt thou _needs thy · felf dec1de the cafe ? Haft thou knowled·ge and expenence, ho– nefty, and impartiality enough to fi·t thee to be judge z If thou hadfi, thotl ·wouldft make no doubt of ir, but have been refolved for H~aven and H_olinefs ere this. Thy unre(olvednefs proves t_hee blmd and parr1al, and very much forfaken by the fpirit of ltg~t ·: .AndJh®ld fuch a one be judge? But go. t9;, I wl\1 much . R 3 .. · - referre ..:
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