388. Generadireclionsfor a 4nd in thefight of thine eyes : Ent, know thou that for all thef; things Godwill bring thee into indgement. Nay let the heart ofevery man,whofoever he be,ofwhat cloth foever his coat bemade, that goes on in the willing allowed pracclice of any one knowne finne, fall afunder in his brefl like drops of wa- ter, for theday of horrour that is at hand , and the fwordOf vengeance which hangs over his head. For certainely , at length the Lord will wound the hairy fialpe ofevery one that goeth on flit! in,hie treipaffes. In aword , wayling and wring- ing of hands, woe and alas, is the merrier Fong that any wickedman upon earth can fing upongood ground, while he yet abides inhis unregenerate ftatc. Who doth not fee and acknowledge it ; except he wilfully fhtit his eyes,orbe grofly hoodwinkt by the Divell or a ranke Athein ? For there is 4 5t.* cup, which is called, a cupof Gods fury, and a cup of trem- bling, in thehand of the Lord; whole little finger is able to beate the greaten mountaine topowder, and rend thehardeft Rocke in pieces : and the wine tared; which intimates unto us the fharpeneffeand fierceneffeofGods fiery indignation it Ufa&ofmixture; brim full of flinging ingredients : and he powrethout of the fame ; to ftirre up and quicken, as it were, thebitterneffe and very bottome : and all the wicked of the earthfhall,will they, nill they, wring out the dregs thereof and drinks them,Pfal.75.8. a. Pe 2,1 But now on the other fide , Let all thofe ofthe Brother. t hood , I ufe thephrafe of the holy Ghoft ; all thofe whohave given their names to Chrift in truth , and are true of heart in hisholy fervice, upon whofe heads everlafting light doth mil, lift up their heads. La the amiableafpedof fweetneffe and peace ever dwell upon their foreheads : Let heavenly beames of fpirituall lightfomneffe and mirth thine frefh in their faces : Let never uncomfortable dampeof any flavifh fidneffe or touchof bean terrour, vexe theirbleffed hearts: Let themnever morebe afraidof any evill tydings, or of de- ftrudionwhen it commeth. In a word ; Let them bee infi- nitely and for ever merry, and fweetlyglad at the very heart zoom Andgood caufe why. It is thecharge andcommand of
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