Burroughs - BT715 B8 1654

t t4 The Evil ,.Of Evils) O,r the Confidertbeir Multi,tude. 3 Confider, That the ,Chains yof.darknefs that theybe caft into, are eternal Miferies. 4. Confider, That this was but for one fin. 5 And confider, That this was but the firft fin that ever theycommitted. 6 Latlly, confider, That God fhouldnot now enter fo much as into any parley with them a- bout anie termsofpeace; nor never would, nor never will : This is the fore difpleafure of God againft them, that God (1 fay) thould not look upon the Angels that he hath made glorious Creatures, the molt excellent of all the work of his hands : Andwhen there were manie thou- fand millions of them, for fo the Scripture fpeaksofLegions, even in oneman Legions of Devils : though therewere thoufands andmil- lions of fuch gloriousCreatures that God made; and thefe were in Heavenabout his Throne,be- holdding his glorie, and when thefe committed but one fin againft him, never but one before theirFall,and the firftthat everwas committed; they had no example before them of Gods wrath, but upon the verie firft fin, though it were but one that all thefe glorious Creatures committed, they were prefentlie caft down from Heaven, and ofAngels made Devils, and referved in Chains ofeternal darknefs : And fo is God fet againft them all for that one firft fin,, that he wouldnever enter intoany parley with them, to be reconciled upon any terms; never toconfider ofany terms ofpeace, but cafe them away from himunto eternal torments without any.

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