Caryl - Houston-Packer Collection BS1415 .C37 v11

610 Vcri, zz. an E.tpofttion upon the Boakof J e E: Chap. 37: toa, it would be infupsortable. Yet thus it will be with the un righteous, when God doth terrible things in righteoufnefs, and fuch things he will do in-the latter dayes. Take heed,. left God appear with terrible (A/1,0h to yon, in fuch a day.. Thirdly, How terrible is God to impenitent finners (when, awakened) in the day of death 1 What is Death ? In this Book. Death is called The King of Terrours. Now, if whenDeala, is making its approaches te,aperfon who lives in acontempt of the iayes and word of God,'if when his breath fits upon his lips, rea- dy to depart, and the Kingof Terrours is ready to tear his caul,, and to rend his heart-firings afunder,, if then, I fay, God ap- pears in terrible Majefly,, what condition will fuch a one be in ?- To have Death the King of Terrours,and the Living,the ever-liv- ingGod in terrible Majefly falling upon a poor creature at once,, is a thousand deaths at once. Fourthly, What will Canners do inthe day of judgment ? that will be a terrible day indeed. The Apoflle (z Cor., 5. ro.) having. laid, We mtsfi all appearbefore the jeidgmentfeat ofCkr+f , tereceive according e, what we have donein the body, whether good: or bad ; prefently adds, knowirg therefore the terrour of the Lord, we per mademen ; that is, knowing how terrible th Lord will be to impenitentinners, to all whom he finds in their fins, knowing this terrourof the Lord, andhow terrible the Majeflyof the Lord will be to,fuch, in that day, weperfroade men, we do all we can- topluck them out of theirfinr,and turnthem toGod in Chili Je- fus, v-ho faves his people from their-fins ; for, tobe fure,.that will be a molldreadfulday to inners. Thus the Maj-fly of God will be terrible to the wicked and ungodly, efpecialiy in there four dayes. Onlythey who fear the Lord and take hold of his name by faith, ¡hall be able to Rand before his terrible majeïly.. God will not be a terrour, but acomfort, to themthat fear him in every e- vilt day. Farber, h the word (as was fliewed before) fignifies not only Mijefty, but Tea fe, WithGad is terrible: praife., dreadful praife, Hence note, Pirl ; The Lord's.mo,ft` Trap fe- worthy. Withthe Lord is praire:. The Pfalrrift every v,here rets fi-th the

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