Chap. 26. fln`.Expofstion upon the Book cf J OB. Verf.6. 749 bell, who neglect fo great falvation. Hel deftruldion, and as be- caufe heaven is a place of happineffe and falvaeion,therefore,hea- very and lbappinoffr,heaven and falvation'mnutuallycr reciprocally figs :ifie one another ; to obtaine heaven is to obtaine falvation to ob.aine heaven is to ob ainehappinefe ; So becaufe hell is a pace of mifery and deftru&ion, therefore hell and mifry,hel and deftrudion Ggnifie the fame thing, nor can they be feperated. Again, when he faith, Hell is naked before him, and deflruilion bath no covering, we learne. There is nothing bidfrom the eye or knowledge ofGee/. Philofophyand reafon teachus,that the vertue and force of the heavenly bodyes, the Sunne, Moone and Starres, do not only ad upon thole parts of theearth that are uppermoft, but fend their influences and powers to the loweft parts or bowels of the earth, for (as was laid before) according to the ordinance of God, dead things aröformed there. Now (I fay ) as the power of the heavenly bodyes reacheth downe into the earth, much more Both the power and light ofGod reach in:o hell it fell I will not flay upon any curious enquiries where this hell is wheiefoever it is, God Teeth it. Hei is naked b:.fora him therefore faith David (P el. 139.8 ) If I afcendup into heaven, thou art there: if Imake my bed in hell: b, hld thou art there (that is,there thou art by thy power and infped,on; thou fee$ what is in hell) and if fo, how much mo e d )th Godbehold what is done here upon theear,.h ; if hell b naked before him, then ihe earth is naked before him; ifdeftrutIon have no cove ring then our actions here have no coveriñg ; Hypocrites put many covering, upon their adious, they have many policies to vei.e and fcreerl,them from the eye of man ; but the adions ofmen have no covering before God, yea the hearts omen have no covering before G -d As Solomon in the Prfverbs (wb ch place was lately toucht upon) argues from this rea On, bec+uf- bill and deft are bef re him (Pro. r 5. a.) Hell anddeft-uttionart before the Lord: hoar much more then, the hearts of the children Of men. As ifhe had faid,Godwho look- eth into hell (which is not onely darkncffe but utter da-kne(re, that is,darknes without any thing that bath the leali ray or fmi- li3ude of light in it,God (I fay )who I,,oke.hinto this he!) can look into the hearts ofmen much more. There are fome men (Igrant)
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