Ofgods wrath,iuiceandmerde. 3zf Cx'np.33. Of Gods -a,r4th, andiuflice, andmercie. Herearethree thingswhich doe flakeourpaines inthislife,mitigation, hope, and comfort,but noneofthefe can helpe to hell. Facile firltve knowtherich man couldnot havea dropof water. In thislife,itmay Thepaines of fa1 out,thataOran that Whipped) vsan whole day longmaybe weary, hell are end- but our tormentors in hell arc fpirits, and therefore neuer.wearie: A- le7 ,wfelelle, gaine if inch whippers in this lifefhould ncuerwaxewearie in whip- a13dbo1e1tU4 pingvs, yet it maybe they (hall kill vs, or at the leatc leasevs numb and fenfeleffe,butin hell though our bodies continually burns, yet (hall they neuer corea fume. Thirdly onearth, though neither tormentors waxewearie, norwe tormentedbe conlimed,yet the whippesand inftrumentswould weaveandwafte,and (Mould haue Come cafe thatway : buthell fire is vnquenchable,and the wormeofconfciencevnlatiable ;-and therefore no hope ofmitigation. But whatcomfort is therein hell ?Ifthefightot thepleat lures loft, which they might haue had, ifthebeholding ofour enemies aduanced info-that glorie, whichwe couldnot deny to them, and with for ourCeltics, ifthe entring mtopairie and fhame even before ouraduerfaries, whomwehate, and in whole fight wewouldbe betterefteemed,do increafethe paints ofthe fufferers,thenal theft Chewthere is little com- fort in hell.Fira the,damned (hall bewithin.the hearingofthis,wlsich theyhaueloft,Come yebleffedofmyfather ; and thegodly (hallbe withinthe-hearing ofthis to thedamned, Gee yecurfedintoexerlsffingsre. The wicked indeedefhall remember theirpleafures, they liad on earth,but tothe increaf of; -ir woe,forit isadouble miferie to hauebeen happie,and now to haue loftit.Theold anan in thecomedic faitli,I banea fonne,nay,alas,l haue hada yerme, fonne.Thewicked,IfayoFhails 1h then,tlsat they liad heard the word øf tIseLord,and that will beanother dilèomfort. Laitof allthey (hall be in thehands ofthediuell theirenemie; andhe fhulltorment themeuen in the fight of thegodly, whomthey hatedas their ene- mies; the diuel played with them in this world;but he will not playwiels them inhis king- dome,and therefore there is no comfort. Tisehaft heipe is hope, and but fortlsar,tliey¡à theheart would burft, any furely for and hope in hell theirharts maybit rftindcede. Óü' faith aheathen man hopingfor releafe intime, God (hall allo giue an endetöthef.ettils3 Buthere is our hopeofend, forthe inhabitants of thisplace areimmortail, Io that thong,h theyhauebut one good thing which is immortalitie,yetcues that isfuel, a thing,as ìnakés theirpaints the greater-what auailethit to knowe thefèthings,iftheLord cloth notkeeps vs from them. Feare them thereforebeforehand,and ye(hall efcape them ; neglea diem, andyefhallfal into them.No man is lodeep inhell,as he,chatleaf+thought ofthefe things. And ifthe fpeechofthis be fovnpleafant vnto you,whatthinke you,will it hero theM that Mote. (hallfcele it. Well though we werenottold,and ifI lhouldhold my peace,the fire bornes (sill,andifyeneglef toheare of it,byexperienceye (hall kale it. z Whenweare tofpeakeof thedifpleafùreofthe Lord, weare fobecome humble fui.. ofthenratbof tees toGod, that hewould reueile more tothe hearts ofinen by his 1pirït, then themouth God. ofman is able todealer. For the teartnes of wrath and fire arenot able tovtter the depth oftheiudgements ofGod, though for our capacitie,he can vfe no wordsmore vehement- tovs. Foras inexpreff_og thepowerof God, the higheft name we can reach vnto, is to call himKing ; fo to' expreffe his angerhe often chalengeth tohimfel£e thetitle of wrath, wherebyhe Qteweth to vsnothing elfe, but that he is purpofedtoplaie the part ofan an- grieone,as ifindeed liewere angee:and though itbetrue,thatwefindeno fuels af eaions fall intothe Lord,yet becaufe wecannot otherwifeimaginehowhe fhouldbe reuenged on thevngodly,he is contentto inftruft vs hereinby the nameofan anarie God.And indeed it is the purpofe ofthe Lord in fuelsplaces to (hew his ¡officeto men: but becaufeto fay the Lord is iu(t,moueth too little,he fometintesfaithheft angrie,tomouevs moreeffeblually: out
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