eY$ TheWrfe-tnani Verdid. punifhtnent. Asit is afcarefull punifhment, fo it s that which the Lord mof inflifteth vpon the obftinacy and malice of godleflè people; according as lfa.f.teeo isfhadowedout vetovs in the parable ofthe lrneyard, vied by the Prophet k. Therethe Lord compareththe heap of ffr4el vnto avineyerd planted in every fruitfsli Rd; which notwithflanding very great coilbellowed , remained al. togetherfruitles :theLord leaked thatit fhoriddrirgforthgraper,and itbroughtforth wtldegrapes: he expeeled Iudgemeet,bat beholdopprefon;for RightroufnefJe, bwtke- -boldacrying. Now(fai thhe) TwillteUyouwhatlwilldot tomiYtncyard; Iwillteke awaythe hedgetbereafandttfhallbe eaten vp;IwiI1 reaketheewá8thereof,anQitf 41 betrade:downe,andlwillIay itwaf e,c c, All which fheweth,that when menhaue long abufed the Lords long fuffaring, and haue ¡till hated tobe reformed, he will lease them (asit were)to thefpoile, he will withhold from them thegra. ces and bleflings of hisSpirit; and will keepaway all goodmeans that might better them; andwillgiue themouertothofe vilecourfes; fromwhich, his mercy,and patience, and lolling kindneffecouldnot reclaime them. Thus it is loftwith God,tomake one linae the punilhmentofanother,to teuenge the mutt Wfal.óy.s7. lice ofthe wickedwithahardncd heart, to lay iaigauy vprhit iaigsirty1, and to let toRcu, so.,,. him that will needsbe filthy , tobef:ltby ffdl m. And for this caufe theLord fo dealeth with the tnaliciew ;pithy dman , that eitherhe is neuer reproved by the Befea4.4. Minilteryof theWorda orelfeifhebe reptoned andtaught , his heart it wade fat, and hit tareshearty, left befharldvxderflandwith We heart, audiocantersandhe &fay s. le. healed.. Thisis thefill} degree ofIteiet}ion. Thefecond is at the time ofdeath,aad that bath threebranches; for atdeath one of thefe three things alwaiesbefalleththewickedperfon. Firft,eitherhe di. eth fuddenly; fecondly,orhedieth fullenly; thirdly, or hedyeth defperately. AndChit, ofdying fuddenly. Itis the common opinionof many, and theydoe therebyvtterlybeguile their owns Coules , thathowfoeuer they doedemean themfelues intheir cootieoflif e,yet they(hall haue a time forpreparation toa- notherworld, fomelingringficknes, giuing theme fu9 'icientwarnind`oftheir end.In this time,their meaning is to difpofe oftheir confcience, and bythe heft aduice they canget, tomake prouifon for theirfoules. But now it fats out ma. ny times,that theLord frufhatesanddifappoinrs this idle hope,and they which imagine by alingtinglìcknes, tgbaçte timeenonghtobeprepared , nedowse p Tolrnst. t 3. fuddeuy to thegraueY.Thus the richm .w arin the Gofpell , Whenbe was in hisheft hopesofa longandcontented life, imagining that hefhould haue timeenough to fpend that quietly,whichhe hadgotten greedily,was fuddenly arrelledwith Luke tt, ts,thatkillingmeffage,Ofoole,rhit nightwil ,they fetchawaythyfarle fromehreri.SoBet. s. fhau.0 rtheKingoftheChaldeans, whenhewasin his greatefliolüry, in.his royal feafl, and (ask ismoll likely)had not fomuch asathcught ofdeath, law thewriting vponthe wall, that his Kingdom teatnumired, todrhefame night be sUan.f.fss, wasflainer.Thus wasKorahand hisfaftton fuddenly fwallowcd vp in the inidft 3. oftheirrebellion{, Thus was lfhboihetbfmitten in thedeadofhis fleepe Thus [Nun., a.lt, thehoufe fell on lobschildren , whilethey were in the-height of theirbauquet. ls' San,4.7 ThusAnanias and Saphirs funkedownear'Petersfeet,inthe midll oftheir lying i} arob sta hypocrite*Sowehaue feen,andheard,and knowne, many takenawayat the A&.sf,ro very inftant,andpueont likeacandle , andcut offas the topofaneareofcarac, Slob 54.54. when,ofall thoughts,-the thought Ofdeath hath been furthelt from the. Not that Itake vpon metodetermine peremptorily,that euery,one.whofo dieth,is yRaatt33 damned; for Gods ladgemeatt arevnfearchahle,andhiewaitspaflfinding tot nei- ther, candeath after what fafhion Corner it commerh,comefudden to him that is prepared : bast this, isthatwhiehl Handvpon,andwhich I hane(I thinke)fuf. ficiently prooned, that the Lord both can and cloth many times by a fuddets iudgement, makevoidetheir hopes, whotrolling to a preparation in theirloft fickneffe, doe negledì thebelt time,and the lttelt opportunityfor Repeyreece. Well M
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