S 3 0 I thcfe Angels ore fa id to be in dark~~ f~::O:t~:e:::~:h fearc on.l r~~rencc of " sl:D:--- t SJintsare fa id to be in ftght, CoL I.• 1 z. that is, ucry \\'Orkc be brought vnro tudgemcnt?Then '11\e~;:re:at work:swhic:h Olallbepc:r– forroed.on the great day. in Gods fauour, ObicU. But the ._,·ickcd ~re nm let vs [care God, AndkJ~pe lu5 ccmmanda~enu; wholy ca!l out of Gods f:Hiour; for they hauc it is the vft· tbatS.domo>Jmakcth,Ecclcf. 1 ~.and faith,3nd therefore fomc f:~uour and grace of conti~cring d10f:.: tcrro•s ofthe Lord,what 1113 .• 1 God. Anf.Thc Dcuils indccdbtlccuc,but they ncr of men ought we w.bc in all holy conucr1 h.1:..ie not tltdr f.1ich by the gift of iilumin::uion fat ion? fa.ith the Lord. Yea the Dcuils thtm~ 1 as men hauc, buc it nfcth of the remnant ofna- {~lues bclccuc ~nd tremble in rcmcnJbrancc of 1turalllight & vndcdbnding le ft in them ftncc this. terrible :111d gn"l: day i bn how.m:!ny A- I 1 l their fal:whcrby they can pcr(\\'adc thcm1Clucs tbc!{ls be there wortc then the Dcmlls the IllAch~ifh fcor 1 1 ofthe tnuh ofthcword ofGod :!0 ~s their fanh (clues th:it m::~.k.c :1 mockc: of thclC great ~,ovorks, ~:Jt~,;~':;:~~l \is not from any gr:lCC fin cc thci:r fall, neither not feari ng nor acknO\\'Icdging the Scriptures, ve~· Dcu;h common nor fpcci:J.\1. Bcfides, this rcfcrucd Hcauen,Hel\ 1 God,Dcuil,nor this great iudgc- l to trcoebl.:.. 1 . light lightcncth not nor cafcth, but incrcafcth mcnr.d:ay,but expcr.icncc ~lall reach filCh fools, ~ their tormcnc. who Ill the mean..: tunc m:ght lcarne fo much J/fc. Seeing the miferic of the Angels is, to of thc:I?euil.himfclfC(but that Godl~ath giu.cn I bekept vnde\· darkncs, which is tobe call out them mco hts hand to pc kd by h1s will) ro of Gods fauom; vvc lcarnc to place all our hap- B tremble at the remembrance of this drc3dfull j pindfc in the fruition and eniOying of this fa~ day; and let allrhat lone the Lord lhake offfc- . uour of God, and infl:amly to pray that the curitie, and flan~ i11 awc 1 an~ f~:1.rc with ano;- 1 Lord would Hill lift vp the light of his counthcrfcarc: lee che1r hearts be tmmcn "''ith a retcnancc vpon vs ; in that our whole fclicitie uercnt tCare, that this day oucrrake them not l mull be placed in the apprchenfion of Gods vnawarcs. ·I mercic, in the pardon offinnc, and life cuerlafii~hc rccond degree or thcirrunilhncm is, v. 7· Euen as Sodome and I tlm they arc refcrucd vr.ro thetu<(~cment of rhc qomorrab, and the citicr tl- 1 great day ,·.\'herein the fulneffc ;lnd qxtremity of I thcirtormcnt is c•preffed; for by iudgementis bout them~ -which~ in lik; manmeant that fcarcfull and finall condemnation h dd d ' I and torment which they arc odiudged VlltO; ner aJ t £tJ i ' COmmitte and· which abidcth them, and is rcferucd for them. c ollo-wedjlranue fte!l. • are fie I Where we fee thot howfoeuer the deuills are o '.f'J ' a!rcadie cmrcd imo diuers .degrees of their lforthfor an examole. andJu~ punilhment; yet their full punilhment,and the [ or full wrath of God is not powred vpon them IJer the 'Vengeance '!; eternal/' till the lafl iud•b'cmcnt:this thcmfclucs koo\'l,as fi Matth. 8. Art thoHC(Jmetotormmt vJ /Jeforethe re. time. Thattimc i• eolled here the [great day] becaufe thegreatdl workcs ofGod il1al be acIn this \'erfc is bid downc the third and !all t"omplifhed in that day.For firH,an affcmblic of cx::tmplc, proouing the fir(} pan of the former all menand Angels fhall be made by the found rc:afon 1 and it is tbc fidl part of a fimilitudC". of aTrumpet, who il1all be cited before Gods The words[ Eucn a;] Ggnifying that the holy iudgemenr featc,though they were rcfolucrl inGhofi here inftitmcth a colilparifon, the for~ to duil:mlnyrhoufand ycarcs bcf<?rc.Sccondly, mer pan or propotltion wherof is in this vcrfc, all the workcs and intentions of men goodor &. thereddition or fecond part in the two next bad, O,all be in that day reucalcd, EcclcC 1 2. following. In the cxantplc c6fiderthree things: '4· Thirdly, onother great workc is ," the gi- D fidl, the p.aplc who were deflroycd. Secondly, uing ofa moll vpright femcnc~ vpon o\1 men : rhcfnncfor which they were dcflroyed.Thirdof Ab[olmion vnro the godly, and of condem... Iy, the dfjlruflionor puni{hmc:nr it felfc. Firfr, nAtion vpon the wicked Angcl!s and men. thepcop!edcfiroycd, ,..,.ercSodomeand Gomor1 Fourthly, the r~ew:ud !hall 'be giucn to curry r.1h, and the rdl of the cities :1bo~,.;c them; man according. to his workc: to the godly, I whichciticsarenamed,Deut.Z9· Z). Admah free reward of life and gloric: to the wicked, and Zeboim: the rc.afon ofwhofc dcAruClion is dcfcrued condemnltion. Fiftly, thcu il1all notedby the Apofllc; bcC3ufe they followed Chrill God.and m:m giucvp hiskingdornc vnthe finnes of Sodon1e and Gomorrah 1 They finto his Father, and fhall aafe eo raignc, not as ned i1r !ikJ mm;,u~·; fo as they bccing fOm:d God,for he 0.1all be flill equal tohis Father;but in the fame finncs, they were "''r:lpped vp in as Mcdiatour; fOr :111 ende !hall be put to all the f:nne iudgcmcnts. Here firil markc th:tt £, milics, focictics, Ciuill, and Ecclcfia!licall the holy GhoH mcntioncth· not the perfons dHlinClions :tnd goucrnmcnts,lo :ls in regard of who were dc!lroycd, bm their Cities, fo oun\'ard goucrnmc:nt and admini!l:r:nion this fignific an vniuerf~ll ddlruCtion , an vttcr his kingdomc fl1all ccafe. I ruine, and a tot:~.ll oucnhrow of them; the T/ft. Let the remembrance of this great day which hc:1ping vp of fo many words, nprcf- --'--'----·-----------·-·--------=---=-=--==-~'L-:---
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