A serious and pathetical description of heaven and hell according to the pencil of the Holy Ghost, and the best expositors: sufficient (with the blessing of God) to make the worst of men hate sin, and love holiness. Being five chapters taken out of a book entituled, The whole duty of a Christian: composed by R. Younge, late of Roxwell in Essex, florilegus.
         Whole duty of a Christian. Selections.
         Younge, Richard.
      
       
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             A serious and pathetical description of heaven and hell according to the pencil of the Holy Ghost, and the best expositors: sufficient (with the blessing of God) to make the worst of men hate sin, and love holiness. Being five chapters taken out of a book entituled, The whole duty of a Christian: composed by R. Younge, late of Roxwell in Essex, florilegus.
             Whole duty of a Christian. Selections.
             Younge, Richard.
          
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           Hell -- Biblical teaching -- Early works to 1800.
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           Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
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           A
           serious
           and
           pathetical
           Description
           OF
           HEAVEN
           AND
           HELL
           ,
        
         
           According
           to
           the
           Pencil
           of
           the
           HOLY
           GHOST
           ,
           and
           the
           best
           
             Expositors
             :
          
           sufficient
           (
           with
           the
           blessing
           of
           GOD
           )
           to
           make
           the
           worst
           of
           men
           hate
           
             Sin
             ,
          
           and
           love
           
             Holiness
             .
          
        
         
           Being
           five
           
             Chapters
          
           taken
           out
           of
           a
           
             Book
          
           entituled
           ,
           
             The
             whole
             Duty
             of
             a
             Christian
             :
          
           Composed
           by
           
             R.
             YOUNGE
             ,
          
           late
           of
           
             Roxwell
          
           in
           
             Essex
             ,
             Florilegus
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             XIX
             .
             
               Section
            
             I.
             
          
           
             T●us
             as
             the
             Unbeliever
             and
             Disobedient
             is
             cursed
             in
             every
             thing
             ,
             and
             where-ever
             he
             goes
             ,
             and
             in
             whatsoever
             he
             does
             :
             Cursed
             in
             the
             City
             ,
             and
             cursed
             also
             in
             the
             held
             ;
             cursed
             in
             the
             fruit
             of
             his
             body
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             fruit
             of
             his
             ground
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             fruit
             of
             his
             cattel
             :
             Cursed
             when
             he
             cometh
             in
             ,
             and
             cursed
             also
             when
             he
             goeth
             out
             ;
             cursed
             in
             this
             life
             ,
             and
             cursed
             in
             the
             life
             to
             come
             ;
             as
             is
             at
             large
             exprest
             ,
             
               Deut.
            
             28.
             
             So
             the
             Believer
             that
             obeys
             the
             voice
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             shall
             be
             blessed
             in
             every
             thing
             he
             does
             ,
             wherever
             he
             goes
             ,
             and
             in
             whatsoever
             befals
             him
             ,
             as
             God
             promiseth
             in
             the
             former
             part
             of
             the
             same
             Chapter
             ,
             &
             as
             I
             have
             proved
             in
             the
             eleven
             foregoing
             Sections
             .
             Yea
             ,
             God
             will
             bless
             all
             that
             belong
             unto
             him
             ,
             for
             his
             children
             and
             posterity
             ,
             yea
             ,
             many
             generations
             
             after
             him
             ,
             shall
             fare
             the
             better
             for
             his
             sake
             
               Exod.
            
             20.
             6.
             
             
               Gen.
            
             30.
             27.
             
             
               Isai.
            
             54.
             15.
             and
             65.
             8.
             
             
               Rom.
            
             11.
             28.
             
             
               Gen.
            
             18.
             26.
             29
             ,
             31
             ,
             32.
             and
             26.
             24.
             and
             39.
             5.
             1
             
             
               Kings
            
             11.
             12
             ,
             32
             ,
             34.
             and
             15.
             4.
             2
             
             
               Kings
            
             8.
             19.
             and
             19.
             34.
             
             
               Isai.
            
             37.
             35.
             
             &
             45.
             4.
             
               Mat.
            
             24.
             22.
             yea
             ,
             the
             very
             place
             where
             he
             dwells
             ,
             perhaps
             the
             whole
             
               Kingdom
            
             he
             lives
             in
             ,
             
               Gen.
            
             39.
             to
             48.
             
               chap.
               
            
             Whereas
             many
             ,
             yea
             multitudes
             ,
             
               Num.
            
             25.
             18.
             
             
               Deut.
            
             1.
             37.
             
             &
             3.
             26.
             
             
               Psal.
            
             106.
             32.
             even
             a
             whole
             Army
             ,
             
               Josh.
            
             7.
             4
             ,
             to
             14.
             yea
             ,
             his
             childrens
             children
             ,
             unto
             the
             third
             and
             fourth
             generation
             ,
             fare
             the
             worse
             for
             a
             wicked
             man
             ,
             and
             an
             unbeliever
             ,
             
               Exod.
            
             20.
             5.
             
             Besides
             his
             prayers
             shall
             profit
             many
             ;
             for
             he
             is
             more
             prevalent
             with
             God
             ,
             to
             take
             away
             a
             judgment
             from
             a
             people
             or
             a
             Nation
             ,
             than
             a
             thousand
             others
             ,
             
               Ex.
            
             17.
             11
             ,
             12
             ,
             13.
             
             And
             he
             counts
             it
             a
             sin
             to
             cease
             praying
             for
             his
             greatest
             and
             most
             malicious
             enemies
             ,
             1
             
               Sam.
            
             12.
             23.
             though
             they
             ,
             like
             fools
             ,
             would
             (
             if
             they
             durst
             ,
             or
             were
             permitted
             )
             cut
             him
             off
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             race
             of
             Gods
             people
             ,
             
               Ps.
            
             83.
             4.
             
               Esth.
            
             3.
             6.
             9
             ,
             13.
             
             Which
             is
             as
             if
             one
             with
             a
             hatchet
             should
             cut
             off
             the
             bough
             of
             a
             tree
             upon
             which
             he
             standeth
             .
             For
             they
             are
             beholding
             to
             Believers
             for
             their
             very
             lives
             :
             yea
             ,
             it
             is
             for
             their
             sakes
             ,
             and
             because
             the
             number
             of
             
               Christs
               Church
            
             is
             not
             yet
             accomplisht
             ,
             that
             they
             are
             out
             of
             Hell
             .
             But
             to
             go
             on
             ,
             as
             all
             things
             
               (
               viz.
               )
            
             poverty
             ,
             imprisonment
             ,
             slander
             ,
             persecution
             ,
             sickness
             ,
             death
             ,
             temporal
             judgments
             ,
             spiritual
             desertions
             ;
             yea
             ,
             even
             Sin
             and
             Satan
             himself
             ,
             shall
             turn
             together
             for
             the
             best
             unto
             those
             that
             love
             God
             ,
             as
             you
             have
             seen
             :
             So
             all
             things
             shall
             turn
             together
             for
             the
             worst
             unto
             those
             that
             hate
             God
             ,
             as
             all
             unbelievers
             do
             ,
             Rom.
             1.
             30.
             
             
               Joh.
            
             15.
             18.
             even
             the
             mercy
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             the
             means
             of
             Grace
             ,
             shall
             prove
             their
             bane
             ,
             and
             enhaunce
             their
             damnation
             :
             yea
             ,
             Christ
             himself
             that
             only
             
               summum
               bonum
               ,
            
             who
             is
             a
             Saviour
             to
             all
             Believers
             ,
             shall
             be
             a
             just
             revenger
             to
             all
             unbelievers
             ;
             and
             bid
             the
             one
             ,
             
               Depart
               ye
               cursed
               into
               everlasting
               fire
               ,
               prepared
               for
               the
               Devil
               and
               his
               Angels
               ,
               Mat.
            
             25.
             41
             ,
             46.
             
             Which
             shall
             be
             an
             everlasting
             departure
             ,
             not
             for
             a
             day
             ,
             nor
             for
             years
             of
             days
             ,
             nor
             for
             millions
             of
             years
             ,
             but
             for
             eternity
             ,
             into
             such
             pains
             as
             can
             neither
             be
             expressed
             nor
             conceived
             ,
             
               Iude
            
             6.
             7.
             
             
               Rev.
            
             20.
             10.
             
             
               Mat.
            
             3.
             12.
             
             
               Heb.
            
             6.
             2
          
           
             
               Sect.
            
             2.
             
             Wickedness
             hath
             but
             a
             time
             ,
             a
             short
             time
             ,
             a
             moment
             of
             time
             ;
             but
             the
             punishment
             of
             wickedness
             is
             beyond
             all
             time
             :
             
               There
               shall
               be
               no
               end
               of
               plagues
               to
               the
               wicked
               man
               ,
            
             Prov.
             
             24.
             20.
             
             
               Their
               worm
               shall
               not
               die
               ,
               neither
               shall
               their
               fire
               be
               quenched
               ,
               Isai.
            
             30.
             33.
             
             &
             66.
             24.
             
             
               Mat.
            
             25.
             41.
             
             
               Mark
            
             9.
             44.
             
             And
             therefore
             it
             is
             said
             ,
             
               The
               smoak
               of
               their
               torment
               doth
               ascend
               for
               ever
               and
               ever
               ,
               Rev.
            
             4.
             12.
             and
             20.
             10.
             
             So
             that
             if
             all
             the
             men
             that
             ever
             have
             or
             shall
             be
             created
             ,
             were
             
               Briareus-like
            
             ,
             hundred-handed
             ,
             and
             should
             at
             once
             take
             pens
             in
             their
             hundred
             hands
             ,
             
               and
            
             do
             nothing
             else
             for
             ten
             hundred
             thousand
             millions
             of
             years
             ,
             but
             sum
             up
             in
             figures
             as
             many
             hundred
             thousand
             millions
             as
             they
             could
             ;
             yet
             never
             could
             they
             reduce
             to
             a
             total
             ,
             or
             confine
             within
             number
             ,
             this
             trissyllable
             word
             
               [
               Eternal
               ]
            
             or
             that
             word
             of
             four
             syllables
             
               [
               Everlasting
               ]
               .
            
          
           
             Now
             let
             such
             as
             forget
             
               God
               ,
            
             but
             seriously
             consider
             this
             :
             it
             will
             not
             be
             an
             
               imprisonment
            
             during
             the
             
               Kings
               pleasure
               ,
            
             but
             during
             the
             
               King
               of
               Kings
               pleasure
               :
            
             It
             is
             not
             a
             
               captivity
               of
               seventy
               years
               ,
            
             like
             that
             of
             the
             
               children
               of
               Israel
               in
               Babylon
               ;
            
             for
             that
             had
             an
             end
             :
             nor
             like
             a
             captivity
             of
             
               seventy
               millions
               of
               generations
               ;
            
             for
             that
             also
             would
             in
             time
             be
             expired
             :
             but
             even
             
               for
               ever
               .
            
             The
             wicked
             shall
             live
             as
             long
             in
             
               Hell
               ,
            
             as
             there
             shall
             be
             a
             just
             
               God
            
             in
             
               Heaven
               .
            
          
           
             Here
             we
             measure
             
               time
            
             by
             
               days
               ,
               months
               ,
               years
               ;
            
             but
             for
             
               Eternity
               ,
            
             there
             is
             no
             
               Arithmetician
            
             can
             number
             it
             ,
             no
             
               Geometrician
            
             can
             measure
             it
             :
             For
             suppose
             the
             whole
             
               world
            
             were
             turned
             into
             a
             
               Mountain
               of
               sand
               ,
            
             and
             that
             a
             little
             
               Wren
            
             should
             come
             every
             thousandth
             year
             ,
             and
             carry
             away
             from
             that
             heap
             but
             
               one
               grain
               of
               the
               sand
               ,
            
             what
             an
             infinite
             number
             of
             years
             would
             be
             spent
             and
             expired
             ,
             before
             the
             whole
             heap
             would
             be
             fetcht
             away
             ?
             But
             admit
             a
             man
             should
             stay
             in
             
               torments
            
             so
             long
             ,
             and
             then
             have
             an
             end
             of
             his
             wo
             ,
             it
             were
             some
             comfort
             to
             think
             that
             an
             end
             will
             come
             :
             But
             alas
             !
             when
             she
             hath
             finished
             this
             task
             a
             thousand
             times
             over
             ,
             he
             shall
             be
             as
             far
             from
             an
             end
             of
             his
             anguish
             ,
             as
             ever
             he
             was
             the
             first
             hour
             he
             entred
             into
             it
             .
          
           
             Now
             ,
             Suppose
             thou
             shouldst
             lie
             but
             one
             night
             grievously
             afflicted
             with
             a
             raging
             
               fit
               of
               the
               stone
               ,
               strangury
               ,
               tooth-ach
               ,
               pangs
               of
               travel
               ,
            
             or
             the
             like
             ;
             though
             thou
             hadst
             to
             help
             and
             ease
             thee
             ,
             
               a
               soft
               bed
            
             to
             lie
             on
             ,
             
               Friends
            
             about
             to
             comfort
             thee
             ,
             
               Physicians
               to
            
             cure
             thee
             ,
             all
             
               cordial
               and
               comfortable
               things
            
             to
             asswage
             thy
             pain
             ;
             yet
             how
             tedious
             and
             painful
             would
             that
             one
             night
             seem
             unto
             thee
             ?
             How
             wouldst
             thou
             toss
             and
             tumble
             ,
             and
             turn
             from
             
             one
             side
             to
             another
             ?
             Counting
             the
             
               Clock
               ,
            
             esteeming
             every
             
               minute
               a
               month
               ,
            
             and
             thy
             present
             misery
             unsupportable
             .
             What
             then
             will
             it
             be
             
               to
               lie
               in
               flames
               of
               fire
               ?
            
             (
             To
             which
             
               our
               fire
            
             is
             but
             
               air
            
             in
             comparison
             )
             
               fire
               and
               brimstone
            
             kept
             in
             the
             highest
             
               flame
            
             by
             the
             unquenchable
             wrath
             of
             God
             ,
             world
             without
             end
             ;
             where
             thou
             shalt
             have
             nothing
             about
             thee
             but
             
               darkness
            
             and
             
               horrour
               ,
               wailing
            
             and
             
               wringing
               of
               hands
               ,
               desperate
               yellings
               and
               gnashing
               of
               teeth
               :
            
             thy
             old
             
               Companions
            
             in
             vanity
             and
             sin
             ,
             to
             
               ban
            
             and
             
               curse
            
             thee
             ;
             the
             
               Devils
               insulting
            
             over
             thee
             with
             cruelty
             and
             scorn
             ;
             the
             
               never
               dying
               worm
               of
               conscience
               ,
            
             to
             feed
             upon
             thy
             soul
             and
             flesh
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             .
             
               O
               everlasting
               eternity
               !
            
             a
             
               never-dying
               life
               ,
            
             an
             
               ever-living
               death
               !
            
          
           
             Which
             yet
             is
             but
             
               just
            
             with
             God
             ;
             for
             if
             thou
             mightest
             have
             
               lived
               for
               ever
               ,
            
             thou
             wouldst
             have
             
               sinned
               for
               ever
               .
            
             If
             God
             would
             everlastingly
             have
             spared
             thee
             ,
             thou
             wouldst
             have
             everlastingly
             hated
             
               and
            
             provoked
             him
             .
             What
             then
             can
             be
             more
             equal
             ,
             then
             that
             thou
             shouldst
             suffer
             everlastingly
             ?
          
           
             O
             then
             bethink
             thy self
             of
             this
             word
             
               eternal
            
             and
             
               everlasting
               ,
            
             and
             ponder
             upon
             it
             :
             yea
             ,
             do
             but
             indeed
             believe
             it
             ,
             and
             it
             will
             be
             enough
             to
             break
             thine
             hard
             heart
             ,
             and
             make
             it
             relent
             and
             repent
             ,
             and
             thereby
             prevent
             the
             wrath
             to
             come
             .
             It
             will
             put
             thee
             to
             a
             demur
             ,
             What
             have
             I
             done
             ?
             What
             am
             I
             now
             aabout
             ?
             Whether
             will
             this
             course
             tend
             ?
             How
             will
             it
             end
             ?
             What
             will
             become
             of
             me
             if
             I
             go
             on
             ,
             in
             
               chambering
               and
               wantonness
               surfeiting
               and
               drunkenness
               ,
               strife
               and
               envying
               ,
               swearing
               ,
               prophaneness
               ,
               earthly-mindedness
               ,
            
             and
             the
             like
             ?
             For
             
               indignation
               and
               wrath
               ,
               tribulation
               and
               anguish
               ,
               shall
               be
               upon
               the
               soul
               of
               every
               one
               that
               doth
               evil
               ,
            
             and
             continueth
             therein
             ,
             as
             the
             
               Apostle
            
             witnesseth
             ,
             
               Rom.
            
             2.
             8
             ,
             9.
             
             O
             then
             ,
             
               break
               off
               thy
               sins
            
             without
             delay
             ,
             and
             
               let
               there
               be
               an
               healing
               of
               thy
               errours
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sect.
            
             3.
             
             Neither
             is
             the
             
               extremity
            
             of
             pain
             inferiour
             to
             the
             
               perpetuity
            
             of
             it
             ;
             it
             is
             a
             place
             full
             of
             horrour
             and
             amazedness
             ,
             where
             is
             no
             
               remission
            
             of
             sin
             ,
             no
             
               dismission
            
             of
             pain
             ,
             no
             
               intermission
            
             of
             sense
             ,
             no
             
               permission
            
             of
             comfort
             :
             its
             torments
             are
             both
             
               intolerable
               ,
            
             and
             
               interminable
               ,
            
             and
             can
             neither
             be
             
               endured
            
             nor
             
               avoided
               ,
            
             when
             entred
             into
             ,
             
               Rev.
            
             19.
             20.
             and
             20.
             14.
             and
             18.
             6.
             
             
               Mat.
            
             25.
             30.
             2
             
               Pet.
            
             2.
             4.
             
               Heb.
            
             10.
             27.
             
             
               Jude
            
             6.
             
          
           
             The
             pangs
             of
             the
             
               first
               death
            
             are
             pleasant
             ,
             compared
             with
             
             those
             of
             the
             
               second
               :
            
             For
             
               mountains
               of
               sand
            
             were
             lighter
             ,
             and
             
               millions
               of
               years
            
             shorter
             ,
             than
             a
             tithe
             of
             those
             torments
             ,
             
               Rev.
            
             20.
             10.
             
             
               Jude
            
             7.
             
             It
             is
             a
             death
             which
             hath
             no
             death
             ;
             it
             hath
             a
             beginning
             ,
             it
             hath
             no
             ending
             ,
             
               Mat.
            
             3.
             12.
             
             
               Isa.
            
             66.
             24.
             
          
           
             The
             pain
             of
             the
             body
             ,
             is
             but
             the
             body
             of
             pain
             ,
             the
             anguish
             of
             the
             soul
             ,
             is
             the
             soul
             of
             anguish
             :
             For
             should
             we
             first
             burn
             off
             one
             hand
             ,
             then
             another
             ,
             after
             that
             each
             arm
             ,
             and
             so
             all
             the
             parts
             of
             the
             body
             ,
             it
             would
             be
             deemed
             intolerable
             ,
             and
             no
             man
             would
             endure
             it
             for
             all
             the
             profits
             and
             pleasures
             this
             world
             can
             afford
             ;
             and
             yet
             it
             is
             nothing
             to
             the
             burning
             of
             body
             and
             soul
             in
             hell
             .
             Should
             we
             endure
             ten
             thousand
             years
             torment
             in
             hell
             ,
             it
             were
             grievous
             ,
             but
             nothing
             to
             eternity
             :
             Should
             we
             suffer
             one
             pain
             ,
             it
             were
             miserable
             enough
             ;
             but
             if
             ever
             we
             come
             there
             ,
             our
             pains
             shall
             be
             for
             number
             and
             kinds
             ,
             infinitely
             various
             ,
             as
             our
             pleasures
             have
             been
             here
             ;
             every
             sense
             and
             member
             ,
             each
             power
             and
             faculty
             ,
             both
             of
             soul
             and
             body
             ,
             shall
             have
             their
             several
             objects
             of
             wretchedness
             ,
             and
             that
             without
             
               intermission
               ,
            
             or
             
               end
               ,
            
             or
             
               ease
               ,
            
             or
             
               patience
            
             to
             endure
             it
             ,
             
               Luke
            
             12.
             5.
             and
             16.
             23.
             
             
               Mat.
            
             3.
             12.
             and
             5.
             22.
             and
             22.
             23.
             
          
           
             The
             
               Schools
            
             affirm
             ,
             that
             the
             
               least
               torture
               in
               hell
               ,
               exceeds
               the
               greatest
            
             that
             can
             be
             devised
             by
             all
             the
             men
             
               on
               earth
               ;
            
             even
             as
             the
             
               least
               ioy
               in
               heaven
               ,
            
             surpasseth
             the
             
               greatest
               comfort
               here
               on
               earth
               .
            
             There
             is
             scarce
             any
             pain
             
               here
               on
               earth
               ,
            
             but
             there
             is
             ever
             some
             hope
             of
             
               ease
               ,
               mitigation
               ,
            
             or
             
               intermission
               ;
            
             of
             some
             
               relief
            
             or
             
               deliverance
               :
            
             but
             in
             
               Hell
               ,
            
             their
             torments
             are
             
               easeless
               ,
               endless
               ,
            
             and
             
               remediless
               ;
               unsufferable
               ,
            
             and
             yet
             
               inevitable
               ,
            
             and
             themselves
             left
             
               hopeless
               ,
               helpless
               ,
               pitiless
               .
            
          
           
             It
             were
             misery
             enough
             to
             have
             the
             
               head-ach
               ,
               tooth-ach
               ,
               collick
               ,
               gout
               ,
               burning
               in
               the
               fire
               ;
            
             or
             if
             there
             be
             any
             thing
             more
             grievous
             :
             Yea
             ,
             should
             all
             these
             and
             many
             more
             meet
             together
             in
             one
             man
             ,
             at
             one
             instant
             ,
             they
             would
             come
             infinitely
             short
             of
             the
             pains
             of
             
               hell
               .
            
             Yea
             ,
             they
             would
             all
             be
             but
             as
             the
             stinging
             of
             
               Ants
               ,
            
             to
             
               the
               lashes
               of
               those
               Scorpions
               ;
            
             but
             as
             
               drops
               ,
            
             to
             those
             
               Vials
            
             of
             wrath
             ;
             as
             
               sparks
            
             to
             that
             
               flame
               ,
            
             as
             
               Chrysostome
            
             speaks
             .
             The
             
               Furnace
               of
               Babel
               ,
            
             was
             but
             a
             flea-biting
             to
             this
             
               tormenting
               Tophet
               ,
               prepared
               of
               old
               ,
            
             Isai.
             30.
             
             
               He
               hath
               made
               it
               deep
               and
               large
               ,
               the
               pile
               thereof
               is
               fire
               and
               much
               wood
               ;
               the
               breath
               of
               the
               Lord
               like
               a
               stream
               of
               brimstone
               doth
               kindle
               it
               ,
            
             ver.
             32.
             
             So
             that
             it
             were
             happy
             
             for
             
               reprobate
               spirits
               ,
            
             if
             they
             were
             in
             no
             worse
             condition
             ,
             than
             so
             many
             
               Toads
            
             or
             
               Serpents
               .
            
             As
             consider
             ,
             If
             
               a
               dark
               dungeon
            
             here
             be
             so
             loathsom
             ,
             what
             is
             that
             
               dungeon
               of
               eternal
               ,
               of
               utter
               darkness
               ?
            
             If
             
               material
            
             fire
             be
             so
             terrible
             ,
             what
             is
             
               Hell-fire
               ?
            
             Here
             we
             cry
             out
             of
             a
             
               burning
               fever
               ,
            
             or
             ,
             if
             a
             very
             
               coal
               from
               the
               hearth
            
             do
             but
             light
             on
             our
             flesh
             ,
             O
             how
             it
             grieves
             us
             !
             we
             cannot
             hold
             our
             
               finger
            
             for
             one
             
               minute
            
             in
             
               scalding
               lead
               ,
            
             but
             there
             both
             
               body
               and
               soul
            
             shall
             
               fry
               in
               everlasting
               flames
               ,
            
             and
             be
             continually
             tormented
             by
             
               infernal
               fiends
               ,
            
             whose
             
               society
            
             alone
             would
             be
             sufficiently
             frightful
             .
          
           
             
               Sect.
            
             4.
             
             Now
             consider
             ,
             
               Is
               one
               hours
               twitche
               of
               the
               worm
               of
               conscience
            
             here
             ?
             Yea
             ,
             is
             one
             minutes
             
               twitch
               of
               a
               tooth
               pulling
               out
            
             so
             unsufferable
             ?
             What
             is
             a
             thousand
             years
             ?
             What
             is
             
               eternity
               of
               hell
               torments
               ?
            
             If
             the
             
               Glutton
            
             being
             in
             
               hell
               ,
            
             in
             part
             
               only
               (
               viz.
            
             in
             
               soul
               )
            
             yet
             cryed
             out
             ,
             that
             he
             was
             
               horribly
               tormented
               in
               that
               flame
               ;
            
             what
             think
             we
             shall
             that
             torment
             be
             ,
             when
             
               body
               and
               soul
            
             come
             to
             be
             united
             in
             torment
             ?
             since
             the
             pains
             of
             
               Hell
            
             are
             more
             exquisite
             than
             all
             the
             united
             torments
             that
             the
             
               Earth
            
             can
             invent
             .
             Yea
             ,
             the
             pains
             and
             sufferings
             of
             the
             damned
             ,
             are
             ten
             thousand
             times
             more
             than
             can
             be
             imagined
             by
             any
             heart
             under
             heaven
             ,
             and
             can
             rather
             (
             through
             necessity
             )
             be
             endured
             ,
             than
             expressed
             .
             It
             is
             a
             
               death
            
             never
             to
             be
             painted
             to
             the
             
               life
               ;
            
             no
             
               pen
               ,
            
             nor
             
               pencil
               ,
            
             nor
             
               art
               ,
            
             nor
             
               heart
               ,
            
             can
             comprehend
             it
             ,
             
               Mat.
            
             18.
             89
             ,
             10.
             and
             25.
             30.
             
             
               Luke
            
             16.
             23
             ,
             24.
             2
             
               Pet.
            
             2.
             4.
             
               Isai.
            
             5.
             14.
             and
             30.
             33.
             
             
               Prov.
            
             15.
             11.
             
             Yea
             ,
             were
             all
             the
             
               Land
            
             paper
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             
               water
            
             ink
             ,
             every
             
               plant
            
             a
             pen
             ,
             and
             every
             other
             creature
             a
             ready
             Writer
             ,
             yet
             they
             could
             not
             set
             down
             the
             least
             piece
             of
             the
             great
             pains
             of
             
               Hell-fire
               .
            
          
           
             Now
             add
             
               eternity
            
             to
             
               extremity
               ,
            
             and
             then
             consider
             Hell
             to
             be
             
               Hell
            
             indeed
             .
             For
             if
             the
             
               Ague
            
             of
             a
             year
             ,
             or
             the
             
               Collick
            
             of
             a
             month
             ,
             or
             the
             
               Rack
            
             of
             a
             day
             ,
             or
             the
             
               burning
            
             of
             an
             hour
             be
             so
             bitter
             here
             ;
             how
             will
             it
             break
             the
             hearts
             of
             the
             wicked
             ,
             to
             feel
             all
             these
             beyond
             all
             
               measure
               ,
            
             beyond
             all
             
               time
               ?
            
             So
             that
             
               it
               is
               an
               evil
               and
               bitter
               thing
               to
               depart
               from
               the
               living
               God
               .
            
          
           
             We
             poor
             mortals
             (
             until
             God
             does
             bring
             us
             from
             under
             〈◊〉
             power
             of
             
               Satan
            
             unto
             himself
             )
             do
             live
             in
             the
             world
             as
             if
             〈◊〉
             were
             not
             so
             
               hot
               ,
            
             nor
             the
             
               Devil
            
             so
             
               black
            
             as
             indeed
             they
             are
             :
             in
             
               Hell
            
             and
             
               Heaven
            
             were
             the
             one
             
               not
               worth
               the
               avoiding
               ,
            
             the
             
             other
             
               not
               worth
               the
               enjoying
               :
            
             but
             the
             heat
             
               of
               fire
            
             was
             never
             painted
             ,
             and
             the
             
               Devil
               is
               more
               deformed
               than
               represented
            
             on
             the
             wall
             .
             There
             are
             
               unexpressible
               torments
               in
               Hell
               ,
            
             as
             well
             as
             
               unspeakable
               joys
               in
               Heaven
               .
            
          
           
             Nor
             will
             this
             be
             their
             case
             alone
             that
             are
             desperately
             wicked
             ;
             
               cursing
               and
               blaspheming
               Drunkards
               ,
            
             and
             
               shedders
               of
               blood
               ,
            
             but
             of
             all
             ,
             impenitent
             persons
             .
             As
             for
             instance
             ,
             they
             who
             
               have
               lived
               in
               the
               fire
               of
               lust
               here
               ,
            
             must
             not
             think
             much
             to
             be
             
               scorched
               in
               the
               flames
               of
               hell
               hereafter
               ,
               Heb.
            
             13.
             4.
             
               Rev.
            
             21.
             8.
             and
             22.
             15.
             
             The
             
               detractor
            
             is
             a
             devil
             above
             ground
             ;
             
               his
               tongue
               is
            
             already
             
               set
               on
               fire
               from
               hell
               ,
               Jam.
            
             3
             6.
             
             
               Rev.
            
             16.
             10
             ,
             11.
             which
             does
             sadly
             presage
             ,
             what
             will
             be
             his
             portion
             for
             ever
             ,
             unless
             repentance
             quench
             those
             flames
             ;
             and
             so
             of
             the
             like
             offenders
             ,
             
               Ps.
            
             9.
             17.
             
             
               Rev.
            
             22.
             12.
             
             As
             what
             says
             the
             
               Apostle
               ?
               Neither
               fornicators
               ,
               nor
               thieves
               ,
               nor
               murtherers
               ,
               nor
               drunkards
               ,
               nor
               swearers
               ,
               nor
               raylers
               ,
               nor
               lyars
               ,
               nor
               covetous
               persons
               ,
               nor
               unbelievers
               ,
               nor
               no
               unrighteous
               person
               shall
               inherit
               the
               Kingdom
               of
               Heaven
               ,
               but
               shall
               have
               their
               part
               and
               portion
               in
               that
               lake
               which
               burneth
               with
               fire
               and
               brimstone
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               second
               death
               ,
            
             1
             
               Cor.
            
             6.
             9
             ,
             10.
             
             
               Rev.
            
             21.
             8.
             which
             did
             they
             well
             consider
             ,
             they
             durst
             not
             continue
             in
             the
             practice
             of
             these
             sins
             without
             
               fear
            
             or
             
               remorse
               ,
            
             or
             
               care
               of
               amendment
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sect.
            
             5.
             
             Now
             what
             heart
             would
             not
             bleed
             ,
             to
             see
             men
             
               run
               headlong
            
             into
             those
             tortures
             that
             are
             thus
             intolerable
             ?
             
               Dance
               hoodwinkt
            
             into
             this
             perdition
             ?
             O
             that
             it
             were
             allowed
             to
             the
             
               desperate
               ruffians
            
             of
             our
             days
             ,
             that
             
               swear
            
             and
             
               curse
               ,
               drink
            
             and
             
               drab
               ,
               rob
               ,
               shed
               blood
               ,
               &c.
            
             (
             as
             if
             Heaven
             were
             blind
             and
             deaf
             to
             what
             they
             do
             )
             to
             have
             but
             a
             sight
             of
             this
             
               Hell
               !
            
             how
             would
             it
             
               charm
               their
               mouths
               ,
               appall
               their
               spirits
               ,
               strike
               fear
               and
               astonishment
               into
               their
               hearts
               ?
            
             Yea
             ,
             if
             a
             sinner
             could
             see
             but
             one
             glimpse
             of
             
               hell
               ,
            
             or
             be
             suffered
             to
             look
             one
             moment
             into
             that
             
               fiery
               Lake
               ,
            
             he
             would
             rather
             chuse
             to
             die
             ten
             thousand
             
               deaths
               ,
            
             than
             wilfully
             &
             premeditately
             commit
             one
             sin
             .
             Nor
             can
             I
             think
             they
             would
             do
             as
             they
             do
             ,
             if
             they
             did
             but
             either
             
               see
            
             or
             
               foresee
            
             what
             they
             shall
             one
             day
             (
             without
             serious
             and
             unfeigned
             repentance
             )
             
               〈◊〉
            
             And
             indeed
             ,
             therefore
             are
             we
             
               dissolute
               ,
            
             because
             we
             do
             not
             think
             what
             a
             judgment
             there
             is
             after
             our
             
               dissolution
               :
            
             because
             we
             make
             it
             the
             least
             ,
             and
             last
             thing
             we
             think
             on
             ;
             yea
             ,
             it
             is
             death
             ,
             
             we
             think
             ,
             
               to
               think
               upon
               death
               :
            
             and
             we
             cannot
             endure
             that
             doleful
             hell
             which
             summons
             us
             to
             
               judgment
               ,
               Lam.
            
             1.
             9.
             
             
               Deut.
            
             32.
             29.
             
             Oh
             that
             men
             would
             believe
             and
             consider
             this
             truth
             ,
             and
             do
             accordingly
             .
          
           
             Oh
             that
             thou
             wouldst
             remember
             ,
             that
             there
             is
             a
             day
             of
             account
             ,
             a
             day
             of
             death
             ,
             a
             day
             of
             
               judgment
            
             coming
             ,
             
               Heb.
            
             9.
             27.
             
             
               Mat.
            
             25.
             wherein
             the
             
               Lord
               Jesus
               Christ
               shall
               be
               revealed
               from
               heaven
               ,
               with
               his
               mighty
               Angels
               ,
               in
               flaming
               fire
               ,
               to
               render
               vengeance
               unto
               them
               which
               obey
               not
               his
               Gospel
               ;
               and
               to
               punish
               them
               with
               everlasting
               perdition
               from
               the
               presence
               of
               the
               Lord
               ,
               and
               from
               the
               glory
               of
               his
               power
               ,
            
             as
             the
             Apostle
             speaks
             ,
             2
             
               Thes.
            
             1.
             7
             ,
             8
             ,
             9.
             
             
               Jude
            
             15.
             
             
               Isa.
            
             33.
             14.
             
             
               Mat.
            
             25.
             46.
             
          
           
             As
             consider
             seriously
             ,
             I
             beseech
             you
             ,
             whether
             it
             will
             not
             be
             worth
             the
             while
             ,
             so
             to
             foresee
             the
             torments
             of
             hell
             ,
             that
             you
             may
             prevent
             them
             :
             Or
             if
             otherwise
             ,
             will
             you
             not
             one
             day
             wish
             you
             had
             ,
             when
             death
             comes
             and
             arrests
             you
             to
             appear
             before
             the
             great
             and
             terrible
             
               Iudge
            
             of
             all
             the
             world
             ?
             
               Luke
            
             16.
             23.
             to
             32.
             
             
               Mat.
            
             13.
             30
             ,
             38.
             at
             which
             time
             an
             
               Assizes
            
             or
             
               Quarter-Sessions
            
             shall
             be
             held
             within
             thee
             ,
             where
             
               Reason
            
             shall
             sit
             as
             
               Judge
               ,
            
             and
             
               Satan
            
             shall
             put
             in
             a
             
               Bill
               of
               Indictment
               ,
            
             as
             long
             as
             that
             Book
             in
             
               Zachary
               ;
               chap.
            
             5.
             2.
             
               Ezek.
            
             2.
             9
             ,
             10.
             wherein
             shall
             be
             alledged
             all
             the
             evil
             
               deeds
            
             that
             ever
             thou
             hast
             
               committed
               ,
            
             and
             all
             the
             good
             
               deeds
            
             that
             ever
             thou
             hast
             
               omitted
               ,
            
             with
             their
             several
             circumstances
             that
             may
             aggravate
             them
             ,
             
               Eccles.
            
             11.
             9.
             and
             12.
             14.
             2
             
               Cor.
            
             5.
             10.
             and
             all
             the
             curses
             and
             judgments
             that
             are
             due
             to
             every
             sin
             .
             Thine
             own
             
               conscience
            
             shall
             
               accuse
            
             thee
             ,
             
               and
            
             thy
             
               memory
            
             shall
             give
             bitter
             
               evidence
            
             against
             thee
             ;
             and
             thou
             shalt
             condemn
             thy self
             ,
             before
             the
             just
             condemnation
             of
             thy
             
               Judge
               ,
            
             who
             knows
             all
             thy
             misdeeds
             better
             than
             thy self
             ,
             
               John
            
             3.
             20.
             
             Which
             sins
             of
             thine
             will
             not
             then
             leave
             thee
             ,
             but
             cry
             unto
             thee
             ,
             
               We
               are
               thy
               works
               ,
               and
               we
               will
               follow
               thee
               ,
               Rev.
            
             14.
             13.
             
          
           
             And
             then
             who
             can
             sufficiently
             express
             what
             thy
             grief
             and
             anguish
             will
             be
             ,
             when
             the
             summons
             both
             of
             the
             
               first
               and
               second
               〈◊〉
            
             do
             overtake
             thee
             at
             once
             ?
             
               Prov.
            
             1.
             27.
             
             And
             when
             at
             once
             thou
             shalt
             think
             of
             thy
             sins
             past
             ,
             the
             present
             misery
             ,
             and
             the
             〈◊〉
             of
             thy
             
               torments
               to
               come
               ;
            
             and
             how
             thou
             hast
             made
             
               earth
               〈◊〉
               Paradise
               ,
            
             thy
             
               belly
               thy
               God
               ,
            
             and
             
               lust
               thy
               Law
               ;
            
             so
             
               sowing
               〈◊〉
            
             and
             
               reaping
               misery
               ,
            
             and
             finding
             ,
             that
             as
             in
             thy
             prosperity
             
             thou
             neglectedst
             to
             serve
             God
             ,
             so
             now
             in
             thy
             adversity
             God
             refuseth
             to
             
               save
               thee
               ,
               Prov.
            
             1.
             24.
             to
             32.
             
             
               Ezek.
            
             23.
             35.
             
             When
             thou
             shalt
             call
             to
             mind
             the
             many
             warnings
             thou
             hast
             had
             of
             this
             doleful
             day
             ,
             from
             
               Christs
            
             faithful
             
               Ambassadors
               ,
            
             and
             how
             thou
             then
             madest
             but
             a
             mock
             or
             jeer
             at
             it
             ,
             
               Prov.
            
             1.
             25.
             and
             think
             how
             for
             the
             short
             sinful
             
               pleasures
            
             thou
             hast
             enjoyed
             ,
             thou
             must
             endure
             
               eternal
               pains
               ,
               Luke
            
             16.
             24
             ,
             25.
             and
             
               Rev.
            
             6.
             12.
             to
             18.
             
             Which
             yet
             thou
             shalt
             think
             most
             just
             and
             equal
             ,
             saying
             ,
             As
             I
             have
             
               deserved
               ,
            
             so
             I
             am
             
               served
               :
            
             for
             I
             was
             oft
             enough
             offered
             mercy
             ,
             yea
             ,
             intreated
             to
             accept
             thereof
             ;
             but
             I
             preferred
             the
             pleasing
             of
             my
             
               senses
               ,
            
             before
             the
             saving
             of
             my
             
               soul
               ,
            
             and
             more
             regarded
             the
             
               words
               of
               wicked
               men
               ,
            
             and
             the
             allurements
             of
             
               Satan
               ,
            
             than
             the
             
               word
               of
               God
               ,
            
             or
             the
             
               motions
               of
               his
               holy
               Spirit
               ,
               Prov.
            
             1.
             24.
             
             
               &c.
               Mark
            
             16.
             16.
             
             And
             (
             which
             I
             would
             have
             thee
             think
             upon
             )
             
               Hell-fire
               is
               made
               more
               hot
               ,
               by
               neglecting
               so
               great
               salvation
               ,
               Heb.
            
             2.
             3.
             
             
               This
               is
               the
               condemnation
            
             (
             saith
             
               our
               Saviour
               ,
            
             none
             like
             this
             )
             
               that
               light
               is
               come
               into
               the
               world
               ,
               and
               men
               loved
               darkness
               rather
               than
               light
               ,
               because
               their
               deeds
               were
               evil
               ,
               John
            
             3.
             29.
             
             
               Now
               salvation
               is
               freely
               offered
               ,
            
             but
             
               men
               reject
               it
               ;
               hereafter
            
             they
             would
             accept
             of
             salvation
             ,
             but
             
               God
               will
               reject
               them
               .
            
             Yea
             ,
             then
             a
             whole
             world
             (
             if
             thou
             hadst
             it
             )
             for
             one
             hours
             delay
             ,
             or
             respite
             ,
             that
             thou
             mightest
             have
             space
             to
             repent
             ,
             and
             sue
             unto
             God
             for
             mercy
             :
             but
             it
             cannot
             be
             ,
             because
             thy
             
               body
               ,
            
             which
             joyned
             with
             thy
             
               soul
            
             in
             thy
             sinful
             actions
             ,
             is
             now
             altogether
             unfit
             to
             joyn
             with
             her
             in
             the
             exercise
             of
             
               repentance
               ;
            
             and
             
               repentance
               must
               be
               of
               the
               whole
               man
               .
            
             Besides
             ,
             
               death
            
             will
             take
             no
             
               pity
               ;
            
             the
             
               devil
            
             knows
             no
             
               mercy
               ,
            
             and
             the
             
               God
               of
               mercy
            
             will
             have
             utterly
             forsaken
             thee
             .
             Then
             wilt
             thou
             say
             ,
             O
             that
             I
             had
             been
             more
             wise
             ,
             or
             that
             I
             were
             now
             to
             begin
             my
             life
             again
             ;
             then
             would
             I
             contemn
             the
             world
             with
             all
             its
             vanities
             ?
             yea
             ,
             if
             
               Satan
            
             should
             then
             offer
             me
             all
             the
             
               treasures
               ,
               pleasures
               ,
            
             and
             
               promotions
            
             of
             this
             world
             ,
             he
             should
             never
             entice
             me
             to
             forget
             the
             terrors
             of
             this
             dreadful
             hour
             ,
             and
             those
             worse
             which
             are
             to
             follow
             ,
             
               Luke
            
             16.
             24.
             
               &c.
            
             and
             13.
             28.
             
          
           
             But
             ,
             oh
             wretched
             Caitiff
             that
             I
             am
             ;
             how
             hath
             the
             
               Devil
            
             and
             my
             own
             deceitful
             and
             
               devilish
               heart
               deluded
               me
               ?
            
             An●
             how
             am
             I
             served
             accordingly
             ?
             For
             now
             is
             my
             case
             more
             m●serable
             than
             the
             most
             despised
             
               Toad
            
             or
             
               Serpent
               ,
            
             that
             peris●●●
             
             when
             it
             dieth
             ;
             in
             that
             I
             must
             go
             to
             answer
             at
             the
             great
             Judgment
             Seat
             for
             
               all
               my
               sins
               ,
            
             that
             am
             not
             able
             to
             answer
             for
             one
             of
             
               the
               least
               of
               them
               ,
               Eccles.
            
             12.
             14.
             
             
               Mat.
            
             18.
             34.
             that
             I
             who
             heretofore
             gloried
             in
             my
             lawless
             liberty
             ,
             am
             now
             to
             be
             enclosed
             in
             the
             very
             claws
             of
             
               Satan
               ,
            
             as
             the
             trembling
             
               Partridge
            
             within
             the
             griping
             tallons
             of
             the
             ravening
             and
             devouring
             
               Falcon
               .
            
             Oh
             ,
             
               cursed
               be
               the
               day
               when
               I
               was
               born
               ,
               and
               the
               time
               when
               my
               mother
               conceived
               me
               ,
               &c.
               Job
            
             3.
             
          
           
             
               Sect.
            
             6.
             
             And
             so
             
               death
            
             having
             given
             thee
             thy
             fatal
             stroke
             ,
             the
             
               Devil
            
             shall
             seize
             upon
             or
             snatch
             away
             thy
             
               soul
               ,
            
             so
             soon
             as
             it
             leaves
             thy
             
               body
               ,
               Luke
            
             12.
             20.
             and
             hale
             thee
             hence
             into
             the
             
               bottomless
               Lake
               that
               burneth
               with
               fire
               and
               brimstone
               ;
            
             where
             she
             is
             
               to
               be
               kept
               in
               chains
               of
               darkness
               ,
               until
               the
               general
               judgment
               of
               the
               great
               day
               ,
               Jude
            
             6
             ,
             7.
             1
             
               Pet.
            
             3.
             19.
             
             
               Rev.
            
             21.
             8.
             
             Thy
             
               body
            
             in
             the
             mean
             time
             being
             cast
             into
             the
             
               earth
               ,
            
             expecting
             a
             
               fearful
               Resurrection
               ,
            
             when
             it
             shall
             be
             re-united
             to
             thy
             
               soul
               ;
            
             that
             as
             they
             
               sinned
               together
               ,
            
             so
             they
             may
             be
             everlastingly
             
               tormented
               together
               ,
               Heb.
            
             10.
             27.
             
             At
             which
             
               general
               Judgment
               ,
               Christ
               sitting
               upon
               his
               Throne
               ,
               John
            
             5.
             22.
             shall
             rip
             up
             all
             the
             
               benefits
            
             he
             hath
             bestowed
             on
             thee
             and
             the
             
               miseries
            
             he
             hath
             suffered
             for
             thee
             ;
             and
             
               all
               the
               ungodly
               deeds
               that
               thou
               hast
               committed
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               hard
               speeches
               which
               thou
               hast
               spoken
               against
               him
               ,
               and
               his
               holy
               ones
               ,
               Jude
            
             15.
             
             
               Eccles.
            
             12.
             14.
             and
             11.
             9.
             
             
               Within
               thee
            
             shall
             be
             thine
             own
             
               conscience
               ,
            
             more
             than
             a
             thousand
             
               witnesses
            
             to
             
               accuse
               thee
               ;
            
             the
             
               Devils
               ,
            
             who
             tempted
             thee
             to
             all
             thy
             lewdness
             ,
             shall
             on
             the
             
               one
               side
            
             testifie
             with
             thy
             conscience
             against
             thee
             ,
             and
             on
             the
             
               other
               side
            
             shall
             stand
             the
             
               holy
               Saints
            
             and
             
               Angels
            
             approving
             
               Christs
               Justice
               ,
            
             and
             detesting
             so
             filthy
             a
             creature
             :
             
               behind
               thee
            
             an
             hideous
             noise
             of
             innumerable
             fellow-damned
             
               Reprobates
               ,
            
             tarrying
             for
             thy
             company
             :
             
               before
               thee
               all
               the
               world
               burning
               with
               flaming
               fire
               ;
               above
               thee
            
             an
             ireful
             
               Judge
            
             of
             deserved
             vengeance
             ,
             ready
             to
             pronounce
             his
             heavy
             Sentence
             upon
             thee
             :
             
               beneath
               thee
            
             the
             fiery
             and
             sulphureous
             mouth
             of
             the
             
               bottomless
               pit
               ,
               gaping
            
             to
             receive
             thee
             ,
             
               Isa.
            
             5.
             11.
             14.
             
             And
             in
             this
             woful
             and
             doleful
             condition
             ,
             thou
             must
             stand
             forth
             to
             receive
             ,
             with
             other
             
               Reprobates
               ,
            
             this
             thy
             Sentence
             ,
             
               Rom.
            
             14.
             10.
             2
             
               Cor.
            
             5.
             10
             
             
               [
               Depart
               from
               me
               ]
            
             there
             is
             a
             separation
             from
             all
             joy
             and
             happiness
             ,
             
               [
               ye
               cursed
               ]
            
             there
             is
             a
             black
             and
             direful
             excommunication
             ,
             
               [
               into
            
             
             
               fire
               ]
            
             there
             is
             the
             extremity
             of
             pain
             ,
             
               [
               everlasting
               ,
               ]
            
             there
             is
             the
             perpetuity
             of
             punishment
             ,
             
               [
               prepared
               for
               the
               devil
               and
               his
               angels
               ,
               ]
            
             there
             are
             thy
             infernal
             tormenting
             and
             tormented
             companions
             ,
             
               Mat.
            
             25.
             41.
             
             O
             terrible
             sentence
             !
             from
             which
             there
             is
             no
             
               escaping
               ,
               withstanding
               ,
               excepting
               ,
            
             or
             
               appealing
               .
            
             Then
             ,
             O
             then
             shall
             thy
             mind
             be
             tormented
             to
             think
             ,
             how
             ,
             for
             the
             love
             of
             abortive
             pleasures
             ,
             which
             even
             perished
             before
             they
             budded
             ;
             thou
             hast
             so
             foolishly
             lost
             
               heavens
               joys
               ,
            
             and
             incurred
             
               hellish
               pains
               ,
            
             which
             last
             to
             all
             eternity
             ,
             
               Luke
            
             16.
             24
             ,
             25.
             
             Thy
             
               conscience
            
             shall
             ever
             
               sting
               thee
               like
               an
               Adder
               ,
            
             when
             thou
             callest
             to
             mind
             ,
             how
             often
             
               Christ
            
             by
             his
             
               Ministers
            
             offered
             thee
             
               remission
               of
               sins
               ,
            
             and
             the
             
               Kingdom
               of
               heaven
               freely
               ,
            
             if
             thou
             wouldst
             but
             
               believe
            
             and
             
               repent
               ,
            
             and
             how
             easily
             thou
             mightest
             have
             obtained
             mercy
             in
             those
             days
             .
             How
             near
             thou
             wast
             many
             times
             to
             have
             repented
             ,
             and
             yet
             didst
             suffer
             the
             
               devil
            
             and
             the
             
               world
            
             to
             keep
             thee
             still
             in
             impenitency
             ;
             and
             how
             the
             day
             of
             mercy
             is
             now
             past
             ,
             and
             will
             never
             dawn
             again
             .
             Thy
             
               understanding
            
             shall
             be
             racked
             to
             consider
             ,
             how
             for
             
               momentany
               riches
            
             thou
             hast
             lost
             
               eternal
               treasure
               ,
            
             and
             exchanged
             
               heavens
               felicity
            
             for
             
               hells
               misery
               :
            
             where
             every
             part
             and
             faculty
             ,
             both
             of
             
               body
               and
               soul
               ,
            
             shall
             be
             continually
             and
             alike
             tormented
             ,
             without
             
               intermission
            
             or
             
               dismission
            
             of
             pain
             ,
             or
             from
             it
             :
             and
             be
             for
             ever
             deprived
             of
             the
             
               beatifical
               sight
               of
               God
               ,
            
             wherein
             consists
             the
             soveraign
             good
             and
             life
             of
             the
             soul
             .
             Thou
             shalt
             never
             see
             
               light
               ,
            
             nor
             the
             least
             
               sight
               of
               joy
               ;
            
             but
             lye
             in
             a
             
               perpetual
               prison
               of
               utter
               darkness
               ,
            
             where
             shall
             be
             no
             
               order
            
             but
             
               horrour
               ,
            
             no
             voice
             but
             
               howling
            
             and
             
               blaspheming
               ;
            
             no
             
               noise
            
             but
             
               screeching
            
             and
             
               gnashing
               of
               teeth
               ;
            
             no
             
               society
            
             but
             of
             the
             
               devil
               and
               his
               angels
               ,
            
             who
             being
             tormented
             themselves
             ,
             shall
             have
             no
             other
             ease
             ,
             but
             to
             wreak
             their
             fury
             in
             tormenting
             thee
             ,
             
               Mat.
            
             13.
             42.
             
             &
             25.
             36.
             
               &c.
            
             Where
             shall
             be
             
               punishment
            
             without
             any
             
               pity
               ,
               misery
            
             without
             any
             
               mercy
               ,
               sorrow
            
             without
             
               succour
               ,
               crying
            
             without
             
               comfort
               ,
               malice
            
             without
             
               measure
               ,
               torment
            
             without
             
               ease
               ,
               Rev.
            
             14.
             10
             ,
             11.
             where
             the
             wrath
             of
             God
             shall
             seize
             upon
             thy
             soul
             &
             body
             ,
             as
             the
             
               flame
               of
               fire
            
             does
             on
             the
             
               lump
               of
               pitch
               ,
               or
               brimstone
               ,
               Dan.
            
             7.
             10.
             in
             which
             flame
             thou
             shalt
             ever
             be
             burning
             ,
             and
             never
             consumed
             ;
             ever
             dying
             ,
             and
             never
             dead
             ;
             ever
             roaring
             in
             the
             pangs
             of
             death
             ,
             and
             never
             rid
             of
             those
             pangs
             ,
             nor
             expecting
             end
             of
             thy
             pains
             .
             So
             that
             after
             thou
             hast
             endured
             
             them
             so
             many
             thousand
             years
             as
             there
             are
             blades
             of
             grass
             on
             the
             earth
             ,
             or
             sands
             in
             the
             Sea
             ,
             hairs
             on
             the
             heads
             of
             all
             the
             sons
             of
             
               Adam
               ,
            
             from
             the
             first
             to
             the
             last
             born
             ;
             as
             there
             have
             been
             creatures
             in
             
               heaven
               and
               earth
               ;
            
             thou
             shalt
             be
             no
             nearer
             an
             end
             of
             thy
             torments
             ,
             than
             thou
             wast
             the
             very
             first
             day
             that
             thou
             wast
             cast
             into
             them
             :
             yea
             ,
             so
             far
             are
             they
             from
             ending
             ,
             that
             they
             are
             ever
             beginning
             .
             For
             if
             after
             a
             thousand
             times
             so
             many
             thousand
             years
             ,
             thy
             damned
             soul
             could
             but
             conceive
             some
             hope
             ,
             that
             those
             torments
             should
             have
             an
             end
             :
             this
             would
             be
             some
             comfort
             ,
             to
             think
             that
             at
             length
             an
             end
             will
             come
             ;
             but
             as
             often
             as
             thy
             mind
             shall
             think
             of
             this
             word
             
               never
            
             (
             and
             thou
             shalt
             ever
             be
             thinking
             of
             it
             )
             it
             will
             rend
             thy
             heart
             in
             pieces
             with
             rage
             and
             hideous
             lamentation
             :
             as
             giving
             still
             new
             life
             to
             those
             
               unsufferable
               sorrows
               ,
            
             which
             
               exceed
               all
               expression
               ,
            
             or
             
               imagination
               .
            
             It
             will
             be
             another
             
               hell
               in
               the
               midst
               of
               hell
               .
            
             Wherefore
             ,
             consider
             seriously
             what
             I
             say
             ,
             and
             that
             while
             the
             compassionate
             arms
             of
             
               Jesus
               Christ
            
             lye
             open
             to
             receive
             you
             ;
             and
             do
             thereafter
             ,
             
               Prov.
            
             1.
             24.
             
             
               &c.
            
             take
             warning
             by
             
               Pharaoh's
            
             example
             .
             We
             in
             the
             
               rich
               mans
               scalding
               torments
               ,
            
             have
             a
             
               Discite
               à
               me
               ,
            
             Learn
             of
             me
             ,
             
               Luke
            
             16.
             23.
             
             
               &c.
            
             For
             he
             can
             testifie
             out
             of
             woful
             experience
             ,
             that
             if
             we
             will
             not
             take
             warning
             by
             the
             
               word
            
             (
             that
             gentle
             warner
             )
             the
             next
             shall
             be
             harder
             ,
             the
             third
             and
             fourth
             harder
             than
             that
             ;
             yea
             ,
             as
             all
             the
             
               ten
               plagues
            
             did
             exceed
             one
             another
             ,
             so
             the
             eleventh
             single
             exceeds
             them
             altogether
             .
             Innumerable
             are
             the
             curses
             of
             God
             against
             sinners
             ,
             
               Deut.
            
             28.
             but
             the
             last
             is
             the
             worst
             ,
             
               comprehending
            
             and
             
               transcending
            
             all
             the
             rest
             .
             The
             fearfullest
             plagues
             God
             still
             reserves
             for
             the
             upshot
             :
             all
             the
             former
             do
             but
             make
             way
             for
             the
             last
             .
          
           
             
               Hell
            
             in
             Scripture
             is
             called
             a
             
               Lake
               ,
            
             that
             burneth
             
               with
               fire
               and
               brimstone
               ;
            
             and
             ,
             than
             the
             torment
             of
             the
             former
             ,
             what
             more
             acute
             ?
             than
             the
             smell
             of
             the
             latter
             ,
             what
             more
             noysome
             ?
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             XX
             .
          
           
             
               Sect.
            
             1.
             
             THus
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             shall
             they
             be
             bid
             
               Depart
               ye
               cursed
               into
               everlasting
               fire
               ,
               &c.
            
             while
             on
             the
             contrary
             the
             same
             
               Christ
            
             shall
             say
             unto
             the
             other
             ,
             
               Come
               ye
               blessed
               of
               my
               Father
               ,
               inherit
               the
               Kingdom
               prepared
               for
               you
               from
               before
               the
               foundation
               of
               the
               world
               ,
               Mat.
            
             25.
             34.
             
             Which
             
               Kingdom
            
             is
             a
             place
             where
             
             
               are
               such
               joys
               as
               eye
               hath
               not
               seen
               ,
               nor
               ear
               heard
               ,
               neither
               hath
               it
               entred
               into
               the
               heart
               of
               man
               to
               conceive
               ,
            
             1
             
               Cor.
            
             2.
             9.
             
          
           
             A
             place
             where
             there
             shall
             be
             no
             evil
             present
             ,
             nor
             good
             absent
             ,
             
               Heb.
            
             9.
             12.
             
             
               Mat.
            
             6.
             20.
             
             In
             comparison
             whereof
             ,
             all
             the
             
               Thrones
            
             and
             
               Kingdoms
            
             upon
             
               earth
               ,
            
             are
             less
             than
             the
             
               drop
               of
               a
               bucket
               ,
               Deut.
            
             10.
             14.
             2
             
               Cor.
            
             12.
             2
             ,
             4.
             
               Isai.
            
             66.
             1.
             
          
           
             
               Heaven
            
             in
             
               Scripture
            
             is
             compared
             to
             a
             
               Kingdom
            
             for
             Soveraignty
             ,
             to
             a
             
               Throne
            
             for
             preheminency
             ,
             to
             a
             
               Crown
            
             for
             state
             and
             majesty
             ,
             to
             an
             
               Inheritance
            
             for
             perpetuity
             ,
             to
             a
             
               Marriage-feast
            
             for
             plenty
             ,
             pleasure
             ,
             and
             delicacy
             ,
             and
             to
             whatsoever
             else
             may
             set
             forth
             its
             excellency
             ;
             though
             indeed
             
               in
               these
               comparisons
               ,
            
             there
             is
             little
             or
             
               no
               comparison
               ,
            
             as
             I
             might
             shew
             you
             in
             many
             particulars
             ,
             if
             I
             would
             be
             large
             :
             for
             instances
             in
             this
             case
             would
             be
             endless
             .
          
           
             There
             death
             shall
             have
             no
             more
             dominion
             over
             us
             ,
             
               Rom.
            
             6.
             9.
             
             
               The
               Sun
               shall
               not
               burn
               us
               by
               day
               ,
               nor
               the
               Moon
               by
               night
               ,
               Ps.
            
             121.
             6.
             
             There
             all
             tears
             shall
             be
             wiped
             from
             our
             eyes
             ,
             
               Rev.
            
             7.
             17.
             
             There
             shall
             be
             no
             
               sorrow
               ,
            
             nor
             
               pain
               ,
            
             nor
             
               complaint
               ,
            
             there
             is
             no
             
               malice
            
             to
             rise
             up
             against
             us
             ;
             no
             
               misery
            
             to
             afflict
             us
             ;
             no
             
               hunger
               ,
               thirst
               ,
               wearisomness
               ,
               temptation
               ,
            
             to
             disquiet
             us
             ,
             
               Mat.
            
             6.
             19
             ,
             20.
             
             
               Heb.
            
             9.
             12.
             
             There
             is
             no
             
               death
            
             nor
             
               dearth
               ,
            
             no
             
               pining
            
             nor
             
               repining
               ,
            
             no
             
               fraud
               ,
               sorrow
               ,
            
             nor
             
               sadness
               ,
            
             neither
             
               tears
            
             nor
             
               fears
               ,
               defect
            
             nor
             
               loathing
               ,
               Rev.
            
             7.
             16
             ,
             17.
             and
             21.
             4.
             
               Heb.
            
             9.
             12.
             
             There
             ,
             O
             there
             ,
             
               one
               day
               is
               better
               than
               a
               thousand
               ;
            
             there
             is
             
               rest
            
             from
             our
             
               labours
               ,
               peace
            
             from
             our
             enemies
             ,
             
               freedom
            
             from
             our
             sins
             ,
             
               &c.
               John
            
             3.
             17.
             
             
               Heb.
            
             4.
             3.
             9
             ,
             10
             ,
             11.
             
             
               Rev.
            
             14.
             13.
             
             
               Heb.
            
             9.
             12
             ,
             15.
             
          
           
             
               Sect.
            
             2.
             
             Unto
             which
             Negative
             Priviledges
             ,
             there
             are
             also
             added
             Positive
             of
             all
             sorts
             ,
             as
             I
             might
             plentifully
             prove
             ,
             but
             I
             study
             brevity
             .
             Do
             we
             delight
             in
             good
             company
             ?
             What
             pleasure
             shall
             we
             take
             in
             the
             company
             of
             Saints
             and
             Angels
             ?
             In
             whom
             there
             is
             nothing
             but
             amiable
             ,
             comfortable
             ,
             delectable
             ?
             Nothing
             in
             us
             that
             may
             cool
             the
             fervour
             of
             our
             love
             and
             affection
             to
             them
             .
             And
             so
             of
             all
             other
             enjoyments
             .
             As
             ,
             Dost
             thou
             desire
             
               beauty
               ,
               riches
               ,
               honour
               ,
               pleasure
               ,
               long
               life
               ,
            
             or
             whatever
             else
             can
             be
             named
             ?
             No
             place
             so
             glorious
             by
             Creation
             ,
             so
             beautiful
             with
             delectation
             ,
             so
             rich
             in
             possession
             ,
             so
             comfortable
             for
             habitation
             ,
             nor
             so
             durable
             for
             lasting
             ,
             
               Heb.
            
             12.
             22.
             1
             
               Pet.
            
             1.
             4.
             2
             
               Cor.
            
             4.
             17
             ,
             18.
             
             
               Rom.
            
             9.
             3.
             and
             8.
             18.
             
             
             There
             are
             no
             Estates
             but
             Inheritances
             ,
             no
             Inheritances
             but
             Kingdoms
             ,
             no
             Houses
             but
             Palaces
             ,
             no
             Meals
             but
             Feasts
             ,
             no
             Noise
             but
             Musick
             ,
             no
             Rods
             but
             Scepters
             ,
             no
             Garments
             but
             Robes
             ,
             no
             Seats
             but
             Thrones
             ,
             no
             Coverings
             for
             the
             Head
             but
             Crowns
             ,
             
               Rom.
            
             8.
             17.
             
             
               Tit.
            
             3.
             7.
             
             
               Heb.
            
             9.
             15.
             
             
               Mat.
            
             25.
             31.
             34.
             2
             
               Tim.
            
             4.
             8.
             
             
               Gal.
            
             4.
             7.
             1
             
               Pet.
            
             3.
             9
             ,
             10.
             
             
               Mar.
            
             10.
             23
             ,
             24
             ,
             25.
             
             
               Rev.
            
             7.
             13
             ,
             14
             ,
             15.
             
             &
             6.
             11.
             
          
           
             There
             we
             shall
             see
             the
             blessed
             face
             of
             God
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             glory
             of
             all
             sights
             ,
             the
             sight
             of
             all
             glory
             .
             Yea
             ,
             we
             our selves
             shall
             out-shine
             the
             Sun
             in
             brightness
             ,
             
               Mat.
            
             13.
             43.
             
             For
             if
             the
             brightness
             of
             the
             
               body
            
             shall
             match
             the
             
               Sun
               ,
            
             what
             will
             the
             glory
             and
             splendour
             of
             the
             
               soul
            
             be
             ?
             And
             yet
             
               such
               honour
               shall
               all
               the
               Saints
               have
               .
            
             For
             
               when
               Christ
               ,
               which
               is
               our
               head
               and
               life
               ,
               shall
               appear
               ,
               then
               shall
               we
               also
               appear
               with
               him
               in
               glory
               .
               And
               he
               shall
               change
               our
               vile
               and
               mortal
               body
               ,
               that
               it
               may
               be
               fashioned
               like
               to
               his
               glorious
               body
               ,
               Col.
            
             3.
             4.
             
               Phil.
            
             3.
             21.
             
          
           
             Briefly
             ,
             
               Our
               joy
               shall
               there
               be
               full
               ,
               and
               none
               shall
               be
               able
               to
               take
               it
               from
               us
               ,
            
             or
             diminish
             it
             ,
             
               John
            
             15.
             11.
             and
             16.
             22.
             
             
               There
               is
               fulness
               of
               joy
               ,
               and
               pleasures
               for
               evermore
               ,
               Psal.
            
             26.
             
             Joys
             and
             pleasures
             
               never
               ebbing
               ,
            
             but
             
               ever
               flowing
            
             to
             all
             contentment
             .
             There
             we
             shall
             rejoyce
             ;
             for
             the
             pleasantness
             of
             the
             place
             we
             possess
             ,
             for
             the
             glory
             of
             our
             souls
             and
             bodies
             ,
             which
             we
             have
             put
             on
             ;
             for
             the
             
               world
            
             which
             we
             have
             overcome
             ;
             for
             
               hell
            
             which
             we
             have
             escaped
             ;
             for
             the
             
               joys
               of
               heaven
            
             which
             we
             have
             attained
             to
             .
             We
             shall
             have
             
               joy
               above
               us
               ,
            
             by
             the
             beatifical
             vision
             and
             sight
             of
             God
             ;
             
               joy
               within
               us
               ,
            
             by
             the
             peace
             of
             conscience
             ,
             even
             the
             joy
             of
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             ;
             and
             joy
             
               round
               about
               us
               ,
            
             by
             the
             blessed
             company
             and
             fellowship
             of
             our
             associates
             ,
             the
             holy
             
               Saints
            
             and
             
               Angels
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sect.
            
             3.
             
             And
             in
             reason
             ,
             if
             a
             
               Christian-soul
            
             in
             this
             Tabernacle
             of
             the
             body
             ,
             wherein
             we
             see
             but
             as
             in
             a
             glass
             ,
             be
             so
             delighted
             to
             see
             the
             
               face
               of
               God
            
             manifested
             in
             
               Jesus
               Christ
               :
            
             If
             it
             so
             glads
             a
             
               Child
               of
               God
               ,
            
             when
             he
             can
             but
             in
             the
             least
             measure
             master
             his
             corruptions
             ,
             or
             hath
             occasion
             to
             manifest
             the
             sincerity
             of
             his
             affectionate
             love
             to
             his
             
               Maker
            
             and
             
               Redeemer
               ,
            
             and
             to
             serve
             his
             brethren
             in
             love
             ;
             How
             joyful
             will
             he
             be
             ,
             when
             these
             graces
             shall
             be
             perfected
             ,
             and
             he
             freed
             from
             all
             grievances
             inward
             &
             outward
             ?
             Yea
             ,
             if
             the
             communion
             and
             enjoyment
             of
             Gods
             Spirit
             ,
             and
             Christ
             in
             his
             Gospel
             and
             Ordinances
             ,
             be
             so
             sweet
             
             here
             ,
             that
             
               one
               day
            
             with
             us
             ,
             is
             
               better
               than
               a
               thousand
            
             with
             the
             ungodly
             ,
             
               Psal.
            
             84.
             10.
             
             What
             will
             it
             be
             to
             enjoy
             the
             immediate
             presence
             ,
             and
             glory
             of
             God
             our
             Father
             ?
             Christ
             our
             Redeemer
             and
             Elder-brother
             ?
             The
             holy
             Ghost
             our
             Comforter
             ?
             The
             Angels
             and
             Saints
             our
             Comforts
             and
             Companions
             ?
          
           
             Our
             condition
             there
             will
             be
             so
             joyful
             ,
             that
             look
             we
             outwardly
             ,
             there
             is
             joy
             in
             the
             society
             ,
             
               Heb.
            
             12.
             22.
             if
             inward
             ,
             there
             is
             joy
             in
             our
             own
             felicity
             ,
             1
             
               Cor.
            
             2.
             9.
             
             Look
             we
             forward
             ,
             there
             is
             joy
             in
             the
             eternity
             ,
             1
             
               Pet.
            
             5.
             10.
             
             
               Mark
            
             10.
             30.
             
             So
             that
             on
             every
             side
             we
             shall
             be
             even
             swallowed
             up
             of
             joy
             ,
             
               Isai.
            
             35.
             10.
             and
             51.
             11.
             
             
               Mat.
            
             25.
             23.
             and
             18.
             10.
             
             Heb.
             12.
             2
             ,
             22.
             
             
               Psal.
            
             16.
             11.
             
             As
             ,
             oh
             the
             multitude
             and
             fulness
             of
             these
             joys
             !
             so
             many
             ,
             that
             only
             God
             can
             number
             them
             ;
             so
             great
             ,
             that
             he
             only
             can
             estimate
             them
             ;
             of
             such
             rarity
             and
             perfection
             ,
             that
             this
             world
             hath
             nothing
             comparable
             to
             them
             ,
             2
             
               Cor.
            
             12.
             24.
             
             As
             ,
             oh
             the
             transcendency
             of
             that
             Paradise
             of
             pleasure
             !
             where
             is
             joy
             without
             heaviness
             or
             interruption
             ;
             peace
             without
             perturbation
             ;
             blessedness
             without
             misery
             ;
             light
             without
             darkness
             ;
             health
             without
             sickness
             ;
             beauty
             without
             blemish
             ;
             abundance
             without
             want
             ;
             ease
             without
             labour
             ;
             satiety
             without
             loathing
             ;
             liberty
             without
             restraint
             ;
             security
             without
             fear
             ;
             glory
             without
             ignominy
             ;
             knowledge
             without
             ignorance
             ;
             eyes
             without
             tears
             ;
             hearts
             without
             sorrow
             ;
             souls
             without
             sin
             :
             where
             shall
             be
             no
             
               evil
            
             heard
             of
             to
             affright
             us
             ,
             nor
             
               good
            
             wanting
             to
             chear
             us
             :
             for
             we
             shall
             have
             what
             we
             can
             desire
             ,
             and
             we
             shall
             desire
             nothing
             but
             what
             is
             good
             ,
             
               Deut.
            
             10.
             14.
             
             
               Isai.
            
             66.
             1.
             1
             
             
               Kings
            
             8.
             27.
             
             
               Mark
            
             10.
             21.
             
             
               Luke
            
             18.
             22.
             1
             Pet.
             5.
             10.
             
             
               John
            
             4.
             36
             ,
             and
             10.
             28.
             
             
               Mat.
            
             25.
             46.
             
          
           
             
               Sect.
            
             4.
             
             While
             we
             are
             here
             ,
             how
             many
             clouds
             of
             discontent
             have
             we
             to
             darken
             the
             Sunshine
             of
             our
             Joy
             ?
             When
             even
             complaint
             of
             evils
             
               past
               ,
            
             sense
             of
             
               present
               ,
            
             and
             fear
             of
             
               future
               ,
            
             have
             in
             a
             manner
             shared
             our
             lives
             among
             them
             .
             Here
             we
             love
             and
             loath
             in
             an
             instant
             (
             like
             
               Amnon
            
             to
             his
             Sister
             
               Tamar
               )
            
             in
             heaven
             there
             is
             no
             Object
             unlovely
             ,
             nothing
             which
             is
             not
             exceeding
             amiable
             and
             attractive
             :
             and
             not
             attractive
             only
             ,
             but
             retentive
             also
             ;
             for
             there
             we
             shall
             not
             be
             subject
             to
             passion
             ,
             nor
             can
             we
             possibly
             there
             misplace
             our
             affection
             .
             Here
             we
             have
             knowledg
             mixed
             with
             ignorance
             ,
             faith
             with
             doubting
             ,
             peace
             with
             trouble
             ,
             yea
             ,
             trouble
             of
             conscience
             .
             Or
             in
             case
             we
             have
             peace
             of
             conscience
             ,
             
             alas
             ,
             how
             often
             is
             it
             interrupted
             with
             anguish
             of
             spirit
             ?
             
               Now
               rejoyce
               we
               with
               joy
               unspeakable
               and
               glorious
               ,
            
             1
             
               Pet.
            
             1.
             8.
             but
             alas
             ,
             anon
             it
             falls
             out
             that
             we
             need
             to
             pray
             with
             
               David
               ,
               Restore
               unto
               us
               the
               joy
               of
               thy
               salvation
               ,
               Psal.
            
             51.
             12.
             but
             there
             is
             
               peace
               ,
            
             even
             full
             without
             
               want
               ,
            
             pure
             without
             
               mixture
               ,
            
             and
             
               perpetual
            
             without
             all
             fear
             of
             foregoing
             ,
             
               Dan.
            
             2.
             44.
             
          
           
             There
             shall
             be
             
               no
               concupiscence
               to
               tempt
               ,
               no
               flesh
               to
               lust
               against
               the
               spirit
               ,
               no
               law
               in
               our
               members
               to
               rebel
               against
               the
               law
               of
               our
               minds
               .
            
          
           
             
               Now
               abideth
               Faith
               ,
               Hope
               ,
               and
               Charity
               ,
               these
               three
            
             now
             abide
             :
             but
             in
             
               heaven
               ,
               Vision
            
             succeeds
             in
             the
             place
             of
             Faith
             :
             
               attainment
            
             in
             the
             place
             of
             Hope
             ,
             and
             
               perfect
               fruition
            
             and
             
               delectation
            
             in
             the
             room
             of
             Charity
             .
             There
             
               Promises
            
             shall
             end
             in
             performances
             ,
             
               Faith
            
             in
             
               sight
            
             and
             clear
             vision
             ,
             
               Hope
            
             in
             
               fruition
            
             and
             possession
             :
             yea
             ,
             
               time
               it self
            
             shall
             be
             swallowed
             up
             in
             
               Eternity
               :
            
             these
             are
             the
             Souls
             dowries
             in
             
               heaven
               ,
            
             where
             
               God
            
             shall
             be
             all
             in
             all
             to
             us
             !
             Now
             he
             is
             but
             as
             it
             were
             something
             single
             ;
             as
             
               righteousness
            
             in
             
               Abraham
               ,
               temperance
            
             in
             
               Joseph
               ,
               strength
            
             in
             
               Sampson
               ,
               meekness
            
             in
             
               Moses
               ,
               wisdom
            
             in
             
               Solomon
               ,
               patience
            
             in
             
               Job
            
             (
             for
             it
             is
             rare
             to
             find
             all
             these
             graces
             compleatly
             to
             meet
             in
             any
             one
             subject
             )
             but
             then
             and
             there
             he
             shall
             be
             
               omnia
               in
               omnibus
               ;
            
             all
             these
             in
             every
             of
             his
             servants
             !
             
               God
            
             shall
             be
             all
             in
             all
             ,
             
               even
               the
               fulness
               of
               him
               that
               filleth
               all
               in
               all
               things
               ,
            
             as
             the
             Apostle
             speaks
             ,
             
               Eph.
            
             1.
             23.
             
             The
             only
             
               knowledge
               of
               God
               ,
               shall
               fill
               up
               our
               understandings
               ;
            
             and
             the
             alone
             
               love
               of
               God
               ,
            
             shall
             possess
             our
             
               Affections
               .
            
             God
             shall
             be
             all
             in
             all
             to
             us
             ;
             he
             will
             fill
             up
             our
             rational
             
               part
            
             with
             the
             light
             of
             wisdom
             ;
             our
             
               concupiscible
               part
            
             or
             appetite
             ,
             with
             a
             spring
             of
             righteousness
             ;
             and
             the
             
               irascible
               part
            
             with
             perfect
             peace
             and
             tranquillity
             ,
             as
             
               Bernard
            
             expresseth
             it
             .
             That
             is
             a
             blessed
             
               state
            
             perpetual
             and
             unchangeable
             .
             There
             is
             
               eternal
               security
               ,
            
             and
             
               secure
               Eternity
               ,
            
             as
             
               Bernard
            
             speaks
             :
             or
             as
             
               Austin
            
             hath
             it
             ,
             There
             is
             blessed
             
               Eternity
               ,
            
             and
             everlasting
             
               Blessedness
               .
            
          
           
             Let
             the
             
               end
            
             of
             our
             life
             then
             
               be
               ,
            
             to
             come
             to
             a
             life
             whereof
             there
             is
             
               no
               end
               ;
            
             unto
             which
             the
             Lord
             in
             his
             good
             time
             bring
             us
             ,
             that
             we
             who
             
               now
               sow
               in
               tears
               ,
            
             may
             
               then
               reap
               in
               joy
               ,
            
             the
             which
             he
             will
             be
             sure
             to
             do
             ,
             if
             we
             but
             for
             a
             short
             time
             serve
             him
             here
             in
             
               righteousness
            
             and
             
               sincerity
               .
            
             But
             otherwise
             ,
             look
             we
             not
             for
             eternal
             
               happiness
               ,
            
             but
             for
             everlasting
             
               misery
               :
            
             For
             it
             is
             
             an
             everlasting
             Rule
             ,
             
               No
               grace
               ,
               no
               holiness
               here
               ;
               no
               glory
               ,
               no
               happiness
               hereafter
               .
            
          
           
             To
             sum
             up
             all
             in
             a
             word
             ;
             there
             is
             no
             joy
             here
             comparable
             to
             that
             in
             
               Heaven
               :
            
             all
             
               our
               mirth
            
             here
             to
             that
             is
             but
             
               pensiveness
               :
            
             all
             
               our
               pleasure
            
             here
             to
             that
             ,
             but
             
               heaviness
               :
            
             all
             our
             
               sweetness
            
             here
             to
             that
             is
             but
             
               bitterness
               .
            
             Even
             
               Solomon
               in
               all
               his
               glory
               and
               royalty
               ,
               to
               that
               ,
               was
               but
               as
               a
               spark
               in
               the
               chimney
               ,
               to
               the
               Sun
               in
               the
               firmament
               .
               Absaloms
               beauty
               ,
            
             to
             that
             ,
             
               is
               but
               deformity
               .
               Sampsons
               strength
               ,
            
             to
             that
             ,
             
               is
               but
               infirmity
               .
               Methuselahs
               age
               ,
            
             to
             theirs
             ,
             is
             but
             
               minority
            
             and
             
               mortality
               .
               Asahels
               speed
               ,
            
             and
             swiftness
             ,
             
               but
               a
               snails
               pace
            
             to
             their
             celerity
             .
             Yea
             ,
             how
             little
             ,
             how
             nothing
             ,
             are
             the
             poor
             and
             temporary
             enjoyments
             of
             this
             life
             ,
             to
             those
             we
             shall
             enjoy
             in
             the
             next
             ?
             1
             
               Cor
            
             2.
             9.
             
             Yea
             ,
             
               Paradise
               ,
            
             or
             the
             
               Garden
               of
               Eden
               ,
            
             was
             but
             a
             
               wilderness
               ,
            
             compared
             with
             this
             
               Paradise
               .
            
             And
             indeed
             ,
             if
             
               the
               gates
               of
               the
               City
               be
               of
               Pearl
               ,
            
             and
             the
             
               streets
               of
               Gold
               ;
            
             what
             then
             are
             the
             
               inner
               rooms
               ,
            
             the
             
               dining
            
             and
             
               lodging
               chambers
               ?
            
             the
             
               presence
               chamber
               of
               the
               great
               Monarch
               of
               Heaven
               and
               Earth
               ?
            
             what
             then
             may
             we
             think
             of
             the
             
               maker
               and
               builder
               thereof
               ?
            
          
           
             In
             fine
             (
             that
             I
             might
             darkly
             shadow
             it
             out
             ,
             sith
             the
             lively
             representation
             thereof
             is
             meerly
             impossible
             )
             this
             life
             everlasting
             is
             the
             perfection
             of
             all
             good
             things
             .
             For
             
               fulness
            
             is
             the
             perfection
             of
             measure
             ;
             and
             
               everlastingness
            
             the
             perfection
             of
             Time
             ;
             and
             
               infiniteness
            
             the
             perfection
             of
             number
             ;
             and
             
               immutability
            
             the
             perfection
             of
             State
             ;
             and
             
               Immensity
            
             the
             perfection
             of
             Place
             ,
             and
             
               Immortality
            
             the
             perfection
             of
             Life
             ,
             and
             
               God
            
             the
             perfection
             of
             All
             ,
             who
             shall
             be
             All
             in
             All
             to
             us
             ,
             
               meat
            
             to
             our
             taste
             ,
             
               beauty
            
             to
             our
             eyes
             ,
             
               perfumes
            
             to
             our
             smell
             ,
             
               musick
            
             to
             our
             ears
             .
             And
             what
             shall
             I
             say
             more
             ?
             but
             as
             the
             Psalmist
             saith
             ,
             
               Glorious
               things
               are
               spoken
               of
               thee
               ,
               thou
               city
               of
               God
               ,
               Psalm
            
             87.
             3.
             
             See
             
               Rev.
            
             4.
             2
             ,
             3.
             and
             21.
             10.
             to
             the
             end
             .
          
           
             
               Sect.
            
             5.
             
             The
             
               glory
               of
               Heaven
               ,
            
             cannot
             be
             comprehended
             here
             ;
             only
             
               God
            
             hath
             vouchsafed
             to
             give
             us
             some
             small
             glimpses
             in
             the
             
               Scripture
               ,
            
             whereby
             we
             may
             frame
             a
             conjecture
             ,
             considerable
             enough
             to
             make
             us
             
               sell
               all
               we
               have
               to
               purchase
               that
               Pearl
               of
               ●rice
               .
            
             It
             hath
             pleased
             
               God
               ,
            
             out
             of
             his
             fatherly
             condescension
             ,
             to
             ●oop
             to
             our
             capacity
             ,
             in
             representing
             
               Heavenly
               things
               under
               ●arthly
               types
               :
            
             shadowing
             out
             the
             joys
             thereof
             ,
             by
             
               whatsoever
            
             
             
               is
               precious
               and
               desirable
            
             in
             this
             life
             ;
             as
             
               Cities
               ,
               Kingdoms
               ,
               Crowns
               ,
               Pearls
               ,
               Jewels
               ,
               Marriages
               ,
               Feasts
               ,
            
             &c.
             which
             supereminent
             and
             superabundant
             felicity
             ,
             St.
             
               Paul
               ,
            
             that
             had
             been
             an
             only
             witness
             ,
             when
             he
             had
             been
             caught
             up
             in
             the
             third
             Heaven
             ,
             not
             able
             to
             describe
             ,
             much
             less
             to
             amplifie
             ,
             sums
             up
             all
             in
             these
             words
             ;
             
               A
               sure
               ,
               most
               excellent
               ,
               exceeding
               and
               eternal
               weight
               of
               transcendent
               glory
               ,
            
             2
             Cor.
             4.
             17.
             and
             12.
             2.
             
             But
             alas
             ,
             such
             is
             mans
             pravity
             ,
             that
             he
             is
             as
             far
             from
             comprehending
             it
             ,
             as
             his
             arms
             are
             from
             compassing
             it
             ,
             1
             
               Cor.
            
             2.
             9.
             
             
               Heaven
            
             shall
             receive
             us
             ,
             we
             cannot
             
               conceive
               Heaven
               .
            
             Do
             you
             ask
             what
             
               Heaven
            
             is
             ?
             faith
             one
             :
             When
             I
             meet
             you
             there
             I
             will
             tell
             you
             ;
             For
             could
             this
             
               ear
               hear
               it
               ,
            
             or
             this
             
               tongue
               utter
               it
               ,
            
             or
             this
             
               heart
               conceive
               it
               ,
            
             it
             must
             needs
             follow
             ,
             that
             they
             were
             translated
             already
             thither
             ,
             2
             
               Cor.
            
             12.
             2
             ,
             4.
             
             Yea
             ,
             who
             can
             utter
             the
             sweetness
             of
             that
             peace
             of
             Conscience
             ,
             and
             spiritual
             rejoycing
             in
             
               God
               ,
            
             which
             himself
             hath
             tasted
             ?
             If
             then
             the
             
               beginning
            
             and
             
               first
               fruits
            
             of
             it
             be
             so
             sweet
             ,
             what
             shall
             the
             fulness
             of
             that
             
               beatifical
               Vision
            
             of
             
               God
            
             be
             ?
             If
             the
             
               earnest
               penny
            
             be
             so
             precious
             and
             promising
             here
             ;
             What
             shall
             the
             
               principal
               ,
            
             and
             
               full
               crop
            
             and
             
               harvest
               of
               happiness
            
             in
             
               Heaven
            
             be
             ?
             So
             that
             a
             man
             may
             as
             well
             with
             a
             
               coal
               paint
            
             out
             the
             Sun
             in
             all
             his
             splendor
             ,
             as
             with
             his
             
               pen
               ,
            
             or
             
               tongue
            
             express
             ,
             or
             with
             his
             
               heart
            
             (
             were
             it
             as
             deep
             as
             the
             Sea
             conceive
             the
             
               fulness
            
             of
             those
             
               Joys
               ,
            
             and
             
               sweetness
            
             of
             those
             
               Pleasures
               ,
            
             which
             the
             Saints
             shall
             enjoy
             at
             
               Gods
               right
               hand
            
             for
             evermore
             ,
             
               Psal.
            
             16.
             11.
             
             
               In
               thy
               presence
               is
               the
               fulness
               of
               joy
               ,
               and
               at
               thy
               right
               hand
               are
               pleasures
               for
               evermore
               .
            
             For
             
               quality
               ,
            
             they
             are
             pleasures
             ;
             for
             
               quantity
               ,
            
             fulness
             ;
             for
             
               dignity
               ,
            
             at
             
               Gods
               right
               hand
               ;
            
             for
             Eternity
             ,
             
               for
               evermore
               .
            
             And
             
               millions
            
             of
             
               years
            
             multiplyed
             by
             millions
             ,
             make
             not
             up
             one
             
               minute
            
             to
             this
             
               Eternity
               ,
            
             2
             
               Cor.
            
             4.
             18.
             
             John
             10.
             28.
             
          
           
             The
             
               Eye
            
             sees
             much
             ,
             the
             
               Ear
            
             hears
             more
             ,
             the
             
               Heart
            
             conceives
             most
             ;
             yet
             all
             short
             of
             
               apprehension
               ,
            
             much
             more
             of
             
               comprehension
            
             of
             those
             pleasures
             .
             Therefore
             it
             is
             said
             ,
             
               Enter
               thou
               into
               thy
               Masters
               joy
               ;
            
             for
             it
             is
             too
             great
             to
             enter
             into
             thee
             ,
             
               Mat.
            
             25.
             23.
             
             
               Neither
               will
            
             I
             any
             further
             
               exercise
               my self
               in
               things
               too
               high
               for
               me
               ,
               Psal.
            
             131.
             1.
             
             For
             as
             St.
             
               Paul
            
             tells
             us
             ,
             
               The
               heart
               of
               man
               is
               not
               able
               to
               conceive
               those
               joyes
               ;
            
             which
             being
             so
             ,
             How
             should
             I
             be
             able
             to
             express
             them
             in
             words
             ?
          
           
             And
             yet
             though
             we
             cannot
             comprehend
             this
             glory
             ,
             this
             
               far
            
             
             
               most
               excellent
               ,
               exceeding
               ,
               and
               eternal
               weight
               of
               transcendent
               glory
               ;
            
             yet
             may
             and
             ought
             we
             to
             admire
             the
             never
             enough
             to
             be
             admired
             bounty
             and
             goodness
             of
             
               God
               and
               our
               Redeemer
               ,
            
             in
             crying
             out
             ,
             
               O
               the
               depth
               ,
            
             &c.
             
             O
             the
             sweetness
             of
             his
             love
             ,
             
               how
               unsearchable
               are
               his
               thoughts
               ,
            
             and
             intendments
             to
             man-ward
             ?
             (
             once
             miserably
             forlorn
             ,
             lost
             and
             undone
             )
             
               and
               his
               ways
               past
               finding
               out
               ,
            
             Rom.
             11.
             33.
             
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             XXI
             .
          
           
             
               Sect.
            
             1.
             
             BUt
             for
             the
             better
             confirming
             of
             this
             so
             important
             a
             truth
             ,
             in
             these
             Atheistical
             times
             ,
             see
             some
             reasons
             to
             confirm
             it
             .
             As
             ,
          
           
             First
             ,
             If
             the
             Sun
             ,
             which
             is
             but
             a
             
               Creature
               ,
            
             be
             so
             bright
             and
             glorious
             ,
             that
             no
             mortal
             eye
             can
             look
             upon
             the
             brightness
             of
             it
             ,
             how
             glorious
             then
             is
             the
             
               Creator
            
             himself
             ?
             Or
             that
             light
             from
             whence
             it
             receives
             its
             light
             ?
             if
             the
             
               frame
               of
               the
               heavens
            
             and
             
               globe
               of
               the
               earth
            
             be
             so
             glorious
             ,
             which
             is
             but
             the
             
               lower
               house
               ,
            
             or
             rather
             the
             
               foot-stool
               of
               the
               Almighty
               ,
            
             as
             the
             
               holy
               Ghost
            
             phraseth
             it
             ,
             
               Isa.
            
             66.
             1.
             
               Mat.
            
             5.
             35.
             
             
               Acts
            
             7.
             49.
             
             How
             glorious
             and
             wonderful
             is
             the
             
               Maker
            
             thereof
             ,
             and
             the
             
               City
            
             where
             he
             keeps
             his
             
               Court
               ?
            
             Or
             if
             sinners
             ,
             even
             the
             worst
             of
             wicked
             men
             ,
             and
             
               Gods
            
             enemies
             ,
             have
             here
             in
             this
             earthly
             Pilgrimage
             ,
             such
             variety
             of
             enjoyments
             to
             please
             their
             very
             senses
             ,
             as
             who
             can
             express
             the
             pleasurable
             variety
             of
             
               Objects
            
             for
             the
             
               sight
               ;
            
             of
             
               meats
            
             and
             
               drinks
            
             to
             satisfie
             and
             delight
             the
             
               taste
               ,
            
             of
             
               voyces
            
             and
             melodious
             
               sounds
               ,
            
             to
             recreate
             the
             
               hearing
               ;
            
             of
             
               scents
            
             and
             
               perfumes
               ,
            
             provided
             to
             accommodate
             our
             very
             
               smellings
               ,
            
             of
             
               recreations
            
             and
             
               sports
               ,
            
             to
             
               bewitch
            
             the
             whole
             
               man
               :
            
             And
             the
             like
             of
             
               honour
            
             and
             
               profit
               ,
            
             which
             are
             
               Idols
            
             that
             carnal
             men
             do
             mightily
             
               dote
               upon
               ,
            
             and
             take
             pleasure
             in
             :
             (
             though
             these
             earthly
             and
             bodily
             joyes
             are
             but
             the
             body
             ,
             or
             rather
             the
             dregs
             of
             true
             joy
             )
             what
             think
             we
             must
             be
             the
             soul
             thereof
             ,
             
               viz.
            
             those
             delights
             and
             pleasures
             ,
             that
             are
             reserved
             for
             the
             
               glorified
               Saints
               ,
            
             and
             
               Gods
            
             dearest
             
               darlings
            
             in
             
               heaven
               ?
            
             Again
             ,
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             If
             natural
             men
             find
             such
             pleasure
             and
             sweetness
             in
             
               secular
               wisdom
               ,
               lip-learning
               ,
            
             and
             
               brain-knowledge
               ;
            
             For
             even
             
               mundane
            
             knowledge
             hath
             such
             a
             shew
             of
             excellency
             in
             it
             ,
             that
             
             it
             is
             highly
             
               affected
            
             both
             by
             the
             
               good
            
             and
             
               bad
               ;
            
             As
             ,
             
               O
               the
               pleasure
            
             that
             rational
             men
             take
             therein
             !
             It
             being
             so
             
               fair
               a
               Virgin
            
             that
             every
             
               clear
               eye
            
             is
             in
             love
             with
             her
             ;
             so
             
               rich
               a
               Pearl
               ,
            
             that
             none
             but
             
               Swine
            
             do
             
               despise
               it
               :
            
             yea
             ,
             among
             all
             the
             
               Trees
            
             in
             the
             
               Garden
               ,
            
             none
             so
             takes
             with
             rational
             men
             as
             the
             
               Tree
               of
               Knowledge
            
             (
             as
             
               Satan
            
             well
             knew
             ,
             when
             he
             set
             upon
             our
             
               first
               Parents
               )
            
             insomuch
             that
             
               Plato
            
             thinks
             ,
             in
             case
             
               wisdom
            
             could
             but
             represent
             it self
             unto
             the
             
               eyes
               ,
            
             it
             would
             set
             the
             
               heart
            
             on
             
               fire
            
             with
             the
             love
             of
             it
             .
             And
             others
             affirm
             ,
             That
             there
             is
             no
             less
             difference
             between
             the
             
               Learned
            
             and
             the
             
               Ignorant
               ,
            
             than
             there
             is
             between
             the
             living
             and
             the
             dead
             ,
             or
             between
             
               men
            
             and
             
               beasts
               .
            
             And
             yet
             the
             pleasure
             which
             natural
             and
             moral
             men
             take
             in
             secular
             and
             mundane
             knowledge
             and
             learning
             ,
             is
             nothing
             comparable
             to
             that
             pleasure
             ,
             that
             an
             
               experimental
               Christian
            
             finds
             in
             the
             
               Divine
            
             and
             
               Supernatural
               knowledge
               of
               Gods
               Word
               :
            
             Which
             makes
             
               David
            
             and
             
               Solomon
            
             prefer
             
               it
               before
               the
               hony
               and
               the
               hony-comb
            
             for
             sweetness
             :
             and
             to
             value
             it
             
               above
               thousands
               of
               gold
               and
               silver
               ;
            
             yea
             ,
             before
             
               pearls
               and
               all
               precious
               stones
            
             for
             worth
             .
             How
             sweet
             then
             shall
             our
             knowledge
             in
             
               heaven
            
             be
             ?
             For
             
               here
               we
               see
               but
               darkly
               ,
               and
               as
               it
               were
               in
               a
               glass
               ,
            
             or
             by
             moon-light
             ;
             
               but
               there
               we
               shall
               know
               ,
               even
               as
               we
               are
               known
               ,
               and
               see
               God
               and
               Christ
               in
               the
               face
               ,
            
             1
             
               Cor.
            
             13.
             12.
             
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             If
             meer
             Naturians
             have
             been
             so
             taken
             with
             the
             love
             of
             
               Vertue
               ,
            
             that
             they
             thought
             if
             a
             
               vertuous
               soul
            
             could
             but
             be
             
               seen
               with
               temporal
               eyes
               ,
            
             it
             would
             
               ravish
            
             all
             men
             
               with
               love
               and
               admiration
            
             thereof
             ;
             yea
             ,
             if
             the
             very
             worst
             of
             men
             ,
             
               drunkards
               ,
               blasphemers
               ,
            
             and
             the
             like
             ;
             though
             they
             most
             spightfully
             scoff
             at
             ,
             and
             back-bite
             the
             people
             of
             
               God
               ;
            
             yet
             when
             they
             know
             a
             man
             
               sincere
               ,
               upright
               ,
            
             and
             
               honest
               ,
            
             cannot
             choose
             but
             
               love
               ,
               commend
               ,
            
             and
             
               honour
            
             him
             in
             their
             
               hearts
               ;
            
             as
             it
             fared
             with
             
               Herod
            
             touching
             
               John
               ,
            
             and
             King
             
               Agrippa
            
             touching
             
               Paul
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sect.
            
             2.
             
             Or
             rather
             if
             
               Gods
            
             own
             people
             are
             so
             ravished
             with
             the
             
               graces
            
             and
             
               priviledges
            
             which
             they
             enjoy
             upon
             earth
             ,
             as
             the
             
               assurance
               of
               the
               pardon
               of
               sin
               ,
               the
               peace
               of
               a
               good
               conscience
               ,
            
             and
             
               joy
               of
               the
               holy
               Ghost
               ;
            
             which
             is
             but
             
               glorification
               begun
               :
            
             What
             will
             they
             be
             ,
             when
             they
             shall
             enjoy
             the
             
               perfection
               of
               glory
               in
               heaven
               ?
            
             As
             see
             but
             some
             instances
             of
             their
             present
             enjoyments
             here
             below
             .
             First
             ,
             if
             we
             were
             never
             to
             receive
             any
             reward
             for
             
             those
             small
             labours
             of
             love
             ,
             and
             duties
             we
             do
             to
             the
             glory
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             profit
             of
             others
             ,
             we
             might
             think
             our selves
             sufficiently
             recompensed
             in
             this
             life
             ,
             with
             the
             calm
             and
             quietness
             of
             a
             good
             conscience
             ,
             the
             honesty
             of
             a
             vertuous
             and
             holy
             life
             ;
             That
             we
             can
             do
             and
             suffer
             something
             for
             the
             love
             of
             Christ
             ,
             who
             hath
             done
             and
             suffered
             so
             much
             to
             save
             us
             ;
             That
             by
             our
             works
             the
             Majesty
             of
             God
             is
             magnified
             ,
             to
             whom
             all
             homage
             is
             due
             ,
             and
             all
             service
             too
             little
             .
             For
             
               godliness
            
             in
             every
             
               sickness
            
             is
             a
             
               Physician
               ,
            
             in
             every
             
               contention
            
             an
             
               Advocate
               ,
            
             in
             every
             
               doubt
            
             a
             
               Schoolman
               ,
            
             in
             all
             
               heaviness
            
             a
             
               Preacher
               ,
            
             and
             a
             
               Comforter
            
             unto
             whatsoever
             estate
             it
             comes
             ,
             making
             the
             whole
             life
             as
             it
             were
             a
             perpetual
             
               Hallelujah
               .
            
             Yea
             ,
             
               God
               so
               sheds
               his
               love
               abroad
               in
               our
               hearts
               by
               the
               holy
               Ghost
               ,
            
             that
             we
             are
             in
             heaven
             before
             we
             come
             thither
             .
             Insomuch
             ,
             that
             as
             the
             
               fire
            
             flieth
             to
             his
             
               sphere
               ,
            
             the
             
               stone
            
             hastens
             to
             the
             
               center
               ,
            
             the
             
               river
            
             to
             the
             
               sea
               ,
            
             as
             to
             their
             end
             and
             rest
             ,
             and
             are
             violently
             detained
             in
             all
             other
             places
             ;
             so
             are
             the
             hearts
             of
             Gods
             people
             ,
             without
             their
             
               Maker
            
             and
             
               Redeemer
               ,
            
             their
             last
             end
             and
             eternal
             rest
             and
             quietness
             ,
             never
             at
             rest
             :
             like
             the
             
               Needle
               touched
               with
               the
               Loadstone
               ,
            
             which
             ever
             
               stands
            
             quivering
             and
             trembling
             until
             it
             enjoys
             the
             full
             and
             direct
             
               aspect
               of
               the
               Northern
               Pole
               .
            
             But
             more
             particularly
             :
          
           
             How
             doth
             the
             assurance
             of
             the
             
               pardon
               of
               sin
               alone
               ,
            
             clear
             and
             calm
             all
             storms
             of
             the
             mind
             ,
             making
             any
             condition
             comfortable
             ,
             and
             the
             worst
             and
             greatest
             misery
             to
             be
             no
             misery
             ?
          
           
             To
             be
             
               delivered
            
             of
             a
             
               child
               ,
            
             is
             no
             small
             
               joy
            
             to
             the
             
               mother
               :
            
             but
             to
             be
             
               delivered
            
             from
             
               sin
               ,
            
             is
             a
             far
             greater
             
               joy
            
             to
             the
             
               soul
               .
            
             But
             to
             this
             we
             may
             add
             the
             
               joy
            
             of
             the
             
               holy
               Ghost
               ,
            
             and
             the
             
               peace
               of
               conscience
               ,
            
             otherwise
             called
             
               the
               peace
               of
               God
               which
               passeth
               all
               understanding
               .
            
             These
             are
             priviledges
             that
             make
             
               Paul
            
             happier
             in
             his
             
               chain
               of
               iron
               ,
            
             than
             
               Agrippa
            
             in
             his
             
               chain
               of
               gold
               :
            
             And
             
               Peter
            
             more
             merry
             under
             
               stripes
               ,
            
             than
             
               Caiaphas
            
             upon
             the
             
               Judgment-seat
               ;
            
             and
             
               Stephen
            
             the
             like
             under
             that
             
               shower
               of
               stones
               .
            
             Pleasures
             are
             ours
             ,
             if
             we
             be
             Christs
             :
             whence
             those
             expressions
             of
             the
             
               holy
               Ghost
               ,
               The
               Lord
               hath
               done
               great
               things
               for
               us
               ,
               wherefore
               we
               rejoyce
               .
               Be
               glad
               in
               the
               Lord
               ,
               and
               rejoyce
               ye
               righteous
               ,
               and
               shout
               for
               joy
               all
               ye
               that
               are
               upright
               in
               heart
               .
               Let
               all
               that
               put
               their
               trust
               in
               thee
               rejoyce
               ,
               let
               them
               even
               shout
               for
               joy
               .
               Rejoyce
               evermore
               ;
               and
               again
               I
               say
               ,
               rejoyce
               .
               Rejoyce
               with
               joy
               unspeakable
               ,
               and
               full
               of
               glory
               .
            
             
             
               Our
               rejoycing
               is
               this
               ,
               the
               testimony
               of
               our
               conscience
               .
               Your
               heart
               shall
               rejoyce
               ,
               and
               your
               joy
               shall
               no
               man
               take
               from
               you
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             So
             that
             it
             is
             a
             shame
             for
             the
             
               faithful
               ,
            
             not
             to
             be
             
               joyful
               ;
            
             and
             they
             sin
             if
             they
             rejoyce
             not
             ,
             whatsoever
             their
             condition
             be
             .
             The
             
               Eunuch
            
             no
             sooner
             felt
             the
             pardon
             of
             sin
             ,
             upon
             his
             being
             baptized
             into
             the
             Faith
             of
             Christ
             ,
             but
             he
             went
             on
             his
             way
             
               rejoycing
               ,
               Acts
            
             8.
             39.
             
             He
             then
             found
             more
             solid
             Joy
             ,
             than
             ever
             he
             had
             done
             in
             his
             riches
             ,
             honours
             ,
             and
             great
             places
             under
             
               Candace
               ,
               Queen
               of
               the
               Aethiopians
               .
            
             At
             the
             same
             time
             when
             the
             Disciples
             were
             persecuted
             ,
             they
             are
             said
             to
             be
             
               filled
               with
               joy
               ,
               and
               with
               the
               holy
               Ghost
               ,
               Acts
            
             13.
             52.
             
             And
             
               as
               their
               afflictions
               do
               abound
               ,
               so
               their
               consolations
               do
               abound
               also
               ,
            
             2
             
               Cor.
            
             1.
             5.
             
             For
             these
             are
             comforts
             that
             will
             support
             and
             refresh
             a
             child
             of
             God
             in
             the
             very
             midst
             of
             the
             flames
             ,
             as
             the
             Martyrs
             found
             :
             for
             maugre
             all
             their
             persecutors
             could
             do
             ,
             their
             peace
             and
             joy
             did
             exceed
             their
             pain
             ;
             as
             many
             of
             them
             manifested
             to
             all
             that
             saw
             them
             suffer
             .
          
           
             
               Sect.
            
             3.
             
             Where
             observe
             ,
             before
             we
             go
             any
             further
             ,
             what
             Sots
             they
             are
             ,
             that
             cry
             out
             ,
             
               It
               is
               in
               vain
               to
               serve
               God
               ,
               and
               unprofitable
               to
               keep
               his
               Commandments
               ,
            
             as
             it
             is
             in
             
               Malachy
            
             3.
             14.
             
             For
             had
             these
             Fools
             but
             tasted
             the
             sweet
             comforts
             that
             are
             in
             the
             very
             works
             of
             piety
             ,
             and
             that
             Heaven
             upon
             Earth
             ,
             the
             Feast
             of
             a
             good
             Conscience
             ,
             and
             joy
             of
             the
             inward
             man
             ,
             they
             could
             not
             so
             speak
             .
             Yea
             ,
             then
             would
             they
             say
             ,
             There
             is
             no
             life
             to
             the
             life
             of
             a
             Christian
             .
             For
             as
             the
             Priests
             of
             
               Mercury
               ,
            
             when
             they
             are
             their
             Figs
             and
             Hony
             ,
             cryed
             out
             ,
             
               Oh
               how
               sweet
               is
               truth
               !
            
             So
             if
             the
             worst
             of
             a
             Believers
             life
             in
             this
             world
             be
             so
             sweet
             ,
             how
             sweet
             shall
             his
             life
             be
             in
             that
             
               heavenly
               Jerusalem
            
             and
             
               holy
               City
               ,
            
             where
             God
             himself
             dwelleth
             ,
             and
             where
             we
             shall
             reign
             with
             Christ
             our
             Bridegroom
             ,
             and
             be
             the
             Lambs
             wife
             ?
             Which
             
               City
               is
               of
               pure
               gold
               ,
               like
               unto
               clear
               glass
               ;
               the
               walls
               of
               Jasper
               ,
               having
               twelve
               foundations
               garnished
               with
               all
               manner
               of
               precious
               stones
               ;
               the
               first
               foundation
               being
               Jasper
               ,
               the
               second
               Saphir
               ,
               the
               third
               a
               Calcedony
               ,
               the
               fourth
               an
               Emerald
               ,
               the
               fifth
               a
               Sardonyx
               ,
               the
               sixth
               a
               Sardius
               ,
               the
               seventh
               a
               Chrysolite
               ,
               the
               eighth
               a
               Beryl
               ,
               the
               ninth
               a
               Topaz
               ,
               the
               tenth
               a
               Chrysoprasus
               ,
               the
               eleventh
               a
               Jacynth
               ,
               the
               twelfth
               an
               Amethyst
               :
               Having
               twelve
               gates
               of
               twelve
               pearls
               ,
               the
               streets
               thereof
               of
               pure
               gold
               ,
               as
               it
               were
               transparent
               glass
               :
               In
               the
               midst
               of
               which
               City
               ,
               is
               a
               pure
               River
               of
               the
               water
               of
               life
               ,
               clear
               as
               Chrystal
               ,
               and
               of
               either
               side
               the
               Tree
               of
               Life
               ;
               which
               bears
               twelve
               manner
               of
               fruits
               ,
               yielding
               her
               fruit
               every
               moneth
               ;
               the
               leaves
               whereof
               serve
               to
               heal
               the
               Nations
               :
               Where
               is
               the
               Throne
               of
            
             God
             
               and
               of
               the
            
             Lamb
             ;
             
               whom
               we
               his
               servants
               shall
               for
               ever
               serve
               ,
               and
               see
               his
               face
               ,
               and
               have
               his
               Name
               written
               in
               our
               Foreheads
               .
               And
               there
               shall
               be
               no
               night
               ,
               neither
               is
               there
               need
               of
               the
               Sun
               ,
               neither
               of
               the
               Moon
               to
               shine
               in
               it
               :
               for
               the
               glory
               of
               God
               doth
               lighten
               it
               ,
               and
               the
               Lamb
               is
               the
               light
               thereof
               .
               Into
               which
               nothing
               that
               defileth
               shall
               enter
               ;
               but
               they
               alone
               which
               are
               written
               in
               the
               Lambs
               Book
               of
               life
               ;
            
             As
             is
             exprest
             ,
             
               Rev.
            
             21.
             and
             22.
             Chap.
             The
             
               holy
               Ghost
            
             speaking
             
               after
               the
               manner
               of
               men
               ,
            
             and
             according
             to
             our
             slender
             capacity
             ,
             for
             otherwise
             no
             words
             can
             in
             any
             measure
             express
             the
             transcendency
             of
             that
             place
             of
             pleasure
             .
             Only
             here
             we
             have
             a
             taste
             ,
             or
             earnest-penny
             ,
             one
             drop
             of
             those
             divine
             dainties
             ,
             of
             those
             spiritual
             ,
             supernatural
             ,
             and
             divine
             pleasures
             ,
             reserved
             for
             the
             
               Citizens
            
             of
             that
             
               heavenly
               Jerusalem
               ;
            
             
             some
             small
             smack
             whereof
             we
             have
             even
             in
             the
             barren
             desert
             of
             this
             perillous
             peregrination
             .
             
               God
            
             letting
             out
             as
             it
             were
             ,
             a
             certain
             kind
             of
             
               Manna
               ,
            
             which
             in
             some
             sort
             refresheth
             his
             thirsty
             people
             ,
             in
             this
             
               Wilderness
               ,
            
             as
             with
             most
             sweet
             
               hony
               ,
            
             or
             water
             distilled
             from
             out
             of
             the
             
               Rock
               .
            
             As
             what
             else
             are
             those
             Jubilees
             of
             the
             heart
             ;
             those
             secret
             and
             inward
             joys
             which
             proceed
             from
             a
             good
             conscience
             ,
             grounded
             upon
             a
             confident
             hope
             of
             future
             salvation
             ?
             As
             what
             else
             do
             these
             great
             
               clusters
               of
               grapes
            
             signifie
             ,
             but
             the
             fertility
             of
             the
             future
             
               Land
               of
               Promise
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sect.
            
             4.
             
             True
             it
             is
             ,
             none
             can
             
               know
            
             the
             spiritual
             
               joy
            
             and
             comfort
             of
             a
             
               Christian
               ,
            
             but
             he
             that
             
               lives
               the
               life
               of
               a
               Christian
               ,
               John
            
             7.
             17.
             
             As
             
               none
               could
               learn
               the
               Virgins
               Song
               ,
               but
               them
               that
               sang
               it
               ,
               Rev.
            
             14.
             3.
             
             No
             man
             can
             
               know
               the
               peace
               of
               a
               good
               Conscience
               ,
            
             but
             he
             that
             
               keeps
               a
               good
               Conscience
               .
            
             No
             man
             
               knows
            
             the
             
               hid
               Manna
               ,
            
             and
             
               white
               Stone
               ,
               with
               a
               new
               name
               written
               in
               it
               ,
               but
               they
               that
               receive
               the
               same
               ,
               Rev.
            
             2.
             17.
             
          
           
             The
             world
             can
             see
             a
             
               Christians
            
             outside
             ,
             but
             the
             raptures
             of
             his
             Soul
             ,
             the
             ravishing
             delights
             of
             the
             inward
             man
             ,
             and
             joy
             of
             the
             Spirit
             for
             the
             remission
             of
             his
             sins
             ,
             and
             the
             infusion
             of
             grace
             ,
             with
             such
             like
             spiritual
             Priviledges
             more
             glorious
             than
             the
             
               States
               of
               Kingdoms
               ;
            
             are
             as
             a
             covered
             mess
             to
             men
             of
             the
             World
             .
          
           
             But
             I
             may
             appeal
             to
             any
             mans
             conscience
             ,
             that
             hath
             been
             softned
             with
             the
             unction
             of
             grace
             ,
             and
             truly
             tasted
             
               the
               powers
               of
               the
               World
               to
               come
               ;
            
             To
             him
             that
             hath
             
               the
               love
               of
               God
               shed
               abroad
               in
               his
               heart
               by
               the
               holy
               Ghost
               ;
            
             in
             whose
             Soul
             the
             light
             of
             grace
             shines
             ,
             whether
             his
             whole
             life
             be
             not
             a
             perpetual
             
               Hallelujah
               ,
            
             in
             comparison
             of
             his
             natural
             condition
             ?
             Whether
             he
             finds
             not
             his
             joy
             to
             be
             
               like
               to
               the
               joy
               of
               harvest
               ?
            
             or
             as
             
               men
               rejoyce
               when
               they
               divide
               a
               spoil
               ?
               Isa.
            
             9.
             3.
             
             Whether
             he
             finds
             not
             more
             joy
             in
             goodness
             ,
             than
             worldlings
             can
             do
             ,
             
               when
               their
               wheat
               ,
               wine
               ,
               and
               oyl
               aboundeth
               ,
               Psalm
            
             4.
             7.
             and
             53.
             17.
             
             Yea
             ,
             he
             can
             speak
             it
             out
             of
             experience
             ,
             that
             as
             in
             prophane
             joy
             ,
             even
             in
             laughter
             the
             heart
             is
             sorrowful
             :
             so
             in
             godly
             sorrow
             ,
             even
             in
             weeping
             ,
             the
             heart
             is
             light
             and
             chearful
             .
             The
             face
             may
             be
             pale
             ,
             yet
             the
             heart
             may
             be
             calm
             and
             quiet
             .
             So
             St.
             
               Paul
               ,
               as
               sorrowing
               ,
               yet
               always
               rejoycing
               ,
            
             2
             
               Cor.
            
             6.
             10.
             
             Our
             cheeks
             may
             run
             down
             with
             tears
             ,
             and
             yet
             our
             mouth
             sing
             forth
             praises
             .
             And
             so
             on
             the
             contrary
             ,
          
           
             
               
                 Where
                 (
                 O
                 God
                 )
                 there
                 wants
                 thy
                 grace
                 ,
              
            
             
               
                 Mirth
                 is
                 only
                 in
                 the
                 Face
                 ,
              
            
             
               2
               
                 Cor.
              
               5.
               12.
               
            
          
           
             Well
             may
             a
             careless
             worldling
             laugh
             more
             ,
             as
             what
             will
             sooner
             make
             a
             man
             laugh
             than
             a
             
               witty
               jest
               ,
            
             but
             to
             hear
             of
             an
             
               Inheritance
            
             of
             an
             hundred
             pounds
             a
             year
             ,
             that
             is
             faln
             to
             a
             man
             ,
             will
             make
             him
             more
             solidly
             merry
             within
             .
             
               Light
               is
               sown
               to
               the
               righteous
               ,
               and
               joy
               for
               the
               upright
               ,
               Psal.
            
             97.
             11.
             
             
               My
               servant
               ,
            
             saith
             God
             ,
             
               shall
               sing
               and
               rejoyce
               :
               but
               they
               shall
               weep
               ,
               &c.
               Isai.
            
             65.
             14.
             
          
           
             Indeed
             we
             are
             not
             
               merry
               enough
               ,
            
             because
             we
             are
             not
             
               Christians
               enough
               ,
            
             because
             sin
             is
             a
             cooler
             of
             our
             joy
             ,
             as
             
               water
            
             is
             of
             
               fire
               .
            
             And
             like
             the
             
               worm
               of
               Jonah
               his
               gourd
               ,
            
             bites
             the
             very
             root
             of
             our
             joy
             ,
             and
             makes
             it
             wither
             :
             Yea
             ,
             sin
             like
             a
             damp
             ,
             puts
             out
             all
             the
             lights
             of
             our
             pleasure
             ,
             and
             deprives
             us
             of
             the
             
               light
               of
               Gods
               countenance
               ,
            
             as
             it
             did
             
               David
               ,
               Psalm
            
             51.
             12.
             and
             4.
             6.
             
             So
             that
             the
             fault
             is
             either
             ;
             First
             ,
             in
             the
             too
             much
             
             sensuality
             of
             a
             Christian
             ,
             that
             will
             not
             forego
             the
             pleasures
             of
             sin
             ,
             or
             the
             more
             muddy
             joyes
             and
             pleasures
             of
             this
             world
             ,
             which
             are
             
               poysons
               to
               the
               soul
               ,
            
             and
             drown
             our
             joyes
             ,
             as
             Bees
             are
             drowned
             in
             honey
             ,
             but
             live
             in
             vinegar
             .
             Men
             would
             have
             spiritual
             joy
             ,
             but
             withal
             they
             would
             not
             part
             with
             their
             carnal
             joy
             :
             Yet
             this
             is
             an
             infallible
             Conclusion
             ,
             
               There
               is
               no
               enjoying
            
             a
             
               worldly
               Paradise
               here
               ,
               and
               another
               hereafter
               .
            
          
           
             Or
             secondly
             ,
             The
             fault
             is
             in
             the
             taste
             ,
             not
             in
             the
             meat
             ;
             in
             the
             folly
             of
             the
             judgment
             ,
             not
             in
             the
             Pearl
             ,
             when
             a
             Grain
             of
             Corn
             is
             preferred
             before
             it
             .
             To
             taste
             spiritual
             joyes
             ,
             a
             man
             must
             be
             spiritual
             ;
             for
             the
             
               Spirit
               relisheth
               the
               things
               of
               the
               spirit
               ;
            
             and
             like
             loveth
             his
             like
             .
             Between
             a
             spiritual
             man
             ,
             and
             spiritual
             joyes
             ,
             there
             is
             as
             mighty
             an
             appetite
             and
             enjoying
             ,
             as
             between
             
               fleshly
               meat
               ,
            
             and
             a
             
               carnal
               stomack
               .
            
             Therefore
             the
             want
             of
             this
             taste
             and
             apprehension
             condemneth
             the
             world
             to
             be
             carnal
             ,
             but
             magnifies
             the
             joyes
             spiritual
             ,
             as
             being
             above
             her
             carnal
             apprehension
             .
             Or
             ,
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             Herein
             lies
             the
             fault
             ;
             few
             feel
             these
             joyes
             in
             this
             life
             ;
             because
             they
             will
             not
             
               crack
               the
               shell
               ,
            
             to
             
               get
               the
               kernel
               :
            
             they
             will
             not
             
               pare
               the
               fruit
               ,
            
             to
             
               eat
               the
               pulp
               ?
            
             nor
             
               till
               the
               ground
               ,
            
             to
             
               reap
               the
               Harvest
               .
            
             They
             fly
             the
             Wars
             ,
             and
             thereby
             lose
             the
             glory
             of
             the
             Victory
             ▪
             They
             will
             not
             dig
             the
             craggy
             Mountain
             to
             find
             the
             Mine
             of
             Gold
             :
             nor
             prune
             the
             Vine
             ,
             therefore
             enjoy
             not
             the
             fruit
             .
             They
             fly
             Mortification
             ,
             and
             therefore
             attain
             not
             the
             sweet
             spiritual
             Consolation
             ,
             which
             ever
             attends
             the
             same
             .
             And
             so
             much
             for
             the
             Reasons
             .
             The
             Use
             may
             be
             manifold
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             XXII
             .
          
           
             Sect.
             1.
             
             FIrst
             ,
             Is
             it
             so
             ,
             that
             the
             torments
             of
             Hell
             are
             so
             exquisite
             ?
             even
             worse
             than
             the
             pangs
             of
             
               death
               ,
            
             or
             
               child-birth
               ,
               scalding
               lead
               ,
               drinks
               of
               gall
               and
               wormwood
               ,
               griping
               of
               chest-worms
               ,
               fits
               of
               the
               stone
               ,
               gout
               ,
               strangury
               ,
               flames
               of
               fire
               and
               brimstone
               ?
            
             Yea
             ,
             are
             all
             these
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             pains
             that
             can
             be
             named
             put
             together
             ,
             but
             shadows
             and
             flea-bitings
             to
             it
             ?
             And
             are
             they
             to
             be
             endured
             everlastingly
             ?
             And
             are
             all
             
               Fornicators
               ,
               Idolaters
               ,
               Thieves
               ,
               Covetous
               ,
               Drunkards
               ,
               Swearers
               ,
               Raylers
               ,
               Fearful
               and
               Unbelieving
               persons
               ,
               Murtherers
               ,
               Sorcerers
               ,
               Lyars
               ,
               and
               all
               Unrighteous
               persons
               to
               have
               their
               part
               and
               portion
               in
               that
               Lake
               ?
            
             And
             withal
             lose
             their
             part
             and
             portion
             in
             the
             
               Kingdom
               of
               Heaven
               ,
            
             as
             the
             
               Word
               of
               God
            
             expresly
             tells
             us
             ?
             
               Rev.
            
             21.
             7
             ,
             8.
             and
             22.
             14
             ,
             15.
             
             How
             is
             it
             that
             we
             are
             not
             more
             affected
             therewith
             ?
          
           
             The
             only
             reason
             is
             ,
             most
             men
             are
             so
             far
             from
             believing
             the
             
               Word
               of
               God
            
             in
             this
             point
             ,
             that
             they
             do
             not
             believe
             there
             is
             a
             God
             .
             
               The
               Fool
               ,
            
             says
             
               David
               ,
               hath
               said
               in
               his
               heart
               there
               is
               no
               God
               ,
               Psalm
            
             53.
             1.
             
             
               They
               ,
            
             meaning
             the
             wicked
             ,
             
               think
               always
               there
               is
               no
               God
               ,
               Psalm
            
             10.
             4.
             to
             14.
             
             And
             the
             reason
             follows
             ,
             
               His
               ways
               always
               prosper
               ,
               Psalm
            
             73.
             3.
             to
             21.
             
             And
             hence
             it
             is
             ,
             that
             they
             
               live
               like
               beasts
               ,
            
             because
             they
             think
             they
             shall
             
               die
               like
               beasts
               ,
            
             without
             any
             answer
             for
             what
             they
             have
             either
             acted
             or
             left
             undone
             ;
             and
             accordingly
             resolve
             ,
             
               Let
               us
               eat
               and
               drink
               ,
               for
               to
               morrow
               we
               shall
               die
               ,
            
             as
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             hath
             acquainted
             us
             with
             their
             inmost
             thoughts
             ,
             1
             
               Cor.
            
             15.
             32.
             
             Whereas
             if
             men
             did
             believe
             either
             
               Heaven
               or
               Hell
               ,
            
             they
             could
             never
             so
             carelesly
             hazard
             the
             losing
             of
             the
             one
             ,
             
             or
             the
             procuring
             of
             the
             other
             .
             As
             ,
             oh
             the
             madness
             of
             these
             men
             !
             that
             cannot
             be
             hired
             to
             hold
             their
             finger
             for
             one
             minute
             in
             the
             weak
             flame
             of
             a
             farthing
             candle
             ,
             and
             yet
             for
             trifles
             will
             plunge
             themselves
             body
             and
             soul
             into
             those
             endless
             and
             infinitely
             scorching
             flames
             of
             Hell-fire
             .
          
           
             If
             a
             
               King
            
             but
             threatens
             a
             
               Malefactor
            
             to
             the
             Dungeon
             ,
             to
             the
             Rack
             ,
             to
             the
             Wheel
             ,
             his
             bones
             tremble
             ,
             a
             terrible
             palsie
             runs
             through
             all
             his
             joynts
             :
             but
             let
             
               God
            
             threaten
             the
             unsufferable
             Torments
             of
             
               burning
               Tophet
               ,
            
             we
             stand
             unmoved
             ,
             undaunted
             .
             And
             what
             makes
             the
             difference
             ?
             the
             one
             we
             believe
             as
             present
             ,
             the
             other
             is
             ,
             as
             they
             think
             ,
             uncertain
             and
             long
             before
             it
             comes
             ,
             if
             ever
             it
             do
             come
             .
             Otherwise
             it
             could
             not
             be
             ,
             since
             the
             soul
             of
             all
             sufferings
             are
             the
             sufferings
             of
             the
             soul
             ;
             since
             as
             painted
             fire
             is
             to
             material
             ,
             such
             is
             material
             to
             Hell-fire
             .
          
           
             Men
             may
             say
             ,
             they
             believe
             there
             is
             an
             
               Hell
               ,
            
             and
             a
             
               Heaven
               ,
            
             but
             surely
             they
             would
             never
             speak
             as
             they
             speak
             ,
             think
             as
             they
             think
             ,
             do
             as
             they
             do
             ,
             if
             they
             thought
             that
             their
             
               thoughts
               ,
               words
               ,
            
             and
             
               actions
            
             should
             ever
             come
             to
             Judgment
             .
             If
             men
             believed
             that
             Heaven
             were
             so
             sweet
             ,
             and
             Hell
             so
             intolerable
             as
             the
             Word
             makes
             them
             ,
             they
             would
             be
             more
             obedient
             upon
             Earth
             .
             The
             Voluptuous
             and
             Covetous
             would
             not
             say
             ,
             Take
             you
             Heaven
             ,
             let
             us
             have
             Mony
             ,
             Pleasure
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             
               Sect.
            
             2.
             
             True
             ,
             there
             are
             none
             so
             confirmed
             in
             Atheism
             ,
             but
             some
             great
             danger
             will
             make
             them
             fly
             to
             the
             aid
             of
             a
             Divine
             Power
             ,
             as
             
               Plato
            
             speaks
             ,
             Extremity
             of
             Distress
             ,
             will
             send
             the
             prophanest
             to
             God
             :
             as
             the
             drowning
             Man
             stretcheth
             out
             his
             hand
             to
             that
             Bough
             ,
             which
             he
             comtemned
             whiles
             he
             stood
             safe
             on
             shore
             .
             Even
             
               Sardanapalus
               ,
            
             for
             all
             his
             bold
             denying
             of
             a
             God
             ,
             at
             every
             hearing
             of
             a
             thunder
             ,
             was
             wont
             to
             hide
             his
             head
             in
             a
             hole
             .
          
           
             Yea
             ,
             in
             their
             greatest
             jollity
             ,
             even
             the
             most
             secure
             heart
             in
             the
             world
             ,
             hath
             some
             flashes
             of
             fear
             ,
             that
             seize
             on
             them
             like
             an
             Arrest
             of
             Treason
             .
             At
             least
             on
             their
             Death-beds
             ,
             had
             they
             as
             many
             Provinces
             as
             
               Ahashuerosh
            
             had
             ,
             they
             would
             give
             an
             hundred
             six
             and
             twenty
             of
             them
             ,
             to
             be
             sure
             there
             were
             no
             Hell
             ,
             though
             all
             their
             life
             they
             supposed
             it
             but
             a
             fable
             .
             And
             this
             makes
             them
             fearful
             to
             die
             ,
             and
             to
             die
             fearfully
             .
             Yea
             ,
             how
             oft
             do
             those
             
               Russians
            
             that
             deny
             
               God
            
             at
             the
             
               Tap-house
               ,
            
             preach
             him
             at
             the
             
               Gallows
               ?
            
             and
             confess
             that
             in
             sincerity
             of
             heart
             ,
             which
             they
             oppugned
             in
             wantonness
             ?
             And
             certainly
             ,
             if
             they
             did
             not
             at
             one
             time
             or
             other
             believe
             a
             God
             ,
             a
             day
             of
             Judgment
             ,
             a
             Heaven
             and
             an
             Hell
             ,
             they
             should
             be
             in
             a
             worse
             condition
             than
             
               Felix
            
             or
             
               Belshazzar
               ;
            
             yea
             ,
             than
             the
             Devils
             themselves
             ;
             for
             they
             believe
             them
             ,
             yea
             ,
             quake
             and
             tremble
             to
             think
             of
             them
             ,
             as
             being
             still
             in
             a
             fearful
             expectation
             of
             further
             degrees
             of
             actual
             torments
             ,
             
               Matth.
            
             8.
             29.
             
          
           
             However
             ,
             admit
             their
             lethargized
             consciences
             be
             not
             awakened
             ,
             until
             they
             come
             into
             Hell
             ,
             as
             God
             not
             seldom
             leaves
             them
             ,
             to
             be
             
               confuted
               with
               fire
               and
               brimstone
               ,
            
             because
             nothing
             else
             will
             do
             it
             ,
             yet
             in
             Hell
             they
             shall
             know
             ,
             there
             is
             
               a
               righteous
               Judge
               that
               will
               reward
               every
               man
               according
               to
               his
               deeds
               ;
            
             and
             confess
             that
             what
             they
             once
             vainly
             imagined
             was
             but
             imagined
             .
             There
             may
             be
             
               Atheists
               on
               earth
               ,
            
             there
             are
             
               none
               in
               hell
               .
            
             
             shall
             make
             them
             wise
             ,
             whom
             sin
             hath
             made
             and
             left
             foolish
             .
          
           
           
             A
             Pope
             of
             
               Rome
            
             being
             upon
             his
             Death-bed
             ,
             said
             to
             those
             about
             him
             ,
             
               Now
               come
               three
               things
               to
               tryal
               ,
               which
               all
               my
               life
               I
               made
               doubt
               of
               ;
               Whether
               there
               be
               a
               God
               ,
               a
               Devil
               ,
               and
               whether
               the
               Soul
               be
               immortal
               .
            
             'T
             was
             not
             long
             ere
             he
             was
             fully
             resolved
             with
             a
             vengeance
             :
             and
             so
             shall
             you
             ,
             O
             ye
             fools
             ,
             when
             that
             hour
             comes
             ,
             though
             you
             flatter
             your selves
             for
             the
             present
             .
             When
             you
             
               feel
            
             it
             ,
             you
             will
             
               confess
            
             it
             ;
             and
             when
             it
             is
             too
             late
             ,
             you
             will
             like
             a
             Fool
             say
             ,
             
               Alas
               I
               had
               not
               thought
               .
            
             For
             this
             is
             the
             difference
             between
             a
             Fool
             and
             a
             Wise
             man
             ,
             
               A
               wise
               man
               ,
            
             (
             saith
             
               Solomon
               )
               foreseeth
               the
               evil
            
             (
             the
             evil
             of
             
               Hell
               ,
            
             says
             
               Bernard
               )
               and
               preventeth
               it
               ;
               but
               fools
               go
               on
               and
               are
               punished
               ,
               Prov.
            
             22.
             3.
             
             Acknowledge
             thy self
             a
             Fool
             then
             ,
             or
             bethink
             thy self
             now
             ,
             and
             do
             thereafter
             ,
             without
             delaying
             one
             minute
             :
             For
             there
             is
             
               no
               Redemption
               from
               Hell
               ,
            
             if
             once
             thou
             comest
             there
             .
             And
             there
             thou
             mayest
             be
             (
             for
             ought
             thou
             knowest
             )
             this
             very
             day
             ;
             yea
             ,
             before
             thou
             canst
             swallow
             thy
             spittle
             :
             Thy
             Pulse
             may
             leave
             beating
             ,
             before
             thou
             canst
             fetch
             thy
             breath
             .
          
           
             
               Sect.
            
             3.
             
             But
             to
             speak
             this
             to
             the
             Sensualists
             ,
             is
             labour
             in
             vain
             :
             For
             their
             consciences
             are
             so
             blinded
             ,
             that
             they
             (
             as
             they
             think
             )
             do
             believe
             an
             heaven
             and
             an
             hell
             ,
             yea
             ,
             in
             God
             ,
             and
             in
             Christ
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             the
             precisest
             ,
             
               Joh.
            
             4.
             38
             ,
             39
             ,
             46
             ,
             47.
             
             For
             it
             is
             hard
             for
             men
             to
             believe
             their
             own
             unbelief
             in
             this
             case
             .
             They
             that
             are
             most
             dangerously
             sick
             ,
             are
             least
             sensible
             of
             their
             being
             sick
             .
          
           
             A
             very
             likely
             matter
             thou
             
               believest
            
             in
             
               Christ
               ,
            
             and
             
               hopest
            
             to
             be
             saved
             by
             him
             ,
             when
             thou
             wilt
             neither
             
               imitate
               his
               actions
               ,
            
             nor
             
               follow
               his
               precepts
               .
            
             How
             does
             this
             hang
             together
             ?
             Let
             me
             ask
             thee
             a
             question
             or
             two
             ,
             that
             may
             convince
             thee
             of
             thy
             unbelief
             :
             If
             a
             Physician
             should
             say
             to
             his
             Patient
             ,
             Here
             stands
             a
             Cordial
             ,
             which
             if
             you
             take
             ,
             will
             cure
             you
             ;
             but
             touch
             not
             this
             other
             Vial
             ,
             for
             that
             is
             deadly
             poyson
             ;
             and
             he
             wittingly
             refuseth
             the
             Cordial
             to
             take
             the
             Poyson
             ,
             will
             not
             every
             one
             conclude
             ,
             That
             either
             he
             believed
             not
             his
             Physician
             ,
             or
             preferred
             Death
             before
             Life
             .
             If
             
               Lots
               Sons
               in
               law
            
             had
             believed
             their
             Father
             ,
             when
             he
             told
             them
             the
             City
             should
             suddenly
             be
             destroyed
             with
             
               fire
               and
               brimstone
               ,
            
             and
             that
             by
             flying
             they
             might
             escape
             it
             ,
             they
             would
             have
             obeyed
             his
             counsel
             .
             If
             the
             
               Old
               World
            
             had
             believed
             that
             God
             would
             indeed
             ,
             and
             in
             good
             earnest
             ,
             bring
             such
             a
             flood
             upon
             them
             as
             he
             threatned
             ,
             they
             would
             have
             entred
             the
             Ark
             ,
             and
             not
             have
             scoft
             at
             
               Noah
            
             for
             building
             it
             .
             So
             if
             you
             did
             firmly
             believe
             what
             God
             in
             the
             Scriptures
             speaks
             of
             Hell
             ,
             you
             would
             need
             no
             entreaties
             to
             avoid
             the
             same
             .
          
           
             
               Sect.
            
             4.
             
             But
             alas
             ,
             men
             of
             thy
             condition
             are
             so
             far
             from
             believing
             what
             God
             threatens
             in
             his
             word
             against
             their
             sins
             ,
             that
             they
             
               bless
               themselves
               in
               their
               hearts
               ,
               saying
               ,
               We
               shall
               have
               peace
               although
               we
               walk
               according
               to
               the
               stubbornness
               of
               our
               own
               will
               ;
               so
               adding
               drunkenness
               to
               thirst
               ,
               Deut.
            
             29.
             19.
             
             Yea
             ,
             they
             prefer
             their
             condition
             before
             others
             ,
             who
             are
             so
             abstemious
             ,
             and
             make
             conscience
             of
             their
             ways
             ,
             thinking
             that
             they
             delude
             themselves
             with
             needless
             fears
             and
             scruples
             ,
             2
             
               Kings
            
             18.
             22
             ,
             30
             ,
             33
             ,
             35.
             
          
           
             Alas
             ,
             if
             they
             did
             in
             good
             earnest
             believe
             ,
             that
             there
             is
             either
             God
             or
             Devil
             ,
             Heaven
             or
             Hell
             ,
             or
             that
             they
             have
             immortal
             souls
             ,
             which
             shall
             everlastingly
             live
             in
             bliss
             or
             woe
             ,
             and
             
               receive
               according
               to
               what
               they
               have
            
             
             
               done
               in
               their
               bodies
               ,
               whether
               it
               be
               good
               or
               evil
               ,
            
             2
             
               Cor.
            
             5.
             10.
             
             They
             could
             not
             but
             live
             thereafter
             ,
             and
             make
             it
             their
             principal
             care
             how
             to
             be
             saved
             .
          
           
             But
             alas
             ,
             they
             
               believe
            
             that
             they
             
               see
            
             and
             
               feel
               ,
            
             and
             
               know
            
             they
             believe
             the
             
               Laws
               of
               the
               Land
               ,
            
             and
             know
             that
             there
             are
             
               Stocks
            
             and
             
               Bridewels
               ,
            
             and
             
               Goals
               ,
            
             and
             
               Dungeons
               ,
            
             and
             
               Racks
               ,
            
             and
             
               Gibbets
               ,
            
             for
             
               Malefactors
               ;
            
             and
             this
             makes
             them
             abstain
             from
             
               murther
               ,
               felony
               ,
            
             and
             the
             like
             ;
             but
             they
             believe
             not
             things
             
               invisible
            
             and
             to
             come
             :
             For
             if
             they
             did
             ,
             they
             would
             as
             well
             ,
             yea
             much
             more
             
               fear
               him
               that
               hath
               power
               to
               cast
               both
               body
               and
               soul
               into
               hell
               ,
            
             as
             they
             do
             
               the
               temporal
               Magistrate
               ,
               that
               hath
               only
               power
               to
               kill
               the
               body
               ;
            
             they
             would
             think
             it
             
               a
               very
               hard
               bargain
               ,
               to
               win
               the
               whole
               world
               ,
               and
               lose
               heaven
               ,
            
             and
             their
             own
             
               souls
               ,
               Luke
            
             9.
             25.
             
          
           
             Men
             fear
             a
             
               Gaol
               ,
            
             more
             than
             they
             fear
             
               Hell
               ;
            
             and
             stand
             more
             upon
             their
             
               silver
            
             or
             
               sides
               smarting
               ,
            
             than
             upon
             their
             
               souls
               ;
            
             and
             regard
             more
             the
             
               blasts
               of
               mens
               breath
               ,
            
             than
             the
             
               fire
               of
               Gods
               wrath
               ;
            
             and
             tremble
             more
             at
             the
             thought
             of
             a
             
               Sergeant
            
             or
             
               Bayliff
               ,
            
             than
             of
             
               Satan
            
             and
             everlasting
             
               perdition
               :
            
             Else
             they
             would
             not
             be
             hired
             with
             all
             the
             worlds
             wealth
             ,
             multiplyed
             as
             many
             times
             as
             there
             be
             sands
             on
             the
             
               Seashoar
               ,
            
             to
             hazard
             ,
             in
             the
             least
             ,
             the
             loss
             of
             those
             everlasting
             Joys
             before
             spoken
             of
             ,
             or
             to
             purchase
             and
             plunge
             themselves
             into
             those
             easless
             and
             everlasting
             flames
             of
             fire
             and
             brimstone
             in
             Hell
             ,
             there
             to
             fry
             body
             and
             soul
             ,
             where
             shall
             be
             an
             innumerable
             company
             of
             Devils
             and
             damned
             Spirits
             to
             affright
             and
             torment
             them
             ,
             but
             not
             one
             to
             
               comfort
            
             or
             
               pity
            
             them
             .
             Confident
             I
             am
             ,
             thou
             wouldst
             not
             endure
             hereto
             hold
             
               thy
               hand
               in
               a
               fiery
               crucible
               the
               space
               of
               a
               day
               ,
               or
               an
               hour
               ,
            
             for
             all
             the
             
               worlds
            
             wealth
             and
             splendour
             :
             How
             then
             (
             if
             thou
             bethinkest
             thy self
             )
             wilt
             thou
             hereafter
             endure
             that
             ,
             and
             ten
             thousand
             thousand
             time
             more
             for
             millions
             of
             millions
             of
             ages
             ?
             Look
             
               Rev.
            
             20.
             10.
             and
             bethink
             thy self
             ,
             how
             thou
             wilt
             brook
             to
             be
             
               cast
               into
               a
               doleful
               disconsolate
               dungeon
               ,
               to
               lie
               in
               utter
               darkness
               in
               eternal
               chains
               of
               darkness
               ,
               in
               a
               little
               ease
               ,
               at
               no
               ease
               for
               ever
               and
               ever
               .
            
             Canst
             thou
             endure
             to
             
               dwell
               with
               the
               devouring
               fire
               ,
               with
               the
               everlasting
               burning
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sect.
            
             5.
             
             Wherefore
             let
             me
             ,
             my
             Brethren
             ,
             beseech
             you
             not
             to
             be
             such
             
               Atheists
            
             and
             
               Fools
            
             as
             to
             
               fall
            
             into
             Hell
             before
             you
             will
             
               fear
            
             it
             ,
             when
             by
             
               fearing
            
             it
             ,
             you
             may
             avoid
             it
             ,
             and
             by
             neglecting
             it
             ,
             you
             cannot
             but
             fall
             into
             it
             .
             What
             though
             it
             be
             usual
             with
             men
             ,
             to
             have
             no
             sense
             of
             their
             souls
             till
             they
             must
             leave
             their
             bodies
             ?
             yet
             do
             not
             you
             therefore
             leap
             into
             
               Hell
            
             to
             keep
             them
             company
             ,
             but
             be
             perswaded
             to
             bethink
             your selves
             
               now
               ,
            
             rather
             than
             when
             it
             will
             be
             
               too
               late
               ,
            
             when
             the
             
               Draw-bridge
            
             will
             be
             taken
             up
             ,
             and
             when
             it
             will
             vex
             every
             vein
             of
             your
             hearts
             ,
             that
             you
             had
             no
             more
             care
             of
             your
             souls
             .
             
               Yet
               there
               is
               grace
               offered
               ,
            
             if
             we
             will
             not
             shut
             our
             hearts
             and
             wills
             against
             it
             ,
             and
             refuse
             our
             own
             mercy
             :
             but
             how
             long
             God
             will
             yet
             wait
             thy
             leisure
             ,
             or
             how
             soon
             he
             will
             ,
             in
             his
             so
             long
             provoked
             Justice
             ,
             pronounce
             thy
             irrevocable
             sentence
             ,
             thou
             knowest
             not
             ;
             nor
             canst
             thou
             promise
             thy self
             one
             minutes
             time
             .
          
           
             Oh
             that
             men
             would
             
               believe
               the
               God
               of
               truth
               (
               that
               cannot
               lye
               )
            
             touching
             spiritual
             and
             eternal
             things
             ,
             but
             as
             they
             do
             these
             temporary
             and
             transitory
             ?
             Oh
             that
             thou
             who
             art
             the
             
               sacred
               Monarch
               of
               this
               mighty
               Frame
               ,
            
             wouldst
             give
             them
             hearts
             to
             believe
             at
             least
             thus
             much
             ,
             That
             
             
               things
               themselves
            
             are
             in
             the
             
               invisible
               World
               ,
            
             in
             the
             
               World
               visible
               ,
            
             but
             their
             
               shadows
            
             only
             !
             And
             that
             whatsoever
             wicked
             men
             enjoy
             here
             ,
             it
             is
             but
             as
             in
             a
             dream
             ;
             their
             plenty
             is
             but
             like
             a
             drop
             of
             pleasure
             ,
             before
             a
             River
             of
             sorrow
             and
             displeasure
             :
             And
             whatsoever
             the
             godly
             feel
             ,
             but
             as
             a
             drop
             of
             misery
             before
             a
             River
             of
             mercy
             and
             glory
             .
             That
             though
             Thou
             ,
             the
             great
             and
             just
             Judge
             of
             all
             the
             World
             ,
             comest
             slowly
             to
             Judgment
             ,
             yet
             Thou
             wilt
             come
             surely
             .
             As
             the
             
               Clock
            
             comes
             slowly
             and
             by
             minutes
             to
             the
             stroak
             ,
             yet
             it
             strikes
             at
             last
             .
             That
             those
             are
             only
             true
             Riches
             ,
             which
             being
             once
             had
             ,
             can
             never
             be
             lost
             .
             That
             Heaven
             is
             a
             Treasure
             worthy
             our
             hearts
             ,
             a
             Purchase
             worthy
             our
             lives
             :
             That
             when
             all
             is
             done
             ,
             how
             to
             be
             saved
             is
             the
             best
             plot
             .
             That
             there
             is
             no
             mention
             of
             one
             in
             the
             whole
             Bible
             that
             ever
             sinned
             without
             repentance
             ,
             but
             he
             was
             punished
             without
             mercy
             .
             For
             then
             there
             would
             not
             
               be
               a
               Fornicator
               ,
            
             or
             
               prophane
               person
               ,
               as
            
             Esau
             ,
             
               who
               for
               a
               portion
               of
               meat
               sold
               his
               inheritance
               ,
               Heb.
            
             12.
             16.
             
             Then
             they
             would
             not
             be
             of
             the
             number
             of
             those
             ,
             that
             so
             doted
             upon
             
               Purchases
               ,
            
             and
             
               Farms
               ,
            
             and
             
               Oxen
               ,
               that
               they
               made
               light
               of
               going
               to
               the
               Lords
               Supper
               ,
               Luke
            
             14.
             18
             ,
             19
             ,
             20.
             
             Nor
             of
             the
             
               Gadarens
            
             mind
             ,
             who
             preferred
             their
             
               Hogs
            
             before
             Christ
             .
             Then
             would
             they
             know
             it
             better
             to
             want
             all
             things
             ,
             than
             that
             one
             
               needful
               thing
               ;
            
             whereas
             now
             they
             desire
             all
             other
             things
             ,
             and
             neglect
             that
             
               one
            
             thing
             which
             is
             
               so
               needful
               .
            
             They
             would
             hold
             it
             far
             
               better
               ,
            
             and
             in
             good
             sadness
             to
             be
             saved
             with
             a
             few
             ,
             as
             
               Noah
            
             was
             in
             the
             
               Ark
            
             than
             in
             good
             fellowship
             ,
             with
             the
             multitude
             ,
             to
             be
             drowned
             in
             sin
             ,
             and
             damned
             for
             company
             .
             Nor
             would
             they
             think
             it
             any
             disparagement
             to
             their
             wisdoms
             ,
             to
             change
             their
             minds
             ,
             and
             be
             of
             another
             judgment
             to
             what
             they
             are
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             XXIII
             .
          
           
             Sect.
             2.
             
             SEcondly
             ,
             Are
             the
             Joys
             of
             Heaven
             so
             unspeakable
             and
             glorious
             ?
             How
             then
             should
             we
             admire
             the
             love
             and
             bounty
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             bless
             his
             Name
             ,
             who
             for
             the
             performance
             of
             so
             small
             a
             work
             ,
             hath
             proposed
             so
             great
             a
             Reward
             ?
             And
             for
             the
             obtaining
             of
             such
             an
             happy
             state
             ,
             hath
             imposed
             such
             an
             easie
             Task
             .
             Yea
             more
             ,
             is
             Heaven
             so
             unspeakably
             sweet
             and
             delectable
             ,
             is
             Hell
             so
             unutterably
             doleful
             ?
             Then
             let
             nothing
             be
             thought
             too
             much
             that
             we
             can
             either
             do
             or
             suffer
             for
             Christ
             ,
             who
             hath
             
               freed
               us
               from
               the
               one
               ,
               and
               purchased
               for
               us
               the
               other
               .
            
             Though
             indeed
             ,
             nothing
             that
             we
             are
             able
             to
             do
             or
             suffer
             here
             ,
             can
             be
             compared
             with
             those
             woes
             we
             have
             deserved
             in
             Hell
             ,
             or
             those
             joys
             we
             are
             reserved
             to
             in
             Heaven
             .
             And
             indeed
             ,
             that
             we
             are
             now
             out
             of
             Hell
             ,
             there
             to
             fry
             in
             flames
             of
             fire
             and
             brimstone
             ,
             never
             to
             be
             freed
             ;
             that
             we
             have
             the
             free
             offer
             of
             Grace
             here
             ,
             and
             everlasting
             glory
             hereafter
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             we
             are
             only
             beholding
             to
             him
             .
             We
             are
             all
             by
             nature
             ,
             
               as
               Traytors
               ,
               condemned
               to
               suffer
               eternal
               torments
               in
               Hell-fire
               ,
            
             being
             only
             
               reprieved
            
             for
             a
             time
             :
             But
             from
             this
             extremity
             ,
             and
             eternity
             of
             torment
             ,
             
               Jesus
            
             hath
             freed
             and
             delivered
             us
             .
          
           
             O
             think
             then
             !
             yea
             ,
             be
             ever
             thinking
             of
             it
             ,
             how
             rich
             the
             mercy
             of
             our
             
               Redeemer
            
             was
             in
             freeing
             us
             ;
             and
             that
             by
             laying
             down
             his
             own
             life
             to
             redeem
             us
             .
             Yea
             ,
             how
             can
             we
             be
             thankful
             enough
             for
             so
             great
             a
             blessing
             ?
             It
             was
             a
             mercy
             bestowed
             ,
             and
             a
             way
             found
             out
             ,
             that
             may
             astonish
             all
             the
             sons
             of
             men
             on
             Earth
             ,
             and
             Angels
             in
             Heaven
             .
             Which
             being
             
             so
             ,
             let
             us
             study
             to
             be
             as
             thankful
             as
             we
             can
             .
             Hath
             Christ
             done
             so
             much
             for
             us
             ,
             and
             shall
             we
             deny
             him
             any
             thing
             he
             requireth
             of
             us
             ?
             Nor
             can
             any
             one
             in
             common
             reason
             meditate
             so
             unbottomed
             a
             love
             ,
             and
             not
             study
             and
             strive
             for
             an
             answerable
             and
             thankful
             demeanour
             .
             If
             a
             Friend
             had
             given
             us
             but
             a
             thousandth
             part
             of
             what
             God
             and
             Christ
             hath
             ,
             we
             should
             heartily
             love
             him
             all
             our
             lives
             ,
             and
             think
             no
             thanks
             sufficient
             :
             What
             price
             then
             should
             we
             set
             upon
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             who
             is
             the
             Life
             of
             our
             lives
             ,
             and
             the
             Soul
             of
             our
             Souls
             ?
             Do
             we
             then
             for
             Christs
             sake
             ,
             what
             we
             would
             do
             for
             a
             Friends
             sake
             .
             Yea
             ,
             let
             us
             abhor
             our selves
             for
             our
             former
             unthankfulness
             ,
             and
             our
             wonderful
             provoking
             of
             him
             .
             Hearken
             we
             unto
             Christs
             voice
             ,
             in
             all
             that
             he
             saith
             unto
             us
             ,
             without
             being
             swayed
             one
             way
             or
             another
             ,
             as
             the
             most
             are
             ?
             Let
             us
             whom
             Christ
             hath
             redeemed
             ,
             express
             our
             thankfulness
             ,
             by
             obeying
             all
             that
             he
             saith
             unto
             us
             ,
             whatever
             it
             costs
             us
             ,
             since
             nothing
             can
             be
             too
             much
             to
             endure
             for
             those
             pleasures
             which
             shall
             endure
             for
             ever
             .
             As
             ,
             Who
             would
             not
             obtain
             Heaven
             at
             any
             rate
             ,
             at
             any
             cost
             or
             trouble
             whatsoever
             ?
          
           
             In
             Heaven
             is
             a
             Crown
             laid
             up
             for
             all
             such
             as
             suffer
             for
             Righteousness
             ,
             even
             a
             Crown
             without
             cares
             ,
             without
             rivals
             ,
             without
             envy
             ,
             without
             end
             ;
             And
             is
             not
             this
             reward
             enough
             for
             all
             that
             Men
             or
             Devils
             can
             do
             against
             us
             ?
             Who
             would
             not
             serve
             a
             short
             Apprenticeship
             in
             Gods
             service
             here
             ,
             to
             be
             made
             for
             ever
             free
             in
             glory
             ?
             Yea
             ,
             who
             would
             not
             be
             a
             
               Philpot
            
             for
             a
             month
             ,
             or
             a
             
               Lazarus
            
             for
             a
             day
             ,
             or
             a
             
               Stephen
            
             for
             an
             hour
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             be
             in
             
               Abrahams
            
             bosome
             for
             ever
             ?
             Nothing
             can
             be
             too
             much
             to
             endure
             ,
             for
             those
             pleasures
             that
             endure
             for
             ever
             .
             Yea
             ,
             what
             pain
             can
             we
             think
             too
             much
             to
             suffer
             ?
             What
             little
             enough
             to
             do
             ,
             to
             obtain
             eternity
             ?
             For
             this
             incorruptible
             Crown
             of
             Glory
             in
             Heaven
             ?
             1
             
               Pet.
            
             5.
             4.
             where
             we
             shall
             have
             all
             tears
             wiped
             from
             our
             eyes
             ;
             where
             we
             shall
             cease
             to
             sorrow
             ,
             cease
             to
             suffer
             ,
             cease
             to
             sin
             ,
             where
             God
             shall
             turn
             all
             the
             water
             of
             our
             afflictions
             ,
             into
             the
             pure
             wine
             of
             endless
             and
             unexpressible
             comfort
             .
          
           
             You
             shall
             sometimes
             see
             an
             hired
             servant
             ,
             venture
             his
             life
             for
             his
             new
             Master
             ,
             that
             will
             scarce
             pay
             him
             his
             wages
             at
             the
             years
             end
             ;
             and
             can
             we
             suffer
             too
             much
             for
             our
             
               Lord
            
             and
             
               Master
               ,
            
             who
             giveth
             every
             one
             that
             serveth
             him
             ,
             not
             Fields
             and
             Vineyards
             ,
             as
             
               Saul
            
             pretended
             ,
             1
             
               Sam.
            
             22.
             7.
             
               &c.
            
             nor
             Towns
             and
             Cities
             ,
             as
             
               Cicero
            
             is
             pleased
             to
             boast
             of
             
               Caesar
               ,
            
             but
             even
             an
             hundred-fold
             more
             than
             we
             part
             withal
             here
             in
             this
             life
             ,
             and
             eternal
             Mansions
             in
             Heaven
             hereafter
             ,
             
               John
            
             14.
             2.
             
          
           
             St.
             
               Paul
            
             saith
             ,
             
               Our
               light
               affliction
               ,
               which
               is
               but
               for
               a
               moment
               ,
               causeth
               us
               a
               far
               more
               excellent
               and
               eternal
               weight
               of
               glory
               ,
            
             2
             
               Cor.
            
             4.
             17
             ,
             18.
             
             Where
             note
             the
             incomparable
             and
             infinite
             difference
             ,
             between
             the
             Work
             and
             the
             Wages
             ;
             
               light
               affliction
               ,
            
             receiving
             a
             weight
             of
             Glory
             ;
             and
             
               momentany
               affliction
               eternal
               glory
               .
            
             Suitable
             to
             the
             reward
             of
             the
             wicked
             ,
             whose
             empty
             delights
             live
             and
             die
             in
             a
             moment
             ;
             but
             their
             unsufferable
             punishment
             is
             interminable
             and
             endless
             .
             Their
             pleasure
             is
             short
             ,
             their
             pain
             everlasting
             ;
             our
             Pain
             is
             short
             ,
             our
             Joy
             eternal
             .
             
               Blessed
               is
               the
               man
               that
               endureth
               temptation
               ,
               for
               when
               he
               is
               tryed
               ,
               he
               shall
               receive
               the
               Crown
               of
               life
               ,
               James
            
             1.
             12.
             
          
           
             
             
             
               folly
            
             is
             it
             then
             ,
             or
             rather
             
               madness
               ,
            
             for
             the
             
               small
               pleasure
            
             of
             some
             
               base
               lust
               ,
            
             some
             
               paltry
               profit
               ,
            
             or
             
               fleeting
               vanity
            
             (
             which
             passeth
             away
             in
             the
             very
             act
             ,
             at
             the
             
               taste
            
             of
             a
             
               pleasant
               drink
               dieth
            
             so
             soon
             as
             it
             is
             
               down
               )
            
             to
             bring
             upon
             our selves
             in
             another
             world
             ,
             
               torments
               without
               end
               ,
            
             and
             
               beyond
            
             all
             
               compass
            
             of
             conceit
             ?
          
           
             Fourthly
             ,
             Is
             it
             so
             ?
             that
             
               God
            
             hath
             set
             before
             us
             
               life
            
             and
             
               death
               ,
               heaven
            
             and
             
               hell
               ,
            
             as
             a
             reward
             of
             
               good
            
             and
             
               evil
               ;
            
             leaving
             us
             as
             it
             were
             to
             our
             
               choice
               ,
            
             Whether
             we
             will
             be
             compleatly
             and
             everlastingly
             
               happy
            
             or
             
               miserable
               :
            
             with
             what
             resolution
             and
             zeal
             should
             we
             
               strive
               ,
               to
               make
               our
               calling
               and
               election
               sure
               ?
            
             not
             
               making
               our
               greatest
               business
               ,
               our
               least
               and
               last
               care
               .
            
             I
             know
             well
             ,
             thou
             hadst
             rather
             when
             thou
             diest
             ,
             go
             to
             
               reign
               with
               Christ
            
             in
             his
             
               Kingdom
            
             for
             evermore
             ,
             than
             be
             confined
             to
             a
             
               perpetual
               prison
            
             or
             
               Furnace
               of
               fire
               and
               brimstone
               ,
            
             there
             to
             be
             tormented
             with
             the
             
               Devil
            
             and
             
               his
               Angels
               :
            
             If
             so
             ,
             provoke
             not
             the
             
               Lord
               ,
            
             who
             is
             
               great
            
             and
             
               terrible
               ,
            
             of
             
               most
               glorious
               Majesty
               ,
            
             and
             of
             
               infinite
               purity
               :
            
             and
             who
             hath
             equally
             promised
             
               salvation
            
             unto
             those
             which
             
               keep
               his
               Commandments
               ,
            
             and
             threatned
             eternal
             
               death
            
             and
             
               dest●uction
               to
               those
               who
               break
               them
               .
            
             For
             as
             he
             is
             to
             all
             
               repentant
               sinners
            
             a
             most
             
               merciful
            
             God
             ,
             
               Exod.
            
             34.
             6.
             so
             to
             all
             wilful
             and
             
               impenitent
               sinners
               ,
            
             he
             is
             a
             
               consuming
               fire
               ,
               and
               a
               jeaious
               God
               ,
               Heb.
            
             12.
             29.
             
             
               Deut.
            
             4.
             24.
             
          
           
             There
             was
             a
             
               King
               ,
            
             who
             having
             no
             
               Issue
            
             to
             succeed
             him
             ,
             espied
             one
             day
             a
             well
             favoured
             and
             
               towardly
               Youth
               ,
            
             he
             took
             him
             to
             the
             
               Court
               ,
            
             and
             committed
             him
             to
             
               Tutors
            
             to
             instruct
             him
             ,
             providing
             by
             his
             Will
             ,
             that
             if
             he
             proved
             
               sit
               for
               Government
               ,
            
             he
             should
             be
             
               Crowned
               King
               ;
               if
               not
               ,
            
             he
             should
             be
             
               kept
               in
               Chains
               ,
               and
               he
               made
               a
               Galley
               slave
               .
            
             The
             Youth
             was
             misled
             ,
             and
             
               neglected
            
             both
             
               his
               Tutors
               good
               Counsel
               ,
               and
               his
               Book
               ,
            
             so
             as
             his
             Master
             corrected
             him
             ,
             and
             said
             ,
             
               O
               that
               thou
               knewest
               what
               honour
               is
               prepared
               for
               thee
               !
               and
               what
               thou
               art
               like
               to
               lose
               by
               this
               thy
               idle
               and
               loose
               carriage
               !
               Well
               ,
               thou
               wilt
               afterwards
               ,
               When
               't
               is
               too
               late
               ,
               sorely
               rue
               this
               .
            
             And
             when
             he
             grew
             to
             years
             ,
             the
             
               King
               died
               ,
            
             whose
             
               Council
            
             and
             
               Executors
            
             perceiving
             him
             to
             be
             utterly
             unfit
             for
             
               State
               Government
               ,
            
             called
             him
             before
             them
             ,
             and
             declared
             the
             
               Kings
            
             will
             and
             pleasure
             ,
             which
             was
             accordingly
             performed
             ;
             for
             they
             caused
             him
             to
             be
             
               fettered
               ,
               and
               committed
               to
               the
               Galleys
               ,
            
             there
             to
             toil
             ,
             and
             
               tug
               at
               the
               Oar
            
             perpetually
             ,
             where
             he
             was
             
               whipt
               and
               lasht
               ,
               if
               he
               remitted
               his
               stroke
               never
               so
               little
               ;
            
             where
             he
             had
             leisure
             to
             consider
             with
             himself
             ,
             that
             now
             he
             was
             
               chained
               ,
            
             who
             might
             have
             
               walked
               at
               liberty
               ;
            
             now
             he
             was
             a
             
               slave
               ,
            
             who
             might
             ,
             if
             he
             would
             ,
             have
             been
             a
             
               King
               ;
            
             now
             he
             was
             
               over-ruled
               by
               Turks
               ,
            
             who
             might
             have
             
               ruled
               over
               Christians
               .
            
             The
             thought
             whereof
             could
             not
             but
             double
             his
             misery
             ,
             and
             make
             him
             
               bewail
               his
               sorrow
               with
               tears
               of
               blood
               .
            
             Now
             this
             hereafter
             will
             be
             the
             case
             of
             all
             careless
             persons
             ,
             save
             that
             this
             comes
             as
             short
             of
             that
             ,
             as
             
               Earth
            
             comes
             
               short
               of
               Heaven
               ,
            
             and
             
               temporary
               misery
               of
               eternal
               .
            
             Wherefore
             if
             thou
             wouldst
             have
             this
             this
             to
             become
             thy
             very
             case
             ,
             go
             on
             in
             thy
             wilful
             and
             perverse
             impenitency
             ;
             but
             if
             not
             ,
             bethink
             thy self
             ,
             and
             do
             thereafter
             ,
             and
             that
             without
             delaying
             one
             minute
             :
             For
             there
             is
             
               no
               redemption
               from
               Hell
               ,
            
             if
             once
             thou
             comest
             there
             :
             And
             there
             thou
             mayst
             be
             (
             for
             ought
             thou
             knowest
             )
             
               this
               very
               day
               ,
               yea
               before
               thou
               canst
               swallow
               thy
               spittle
               ,
            
             if
             thou
             diest
             this
             day
             in
             thy
             natural
             condition
             .
          
           
           
             Many
             men
             take
             liberty
             to
             sin
             ,
             and
             continue
             in
             a
             trade
             of
             sin
             ,
             because
             
               God
            
             is
             merciful
             :
             but
             they
             will
             one
             day
             find
             that
             he
             is
             
               just
               as
               well
               as
               merciful
               .
               There
               is
               mercy
               with
               God
            
             (
             saith
             the
             
               Psalmist
               )
               that
               he
               may
               be
               feared
               ,
            
             not
             that
             he
             may
             be
             despised
             ,
             blasphemed
             ,
             
               &c.
               Psalm
            
             130.
             4.
             
             Yea
             ,
             know
             this
             ,
             and
             write
             it
             in
             the
             
               Table
               book
               of
               thy
               memory
               ,
            
             and
             upon
             the
             
               table
               of
               thy
               heart
               .
            
             That
             if
             
               Gods
               bountifulness
               and
               long
               suffering
               towards
               thee
               ;
               does
               not
               lead
               thee
               to
               repentance
               ,
               it
               will
               double
               thy
               doom
               ,
               and
               encrease
               the
               pile
               of
               thy
               torments
               .
            
             And
             that
             every
             day
             which
             does
             not
             
               abate
               of
               thy
               reckoning
               ,
            
             will
             
               encrease
               it
               :
            
             And
             that
             
               thou
               by
               thy
               hardness
               and
               impenitency
               ,
               shalt
               but
               treasure
               up
               unto
               thy self
               wrath
               against
               the
               day
               of
               wrath
               ,
               and
               the
               Declaration
               of
               the
               just
               judgment
               of
               God
               ,
               Rom.
            
             2.
             4
             ,
             5
             ,
             6.
             
          
           
             Now
             this
             
               Judge
            
             hath
             told
             us
             ,
             that
             
               we
               must
               give
               an
               account
               for
               every
               idle
               word
               we
               speak
               ,
               Mat.
            
             12.
             36.
             much
             more
             then
             for
             our
             wicked
             actions
             ;
             therefore
             beware
             what
             thou
             dost
             against
             him
             .
          
           
             Men
             may
             dream
             of
             too
             much
             strictness
             in
             holy
             courses
             ,
             but
             they
             do
             not
             consider
             the
             power
             ,
             the
             purity
             ,
             and
             strictness
             of
             the
             
               Judge
               .
            
             He
             who
             brings
             even
             idle
             words
             to
             judgment
             ,
             and
             forgets
             not
             a
             thought
             of
             disobedience
             ,
             how
             will
             he
             spare
             our
             gross
             negligence
             and
             presumption
             ?
             how
             our
             formality
             and
             irreverence
             in
             his
             service
             ,
             much
             more
             our
             flagitious
             wickedness
             ,
             
               Heb.
            
             12.
             29.
             
          
           
             
               Sect.
            
             3.
             
             Wherefore
             ,
             as
             you
             ever
             expect
             or
             hope
             for
             
               Heaven
            
             and
             
               Salvation
               ,
            
             as
             you
             would
             escape
             the
             
               tormenting
               flames
               of
               Hell-fire
               ,
               cease
               to
               do
               evil
               ,
               learn
               to
               do
               well
               .
            
             For
             
               Sanctification
            
             is
             the
             
               way
               to
               Glorification
               ,
               Holiness
            
             to
             
               eternal
               happiness
               .
            
             If
             we
             would
             have
             
               God
               to
               glorifie
               our
               bodies
               in
               Heaven
               ,
            
             we
             also
             must
             
               glorifie
               God
               in
               our
               bodies
               here
               on
               Earth
               .
            
          
           
             And
             now
             for
             conclusion
             :
             Are
             the
             
               Joys
            
             of
             
               Heaven
            
             so
             unspeakable
             and
             glorious
             ?
             the
             
               torments
               of
               Hell
            
             so
             woful
             and
             dolorous
             ?
             Then
             it
             behoves
             all
             
               Parents
            
             and
             
               Governours
            
             of
             Families
             ,
             to
             see
             to
             their
             
               Childrens
               and
               Servants
               souls
               ,
            
             and
             that
             they
             miscarry
             not
             through
             their
             neglect
             .
             As
             tell
             me
             ,
             Will
             not
             their
             blood
             be
             required
             at
             your
             hands
             ,
             if
             they
             perish
             through
             your
             neglect
             ?
             Will
             it
             not
             be
             sad
             to
             have
             
               Children
            
             and
             
               Servants
            
             rise
             up
             in
             judgment
             against
             you
             ,
             and
             to
             bring
             in
             Evidence
             at
             the
             great
             Tribunal
             of
             Christ
             ?
             saying
             ,
             Lord
             ,
             my
             Father
             never
             minded
             me
             ,
             my
             Master
             never
             regarded
             me
             ;
             I
             might
             sin
             ,
             he
             never
             reproved
             me
             ;
             I
             might
             go
             to
             Hell
             ,
             it
             was
             all
             one
             to
             him
             .
             Will
             not
             this
             be
             sad
             ?
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             If
             it
             be
             so
             ,
             let
             
               Children
            
             and
             
               Servants
            
             consider
             ,
             that
             't
             is
             better
             to
             
               have
               lust
               restrained
               ,
               than
               satisfied
               :
            
             't
             is
             better
             to
             be
             held
             in
             ,
             and
             restrained
             from
             sin
             ,
             than
             to
             have
             a
             wicked
             liberty
             .
             Be
             not
             angry
             with
             those
             
               who
               will
               not
               see
               you
               damn
               your
               souls
               ,
               and
               let
               you
               alone
               :
            
             they
             are
             your
             best
             Friends
             .
             
               Fear
               the
               strokes
               of
               Gods
               anger
               ,
            
             be
             they
             spiritual
             or
             eternal
             ,
             
               more
               than
               the
               strokes
               of
               men
               .
            
             What
             's
             a
             
               Fetter
            
             to
             a
             
               Dungeon
               ?
               a
               Gallows
            
             to
             
               Hell-fire
               ?
            
          
           
             Give
             not
             way
             to
             imaginary
             ,
             speculative
             ,
             heart-sins
             :
             
               Murther
               in
               the
               heart
               ,
               uncleanness
               in
               the
               eye
               ,
               and
               thoughts
               given
               way
               to
               ,
            
             will
             come
             to
             
               actual
               murther
               ,
            
             and
             
               bodily
               uncleanness
            
             at
             last
             .
             
               Keep
               Satan
               at
               a
               Distance
               ;
            
             if
             he
             get
             but
             in
             ,
             he
             will
             be
             too
             hard
             for
             you
             .
             And
             let
             so
             much
             serve
             to
             have
             been
             s●oken
             of
             
               Heaven
            
             and
             
               Hell
               .
            
          
           
           
             Upon
             
               the
               one
            
             I
             have
             stood
             the
             longer
             ,
             that
             so
             I
             might
             ,
             if
             
               God
            
             so
             please
             ,
             be
             a
             means
             to
             save
             some
             with
             fear
             ,
             
               plucking
               them
               out
               of
               the
               fire
               of
               Gods
               wrath
               ,
            
             under
             which
             ,
             without
             
               repentance
               ,
            
             they
             must
             lye
             everlastingly
             .
          
           
             And
             for
             
               the
               other
               ,
            
             I
             have
             ,
             like
             the
             
               Searchers
               of
               Canaan
               ,
            
             brought
             you
             a
             cluster
             of
             Grapes
             ,
             to
             give
             the
             
               Reader
               a
               taste
            
             thereby
             ,
             of
             the
             plentiful
             
               vintage
            
             we
             may
             expect
             ,
             and
             look
             for
             in
             the
             
               heavenly
               Canaan
               .
            
          
           
             Now
             if
             any
             would
             truly
             know
             themselves
             ,
             and
             how
             it
             ●ill
             fare
             with
             them
             in
             the
             end
             ,
             let
             them
             read
             the
             whole
             
               Book
               ,
            
             out
             of
             which
             this
             is
             taken
             ,
             
               viz.
               The
               whole
               duty
               of
               a
               Christian
               .
            
             Which
             Book
             is
             Licensed
             by
             
               John
               Dewname
            
             and
             
               Thomas
               Gataker
               .
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           at
           the
           Charge
           of
           
             Christs-Hospital
             ,
          
           according
           to
           the
           Will
           of
           the
           Donor
           ,
           1677.
           
        
         
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A67772e-30
           
             Vengeance