Mercy in the midst of judgment with a glimpse of, or a glance on, London's glorious resurrection like a Phoenix out of it's ashes delivered in a sermon preach'd at St. Dunstans in the West, Sept. 2, 1669 being the day of publick fasting and humilation in consideration of the late dreadful fire, by Chr. Flower.
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             Mercy in the midst of judgment with a glimpse of, or a glance on, London's glorious resurrection like a Phoenix out of it's ashes delivered in a sermon preach'd at St. Dunstans in the West, Sept. 2, 1669 being the day of publick fasting and humilation in consideration of the late dreadful fire, by Chr. Flower.
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           MERCY
           In
           the
           midst
           of
           JUDGMENT
           ,
           WITH
           A
           GLYMPSE
           of
           OR
           A
           GLANCE
           on
           LONDON'S
           GLORIOUS
           RESURRECTION
           ,
           Like
           a
           Phoenix
           out
           of
           it's
           Ashes
           .
        
         
           Delivered
           in
           a
           Sermon
           Preach'd
           at
           St
           Dunstans
           in
           the
           
             West
             ,
             Sept.
          
           2.
           1669.
           
           Being
           the
           day
           of
           Publick
           Fasting
           and
           Humiliation
           ,
           in
           consideration
           of
           the
           late
           Dreadful
           Fire
           .
        
         
           By
           
             CHR.
             FLOWER
          
           ,
           Master
           of
           Arts
           ,
           and
           Rector
           of
           St
           
             Margaret
             Loathbury
             ,
             London
          
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Nath.
             Brooke
          
           ,
           at
           the
           Sign
           of
           the
           Angel
           in
           Cornhill
           ,
           MDCLXIX
           .
        
      
       
         
         
         
           To
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           Sir
           Samuel
           Starling
           Knight
           ,
           Lord
           Mayor
           of
           the
           City
           of
           London
           ,
           and
           the
           Honourable
           Court
           of
           Aldermen
           .
        
         
           
             Right
             Honourable
             ,
          
        
         
           THrough
           the
           Conduct
           of
           Divine
           Providence
           having
           attain'd
           the
           place
           of
           my
           Nativity
           ,
           some
           few
           days
           before
           the
           
             Anniversary
             Fast
          
           for
           that
           
             Dreadful
             Fire
             ,
             Nigro
             Carbone
             Notandus
             ,
          
           which
           cannot
           be
           markt
           with
           too
           black
           a
           coal
           ;
           being
           desir'd
           by
           a
           Reverend
           Brother
           of
           mine
           in
           the
           Ministry
           to
           Preach
           for
           him
           on
           the
           fore-mentioned
           day
           ,
           never
           to
           be
           forgotten
           :
           Though
           my
           unpreparedness
           for
           so
           great
           a
           Task
           might
           have
           furnished
           me
           with
           a
           denyal
           ,
           yet
           I
           entertain'd
           the
           motion
           ,
           having
           only
           that
           of
           the
           
             Divine
             Proverbialist
          
           to
           Apologize
           for
           my
           Presumption
           (
           if
           it
           may
           merit
           such
           an
           Appellation
           )
           *
           The
           preparations
           of
           the
           heart
           are
           in
           man
           ,
           but
           the
           Answer
           of
           
           the
           tongue
           is
           from
           the
           Lord.
           Having
           spoke
           a
           word
           in
           season
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           thought
           ,
           and
           being
           desir'd
           to
           Publish
           it
           ;
           how
           could
           I
           ,
           having
           received
           so
           great
           a
           wound
           in
           my
           Temporals
           ,
           but
           shelter
           my
           self
           ,
           and
           this
           
             weak
             Birth
          
           of
           my
           Brain
           under
           
             your
             Honours
             Patronage
          
           ,
           Those
           Stars
           of
           the
           
             greatest
             Magnitude
          
           that
           shine
           so
           bright
           in
           the
           Firmament
           of
           the
           Metropolis
           of
           this
           Nation
           ,
           whose
           care
           and
           vigilancy
           hath
           been
           so
           influential
           to
           the
           carrying
           on
           of
           the
           re-edifying
           of
           it
           even
           to
           Admiration
           ;
           That
           a
           City
           ,
           so
           great
           a
           City
           should
           be
           burnt
           down
           in
           
             three
             days
          
           ,
           and
           re-built
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           Diamond
           in
           the
           Ring
           of
           the
           Ornamentals
           of
           it
           ,
           the
           
             Royal
             Exchange
          
           ,
           and
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           
             chief
             Streets
          
           of
           it
           ,
           within
           the
           space
           of
           three
           years
           (
           I
           had
           almost
           said
           two
           years
           )
           and
           a
           little
           more
           ;
           this
           cannot
           but
           create
           wonder
           in
           all
           that
           shall
           either
           see
           it
           ,
           or
           hear
           of
           it
           :
           As
           if
           that
           in
           the
           Prophet
           Isaiah
           *
           were
           now
           fulfill'd
           in
           a
           good
           sense
           ,
           every
           one
           helped
           his
           Neighbour
           ,
           and
           every
           one
           said
           to
           his
           Brother
           ,
           be
           of
           good
           courage
           ;
           So
           the
           Carpenter
           encourag'd
           the
           
           Goldsmith
           ,
           and
           he
           that
           smootheth
           with
           the
           Hammer
           him
           that
           smote
           the
           Anvil
           ,
           saying
           ,
           it
           is
           ready
           for
           the
           Sodering
           ,
           and
           he
           fastned
           it
           with
           Nails
           ,
           so
           that
           it
           could
           not
           be
           moved
           .
           And
           think
           it
           no
           small
           thing
           to
           be
           instruments
           in
           Gods
           hand
           to
           make
           up
           those
           Breaches
           in
           our
           
             Ruinated
             Jerusalem
          
           ,
           which
           our
           sins
           have
           made
           .
           You
           may
           suppose
           me
           ,
           
             Noble
             Senators
          
           ,
           if
           you
           please
           ,
           to
           present
           you
           with
           a
           Sprig
           of
           Rosemary
           in
           one
           hand
           ,
           and
           a
           Branch
           of
           Laurel
           in
           the
           other
           ,
           or
           if
           you
           will
           ,
           to
           present
           you
           with
           the
           City
           in
           its
           Ruines
           and
           Ashes
           ,
           and
           like
           a
           
             Phoenix
             gloriously
          
           rising
           out
           of
           them
           .
           May
           it
           never
           be
           said
           ,
           that
           the
           Re-builders
           of
           it
           held
           a
           Trowel
           in
           one
           hand
           ,
           and
           a
           Sword
           in
           the
           other
           ,
           but
           may
           a
           Continuation
           of
           Peace
           Crown
           the
           endeavours
           of
           all
           those
           that
           are
           employ'd
           in
           so
           Noble
           an
           Enterprise
           .
           This
           is
           his
           hearty
           ,
           and
           daily
           Prayer
           ,
           who
           is
        
         
           
             Yours
             Honours
             most
             humble
             
             Servant
             in
             Christ
             ,
             
             
               Chr.
               Flower
            
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           
             MALACHI
             IV.
             5.
             
          
           
             And
             behold
             I
             will
             send
             Elijah
             the
             Prophet
             ,
             before
             the
             Coming
             of
             the
             Great
             and
             Dreadful
             Day
             of
             the
             Lord.
             
          
        
         
           SOME
           there
           are
           that
           understand
           these
           words
           of
           the
           first
           Coming
           of
           Christ
           in
           the
           Flesh
           ,
           which
           though
           it
           was
           a
           Day
           of
           Salvation
           to
           God's
           People
           ,
           yet
           to
           others
           it
           was
           terrible
           .
           But
           I
           shall
           treat
           of
           them
           at
           present
           as
           they
           relate
           to
           the
           day
           of
           Judgment
           .
           And
           if
           we
           consult
           the
           answer
           which
           the
           Angel
           gave
           to
           Esdras
           ,
           enquiring
           of
           him
           about
           the
           day
           of
           Judgment
           ,
           we
           shall
           find
           this
           to
           be
           part
           of
           it
           ;
           
             And
             there
             shall
             Fires
             break
             forth
             in
             many
             places
             .
          
           I
           hope
           then
           I
           need
           not
           Apologize
           for
           my self
           ,
           because
           I
           have
           made
           choice
           of
           this
           subject
           ,
           as
           if
           a
           Word
           not
           in
           Season
           .
        
         
           Now
           the
           two
           Columns
           on
           which
           I
           intend
           to
           build
           the
           Structure
           of
           my
           ensuing
           discourse
           ,
           are
           only
           the
           two
           Epithetes
           here
           in
           the
           Text
           given
           by
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           to
           the
           Day
           of
           the
           Lord
           ;
           of
           which
           I
           shall
           speak
           first
           severally
           ,
           and
           then
           jointly
           in
           the
           Application
           .
        
         
         
           The
           day
           of
           the
           Lord
           is
           here
           stiled
           ,
           
             Dies
             magnus
          
           ,
           the
           Great
           day
           ,
           and
           that
           not
           without
           great
           reason
           :
           For
           then
           there
           shall
           be
           such
           a
           Convention
           ,
           such
           a
           huge
           meeting
           as
           never
           was
           before
           that
           day
           ,
           and
           never
           will
           be
           after
           it
           .
        
         
           For
           1.
           
           Christ
           shall
           come
           from
           Heaven
           
             with
             Power
             and
             great
             Glory
          
           ,
           as
           he
           himself
           expresseth
           it
           ,
           Luke
           21.
           27.
           
           Saint
           Paul
           says
           as
           much
           ,
           
             Titus
             2.
             ver
             .
             13.
             
             Looking
             for
             that
             blessed
             hope
             ,
             and
             the
             glorious
             appearing
             of
             the
             great
             God
             ,
             and
             our
             Saviour
             Jesus
             Christ
             .
          
           The
           first
           coming
           of
           Christ
           was
           in
           Humility
           .
           The
           second
           time
           he
           shall
           come
           as
           the
           Great
           God
           with
           Power
           ,
           and
           great
           Glory
           .
           All
           things
           shall
           be
           subject
           unto
           him
           .
           He
           shall
           have
           his
           feet
           upon
           the
           neck
           of
           all
           Rule
           ,
           of
           all
           Authority
           ,
           and
           of
           all
           Power
           :
           And
           the
           knees
           of
           all
           things
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           in
           Earth
           ,
           and
           under
           the
           Earth
           shall
           
             bow
             down
          
           to
           him
           :
           and
           every
           Tongue
           confess
           him
           to
           be
           the
           Lord
           ,
           to
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           the
           Father
           ,
           as
           Saint
           Paul
           hath
           it
           ,
           
             Phil.
             2
          
           11.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           All
           the
           Angels
           shall
           be
           present
           ,
           attending
           like
           so
           many
           Courtiers
           upon
           him
           ;
           for
           he
           himself
           hath
           said
           it
           ,
           
             The
             Son
             of
             man
             shall
             come
             in
             his
             Glory
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             Holy
             Angels
             with
             him
             ,
          
           Mat.
           25.
           
           He
           shall
           not
           leave
           one
           behind
           him
           in
           Heaven
           .
           The
           vast
           Regions
           of
           the
           Air
           that
           that
           multitude
           must
           needs
           fill
           !
           Oh
           what
           a
           brave
           ,
           glorious
           ,
           great
           day
           must
           that
           needs
           be
           ,
           when
           so
           many
           
             glorious
             Suns
          
           shall
           shine
           in
           the
           Firmament
           ,
           and
           among
           ,
           and
           above
           them
           all
           Christ
           the
           
             Sun
             of
             Righteousness
          
           !
           Some
           think
           the
           Angels
           at
           that
           day
           will
           bear
           him
           aloft
           with
           their
           natural
           strength
           as
           on
           their
           shoulders
           ,
           that
           his
           Glory
           and
           Power
           might
           be
           the
           more
           visible
           to
           the
           greater
           terrour
           of
           the
           wicked
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           All
           the
           Elect
           will
           be
           present
           with
           him
           in
           glorious
           glorified
           Bodies
           ,
           as
           his
           Children
           ,
           and
           dearest
           Friends
           ,
           according
           to
           that
           Prophecy
           of
           Enoch
           ,
           mentioned
           by
           Saint
           
             Jude
             ,
             Behold
             the
             Lord
             comes
             with
             ten
             thousand
             of
             his
             Saints
             :
          
           that
           is
           ,
           with
           an
           innumerable
           company
           ,
           who
           together
           with
           Christ
           shall
           judge
           the
           world
           .
        
         
         
           4.
           
           Before
           him
           on
           that
           day
           shall
           be
           gathered
           all
           Nations
           ,
           Mat.
           25.
           32.
           even
           as
           many
           as
           ever
           were
           born
           into
           the
           world
           from
           the
           beginning
           to
           the
           end
           of
           it
           :
           Then
           shall
           Adam
           see
           all
           his
           off-spring
           at
           once
           ,
           none
           shall
           be
           exempted
           from
           appearing
           at
           this
           general
           Assizes
           ;
           neither
           shall
           any
           appear
           by
           Proxy
           ,
           but
           every
           one
           in
           person
           ;
           neither
           shall
           men
           only
           ,
           but
           all
           the
           Legions
           of
           the
           Devils
           ,
           how
           many
           soever
           they
           be
           ,
           they
           shall
           then
           appear
           ,
           and
           that
           (
           as
           it
           is
           thought
           )
           in
           a
           corporeal
           shape
           to
           be
           seen
           .
           Lord
           !
           what
           a
           great
           ,
           wonderful
           ,
           stupendious
           sight
           must
           that
           needs
           be
           ,
           to
           see
           the
           whole
           Hemisphere
           above
           embroidered
           with
           Saints
           and
           Angels
           reaching
           unto
           Heaven
           ;
           and
           beneath
           an
           innumerable
           multitude
           of
           the
           Damned
           covering
           the
           face
           of
           the
           Earth
           far
           and
           near
           ,
           howling
           ,
           and
           weeping
           ,
           and
           sighing
           :
           but
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           these
           two
           vast
           Bodies
           wonderfully
           rallied
           together
           ,
           Christ
           the
           Judge
           .
           Ought
           not
           this
           to
           be
           stiled
           a
           
             Great
             day
          
           ?
           who
           ever
           saw
           at
           any
           time
           such
           a
           Convention
           ,
           such
           a
           Meeting
           ,
           such
           an
           Assembly
           ?
           Great
           ,
           confessedly
           great
           will
           this
           day
           of
           Jesreel
           be
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           of
           the
           Seed
           of
           God
           ;
           for
           Christ
           shall
           then
           separate
           his
           Seed
           from
           the
           Seed
           of
           the
           Devil
           .
           As
           in
           an
           Amphitheatre
           ,
           such
           as
           the
           Romans
           had
           ,
           innumerable
           spectators
           sate
           round
           about
           it
           above
           ,
           and
           below
           on
           the
           floor
           were
           the
           poor
           persons
           condemned
           to
           be
           devoured
           by
           Beasts
           ,
           ruefully
           expecting
           them
           to
           be
           turn'd
           loose
           upon
           them
           .
           Thus
           all
           the
           Saints
           will
           be
           as
           so
           many
           spectators
           plac'd
           in
           the
           Region
           of
           the
           Air
           above
           ;
           but
           on
           the
           Earth
           the
           Damned
           that
           are
           by
           the
           Devils
           (
           when
           the
           sentence
           shall
           be
           given
           )
           to
           be
           drag'd
           to
           Hell.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           It
           may
           be
           call'd
           the
           
             Great
             Day
          
           ,
           because
           on
           that
           day
           business
           of
           the
           greatest
           Concernment
           shall
           be
           Transacted
           .
           Not
           about
           the
           Affairs
           of
           one
           single
           Empire
           ,
           or
           of
           some
           certain
           Kingdoms
           ,
           but
           the
           work
           of
           
             that
             day
          
           will
           be
           about
           the
           business
           of
           the
           whole
           World
           :
           About
           the
           chiefest
           and
           eternal
           Good
           ,
           about
           the
           chiefest
           and
           eternal
           Evil.
           At
           
             that
             day
          
           it
           will
           be
           known
           what
           condition
           every
           particular
           person
           
           shall
           abide
           ,
           and
           continue
           in
           to
           all
           Eternity
           .
           For
           then
           
             as
             the
             Tree
             falls
             ,
             whether
             toward
             the
             South
             ,
             or
             toward
             the
             North
             ,
             in
             the
             place
             where
             the
             Tree
             falls
             there
             it
             shall
             be
             ,
          
           Eccles
           .
           11.
           3.
           which
           denotes
           an
           Eternity
           of
           Bliss
           or
           Torment
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           It
           may
           be
           call'd
           the
           
             Great
             Day
          
           ,
           because
           that
           day
           will
           comprehend
           the
           
             past
             days
          
           of
           all
           Ages
           :
           it
           will
           be
           as
           a
           Recapitulation
           of
           
             all
             days
          
           ,
           from
           the
           first
           day
           that
           ever
           dawn'd
           ;
           and
           on
           it
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           last
           Scene
           of
           a
           Comedy
           ,
           whatsoever
           at
           any
           time
           was
           acted
           on
           the
           Stage
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           shall
           then
           be
           exhibited
           to
           view
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           For
           all
           the
           actions
           of
           mortals
           shall
           be
           laid
           open
           ,
           and
           survey'd
           as
           at
           one
           view
           .
           There
           is
           not
           an
           idle
           word
           ,
           but
           we
           shall
           give
           an
           account
           of
           it
           ,
           Mat.
           12.
           36.
           
           Saint
           Paul
           goes
           somewhat
           farther
           then
           this
           ,
           Rom.
           2.
           16.
           
           In
           that
           day
           God
           shall
           judge
           ,
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           .
           The
           secrets
           of
           mens
           hearts
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Those
           Thoughts
           ,
           Words
           ,
           and
           Actions
           shall
           be
           examined
           by
           Christ
           —
           
             
               Quem
               latebit
               nil
               occultum
               ,
            
             
               Nec
               relinquet
               quid
               inultum
               ;
            
          
           as
           one
           hath
           it
           :
           Who
           will
           suffer
           no
           Person
           ,
           or
           Thing
           to
           escape
           his
           most
           exact
           Scrutiny
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Every
           one
           shall
           be
           rewarded
           by
           Christ
           according
           to
           what
           he
           hath
           acted
           in
           the
           Flesh
           .
           Then
           the
           Lord
           will
           open
           his
           Treasures
           both
           of
           Rewards
           and
           Punishments
           ,
           which
           he
           heaped
           up
           together
           till
           
             that
             day
          
           ,
           then
           to
           be
           distributed
           ;
           hence
           is
           that
           ,
           
             Deut.
             32.
             32.
             
             Is
             not
             this
             laid
             up
             in
             store
             with
             me
             ,
             and
             sealed
             up
             among
             my
             Treasures
             ?
          
           A
           Treasure
           ,
           you
           know
           ,
           is
           a
           great
           heap
           ,
           or
           heaps
           of
           Money
           that
           hath
           been
           a
           great
           while
           a
           gathering
           ;
           and
           such
           are
           the
           actions
           of
           men
           ,
           and
           the
           deserts
           of
           them
           lockt
           up
           from
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           world
           in
           the
           mind
           and
           memory
           of
           Almighty
           God
           ,
           which
           he
           will
           open
           on
           that
           day
           ,
           and
           reward
           every
           one
           according
           to
           his
           doings
           .
           Saint
           Peter
           calls
           this
           
           day
           the
           
             day
             of
             Restitution
          
           of
           all
           things
           ,
           saying
           ,
           that
           the
           Heaven
           must
           receive
           Christ
           ,
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           till
           the
           times
           of
           Restitution
           of
           all
           things
           ,
           Acts
           3.
           21.
           meaning
           ,
           he
           shall
           then
           restore
           whatsoever
           any
           committed
           to
           him
           ,
           or
           deposited
           as
           in
           his
           hand
           .
           The
           Apostle
           using
           that
           Expression
           ,
           minds
           me
           of
           Razis
           ,
           of
           whom
           we
           may
           read
           in
           the
           2.
           
           Book
           of
           Machabees
           ,
           Chap.
           14.
           who
           that
           he
           might
           animate
           and
           encourage
           the
           Jews
           to
           stand
           for
           their
           Laws
           ,
           fatally
           wounded
           himself
           being
           over-zealous
           ,
           rather
           then
           he
           would
           give
           himself
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           wicked
           men
           ;
           so
           when
           his
           blood
           was
           utterly
           gone
           ,
           saith
           the
           History
           ,
           he
           took
           out
           his
           own
           Bowels
           with
           his
           hands
           ,
           and
           threw
           them
           upon
           the
           People
           ,
           calling
           upon
           the
           Lord
           of
           Life
           and
           Spirit
           ,
           that
           he
           would
           restore
           them
           again
           unto
           him
           ,
           viz.
           at
           the
           last
           and
           
             Great
             Day
          
           ,
           and
           so
           he
           dyed
           .
           The
           same
           reason
           holds
           for
           evil
           actions
           ,
           witness
           that
           expression
           of
           Saint
           
             Paul
             ,
             Rom.
          
           2.
           5.
           
           But
           after
           thy
           hardness
           and
           impenitent
           heart
           ,
           treasurest
           up
           unto
           thy self
           wrath
           against
           the
           day
           of
           wrath
           .
           Now
           in
           treasuring
           ,
           as
           one
           hath
           well
           observed
           ,
           there
           is
           ,
           1.
           
           A
           
             laying
             in
          
           .
           2.
           
           A
           
             lying
             hid
          
           .
           3.
           
           A
           
             bringing
             out
          
           again
           ,
           as
           there
           is
           occasion
           .
           Thus
           wicked
           profligate
           persons
           ,
           while
           by
           following
           of
           their
           Lusts
           they
           think
           they
           do
           somewhat
           to
           the
           furthering
           of
           their
           happiness
           ,
           they
           shall
           in
           the
           end
           find
           ,
           
             pro
             Thesauro
             Carbones
          
           ,
           instead
           of
           other
           Treasure
           ,
           hot
           burning
           coals
           .
           And
           if
           it
           will
           be
           thus
           ,
           what
           is
           there
           hid
           that
           shall
           not
           be
           made
           manifest
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           have
           its
           reward
           ?
           The
           Adulterer
           who
           waits
           for
           the
           twilight
           ,
           and
           to
           whom
           the
           morning
           is
           as
           the
           shadow
           of
           death
           ,
           shall
           in
           
             that
             day
          
           be
           manifest
           at
           Noontide
           to
           the
           view
           of
           Men
           and
           Angels
           ;
           and
           if
           his
           being
           known
           here
           puts
           him
           in
           the
           terror
           of
           the
           shadow
           of
           death
           ;
           how
           terrible
           shall
           
             that
             day
          
           be
           to
           him
           ,
           when
           what
           he
           hath
           done
           in
           secret
           shall
           be
           proclaimed
           on
           the
           house
           top
           !
        
         
           4.
           
           It
           merits
           to
           be
           call'd
           the
           
             Great
             Day
          
           ,
           because
           it
           will
           be
           a
           day
           of
           the
           gretest
           combat
           and
           conquest
           .
           For
           behold
           ,
           saith
           
           the
           Lord
           ,
           by
           the
           Prophet
           
             Joel
             ,
             In
             those
             days
             ,
             and
             at
             that
             time
             ,
             I
             will
             gather
             all
             Nations
             ,
             and
             will
             bring
             them
             down
             into
             the
             valley
             of
          
           Jehosaphat
           ,
           
             and
             will
             plead
             with
             them
             there
             ,
             Joel
          
           3.
           2.
           
           Behold
           here
           the
           Warriour
           ,
           and
           the
           Triumphant
           Conquerour
           .
           But
           with
           what
           Weapons
           will
           he
           wage
           War
           ?
           I
           answer
           ,
           with
           no
           other
           then
           the
           two
           edg'd
           Sword
           of
           the
           Word
           of
           his
           mouth
           ,
           with
           which
           he
           will
           object
           against
           the
           wicked
           their
           abominable
           ingratitude
           ;
           so
           that
           they
           shall
           have
           nothing
           to
           say
           for
           themselves
           ,
           no
           more
           then
           he
           in
           the
           Gospel
           who
           had
           not
           on
           his
           wedding
           garment
           ;
           't
           is
           said
           of
           him
           ,
           he
           was
           speechless
           ,
           Mat.
           22.
           
           Suppose
           we
           Christ
           sitting
           in
           the
           Air
           near
           Jerusalem
           judging
           the
           world
           there
           where
           himself
           was
           judged
           ,
           and
           using
           this
           ,
           or
           the
           like
           language
           .
        
         
           Behold
           me
           sitting
           over
           against
           that
           place
           where
           first
           I
           labour'd
           ,
           and
           began
           my
           Passion
           ;
           here
           ,
           here
           in
           Gethsemani
           I
           did
           sweat
           blood
           for
           you
           ;
           here
           I
           was
           betray'd
           ,
           and
           taken
           ,
           and
           led
           like
           some
           notorious
           Thief
           ,
           or
           Robber
           into
           the
           City
           ,
           where
           I
           was
           hurried
           from
           one
           Tribunal
           to
           another
           ,
           scourg'd
           ,
           buffeted
           ,
           abused
           ,
           and
           at
           length
           unjustly
           condemn'd
           ;
           after
           that
           ,
           lugging
           my
           Cross
           ,
           I
           came
           to
           Mount
           Calvary
           ,
           where
           I
           was
           Crucified
           for
           you
           .
           Behold
           the
           very
           place
           where
           hanging
           between
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           ,
           (
           being
           plac'd
           between
           two
           Thieves
           )
           I
           offer'd
           my self
           a
           Sacrifice
           for
           you
           to
           the
           Father
           :
           you
           Pilat
           can
           witness
           this
           ,
           and
           you
           
             Herod
             ,
             Caiphas
             ,
             Annas
             ,
             Judas
             ,
          
           and
           ye
           ô
           Jews
           that
           opened
           thus
           like
           a
           pack
           of
           Blood-hounds
           upon
           me
           ,
           Away
           with
           him
           ,
           away
           with
           him
           ,
           he
           is
           not
           worthy
           to
           live
           ;
           Crucifie
           him
           ,
           Crucifie
           him
           :
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           can
           witness
           as
           much
           ,
           for
           the
           Heaven
           that
           was
           darkened
           ▪
           all
           the
           face
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           the
           Earth
           opened
           ,
           and
           did
           cleave
           asunder
           the
           most
           rocky
           part
           of
           it
           :
           Nay
           ,
           these
           very
           scars
           that
           your
           eyes
           see
           in
           my
           body
           testifie
           no
           less
           :
           After
           this
           being
           risen
           from
           the
           dead
           ,
           I
           ascended
           up
           into
           Heaven
           from
           this
           very
           Mount
           of
           Olives
           ,
           in
           the
           publick
           view
           of
           my
           Apostles
           and
           many
           other
           Disciples
           ,
           to
           shew
           that
           I
           came
           down
           from
           Heaven
           for
           
           your
           Salvation
           ,
           and
           my
           Embassy
           being
           done
           was
           to
           return
           to
           my
           Father
           .
           The
           Angels
           at
           my
           Ascension
           were
           heard
           to
           say
           ,
           that
           I
           should
           so
           come
           in
           like
           manner
           as
           you
           saw
           me
           go
           into
           Heaven
           ;
           and
           I
           my self
           spake
           of
           it
           to
           Caiphas
           ,
           the
           chief
           Priests
           ,
           and
           the
           Jews
           ,
           using
           this
           very
           Language
           ;
           Ye
           shall
           see
           the
           Son
           of
           man
           sitting
           on
           the
           right
           hand
           of
           Power
           ,
           and
           coming
           in
           the
           Clouds
           of
           Heaven
           :
           why
           then
           did
           ye
           not
           credit
           so
           great
           ,
           and
           so
           good
           Testimony
           ?
           Behold
           now
           my
           condition
           is
           chang'd
           with
           yours
           ,
           ye
           sate
           once
           as
           Judges
           ,
           and
           I
           was
           the
           Prisoner
           at
           the
           Bar
           ,
           now
           ye
           are
           the
           Malefactors
           ,
           and
           I
           am
           the
           Judge
           ;
           see
           my
           hands
           and
           my
           feet
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           I
           my self
           ;
           see
           the
           very
           holes
           that
           ye
           dig'd
           with
           your
           instruments
           of
           cruelty
           in
           this
           Body
           of
           mine
           .
           These
           like
           so
           many
           mouths
           cry
           out
           against
           you
           ,
           these
           accuse
           and
           condemn
           you
           ▪
           go
           ye
           unworthy
           Wretches
           ,
           ye
           Christ-Killers
           ,
           get
           ye
           packing
           into
           unquenchable
           fire
           ;
           and
           ye
           ô
           
             Infidels
             ,
             Turks
          
           ,
           and
           profligate
           Christians
           ,
           who
           know
           these
           things
           ,
           or
           might
           have
           known
           them
           ,
           but
           ye
           have
           neglected
           ,
           but
           ye
           have
           despised
           ,
           and
           contemned
           whatsoever
           I
           did
           ,
           and
           suffer'd
           ;
           ye
           accounted
           the
           Blood
           of
           the
           Covenant
           an
           unholy
           thing
           ,
           ye
           chose
           rather
           to
           follow
           the
           dictates
           of
           your
           own
           Lusts
           then
           of
           my
           Law
           :
           ye
           preferr'd
           Riches
           ,
           and
           sensual
           Pleasures
           ,
           and
           momentary
           Preferments
           ,
           before
           Eternal
           Salvation
           promis'd
           by
           me
           ;
           ye
           made
           a
           mock
           of
           me
           when
           I
           threatned
           Eternal
           Torments
           :
           now
           ye
           see
           him
           whom
           ye
           have
           despised
           ,
           now
           ye
           find
           my
           words
           to
           be
           more
           then
           wind
           ;
           my
           Threatnings
           not
           to
           be
           vain
           ,
           but
           true
           ;
           my
           Promises
           not
           to
           be
           Chimera's
           ,
           but
           realities
           ;
           now
           ye
           experience
           your
           Delights
           and
           Dignities
           ,
           and
           sinful
           Pleasures
           ye
           so
           much
           magnified
           ,
           to
           be
           vain
           and
           fallacious
           :
           now
           ye
           see
           how
           foolish
           ,
           and
           sottish
           ,
           and
           senseless
           ye
           have
           been
           in
           your
           love
           ;
           ye
           now
           lament
           and
           bewail
           with
           a
           passionate
           wringing
           of
           your
           hands
           ,
           and
           beating
           of
           your
           breasts
           ,
           but
           too
           late
           ,
           and
           therefore
           all
           in
           vain
           .
           Go
           therefore
           ye
           Wicked
           ,
           go
           ye
           Ingrateful
           ,
           go
           ye
           Infidels
           ,
           go
           ye
           Cursed
           into
           everlasting
           Fire
           prepared
           for
           the
           Devil
           and
           his
           Angels
           ;
           
           but
           for
           you
           my
           Apostles
           ,
           who
           saw
           me
           in
           this
           place
           Condemn'd
           ,
           Scourg'd
           ,
           Crucifi'd
           ,
           Murther'd
           ,
           and
           yet
           believ'd
           in
           me
           ,
           followed
           me
           throw
           the
           same
           Red
           Sea
           of
           Blood
           ;
           and
           you
           Apostolical
           ,
           and
           Religious
           Persons
           ,
           who
           did
           contemn
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           were
           not
           asham'd
           of
           my
           Cross
           ,
           espous'd
           my
           Poverty
           and
           Humility
           ,
           propagating
           my
           Doctrine
           and
           Faith
           throughout
           the
           whole
           world
           :
           and
           as
           for
           you
           ,
           O
           ye
           Faithful
           ones
           ,
           who
           did
           believe
           in
           me
           your
           Redeemer
           ,
           hope
           in
           me
           ,
           love
           ,
           worship
           ,
           and
           obey
           me
           ,
           leading
           a
           life
           worthy
           of
           me
           ,
           a
           sober
           ,
           righteous
           ,
           and
           a
           godly
           life
           ,
           who
           did
           look
           for
           that
           blessed
           hope
           ,
           and
           this
           my
           second
           coming
           to
           judgment
           ;
           Come
           ye
           ,
           come
           ye
           my
           Elect
           ,
           come
           ye
           blessed
           of
           my
           Father
           ,
           inherit
           the
           Kingdom
           prepared
           for
           you
           ,
           from
           the
           Foundation
           of
           the
           world
           .
           That
           then
           must
           needs
           be
           a
           
             Great
             Day
          
           that
           determines
           business
           of
           such
           great
           Concernment
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           It
           may
           be
           stil'd
           the
           
             Great
             Day
          
           ,
           because
           that
           day
           will
           put
           an
           end
           to
           the
           world
           ,
           will
           put
           a
           period
           to
           time
           ,
           to
           troubles
           ,
           and
           all
           kind
           of
           impieties
           ,
           and
           to
           all
           the
           labours
           and
           endeavours
           of
           men
           .
           Thus
           those
           days
           among
           the
           Romans
           were
           call'd
           
             Great
             Days
          
           ,
           which
           did
           put
           an
           end
           to
           great
           and
           grievous
           Troubles
           :
           Alexander
           got
           the
           Appellation
           of
           Great
           in
           that
           he
           won
           strong
           holds
           ,
           and
           slew
           the
           Kings
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           whole
           world
           stood
           in
           awe
           of
           him
           ,
           it
           was
           hush
           and
           silent
           ,
           but
           that
           silence
           continued
           not
           long
           ,
           but
           till
           his
           death
           ,
           which
           soon
           came
           to
           pass
           .
           But
           Christ
           the
           King
           of
           Kings
           in
           that
           
             Great
             Day
          
           ,
           when
           he
           hath
           destroy'd
           all
           the
           wicked
           ,
           he
           shall
           impose
           a
           perpetual
           and
           universal
           silence
           on
           the
           whole
           world
           .
           Then
           the
           Heavens
           shall
           be
           silent
           because
           their
           motion
           shall
           cease
           ,
           and
           so
           consequently
           the
           vicissitude
           of
           day
           and
           night
           ,
           winter
           and
           summer
           must
           cease
           too
           :
           The
           motion
           of
           the
           Elements
           shall
           cease
           ,
           and
           so
           consequently
           Clouds
           ,
           Winds
           ,
           Rain
           ,
           Hail
           ,
           Tempests
           ,
           and
           Earthquakes
           will
           be
           no
           more
           :
           All
           Creatures
           will
           be
           silent
           ,
           because
           there
           will
           be
           none
           to
           make
           any
           disturbance
           :
           All
           the
           Studies
           ,
           
           Arts
           ,
           Disciplines
           ,
           Desires
           ,
           Quarrels
           ,
           and
           Contentions
           of
           Men
           will
           be
           silent
           ,
           because
           all
           things
           that
           were
           in
           motion
           will
           obtain
           their
           period
           ;
           methinks
           our
           Saviour
           pointed
           at
           this
           (
           as
           it
           were
           )
           with
           his
           finger
           ;
           for
           when
           he
           read
           that
           place
           in
           the
           Prophet
           Isaiah
           ,
           which
           runs
           thus
           ,
           
             The
             Spirit
             of
             the
             Lord
             is
             upon
             me
             ,
          
           &c.
           to
           Preach
           the
           acceptable
           year
           of
           the
           Lord
           ;
           
             Et
             Diem
             retributionis
          
           ,
           and
           the
           Day
           of
           Retribution
           ,
           't
           is
           said
           ,
           he
           clos'd
           the
           Book
           ,
           Luke
           4.
           18.
           hinting
           thus
           much
           to
           us
           ,
           that
           in
           that
           
             Great
             Day
          
           of
           Restitution
           ,
           or
           Retribution
           ,
           all
           things
           shall
           have
           an
           end
           ,
           and
           the
           Heavens
           be
           roll'd
           up
           like
           a
           Book
           or
           Scroll
           once
           more
           .
           This
           Day
           of
           the
           Lord
           it
           may
           be
           stil'd
           the
           
             Great
             Day
          
           ,
           because
           the
           beginning
           of
           that
           
             Great
             Day
          
           call'd
           Eternity
           :
           A
           Type
           of
           which
           Day
           we
           may
           read
           of
           in
           the
           Book
           of
           Josuah
           ,
           Chap.
           10.
           when
           Josuah
           that
           he
           might
           pursue
           his
           Enemies
           to
           purpose
           ,
           caus'd
           the
           Sun
           to
           stand
           still
           :
           The
           Sun
           and
           Moon
           stood
           still
           the
           space
           of
           one
           whole
           day
           ,
           so
           that
           one
           day
           was
           as
           long
           as
           two
           ,
           saith
           the
           Son
           of
           Syrach
           ;
           there
           was
           no
           day
           like
           that
           ,
           before
           it
           or
           after
           it
           ,
           saith
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           Josuah
           10.
           14.
           
           Thus
           when
           Christ
           shall
           encounter
           his
           Enemies
           ,
           he
           will
           make
           the
           Sun
           and
           Moon
           to
           stand
           still
           till
           he
           hath
           reveng'd
           himself
           upon
           them
           :
           But
           because
           that
           vengeance
           is
           to
           be
           Eternal
           ,
           the
           Day
           must
           be
           Eternal
           too
           :
           I
           may
           adde
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           Day
           of
           Josuah's
           victory
           one
           part
           of
           the
           Heaven
           was
           always
           bright
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           dark
           ;
           thus
           in
           
             that
             Day
          
           it
           will
           be
           eternally
           light
           to
           the
           Elect
           ,
           but
           as
           long
           darkness
           with
           the
           Damned
           :
           What
           shall
           we
           think
           those
           People
           thought
           in
           the
           time
           of
           Josuah
           ,
           who
           in
           the
           opposite
           part
           of
           the
           Heavens
           had
           so
           long
           night
           ,
           with
           what
           a
           deal
           of
           perplexity
           did
           they
           expect
           day
           ?
           and
           if
           so
           ,
           what
           will
           an
           Eternal
           night
           be
           ?
           but
           if
           to
           an
           Eternal
           Night
           be
           added
           an
           Eternal
           Prison
           ,
           everlasting
           Hunger
           ,
           and
           Thirst
           ,
           a
           never-dying
           Worm
           ,
           an
           Eternal
           Stink
           ,
           an
           Eternal
           Horrour
           ,
           Eternal
           Weeping
           ,
           and
           Wailing
           ,
           an
           Eternal
           Fire
           ,
           and
           whatever
           misery
           the
           mind
           of
           man
           is
           able
           to
           think
           of
           :
           
             Qualis
             illa
             nox
             erit
          
           !
           Tell
           me
           ,
           
           if
           you
           are
           able
           ,
           what
           a
           Night
           that
           will
           be
           ?
           Good
           reason
           then
           there
           is
           that
           
             this
             Day
          
           of
           the
           Lord
           spoken
           of
           here
           in
           my
           Text
           should
           be
           styl'd
           
             Dies
             Magnus
          
           ,
           the
           Great
           Day
           .
        
         
           That
           which
           remains
           for
           me
           to
           shew
           you
           ,
           is
           ,
           in
           what
           respect
           it
           will
           be
           Terrible
           ,
           or
           Dreadful
           .
           
             Behold
             I
             will
             send
             you
          
           Elijah
           
             the
             Prophet
             ,
             before
             the
             Coming
             of
             the
             Great
             and
             Dreadful
             Day
             of
             the
             Lord.
             
          
        
         
           Certainly
           ,
           Beloved
           ,
           the
           Dreadfulness
           of
           
             that
             Day
          
           will
           consist
           chiefly
           in
           the
           Judge
           :
           As
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           In
           his
           
             Dreadful
             coming
          
           to
           Judgment
           ,
           which
           Saint
           John
           therefore
           ushers
           in
           with
           an
           
             Ecce
             ,
             Rev.
             1.
             7.
             
             Behold
             he
             comes
             with
             Clouds
             ,
             and
             every
             eye
             shall
             see
             him
             :
          
           The
           Royal
           Chariot
           then
           of
           this
           Judge
           will
           be
           a
           Cloud
           :
           But
           what
           kind
           of
           Cloud
           think
           you
           ?
           such
           a
           one
           as
           was
           that
           ,
           which
           defended
           the
           Israelites
           from
           extremity
           of
           heat
           in
           the
           day
           ,
           and
           gave
           them
           light
           by
           night
           ?
           Or
           like
           that
           little
           Cloud
           in
           the
           days
           of
           Elias
           ,
           no
           bigger
           at
           first
           then
           a
           mans
           hand
           ,
           which
           increasing
           brought
           rain
           to
           the
           parched
           Earth
           ?
           certainly
           no
           :
           The
           Clouds
           that
           are
           for
           this
           service
           will
           not
           be
           such
           as
           our
           eyes
           may
           often
           behold
           ,
           coasting
           about
           the
           Regions
           of
           the
           Air
           as
           they
           are
           driven
           by
           the
           Winds
           ,
           and
           employing
           themselves
           to
           the
           refreshment
           of
           the
           Earth
           ;
           but
           stormy
           tempestuous
           Clouds
           breathing
           Fire
           ,
           and
           casting
           forth
           hot
           Thunder-bolts
           :
           hence
           is
           that
           ,
           
             Psalm
             50.
             3.
             
             Our
             God
             shall
             come
             ,
             and
             shall
             not
             keep
             silence
             ,
             a
          
           Fire
           
             shall
             devour
             before
             him
             ,
             and
             it
             shall
             be
             very
             tempestuous
             round
             about
             him
             :
          
           Not
           before
           him
           only
           ,
           but
           ,
           which
           is
           very
           observable
           ,
           round
           about
           him
           ,
           lest
           the
           wicked
           should
           hope
           to
           escape
           by
           creeping
           behind
           him
           .
           That
           was
           a
           terrible
           Tempest
           I
           read
           of
           that
           befel
           Alexander
           the
           Great
           ,
           and
           his
           Army
           marching
           into
           the
           Country
           of
           Gabiza
           ,
           when
           by
           reason
           of
           continual
           Thundring
           ,
           and
           Lightning
           with
           Hail-Stones
           ,
           and
           Light-Bolts
           ,
           the
           Army
           was
           dis-ranked
           ,
           so
           that
           they
           wandred
           
           many
           ways
           :
           but
           alas
           that
           was
           nothing
           to
           the
           rout
           that
           will
           be
           at
           the
           coming
           of
           this
           Judge
           ;
           Saint
           Paul
           in
           his
           first
           Epistle
           to
           the
           Thessalonians
           ,
           Chap.
           1.
           8.
           he
           says
           that
           he
           will
           come
           in
           flaming
           fire
           ,
           taking
           vengeance
           on
           them
           that
           know
           not
           God
           ;
           't
           is
           true
           ,
           our
           Saviour
           hath
           appeared
           comfortably
           to
           his
           ,
           though
           over-shadow'd
           with
           a
           Cloud
           ,
           as
           at
           his
           Transfiguration
           ;
           but
           when
           he
           comes
           in
           a
           warlike
           manner
           against
           his
           Enemies
           ,
           as
           he
           will
           do
           then
           ,
           his
           appearance
           must
           needs
           be
           Dreadful
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           This
           Dreadfulness
           will
           consist
           in
           his
           being
           
             known
             ,
             Revelations
          
           1.
           ver
           .
           13.
           we
           may
           read
           of
           one
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           the
           seven
           Golden
           Candlesticks
           like
           to
           the
           Son
           of
           man
           ,
           which
           shews
           that
           Christ
           the
           Judge
           of
           the
           world
           will
           be
           so
           manifest
           as
           to
           be
           acknowledg'd
           :
           Then
           there
           shall
           be
           no
           contest
           about
           him
           ,
           as
           whether
           he
           be
           Elias
           ,
           or
           Jeremias
           ,
           or
           the
           Baptist
           ;
           such
           questions
           as
           these
           shall
           then
           be
           put
           out
           of
           question
           .
           Neither
           shall
           he
           come
           obscurely
           ,
           as
           when
           he
           came
           first
           in
           the
           flesh
           :
           But
           why
           is
           he
           said
           to
           be
           like
           the
           Son
           of
           man
           only
           ,
           and
           is
           not
           call'd
           the
           Son
           of
           man
           ,
           as
           he
           was
           call'd
           when
           he
           liv'd
           on
           Earth
           ?
           because
           ,
           saith
           one
           ,
           
             Sicut
             in
             Christo
             aliquando
             Divinitatis
             suae
             gloriam
             occultabai
             Humanitas
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           As
           the
           Humanity
           once
           obscur'd
           in
           Christ
           the
           Glory
           of
           his
           Divinity
           ,
           so
           now
           the
           meanness
           of
           his
           Humanity
           will
           seem
           to
           be
           swallow'd
           up
           of
           the
           Glory
           of
           his
           Majesty
           ;
           as
           then
           at
           first
           he
           appear'd
           so
           meanly
           ,
           that
           little
           or
           nothing
           of
           his
           Divinity
           externally
           shew'd
           it self
           ;
           so
           at
           his
           coming
           to
           Judgment
           he
           will
           appear
           so
           splendent
           ,
           and
           glorious
           ,
           that
           he
           will
           be
           believed
           by
           all
           to
           be
           the
           Son
           of
           God.
           Suffer
           me
           here
           a
           little
           to
           expostulate
           ;
           If
           powerful
           Herod
           fear'd
           him
           lying
           in
           the
           Manger
           ,
           will
           he
           not
           be
           much
           more
           fear'd
           sitting
           upon
           his
           Throne
           ?
           If
           the
           Buyers
           and
           Sellers
           were
           drove
           out
           of
           the
           Temple
           by
           him
           having
           a
           scourge
           of
           small
           cords
           only
           in
           his
           hand
           ,
           who
           shall
           stand
           before
           him
           punishing
           to
           death
           
           with
           Scorpions
           ?
           If
           he
           so
           stun'd
           a
           whole
           Troop
           of
           his
           Enemies
           in
           the
           Garden
           at
           the
           speaking
           of
           one
           word
           ,
           that
           they
           fell
           backward
           ,
           what
           Terror
           will
           it
           be
           to
           hear
           him
           pronounce
           the
           last
           Sentence
           of
           Damnation
           ?
           What
           amazement
           and
           shame
           will
           take
           hold
           of
           them
           who
           either
           believ'd
           him
           not
           to
           be
           God
           ,
           or
           did
           not
           believe
           in
           him
           aright
           ,
           or
           honour'd
           him
           not
           with
           a
           good
           life
           ,
           who
           yet
           confess'd
           him
           to
           be
           God
           with
           their
           lips
           ?
           Then
           Herod
           will
           look
           upon
           him
           with
           astonishment
           as
           the
           wisest
           ,
           whom
           when
           on
           Earth
           he
           did
           cause
           to
           be
           gorgeously
           attir'd
           like
           a
           fool
           ,
           on
           purpose
           to
           laugh
           at
           him
           ,
           and
           deride
           him
           .
           Then
           Caiphas
           will
           behold
           him
           coming
           in
           the
           Clouds
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           as
           he
           himself
           told
           him
           to
           his
           head
           ,
           whom
           therefore
           he
           did
           pronounce
           a
           Blasphemer
           .
           Then
           will
           Pilate
           see
           him
           whom
           he
           expos'd
           to
           the
           People
           to
           be
           seen
           ,
           nay
           ,
           deliver'd
           up
           to
           their
           brutish
           will.
           Then
           will
           the
           Jews
           know
           whether
           he
           was
           their
           King
           whom
           they
           deny'd
           ;
           and
           then
           shall
           all
           wicked
           wretches
           ,
           who
           said
           in
           the
           pride
           of
           their
           hearts
           ,
           
             Nolumus
             hunc
             regnare
          
           ,
           we
           will
           not
           have
           this
           Christ
           to
           Reign
           over
           us
           ,
           see
           him
           Reigning
           over
           them
           ,
           and
           Arraigning
           them
           both
           as
           King
           and
           Judge
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           In
           the
           Authority
           ,
           and
           Power
           he
           shall
           be
           invested
           with
           ,
           shadow'd
           forth
           by
           the
           Garment
           he
           was
           cloath'd
           with
           ,
           which
           reach'd
           down
           to
           his
           feet
           ,
           Rev.
           1.
           13.
           
           Kings
           ,
           saith
           the
           Proverb
           ,
           have
           long
           hands
           ,
           but
           they
           are
           not
           so
           long
           ,
           but
           some
           sometimes
           escape
           unpunish'd
           in
           some
           blind
           places
           of
           their
           Kingdoms
           .
           From
           this
           Judge
           there
           is
           no
           flinching
           ;
           every
           Transgression
           ,
           and
           Transgressor
           from
           him
           shall
           receive
           a
           just
           recompence
           of
           reward
           ;
           even
           those
           Corruptions
           that
           are
           most
           inward
           ,
           and
           lye
           up
           in
           the
           heart
           of
           the
           Country
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           ;
           those
           Pollutions
           ,
           not
           of
           flesh
           only
           (
           that
           is
           ,
           worldly
           lusts
           ,
           and
           gross
           evils
           )
           but
           of
           spirit
           also
           ,
           more
           spiritual
           lusts
           come
           within
           his
           cognizance
           :
           He
           eyes
           not
           only
           the
           act
           but
           the
           intention
           .
        
         
         
           4.
           
           The
           Dreadfulness
           of
           
             this
             Day
          
           of
           the
           Lord
           consists
           in
           the
           rigorousness
           of
           the
           Judge
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           he
           is
           said
           to
           be
           girt
           about
           the
           paps
           with
           a
           golden
           girdle
           ,
           but
           this
           denotes
           severity
           as
           well
           as
           mercy
           :
           The
           pardoning
           of
           the
           Thief
           on
           the
           Cross
           ;
           the
           long
           waiting
           for
           the
           Conversion
           of
           the
           Jews
           ,
           and
           the
           patience
           of
           his
           which
           we
           daily
           exercise
           ,
           shews
           that
           he
           hath
           paps
           ;
           But
           a
           time
           will
           come
           ,
           I
           mean
           ,
           the
           
             Day
             of
             Judgment
          
           ,
           when
           he
           will
           shut
           up
           his
           bosome
           ,
           and
           girt
           it
           close
           about
           with
           a
           girdle
           of
           gold
           ,
           to
           shew
           the
           justice
           of
           such
           a
           proceeding
           ,
           they
           being
           deservedly
           despis'd
           then
           ,
           who
           despise
           him
           now
           when
           he
           offers
           the
           milk
           of
           Grace
           ,
           and
           Mercy
           unto
           them
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           In
           the
           Equity
           of
           the
           Judge
           this
           Dreadfulness
           will
           consist
           ;
           his
           head
           ,
           and
           his
           hairs
           ,
           't
           is
           said
           ,
           were
           white
           like
           Wool
           ,
           as
           white
           as
           Snow
           ,
           
             Rev.
             1.
             14
          
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           Decisions
           ,
           or
           Conclusions
           of
           this
           Judge
           will
           be
           most
           pure
           ,
           most
           true
           ,
           and
           most
           just
           .
           'T
           is
           confest
           in
           the
           Fifth
           Chapter
           of
           the
           Canticles
           ,
           where
           he
           is
           describ'd
           resembling
           one
           that
           is
           young
           ;
           his
           locks
           are
           said
           to
           be
           bushy
           ,
           and
           black
           as
           a
           Raven
           :
           Because
           here
           in
           this
           life
           we
           experience
           Christ
           benign
           ,
           and
           liberal
           ,
           for
           he
           rewards
           true
           repentance
           with
           receiving
           into
           his
           favour
           ,
           gives
           Heaven
           for
           a
           few
           Cordial
           Sighs
           ,
           or
           Groans
           ,
           proceeding
           from
           an
           humble
           ,
           and
           a
           contrite
           Heart
           ;
           but
           the
           case
           will
           be
           alter'd
           when
           he
           comes
           to
           sit
           in
           Judgment
           ,
           then
           he
           will
           appear
           white
           as
           Snow
           ,
           the
           Ancient
           of
           days
           ,
           not
           to
           be
           wrought
           upon
           to
           shew
           favour
           .
           Youth
           (
           you
           know
           )
           is
           more
           liberal
           then
           old
           Age
           :
           Ancient
           people
           hardly
           part
           with
           any
           thing
           ,
           as
           knowing
           the
           difficulty
           of
           getting
           what
           youth
           freely
           gives
           .
        
         
           6.
           
           His
           Eyes
           ,
           't
           is
           said
           ,
           were
           like
           a
           Flame
           of
           Fire
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           agile
           ,
           nimble
           ,
           and
           able
           to
           penetrate
           any
           thing
           ;
           hence
           is
           that
           of
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           Heb.
           4.
           13.
           
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           .
           There
           is
           not
           any
           creature
           that
           is
           not
           manifest
           in
           his
           sight
           ,
           but
           all
           things
           are
           naked
           ,
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           and
           opened
           unto
           the
           eyes
           of
           him
           with
           whom
           we
           have
           to
           do
           :
           naked
           for
           the
           out-side
           ;
           dissected
           ,
           quartered
           ,
           cleft
           in
           the
           back-bone
           for
           the
           in-side
           ;
           Erasmus
           renders
           it
           resupinata
           ,
           making
           it
           a
           Metaphor
           from
           those
           that
           lye
           with
           their
           faces
           upward
           ,
           that
           all
           Passengers
           may
           see
           who
           they
           are
           .
           
             Thou
             numbrest
             my
             steps
          
           ,
           saith
           Job
           ;
           he
           did
           no
           less
           then
           confess
           that
           he
           kept
           an
           exact
           account
           of
           every
           sin
           of
           his
           ,
           of
           every
           step
           that
           he
           trod
           awry
           ,
           yea
           ,
           though
           it
           were
           but
           some
           wry
           motion
           of
           his
           mind
           ,
           so
           curious
           and
           critical
           he
           is
           in
           his
           observation
           ;
           even
           then
           when
           to
           many
           he
           seems
           to
           sleep
           ,
           and
           to
           shut
           his
           eyes
           ,
           and
           to
           see
           nothing
           ,
           he
           takes
           notice
           of
           every
           thing
           .
           Of
           this
           Judge
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           
             Psalm
             11.
             
             His
             eyes
             behold
             ,
             his
             eye-lids
             try
             the
             Children
             of
             men
             .
          
           Where
           his
           eye
           points
           out
           his
           knowledge
           ,
           and
           his
           eye-lids
           his
           critical
           descant
           .
           Those
           Creatures
           that
           have
           fiery
           eyes
           can
           see
           in
           the
           night
           ;
           and
           there
           is
           nothing
           but
           is
           open
           to
           the
           sight
           of
           this
           Judge
           .
           Again
           ,
           'T
           is
           said
           ,
           his
           Feet
           were
           like
           
             fine
             Brass
          
           ,
           as
           if
           burned
           in
           a
           Furnace
           :
           which
           may
           signifie
           the
           inflexibleness
           of
           this
           Judge
           ,
           proceeding
           from
           an
           ardent
           zeal
           to
           do
           justice
           :
           while
           life
           lasts
           he
           is
           pleased
           to
           bend
           his
           feet
           ,
           and
           bow
           them
           going
           forth
           in
           a
           way
           of
           Commiseration
           ,
           and
           compassion
           towards
           the
           Sons
           of
           Men
           :
           but
           it
           shall
           not
           be
           so
           ,
           when
           he
           acts
           the
           Judge
           :
           Then
           his
           Legs
           will
           be
           Marble
           ,
           and
           his
           Feet
           Brass
           ;
           where
           he
           placeth
           his
           Foot
           ,
           there
           it
           shall
           inflexibly
           stand
           .
           This
           very
           thing
           is
           signified
           likewise
           by
           the
           twofold
           Rod
           ,
           which
           the
           Scripture
           speaks
           of
           ;
           the
           one
           is
           a
           
             Rod
             of
             Wood
          
           ,
           mentioned
           Psalm
           23.
           which
           Rod
           is
           easily
           bow'd
           if
           any
           thing
           of
           weight
           be
           fastned
           to
           the
           end
           of
           it
           ;
           but
           the
           other
           altogether
           inflexible
           as
           being
           a
           
             Rod
             of
             Iren
          
           ,
           spoken
           of
           ,
           Psalm
           2.
           which
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           there
           puts
           into
           the
           hand
           of
           this
           Judge
           .
           'T
           is
           possible
           that
           
             the
             Rods
          
           of
           earthly
           Judges
           may
           be
           bow'd
           if
           a
           Purse
           of
           Money
           be
           
           ty'd
           at
           the
           end
           of
           them
           ;
           but
           the
           Rod
           of
           this
           Judge
           is
           not
           of
           Wood
           ,
           but
           Iron
           ,
           and
           so
           is
           inflexible
           .
        
         
           To
           proceed
           ;
           His
           voice
           is
           said
           to
           be
           as
           the
           
             sound
             of
             many
             Waters
          
           ,
           terrible
           ;
           suppose
           ,
           as
           the
           noyse
           of
           a
           whole
           Army
           that
           is
           heard
           far
           ,
           and
           near
           .
           A
           River
           or
           Stream
           that
           is
           damm'd
           up
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           when
           once
           it
           breaks
           forth
           ,
           the
           noyse
           it
           makes
           is
           inutterable
           ,
           not
           to
           be
           exprest
           .
           No
           wonder
           then
           if
           the
           Ocean
           of
           the
           wrath
           of
           God
           streightned
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           ,
           for
           so
           many
           thousand
           years
           ,
           at
           length
           breaks
           forth
           like
           the
           
             sound
             of
             many
             Waters
             .
             I
             have
             a
             long
             time
             held
             my
             Peace
             ,
          
           saith
           the
           Lord
           himself
           ,
           
             I
             have
             been
             still
             ,
             and
             refrain'd
             my self
             ,
             now
             will
             I
             cry
             like
             a
             travelling
             Woman
             ,
             I
             will
             destroy
             ,
             and
             devour
             at
             once
             ,
          
           Isaiah
           42.
           14.
           
           If
           Job
           was
           forc'd
           to
           say
           ,
           Destruction
           from
           God
           was
           a
           terrour
           to
           me
           ,
           and
           by
           reason
           of
           his
           Highness
           I
           could
           not
           endure
           ;
           How
           will
           the
           Damned
           be
           able
           to
           bear
           the
           weight
           of
           that
           Sentence
           ,
           
             Arise
             ye
             Dead
             ,
             and
             come
             to
             Judgment
             ?
          
           or
           of
           that
           ,
           
             I
             was
             an
             Hungry
             ,
             and
             ye
             gave
             me
             no
             meat
             ,
             I
             was
             thirsty
             ,
             and
             ye
             gave
             me
             no
             drink
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           And
           if
           these
           whisperings
           ,
           as
           I
           may
           say
           ,
           be
           so
           terrible
           ,
           how
           terrible
           and
           insupportable
           will
           the
           pronouncing
           of
           this
           Sentence
           be
           ;
           
             Ite
             maledicti
             ,
             Go
          
           ,
           or
           Depart
           from
           me
           
             ye
             cursed
             into
             everlasting
             fire
          
           ?
           words
           which
           breath
           nothing
           but
           fire
           ,
           and
           brimstone
           ,
           stings
           ,
           and
           horrors
           .
        
         
           Neither
           is
           this
           all
           ,
           for
           't
           is
           said
           ,
           
             out
             of
             his
             mouth
             went
             a
             sharp
             two
             edged
             Sword
             ,
          
           which
           some
           interpret
           of
           the
           definitive
           Sentence
           of
           the
           Judge
           ,
           and
           its
           Executi●n
           :
           citing
           that
           passage
           in
           Deuteronomy
           ,
           Chap.
           32.
           41.
           
           
             If
             I
             whet
             my
             glittering
             Sword
             ,
             and
             my
             hand
             take
             hold
             of
             Judgment
             ,
             I
             will
             make
             mine
             Arrows
             drunk
             with
             Blood
             ,
             and
             my
             Sword
             shall
             devour
             flesh
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           say
           they
           ,
           shall
           consume
           all
           the
           Corruptibility
           of
           the
           flesh
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           bad
           as
           well
           as
           the
           good
           shall
           be
           incapable
           of
           dying
           any
           
           more
           .
           The
           Sword
           was
           two
           edg'd
           ,
           to
           shew
           the
           〈…〉
           fulness
           of
           this
           ,
           doubtless
           ,
           to
           the
           Bad
           ,
           yea
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           Good
           also
           at
           first
           ,
           till
           they
           have
           recollected
           ,
           or
           〈…〉
           thought
           themselves
           ,
           terrible
           it
           will
           be
           to
           the
           Bad
           ,
           because
           they
           know
           themselves
           guilty
           ,
           and
           terrible
           to
           the
           Good
           too
           ,
           since
           they
           know
           they
           cannot
           stand
           in
           judgment
           without
           God's
           Grace
           ,
           cannot
           by
           any
           strength
           of
           their
           own
           escape
           .
           Thus
           while
           the
           Parent
           corrects
           a
           refractory
           Child
           ,
           the
           more
           ingenuous
           ,
           and
           obedient
           fear
           ,
           and
           tremble
           ,
           because
           they
           think
           they
           may
           commit
           the
           same
           fault
           for
           which
           the
           other
           is
           beaten
           :
           As
           the
           wicked
           shall
           be
           sure
           to
           be
           condemned
           ,
           that
           are
           on
           the
           left
           hand
           ;
           so
           the
           righteous
           shall
           hardly
           be
           saved
           ,
           that
           are
           on
           the
           right
           hand
           .
        
         
           'T
           is
           added
           by
           Saint
           John
           in
           his
           Description
           of
           
             this
             Judge
          
           ,
           That
           his
           Countenance
           was
           as
           the
           Sun
           in
           his
           strength
           ,
           or
           in
           its
           Zenith
           .
           If
           the
           righteous
           shall
           shine
           as
           the
           Sun
           in
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           their
           Father
           ,
           as
           they
           shall
           ,
           Mat.
           13.
           43.
           how
           much
           more
           bright
           shall
           Christ
           shine
           ,
           who
           will
           appear
           in
           the
           strength
           of
           his
           own
           glory
           ?
           Christ
           was
           a
           Sun
           on
           Earth
           ,
           who
           rose
           ,
           as
           I
           may
           say
           ,
           at
           his
           Nativity
           ,
           and
           set
           or
           went
           down
           at
           his
           Death
           .
           But
           alas
           ,
           how
           few
           minded
           that
           Day
           of
           his
           ,
           because
           that
           Sun
           was
           obscur'd
           with
           the
           Cloud
           of
           his
           Humanity
           ,
           much
           more
           by
           the
           darkness
           of
           the
           Jews
           obstinate
           blindness
           .
           He
           rose
           again
           at
           his
           Resurrection
           ,
           beginning
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           ,
           another
           day
           ;
           was
           in
           the
           Ascendant
           ,
           when
           he
           Ascended
           ;
           at
           the
           Day
           of
           Judgment
           he
           will
           be
           in
           the
           Meridian
           ,
           and
           will
           never
           set
           again
           unless
           it
           be
           to
           the
           wicked
           ,
           from
           whom
           he
           will
           for
           ever
           obscure
           himself
           ,
           not
           vouchsafing
           them
           the
           least
           ray
           of
           the
           light
           of
           his
           Countenance
           to
           all
           Eternity
           .
        
         
           Thus
           I
           have
           shew'd
           you
           in
           what
           respects
           the
           Day
           of
           the
           Lord
           may
           stil'd
           ,
           
             Dies
             Magnus
          
           ,
           the
           Great
           Day
           ,
           and
           
           in
           what
           respects
           the
           
             Dreadful
             Day
          
           .
           As
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           Judges
           dreadful
           coming
           to
           judgment
           mounted
           on
           the
           Clouds
           ;
           in
           respect
           of
           his
           being
           well
           known
           to
           all
           to
           be
           the
           same
           as
           was
           judg'd
           ,
           and
           unjustly
           condemn'd
           ;
           in
           respect
           of
           his
           Authority
           ,
           rigour
           ,
           and
           strict
           justice
           that
           he
           will
           execute
           ,
           in
           respect
           of
           his
           piercing
           eye
           ,
           his
           inexorableness
           ;
           his
           dreadful
           denouncing
           of
           Sentence
           ;
           and
           in
           respect
           of
           his
           brightness
           ,
           every
           Ray
           of
           which
           will
           be
           as
           a
           Dagger
           to
           stab
           the
           Reprobates
           at
           the
           very
           heart
           .
        
         
           I
           come
           now
           (
           according
           to
           my
           promise
           )
           to
           speak
           jointly
           of
           these
           two
           Epithites
           by
           way
           of
           Application
           to
           our selves
           of
           what
           hath
           been
           already
           said
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Then
           is
           there
           a
           day
           ,
           that
           the
           Lord
           hath
           appointed
           to
           judge
           the
           world
           in
           ?
           Then
           let
           us
           take
           Saint
           Paul's
           golden
           Counsel
           which
           he
           gives
           to
           his
           Corinthians
           .
           Let
           us
           judge
           nothing
           before
           the
           time
           ,
           until
           the
           Lord
           come
           ,
           who
           will
           bring
           to
           light
           the
           hidden
           things
           of
           darkness
           ,
           and
           will
           make
           manifest
           the
           counsels
           of
           the
           heart
           ,
           1
           Cor.
           4.
           5.
           
           Let
           no
           man
           anticipate
           this
           Judge
           ,
           take
           his
           office
           out
           of
           his
           hand
           by
           judging
           his
           brethren
           .
           Exact
           knowledge
           is
           requisite
           in
           a
           Judge
           ,
           the
           eyes
           of
           Man
           are
           too
           dim
           to
           judge
           of
           the
           Actions
           of
           others
           ,
           because
           they
           cannot
           see
           into
           the
           heart
           ,
           their
           root
           ,
           or
           fountain
           ,
           for
           God
           alone
           is
           the
           searcher
           of
           the
           Heart
           .
           Hence
           it
           is
           that
           holy
           men
           in
           this
           life
           are
           oft
           judg'd
           to
           be
           Hypocrites
           ,
           when
           as
           on
           the
           contrary
           ,
           the
           glistring
           Glow-worm
           of
           morality
           in
           this
           dark
           night
           of
           the
           world
           goes
           under
           the
           the
           notion
           of
           holiness
           ,
           and
           integrity
           .
           Thus
           the
           righteous
           are
           condemn'd
           ,
           and
           the
           wicked
           ustified
           by
           those
           who
           judge
           after
           the
           light
           of
           their
           eyes
           ,
           according
           to
           appearance
           ,
           and
           not
           righteous
           judgment
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Is
           this
           day
           coming
           ?
           The
           thought
           of
           this
           should
           take
           off
           the
           wheels
           of
           their
           Chariots
           ,
           make
           them
           drive
           heavily
           ,
           
           who
           walk
           not
           only
           ,
           but
           run
           in
           the
           way
           of
           their
           hearts
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           their
           eyes
           ,
           those
           windows
           of
           wickedness
           ,
           and
           loop-holes
           of
           lust
           .
           Know
           this
           whosoever
           thou
           art
           thac
           takest
           thy
           swing
           in
           sinful
           courses
           ,
           that
           God
           will
           bring
           the
           to
           judgment
           ,
           either
           in
           this
           life
           as
           he
           did
           Hophni
           ,
           and
           
             Phineas
             ,
             Nadah
          
           ,
           and
           Abihu
           ,
           or
           infallibly
           at
           thy
           Death's
           day
           ,
           which
           is
           thy
           Dooms-day
           ,
           then
           God
           will
           bring
           thee
           per
           force
           be
           thou
           never
           so
           loath
           to
           come
           to
           it
           ,
           he
           will
           hale
           thee
           to
           his
           Tribunal
           be
           it
           never
           so
           much
           against
           the
           heart
           ,
           and
           against
           the
           hair
           of
           thee
           .
        
         
           To
           contract
           ,
           will
           this
           Day
           of
           the
           Lord
           which
           is
           coming
           ,
           be
           a
           great
           and
           terrible
           or
           dreadful
           day
           in
           so
           many
           respects
           as
           you
           have
           heard
           ?
           Then
           as
           you
           tender
           the
           safety
           of
           your
           immortal
           Souls
           in
           
             that
             Day
          
           ,
           soak
           them
           before
           in
           the
           consideration
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           to
           this
           end
           suffer
           me
           to
           furnish
           you
           with
           a
           few
           Meditations
           ,
           which
           may
           conduce
           to
           the
           farther
           setting
           home
           of
           what
           hath
           been
           already
           said
           on
           this
           subject
           As
           Almighty
           God
           hath
           shar'd
           his
           Pow'r
           in
           the
           creating
           of
           things
           ,
           his
           Wisdom
           in
           the
           Government
           of
           them
           ,
           his
           Mercy
           in
           the
           Restauration
           of
           faln
           man
           ;
           so
           he
           hath
           reserved
           his
           justice
           in
           punishing
           of
           wicked
           to
           be
           declared
           eminently
           on
           
             this
             Day
          
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           the
           wicked
           meet
           often
           with
           some
           of
           Gods
           vengeance
           here
           in
           this
           life
           ;
           but
           that
           is
           only
           as
           the
           heat-drops
           to
           the
           swinging
           shower
           of
           Gods
           wrath
           ,
           and
           indignation
           ,
           which
           on
           
             this
             day
          
           will
           take
           hold
           upon
           them
           ;
           't
           is
           but
           the
           brief
           Preface
           to
           the
           huge
           Volume
           of
           misery
           that
           then
           will
           attain
           them
           .
           For
           if
           he
           made
           such
           variety
           of
           things
           to
           shew
           his
           power
           ,
           so
           wonderfully
           hath
           qualified
           them
           as
           he
           hath
           done
           to
           shew
           his
           wisdom
           :
           If
           he
           hath
           done
           ,
           and
           suffer'd
           so
           much
           as
           he
           hath
           done
           that
           he
           might
           manifest
           his
           mercy
           to
           all
           ,
           what
           think
           you
           will
           he
           do
           when
           he
           sets
           himself
           about
           it
           ,
           makes
           it
           his
           business
           to
           manifest
           the
           greatness
           of
           his
           justice
           ?
           Or
           if
           you
           will
           thus
           ,
           to
           make
           
             this
             day
          
           appear
           somewhat
           more
           dreadful
           
           yet
           ;
           If
           when
           he
           intended
           to
           shew
           the
           greatness
           of
           his
           mercy
           ,
           He
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           would
           be
           born
           in
           a
           Stable
           ,
           lye
           in
           a
           Manger
           ,
           converse
           with
           sinners
           here
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           at
           length
           for
           wretched
           sinners
           be
           apprehended
           ,
           bound
           ,
           spit
           upon
           ,
           buffeted
           ,
           crown'd
           with
           thorns
           ,
           ridiculously
           array'd
           ,
           bear
           his
           Massy
           Cross
           on
           his
           own
           shoulders
           ,
           and
           at
           last
           on
           it
           be
           Crucified
           between
           two
           Malefactors
           ;
           if
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           deigned
           to
           undergo
           such
           things
           to
           the
           astonishment
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           Earth
           ,
           Men
           ,
           and
           Angels
           ,
           and
           this
           to
           declare
           the
           greatness
           of
           his
           Goodness
           ,
           and
           Mercy
           :
           Then
           conceive
           ,
           if
           you
           can
           ,
           what
           he
           will
           do
           when
           he
           intends
           fully
           to
           declare
           the
           greatness
           of
           his
           Justice
           ,
           kept
           with
           much
           long-suffering
           and
           patience
           till
           this
           
             Great
             Day
          
           .
           If
           you
           would
           have
           this
           farther
           illustrated
           ,
           then
           thus
           :
           Saint
           Luke
           in
           his
           relation
           of
           the
           manner
           of
           Saint
           Paul's
           Conversion
           ,
           tells
           us
           ,
           in
           the
           9.
           
           Chap.
           of
           the
           Acts
           ,
           that
           after
           he
           was
           dismounted
           he
           heard
           a
           voice
           ,
           saying
           ,
           
             Saul
             ,
             Saul
             ,
             why
             persecutest
             thou
             me
             ?
          
           and
           he
           said
           ,
           who
           art
           thou
           Lord
           ?
           and
           the
           Lord
           said
           ,
           I
           am
           Jesus
           whom
           thou
           persecutest
           ;
           and
           he
           trembling
           ,
           and
           astonished
           ,
           said
           ,
           Lord
           what
           wilt
           thou
           have
           me
           to
           do
           ?
           To
           apply
           this
           to
           our
           purpose
           ,
           If
           the
           Apostle
           was
           struck
           with
           such
           trembling
           ,
           and
           astonishment
           ,
           when
           he
           did
           but
           come
           to
           the
           knowledge
           that
           it
           was
           Jesus
           whom
           he
           persecuted
           ,
           crying
           out
           ,
           
             Lord
             what
             wilt
             thou
             have
             to
             do
             ?
          
           as
           if
           he
           should
           have
           said
           ,
           behold
           I
           am
           ready
           to
           believe
           ,
           ready
           to
           obey
           ,
           ready
           to
           dye
           for
           thee
           ,
           ready
           to
           suffer
           any
           thing
           at
           thy
           hand
           for
           what
           I
           have
           ignorantly
           done
           :
           Oh
           what
           fear
           ,
           what
           trembling
           ,
           what
           amazement
           ,
           what
           horror
           ,
           will
           take
           hold
           of
           the
           wicked
           ,
           when
           they
           shall
           see
           Christ
           coming
           in
           such
           Glory
           ,
           and
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           Power
           ,
           whom
           they
           for
           them
           embracing
           of
           most
           vile
           things
           have
           neglected
           ,
           contemned
           ,
           and
           despis'd
           ,
           to
           speak
           the
           best
           of
           it
           ;
           whose
           Ministers
           they
           have
           scoft
           at
           and
           abused
           ,
           whose
           menaces
           ,
           and
           threats
           they
           have
           vilified
           ,
           whose
           precious
           Pearls
           of
           Promises
           ,
           and
           wholsome
           Admonitions
           
           they
           like
           Swine
           have
           trampled
           on
           ,
           whose
           Livery
           they
           have
           worn
           ,
           but
           have
           serv'd
           themselves
           .
           Neither
           is
           it
           to
           be
           past
           by
           without
           wonder
           ,
           that
           so
           much
           trembling
           ,
           and
           astonishment
           should
           surprize
           Saint
           Paul
           ;
           for
           what
           dreadfulness
           could
           there
           be
           in
           that
           voice
           that
           courteously
           call'd
           him
           (
           so
           vile
           a
           person
           )
           by
           his
           name
           ;
           brought
           life
           to
           him
           that
           persecuted
           the
           Lord
           of
           life
           ,
           and
           Glory
           ;
           promised
           Salvation
           to
           one
           that
           breath'd
           forth
           nothing
           but
           malice
           and
           hatred
           ;
           kindly
           received
           so
           cruel
           an
           Enemy
           ?
           And
           yet
           being
           not
           able
           to
           bear
           up
           under
           the
           weight
           of
           this
           voice
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           nor
           to
           endure
           that
           beam
           or
           glympse
           of
           the
           Divine
           Majesty
           ;
           't
           is
           said
           ,
           
             he
             fell
             on
             the
             Earth
          
           as
           if
           destitute
           of
           life
           and
           spirit
           :
           What
           then
           will
           their
           Torment
           ,
           and
           Destraction
           ,
           be
           whom
           the
           same
           Majesty
           of
           God
           shall
           entertain
           not
           with
           smiles
           ,
           but
           frowns
           ,
           not
           with
           life
           ,
           but
           death
           and
           destruction
           ;
           not
           with
           any
           token
           of
           love
           ,
           but
           with
           a
           drawn
           sword
           ,
           and
           all
           manner
           of
           cruelty
           ?
           certainly
           ,
           they
           that
           cannot
           endure
           him
           calling
           them
           to
           Repentance
           ,
           will
           not
           be
           able
           to
           endure
           him
           coming
           to
           take
           Vengeance
           ;
           they
           that
           cannot
           bear
           the
           guilt
           of
           their
           sins
           ,
           will
           never
           endure
           to
           look
           the
           Avenger
           of
           sin
           in
           the
           face
           .
           Mountainous
           s●nners
           at
           this
           
             Great
             and
             Dreadful
             day
          
           will
           be
           forc'd
           to
           call
           upon
           the
           Mountains
           to
           fall
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           the
           Hills
           to
           hide
           them
           from
           the
           presence
           of
           him
           that
           shall
           sit
           as
           Judge
           on
           his
           Throne
           .
           I
           shall
           shut
           up
           my
           discourse
           with
           this
           story
           :
           When
           Sapores
           King
           of
           Persia
           rais'd
           a
           violent
           Persecution
           against
           the
           Christians
           ;
           one
           Vsthazanes
           an
           old
           Nobleman
           ,
           a
           Courtier
           ,
           that
           had
           Sapores
           Government
           in
           his
           Minority
           ,
           being
           a
           Christian
           ,
           was
           so
           terrified
           ,
           that
           he
           left
           off
           his
           Profession
           :
           but
           he
           sitting
           at
           the
           Court-gate
           when
           Simeon
           an
           aged
           Bishop
           frown'd
           upon
           him
           ,
           and
           turn'd
           away
           his
           face
           with
           indignation
           ,
           as
           being
           loth
           to
           look
           upon
           a
           man
           that
           had
           deny'd
           the
           Faith
           ;
           Vsthazanes
           fell
           a
           weeping
           ,
           saith
           my
           Author
           ,
           went
           into
           his
           chamber
           ,
           put
           off
           his
           Courtly
           attire
           ,
           and
           brake
           out
           into
           these
           words
           ,
           
             Ah!
             how
             
             shall
             I
             appear
             before
             the
             Great
             God
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             whom
             I
             have
             deny'd
             ,
             when
          
           Simeon
           
             but
             a
             man
             will
             not
             look
             on
             me
             ?
             if
             he
             frown
             ,
             how
             will
             God
             look
             upon
             me
             ,
             when
             I
             come
             before
             his
             Tribunal
             ?
          
           The
           thought
           of
           Gods
           Judgment
           Seat
           wrought
           so
           strongly
           upon
           him
           ,
           that
           he
           recover'd
           his
           spiritual
           strength
           ,
           and
           dyed
           a
           Glorious
           Martyr
           .
           Thus
           did
           but
           men
           consider
           ,
           that
           they
           must
           one
           day
           stand
           before
           the
           Bar
           of
           Gods
           Tribunal
           ,
           they
           would
           be
           casting
           up
           how
           things
           stand
           betwixt
           him
           and
           their
           own
           Souls
           :
           would
           any
           man
           loyter
           away
           the
           day
           when
           he
           knows
           he
           must
           shew
           his
           work
           to
           his
           Master
           at
           night
           ?
           Let
           every
           man
           in
           all
           his
           doings
           remember
           his
           end
           ,
           and
           so
           he
           shall
           never
           do
           amiss
           ;
           remember
           that
           all
           must
           come
           to
           a
           reckoning
           in
           this
           
             Great
             and
             Dreadful
             day
          
           ,
           and
           that
           though
           here
           in
           this
           world
           men
           may
           wear
           Vizard
           Masks
           of
           Hypocrisie
           ,
           yet
           when
           they
           consider
           they
           shall
           be
           pluckt
           off
           in
           that
           day
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           a
           means
           that
           they
           will
           order
           their
           lives
           so
           that
           their
           appearance
           may
           be
           with
           comfort
           .
        
         
           I
           have
           done
           with
           my
           Text
           ,
           and
           it
           may
           now
           be
           expected
           that
           I
           should
           speak
           somewhat
           of
           the
           occasion
           .
           For
           you
           are
           to
           know
           we
           at
           present
           solemnize
           no
           less
           then
           the
           Funeral
           of
           
             the
             Metropolis
          
           of
           this
           Nation
           .
           But
           if
           you
           look
           that
           I
           (
           though
           present
           when
           it
           was
           on
           Fire
           ,
           and
           a
           Fellow-Sufferer
           with
           many
           of
           you
           )
           should
           present
           you
           with
           a
           Hypotyposis
           or
           Description
           of
           that
           most
           lamentable
           and
           devouring
           Fire
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           deservedly
           stil'd
           ;
           you
           must
           excuse
           me
           if
           I
           frustrate
           your
           expectation
           ;
           that
           I
           conceive
           is
           more
           lively
           to
           be
           depainted
           by
           a
           Pensil
           ,
           then
           a
           Pen
           ,
           and
           better
           exprest
           on
           a
           Table
           or
           Draught
           then
           by
           the
           Tongue
           ,
           only
           thus
           much
           I
           shall
           speak
           :
           As
           it
           is
           said
           concerning
           the
           roll
           of
           a
           Book
           given
           to
           Ezekiel
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           written
           within
           and
           without
           ,
           and
           there
           was
           written
           therein
           Lamentation
           and
           Mourning
           ,
           and
           Woe
           ,
           Ezek.
           2.
           
           So
           in
           every
           circumstance
           that
           accompanied
           this
           dismal
           Conflagration
           ,
           Judgment
           was
           writ
           as
           in
           Text
           Letters
           ,
           whether
           we
           consider
           
             the
             Time
          
           
           when
           it
           first
           broke
           forth
           ,
           the
           dead
           of
           night
           ;
           or
           
             the
             Place
          
           ,
           a
           close
           narrow
           Lane
           ,
           where
           many
           Houses
           were
           burn'd
           down
           before
           any
           Engines
           could
           come
           to
           play
           in
           order
           to
           the
           extinguishing
           of
           it
           ;
           or
           Manner
           of
           it
           ,
           burning
           against
           the
           wind
           so
           fiercely
           ,
           that
           is
           spared
           no
           Fabrick
           in
           its
           way
           though
           never
           so
           august
           and
           stately
           :
           Churches
           now
           prov'd
           no
           Sanctuaries
           as
           in
           the
           time
           of
           other
           Fires
           :
           I
           may
           adde
           ,
           it
           was
           an
           amazing
           Judgment
           ,
           which
           deluded
           People
           ,
           and
           deprived
           them
           of
           the
           use
           of
           their
           reason
           .
           I
           believe
           there
           are
           some
           here
           present
           ,
           who
           with
           my self
           ,
           did
           not
           think
           that
           ever
           the
           Adversary
           and
           Enemy
           ,
           that
           
             Dreadful
             Fire
          
           would
           have
           entred
           into
           our
           Streets
           ,
           the
           place
           where
           it
           began
           being
           so
           far
           distant
           from
           our
           Habitations
           :
           And
           so
           you
           'l
           say
           this
           Fire
           well
           deserves
           both
           the
           Epithetes
           in
           my
           Text
           ,
           Great
           and
           Dreadful
           ;
           as
           if
           Almighty
           God
           had
           spoke
           to
           
             London
             in
             terminis
          
           ,
           expresly
           under
           the
           name
           or
           notion
           of
           a
           Forrest
           ,
           as
           once
           he
           did
           to
           
             Jerusalem
             ,
             Ezek.
             20
          
           47.
           
           Behold
           ,
           I
           will
           kindle
           a
           Fire
           in
           thee
           ,
           and
           it
           shall
           devour
           every
           green
           Tree
           in
           thee
           ,
           and
           every
           dry
           Tree
           in
           thee
           ,
           the
           flaming
           flame
           shall
           not
           be
           quenched
           ,
           &c.
           
           And
           all
           flesh
           shall
           see
           that
           I
           the
           Lord
           have
           kindled
           it
           ,
           and
           it
           shall
           not
           be
           quenched
           :
           I
           the
           Lord
           who
           am
           a
           consuming
           Fire
           .
           'T
           was
           brought
           to
           pass
           then
           ,
           
             Deo
             irato
             ,
             &
             irritato
          
           ,
           God
           being
           not
           only
           angry
           ,
           but
           provok'd
           .
           It
           was
           not
           long
           before
           this
           Fire
           hapned
           that
           God
           visited
           
             this
             City
          
           with
           the
           Plague
           of
           Pestilence
           ,
           which
           walkt
           in
           as
           
             much
             state
          
           along
           the
           Streets
           as
           ever
           the
           
             chief
             Magistrate
          
           of
           it
           did
           ;
           its
           retinue
           wore
           a
           kind
           of
           Purple
           to
           the
           fatal
           spots
           being
           of
           that
           colour
           .
           O
           the
           high
           silence
           that
           I
           was
           witness
           of
           (
           to
           Gods
           Glory
           be
           it
           spoke
           )
           in
           many
           places
           of
           the
           City
           ,
           at
           other
           times
           clamorous
           and
           tumultuous
           enough
           !
           Had
           it
           been
           askt
           where
           dwells
           such
           a
           one
           ,
           the
           answer
           would
           have
           been
           ,
           
             he
             is
             dead
          
           ;
           where
           his
           Wife
           ?
           dead
           ;
           where
           his
           Children
           ?
           dead
           ;
           where
           his
           Man
           ;
           his
           Maid
           ?
           dead
           .
           Pale
           
           Death
           sate
           in
           the
           Windows
           ,
           kept
           Shop
           ,
           seal'd
           up
           Doors
           ,
           so
           that
           none
           durst
           enter
           .
           But
           London
           soon
           forgat
           this
           Tragedy
           ;
           her
           filthiness
           was
           in
           her
           skirts
           ,
           she
           remembred
           not
           her
           last
           end
           ,
           or
           rather
           how
           near
           to
           her
           end
           (
           in
           some
           sense
           )
           she
           was
           brought
           :
           God
           had
           no
           sooner
           turn'd
           her
           sorrow
           into
           joy
           ;
           her
           sighing
           into
           singing
           ;
           her
           mourning
           into
           melody
           ;
           her
           prayers
           into
           praises
           ;
           her
           Tears
           into
           Triumphs
           ,
           but
           they
           ,
           nay
           ,
           we
           made
           a
           bad
           use
           of
           his
           mercy
           ,
           till
           a
           Flood
           of
           Fire
           brake
           in
           upon
           us
           ,
           as
           a
           Deluge
           of
           Water
           did
           on
           the
           old
           World.
           Hence
           it
           was
           that
           she
           came
           down
           wonderfully
           ,
           to
           use
           that
           expression
           in
           the
           Lamentation
           of
           Jeremy
           ,
           concerning
           
             Jerusalem
             .
             Londons
          
           incogitancy
           and
           and
           inconsiderateness
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           licentious
           lewdness
           following
           thereupon
           ,
           not
           to
           spare
           the
           place
           of
           my
           Nativity
           ,
           brought
           her
           down
           with
           a
           vengeance
           to
           sit
           in
           Ashes
           ,
           as
           Job's
           calamities
           brought
           him
           to
           the
           Dunghil
           .
           You
           may
           suppose
           her
           then
           as
           a
           disconsolate
           Matron
           using
           these
           words
           ;
           Is
           it
           nothing
           to
           you
           all
           ye
           that
           pass
           by
           ,
           behold
           ,
           and
           see
           if
           there
           be
           any
           desolation
           like
           unto
           my
           desolation
           ,
           which
           is
           done
           unto
           me
           ,
           wherewith
           the
           Lord
           hath
           afflicted
           me
           in
           the
           day
           of
           his
           fierce
           ,
           or
           fiery
           anger
           :
           He
           hath
           sent
           Fire
           among
           my
           buildings
           ,
           and
           it
           hath
           prevailed
           against
           me
           ,
           he
           hath
           made
           me
           desolate
           .
           Is
           it
           in
           the
           wishes
           of
           you
           the
           Inhabitants
           of
           this
           place
           ,
           whose
           habitations
           are
           yet
           standing
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           not
           partake
           of
           Londons
           punishment
           ?
           would
           you
           that
           your
           Bethel
           (
           in
           which
           through
           God●s
           goodness
           ye
           are
           assembled
           at
           this
           time
           )
           should
           never
           be
           turn'd
           into
           Bethaven
           ?
           would
           you
           not
           have
           Iccobod
           written
           upon
           all
           that
           you
           can
           call
           Beautiful
           and
           Glorious
           ?
           then
           see
           you
           decline
           such
           sins
           as
           are
           mentioned
           in
           the
           specifick
           Prayer
           for
           this
           occasion
           .
           Neither
           are
           we
           to
           forget
           that
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           judgment
           God
           remembred
           mercy
           :
           not
           only
           in
           not
           consuming
           the
           whole
           Suburbs
           that
           were
           contiguous
           ,
           but
           in
           sparing
           some
           of
           the
           City
           ,
           and
           in
           blessing
           the
           endeavours
           of
           the
           Re-builders
           
           of
           it
           even
           to
           a
           miracle
           :
           The
           little
           time
           I
           have
           been
           in
           it
           ,
           I
           have
           seen
           enough
           to
           be
           thankful
           for
           while
           I
           live
           :
           As
           if
           when
           in
           its
           rubbish
           it
           had
           been
           solemnly
           buried
           by
           some
           of
           her
           Ministers
           in
           several
           places
           of
           it
           ,
           saying
           ,
           since
           it
           hath
           pleas'd
           Almighty
           God
           in
           his
           righteousness
           to
           take
           away
           from
           us
           our
           dear
           Habitations
           in
           which
           we
           so
           much
           delighted
           ,
           we
           commit
           them
           to
           the
           ground
           ,
           Earth
           to
           Earth
           ,
           Ashes
           to
           Ashes
           ,
           Rubbish
           to
           Rubbish
           ,
           in
           sure
           and
           certain
           hope
           to
           see
           them
           to
           have
           such
           a
           Glorious
           Resurrection
           (
           like
           a
           Phoenix
           out
           of
           its
           Ashes
           )
           as
           shall
           create
           wonder
           in
           all
           that
           shall
           behold
           it
           ,
           and
           this
           through
           his
           Almighty
           Power
           who
           is
           able
           to
           subdue
           not
           persons
           only
           ,
           but
           all
           things
           to
           himself
           ,
           even
           the
           vastest
           Structures
           ,
           and
           can
           with
           as
           much
           ease
           give
           them
           a
           being
           again
           .
           Or
           as
           if
           the
           whole
           Body
           of
           her
           Inhabitants
           ,
           to
           the
           credit
           of
           us
           their
           Teachers
           ,
           had
           said
           ,
           seeing
           the
           Fire
           approaching
           their
           Habitations
           ,
           well
           ,
           Gods
           will
           be
           done
           ,
           we
           brought
           nothing
           into
           this
           world
           ,
           neither
           shall
           we
           carry
           any
           thing
           out
           of
           it
           ,
           the
           Lord
           gave
           ,
           and
           the
           Lord
           hath
           taken
           away
           ,
           blessed
           be
           the
           name
           of
           the
           Lord.
           Nay
           ,
           we
           know
           that
           if
           these
           earthly
           Houses
           of
           ours
           ,
           these
           Candle-Rents
           ,
           old
           Timber
           Buildings
           be
           dissolv'd
           ,
           be
           consum'd
           by
           Fire
           ,
           we
           shall
           have
           buildings
           run
           up
           so
           strongly
           ,
           and
           so
           suddenly
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           had
           been
           made
           without
           hands
           ;
           nay
           ,
           we
           shall
           have
           buildings
           of
           Gods
           own
           making
           ,
           for
           except
           the
           Lord
           build
           the
           house
           ,
           they
           labour
           in
           vain
           that
           build
           it
           .
           There
           is
           no
           good
           to
           be
           done
           unless
           God
           set
           his
           Fiat
           to
           it
           ,
           and
           say
           
             let
             it
             be
             done
          
           .
           If
           he
           blast
           and
           not
           bless
           mens
           endeavours
           and
           policies
           ,
           they
           are
           all
           but
           
             Arena
             sine
             Calce
          
           ,
           sand
           without
           lime
           ,
           they
           will
           not
           hang
           together
           ,
           but
           like
           untemper'd
           Mortar
           fall
           asunder
           .
           The
           Jews
           at
           this
           day
           when
           they
           build
           a
           house
           ,
           they
           are
           ,
           say
           the
           Rabbins
           ,
           to
           leave
           one
           part
           of
           it
           unfurnisht
           ,
           and
           lying
           rude
           ,
           in
           remembrance
           that
           Jerusalem
           and
           the
           Temple
           are
           at
           present
           desolate
           ;
           at
           least
           they
           use
           to
           leave
           about
           a
           yard
           square
           of
           the
           house
           unplaistred
           ,
           on
           which
           they
           write
           in
           great
           
           letters
           that
           of
           the
           
             Psalmist
             ,
             If
             I
             forget
             thee
             ô
          
           Jerusalem
           ,
           
             let
             my
             right
             hand
             forget
             its
             cunning
             .
          
           I
           know
           not
           whether
           any
           of
           you
           that
           are
           Building
           or
           have
           Built
           your
           Houses
           ,
           will
           be
           willing
           to
           leave
           a
           yard
           square
           of
           them
           unplaistred
           to
           write
           in
           it
           in
           great
           letters
           ,
           
             If
             I
             forget
             thee
             O
             London
             ,
          
           &c.
           this
           may
           be
           thought
           too
           great
           a
           blemish
           in
           your
           fair
           beautiful
           Buildings
           ;
           but
           as
           ever
           you
           would
           have
           the
           Bricks
           laid
           in
           order
           to
           continue
           long
           so
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           be
           burnt
           again
           ,
           but
           to
           crumble
           away
           between
           the
           teeth
           of
           Time
           ;
           let
           old
           London
           dreadfully
           consum'd
           by
           Fire
           have
           a
           room
           in
           your
           minds
           and
           memories
           ,
           not
           forgetting
           the
           mercy
           God
           shew'd
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           that
           dreadful
           judgment
           .
        
         
           To
           conclude
           ;
           Let
           those
           of
           us
           that
           have
           been
           large
           sharers
           in
           this
           judgment
           ,
           who
           are
           Christians
           not
           by
           Water
           only
           but
           by
           Fire
           ,
           heartily
           bee
           of
           God
           that
           we
           may
           come
           forth
           of
           the
           Crucible
           of
           Affliction
           ,
           as
           Gold
           doth
           out
           of
           the
           fire
           refin'd
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           lose
           the
           dross
           only
           of
           our
           sins
           ,
           not
           the
           gold
           of
           our
           patience
           ,
           and
           holy
           submission
           to
           his
           will
           ,
           and
           other
           graces
           .
           And
           you
           whose
           Habitations
           are
           standing
           Monuments
           of
           Gods
           Goodness
           ,
           be
           sure
           at
           least
           that
           you
           thus
           warble
           it
           on
           this
           solemn
           day
           ,
           so
           often
           as
           it
           shall
           come
           about
           ;
           If
           it
           had
           not
           been
           the
           Lord
           who
           was
           on
           our
           side
           ,
           we
           may
           well
           say
           ,
           if
           it
           had
           not
           been
           the
           Lord
           who
           was
           on
           our
           side
           when
           the
           Fire
           brake
           out
           most
           furiously
           upon
           us
           ,
           then
           the
           Flames
           had
           consumed
           our
           Habitations
           ,
           when
           the
           Fire
           of
           Gods
           wrath
           was
           kindled
           against
           us
           ;
           but
           blessed
           be
           the
           Lord
           who
           hath
           not
           given
           our
           Habitations
           up
           to
           ruine
           ,
           but
           hath
           mercifully
           pluckt
           them
           as
           so
           many
           brands
           out
           of
           the
           fire
           .
           Beloved
           ,
           God
           hath
           many
           ways
           to
           make
           desolate
           ,
           he
           can
           effect
           it
           by
           Fire
           ,
           or
           Sword
           ,
           or
           Pestilence
           ,
           or
           Famine
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           but
           one
           safe
           way
           to
           avoid
           those
           out-goings
           of
           his
           judgment
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Prophet
           Jeremie's
           language
           is
           to
           take
           away
           the
           fore-skins
           of
           your
           heart
           ,
           Jer.
           4.
           4.
           
           That
           place
           of
           Scripture
           is
           well
           worthy
           my
           citing
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           your
           diligent
           attention
           to
           it
           ,
           it
           runs
           thus
           ;
           
           
             Circumcise
             your selves
             unto
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             take
             away
             the
             fore-skins
             of
             your
             hearts
             ye
             Men
             of
          
           Judah
           ,
           
             and
             Inhabitants
             of
          
           Jerusalem
           ,
           
             lest
             my
             fury
             come
             forth
             like
             fire
             ,
             and
             burn
             that
             none
             can
             quench
             it
             .
          
           Begin
           at
           Adam's
           sin
           ,
           heartily
           bewail
           that
           ,
           and
           then
           set
           upon
           your
           beloved
           sin
           ;
           out
           with
           that
           Eye
           ,
           off
           with
           that
           Hand
           ,
           cast
           away
           all
           your
           Transgressions
           ,
           with
           as
           great
           indignation
           as
           angry
           Ziporah
           did
           her
           childs
           fore-skin
           ;
           so
           will
           the
           Lord
           lengthen
           out
           your
           Tranquility
           ,
           neither
           shall
           your
           iniquities
           be
           your
           ruine
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A39838-e190
           
             *
             Pro.
             16.
             1
             
          
           
             *
             Cap.
             41.
             6
             ,
             7.