verse, he wisheth God would cut him off, and, Is my strength the strength of stones (says he) or, my flesh brass as he complains, that he should be able to hold out against such fierce encounters. (My brethren) Gods people find pains beyond those of the Stone, or gout, and toothache; the falling of Gods wrath on the conscience is more then the dropping a little scalding rheum on a tooth; and yet these, which Job and David felt, are but a taste of that cup, which you that obey not must drink off to the bottom; and it is eternity to the bottom, Psal. 75. 8. There is a cup in the hand of the Lord, and it is full of mixture: that is, all the bitter ingredients in the world are in it, the quintessence of evils are strained into it; and here indeed God pours out of the same, as it follows there; that is, in this life some few sprinklings of it fall from the top of the cup; which his own do taste and drink of: but, the bottom, the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall drink, and wring them out; that is, leave none behind; but the Vials of it, which will never be emptied shall be poured forth, even to the utmost drop. And if Gods people do begin to taste of it, as Christ himself did, it could not pass him, and Zebedee's sons were to pledge him, as was observed, then as God says by Jeremiah, chap. 25. 27, 28, 29. If my people have drunk of it, and ⟨p. 4⟩begun to you, and I have brought evil upon the City that is called by my name; then certainly you shall drink of it and be drunk, and spue, and fall, and never rise again. If Gods people be thus shut up in darkness, what darkness is reserved for you? even as Jude says, ver. 13. Blackness of darkness. Darkness where is weeping, and wa••ing, and gnashing of teeth, Mat. 22. 13. Blackness of darkness, because there is not a cranny of light, nor one beam of comfort that shines in to all eternity. And this is not for a moment, or a few years, but for ever. You that […] days in pleasure here, and rejoice in them all; Remembers the days of darkness, for they are many says Solomon, Eccles. 11. 8. many indeed; dayest […] eternal night that shall know no end, which no day shall follow.
verse, he wisheth God would cut him off, and, Is my strēgth the strēgth of stones (sayes he) or, my flesh brasse as he complaines, that he should be able to hold out against such fierce encounters. (My brethren) Gods people finde paines beyond those of the Stone, or gout, and toothake; the falling of Gods wrath on the conscience is more then the dropping a little scalding rheume on a tooth; and yet these, which Iob and David felt, are but a tast of that cup, which you that obey not must drinke off to the bottome; and it is eternity to the bottome, Psal. 75. 8. There is a cup in the hand of the Lord, and it is full of mixture: that is, all the bitter ingredients in the world are in it, the quintessence of evils are strained into it; and here indeed God poures out of the same, as it followes there; that is, in this life some few sprinklings of it fall from the top of the cup; which his owne doe taste and drinke of: but, the bottome, the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall drinke, and wring them out; that is, leave none behinde; but the Vialls of it, which will never be emptied shall be poured forth, even to the utmost drop. And if Gods people doe begin to taste of it, as Christ himselfe did, it could not passe him, and Zebedees sonnes were to pledge him, as was observed, then as God sayes by Ieremiah, chap. 25. 27, 28, 29. If my people have drunke of it, and ⟨p. 4⟩begun to you, and I have brought evill upon the City that is called by my name; then certainely you shall drink of it and be drunke, and spue, and fall, and never rise againe. If Gods people be thus shut up in darknesse, what darknesse is reserved for you? even as Iude sayes, ver. 13. Blacknesse of darknesse. Darknesse where is weeping, and wa••ing, and gnashing of teeth, Mat. 22. 13. Blacknesse of darknesse, because there is not a cranny of light, nor one beame of comfort that shines in to all eternity. And this is not for a moment, or a few yeares, but for ever. You that 〈…〉 dayes in pleasure here, and rejoyce in them all; Remembers the dayes of darknesse, for they are many sayes Solomon, Eccles. 11. 8. many indeed; dayes• 〈…〉 eternall night that shall know no end, which no day shall follow.
