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VII. ^*Suddenness adds much to the severity of a judgement. In way of terror suddenness is oft threatened, as where the Lord saith, ^aI will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee. ^bHow are they brought into desolation as in a moment? ^cTheir destruction cometh as a whirl-wind. ^dThe anger of the Lord will destroy thee suddenly. ^eHis calamity shall come suddenly: suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. ^fIt shall be at an instant, suddenly. ^gThe spoiler shall suddenly come. The terror of Babylons destruction is hereby aggravated, in that it was ^hsuddenly fallen: yea and of Sodom, which is thus expressed, ⁱThe punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater then the punishment of the sin of Sodom that was overthrown as in a moment. It is noted that ^kthe Sun was risen upon the earth a little before the fire and brimstone fell from heaven. That rising of the Sun made show, and gave hope of a fair day. Yet then, even on a sudden was that fair sky turned into a sulphurous and most dismal sky.

VII. ^*SVddennesse adds much to the severity of a judgement. In way of terrour suddennesse is oft threatned, as where the Lord saith,