Mystical bedlam, or the world of mad-men. By ThoMystical bedlam, or the vvorld of mad-men. By Tho

Men see by unanswerable arguments, that the hand of God is too strong for sinners; that the least touch of his finger staggers their lives, their souls: that he sends his Executioner, Death, to call the wicked away; and that in a more horrid shape, then to others; arming him with plague, murder, distraction, destruction, and that often with suddenness: they behold that (Cadit corpus, inde cadaver; sepelitur, seponitur) the body dies, and turns to rottenness: they know their own building to be made of the same loam and dust, and therefore liable to that common and equal law. Frequent examples of Gods immediate vengeance, are added to the ancient trophies and monumental ruins of his ⟨p. 42⟩former desolations: spectacles set up in the vast Theatre of this world, whereof quocunque sub axe, whither soever thou turnest thine eyes, thou must needs be a spectator. Shall we still think, that solummodò pereunt, ut pereant; vel ut pereundo alios deterreant: they only perish to perish, and not to terrify others, threatening the like wretchedness to the like wickedness? Surely, the judgements of God should be like his Thunders; Poena ad paucos, terror ad omnes: Whilst some fall, others should fear. They that will not take example by others, shall give example to others.

Men see by vnanswerable arguments, that the hand of God is too strong for sinners; that the least touch of his finger staggers their liues, their soules: that hee sends his Executioner, Death, to cal the wicked away; and that in a more horrid shape, then to others; arming him with plague, murder, distraction, destruction, and that often with suddennesse: they behold that (Cadit corpus, inde cadauer; sepelitur, seponitur) the body dies, and turns to rottennesse: they know their owne building to be made of the same loame and dust, and therfore lyable to that common and equall law. Frequent examples of Gods immediate vengeance, are added to the ancient trophees and monumentall ruines of his ⟨p. 42⟩former desolations: spectacles set vp in the vast Theater of this world, whereof quocunque sub axe, whither soeuer thou turnest thine eyes, thou must needes be a spectator. Shall we still thinke, that solummodò pereunt, vt pereant; vel vt pereundo alios deterreant: they only perish to perish, and not to terrifie others, threatning the like wretchednes to the like wickednes? Surely, the iudgements of God should bee like his Thunders; Poena ad paucos, terror ad omnes: Whilest some fall, others should feare. They that will not take example by others, shall giue example to others.