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Use 2 You that make the people of God the aim of your wrath, it is a word of terror to you: know what your portion is; are the Saints corrected, then you will be condemned; they are troubled with wild-fire here and there, and you with hell fire hereafter, 1 Pet. 4.17.¹ The time is come that judgment shall begin at the house of God, what shall then be the end of those that obey not the Gospel of Jesus Christ? their eyes stand out with fatness: I grant that, but what shall be their end? they are opposite to Gods house: you have the name of Christians, but you are none of Gods house; you can stout it after a satanical manner; but what will your end he• if the S. of God be persecuted, what will the end of wicked opposers and drunkards be? their end will pay for all; if the righteous scarcely ⟨p. 67⟩be saved, where shall the sinner and ungodly appear? Lazarus lived meanly here, you would think it hard to live so. Di•es fared deliciously every day, end went in purple and fine linen, who but Dives then? but mark the end, Lazarus died, and was carried by the Angels into Abraham's bosom; he was attended on by Angels, that is observable; how ever you scorn poor christians, yet I tell you, the blessed Angels attend upon poor christians, though they dwell in a smoky cottage, and go in a leather coat, therefore despise them not. The rich man dyed also (for all his riches) and what became of him? the devils dragged him to hell, and there he is scorched, and cries to Abraham, but mark how he answers him; Remember that thou in thy life time receivedst thy pleasure, as also Lazarus pain, but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. Poor Lazarus that was afflicted, is now relieved; but thou hadst thy pleasure, therefore thou shalt be for ever tormented, that was the end of Dives. If the father deal roughly with his child, what will he do with a traitor? if the righteous scarcely be saved; he is fain to pray for his life, and yet after all endeavour, he comes as Paul to the haven scarcely saved▪ if Abraham scarcely come to happiness, •h where shall the ungodly appear? where shall the haughty person that will not come in appear how shalt thou loo mercy in the face? Consider this, ye that forget God, lest he tear you in pieces, and there be […] to deliver you.