Four godly and fruitful sermons two preached at Drayton in Oxford-shire, at a fast,…Foure godlie and fruitful sermons two preached at Draiton in Oxford-shire, at a fast,…

But set the case they be not in such perplexity at the time of their death, but that they die securely, and go suddenly down to the grave as senseless blocks, or stones, yet must they come before the judgement seat of Christ, and then they shall be paid home for all. Ordinarily they meet with extremity of anguish while they live, or when they die: but if they do not, they shall not miss of it when they appear before the Judge of heaven and earth,¹ but tribulation and anguish shall be upon every soul that hath offended, of what estate and degree soever he hath been. Then their distress and honour shall be such, that when they arise out of their graves, they shall wish to return thither again: yea they shall desire that the mountains and rocks might fall upon them, & cover them from him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. Then they would think no pains nor torment too much so they might perish everlastingly: they could rather desire that an huge rock or great mountain might crush them in pieces, and that they might perish as beasts, than to appear before Christ Jesus to receive that fearful sentence, Go ye cursed, &c: This is the proper wages of sin: and of disobedience against the Lord: it castes the committers of it into a woeful Labyrinth of distresses and miseries: and good reason is there that it should be so, because otherwise the hatefulness of it, and the hatred of God against it would not clearly appear, & so men would like better of the broad way, than of the narrow, and choose to be rebels against the Lord, rather than obedient subjects unto him: even the best would do this as well as the worst. Which serveth

But set the case they be not in such perplexitie at the time of their death, but that they die securely, and goe suddenly downe to the graue as senslesse blocks, or stones, yet must they come before the iudgement seat of Christ, and then they shall be paid home for all. Ordinarily they meet with extremitie of anguish while they liue, or when they die: but if they doe not, they shall not misse of it when they appeare before the Iudge of heauen and earth,¹ but tribulation and anguish shal be vpon euery soule that hath offended, of what estate and degree soeuer he hath beene. Then their distresse and honour shall be such, that when they arise out of their graues, they shall wish to returne thither againe: yea they shall desire that the mountaines and rockes might fall vpon them, & couer them from him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lambe. Then they would thinke no paines nor torment too much so they might perish euerlastingly: they could rather desire that an huge rocke or great mountaine might crush them in peeces, and that they might perish as beasts, than to appeare before Christ Iesus to receiue that fearefull sentence, Goe ye cursed, &c: This is the proper wages of sinne: and of disobedience against the Lord: it castes the committers of it into a wofull Labyrinth of distresses and miseries: and good reason is there that it should be so, because otherwise the hatefulnes of it, and the hatred of God against it would not cleerely appeare, & so men would like better of the broad way, than of the narrow, and chuse to be rebells against the Lord, rather than obedient subiects vnto him: euen the best would doe this as well as the worst. Which serueth