Thirdly, From the slamming furnace. This is another thing that Christ hath delivered you from. If the furnace heated to show the terribleness of Nebuchadnezzars rage was so hot, that it burnt up those that cast in the three children; how hot is the furnace of the Almighty God, that is kindled by him, great rivers of brimstone running out into it, and the breath of the Lord doth kindle it? Oh, you know not what 'tis to be damned! you may know what 'tis to be sick or the like; but you know not what this word DAMNATION means. 2 Thes. 1. 8, 9. In […] fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God, &c. Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power. When we see wicked men under ⟨p. 125⟩the Terrors of conscience, how do they wish for death, that they might know what their torment is? as Spira, and William Rogers. Oh, can you tell what this terrible furnace is? this is that which Christ, hath delivered us from. When I consider what this gul• is, I cannot but wonder at my own and others stupidity, that we are not ever! ever, praising the Lord! if the terror of the Lord be so great, that when he doth let out but a drop of it upon a poor creature, how terrible is all that wrath, the treasure of that wrath that is laid up for the ungodly! Rom. 2. 5. 8. 9. Jam. 5. 3. Those wicked rich men, there, they had, as they thought, heaped up treasures of riches by oppressing the poor: but the Apostle tells them they heaped up treasures of wrath. And this we were all born to, had not Christ cut off the entail. O man, woman, canst think of burning for ever in the fire of the Lords wrath, and not be praising the Lord that thou art yet out of hell? O bless the Lord, that delivered thee from so great a death: and hath endured such torments that thou mayst be set free. He did bear the rod of Gods wrath that thou mayst be saved to all eternity. If Christ had not been, where had we been! as the Son of God, coming among the three children, saved them from burning; so 'tis here: 'tis Christs coming hath said us from burning in this […] furnace. How terrible this furnace is, you may see, Rev. 14. 10.
Thirdly, From the slaming furnace. This is another thing that Christ hath delivered you from. If the furnace heated to shew the terribleness of Nebuchadnezzars rage was so hot, that it burnt up those that cast in the three children; how hot is the surnace of the Almighty God, that is kindled by him, great rivers of brimstone running out into it, and the breath of the Lord doth kindle it? Oh, you know not what 'tis to be damned! you may know what 'tis to be sick or the like; but you know not what this word DAMNATION means. 2 Thes. 1. 8, 9. In 〈…〉 fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God, &c. Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power. When we see wicked men under ⟨p. 125⟩the Terrors of conscience, how do they wish for death, that they might know what their torment is? as Spira, and William Rogers. Oh, can you tell what this terrible furnace is? this is that which Christ, hath delivered us from. When I consider what this gul• is, I c•not but wonder at my own and others stupidity, that we are not ever! ever, praising the Lord! if the terror of the Lord be so great, that when he doth let out but a drop of it upon a poor creature, how terrible is all that wrath, the treasure of that wrath that is laid up for the ungodly! Rom. 2. 5. 8. 9. Jam. 5. 3. Those wicked rich men, there, they had, as they thought, heaped up treasures of riches by oppressing the poor: but the Apostle tels them they heaped up treasures of wrath. And this we were all born to, had not Christ cut off the entail. O man, woman, canst think of burning for ever in the fire of the Lords wrath, and not be praising the Lord that thou art yet out of hell? O bless the Lord, that delivered thee from so great a death: and hath endured such torments that thou mayst be set free. He did bear the rod of Gods wrath that thou mayst be saved to all eternity. If Christ had not been, where had we been! as the Son of God, coming among the three children, saved them from burning; so 'tis here: 'tis Christs coming hath sayed us from burning in this 〈…〉 surnace. How terrible this furnace is, you may see, Rev. 14. 10.
