The danger of prosperity discovered in several sermons upon Prov. I. 27 /

From hence we may justly infer, the punishment of such Sinners will be most heavy, in exact proportion to their most odious ingratitude. Damnation is the ⟨p. 172⟩recompense of every impenitent Sinner, and is the most fearful effect of God's Wrath. Temporal Judgments are but the smoke of ¹his Anger, the flaming Coals are in Hell. But there are degrees of torment in Hell, according to the number and quality of Mens Sins. Those who despise the goodness of God, treasure up Wrath against the day of Wrath. As they continually abuse his Bounty and Patience▪ they increase his Vengeance, which will be as terrible as his Patience was admirable. The Judgment of Babylon was a strict proportion to her Luxury: How ²much she hath glorified her self, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her. Justice will exact all the Arrears of abused Mercies. The lovers of this World shall pass from their good Things, ⟨p. 173⟩to the Flames that live by the Breath of God's revenging Wrath. Doleful exchange! an hours feeling of that Fire is more tormenting, than an Ages enjoyment of this World in all its abundance is pleasing. But tho the Word of God has discovered the swift and thick-coming Sorrows that shall seize upon the Wicked, yet so foolish and obstinate are Sinners in Prosperity, they will not be persuaded to fly from the Wrath to come! The Light of Reason, and Illumination of Faith, is too weak to make them sensible of their Danger: they will not be convinced, till shut up in the darkness of Hell.

From hence we may justly infer, the punishment of such Sinners will be most heavy, in exact proportion to their most odious ingratitude. Damnation is the ⟨p. 172⟩recompence of every impenitent Sinner, and is the most fearful effect of God's Wrath. Temporal Judgments are but the smoke of ¹his Anger, the flaming Coles are in Hell. But there are degrees of torment in Hell, according to the number and quality of Mens Sins. Those who despise the goodness of God, treasure up Wrath against the day of Wrath. As they continually abuse his Bounty and Patience they increase his Vengeance, which will be as terrible as his Patience was admirable. The Judgment of Babylon was a strict proportion to her Luxury: How