The four last things viz. death, judgment, heaven, hell, practically considered and applied in…

To what the Scripture speaks of this kind of Evidence of Mens Sins, I shall add a useful Representation framed by a Heathen, to signify that Wickedness, how secretly soever committed, shall be brought to light in Judgment. He tells us, That the Soul of a very guilty Wretch, was after Death arraigned before one of the severe Judges below. And at his Trial, because his atrocious Crimes were done in secret, he stood upon his defence, denying all. The Judg commanded his Lamp to be produced, that was an Eye-witness of his Wickedness. ⟨p. 196⟩The Lamp appeared, and being demanded what it knew of him? answered with a sigh, Would I had been conscious of nothing, for even now the remembrance of his Villainies makes me to tremble: I wish my Light had been extinguished, that the Oil that maintained had quenched it. But I burnt with disdain, and cast about some Sparks to fire his impure Bed, and was grieved that my little Flame was so weak as not to consume it. I said within my self, If the Sun saw these Villainies, it would be eclipsed, and leave the World in Darkness. But I now perceive why I was constrained to give Light to him, that being a secret Spy of his Uncleanness, his Thefts and Cruelties, I might reveal them. But we that are enlightened by Faith, and know that God is omnipresent, and that what-ever Sin is done, though in the deepest and darkest recess, is manifest to him, ^‖have no need of Lucian's Lamp to make our Judg to be feared by us.

To what the Scripture speaks of this kind of Evidence of Mens Sins, I shall add a useful Representation fram'd by a Heathen, to signify that Wickedness, how secretly soever committed, shall be brought to light in Judgment. He tells us, That the Soul of a very guilty Wretch, was after Death arraigned before one of the severe Judges below. And at his Trial, because his atrocious Crimes were done in secret, he stood upon his defence, denying all. The Judg commanded his Lamp to be produc'd, that was an Eye-witness of his Wickedness. ⟨p. 196⟩The Lamp appear'd, and being demanded what it knew of him? answered with a sigh, Would I had been conscious of nothing, for even now the remembrance of his Villanies makes me to tremble: I wish my Light had been extinguished, that the Oil that maintained had quench'd it. But I burnt with disdain, and cast about some Sparks to fire his impure Bed, and was grieved that my little Flame was so weak as not to consume it. I said within my self, If the Sun saw these Villanies, it would be eclips'd, and leave the World in Darkness. But I now perceive why I was constrain'd to give Light to him, that being a secret Spy of his Uncleanness, his Thefts and Cruelties, I might reveal them. But we that are enlightned by Faith, and know that God is omnipresent, and that what-ever Sin is done, though in the deepest and darkest recess, is manifest to him,