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A sermon of judgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Major and aldermen…A sermon of iudgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Maior and aldermen…
A sermon of judgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Major and aldermen of the city of London, Dec. 17, 1654 and now enlarged / Rich. Baxter.A sermon of iudgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Maior and aldermen of the city of London, Dec. 17, 1654 and now enlarged / Rich. Baxter.
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1655
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A SERMON Of Judgement, Preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord… › Part 10
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3. If it be the preparation of Gods Purpose that is here meant, then it was from Eternity; but if it be any Commination of God as Ruler of the Angels, than was this fire prepared for them Conditionally, from the beginning of that Commination, and was Due to them at their fall.
4. It seems that the Reason why here is no mention of preparing Hell-fire for the wicked, but only for the Devils, is not because indeed it was not prepared also for the wicked; but to note, that it is the Torment which was first prepared for, or assigned to the Devils, thereby showing the greatness of the misery of the wicked, that the Devil and his Angels must be their Company once. Though some think, as is said before, that the reason why wicked men are not mentioned here, is because they are part of ⟨p. 196⟩the Angels of the Devil, and so included. And some think it is purposely to manifest Gods general Love to mankind, that prepared not Hell for them, but they cast themselves into the Hell prepared for the Devils. But the first seems to be the true sense.
4. It seems that the Reason why here is no mention of preparing Hell-fire for the wicked, but only for the Devils, is not because indeed it was not prepared also for the wicked; but to note, that it is the Torment which was first prepared for, or assigned to the Devils, thereby shewing the greatness of the misery of the wicked, that the Devil and his Angels must be their Compan• ons. Though some think, as is said before, that the reason why wicked men are not mentioned here, is because they are part of ⟨p. 196⟩the Angels of the Devil, and so included. And some think it is purposely to manifest Gods •eneral Love to mankind, that prepared not Hell for them, but they cast themselves into the Hell prepared for the Devils. But the first seems to be the true sense.