A30242:1306
The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole…
The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole third chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians to which is annexed The godly and the natural mans choice, upon Psal. 4, vers. 6, 7, 8 / by Anthony Burgess ...The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole third chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians to which is annexed The godly and the natural mans choice, upon Psal. 4, vers. 6, 7, 8 / by Anthony Burgesse ...
London: printed by Abraham Miller for T.U., 1659
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1In the next place, Let us consider, the Aggravation of this Destruction. And
- 1The aggravations of this destruction. Eternal.
First, It's an Eternal Destruction; A destruction that is always destroying, and yet the party is not extinguished. If the Socinian annihilation were this destruction; or Origen's opinion for the salvation of men and ⟨p. 225⟩Devils at last, after thousands of years torments could prove true, here was some hope; but it's a living death, and a dying life, it's everlasting fire, it's the worm that never dieth. In all earthly calamities, on this side Hell, this is a mitigation, that they are not everlasting, they are but evil for a moment, there will be an end. But here thou art kept alive to be tormented for ever. Oh what a thunder bolt is that word for ever! Torment for ever! Horror for ever! Fire for ever! yet so it is.
First, It's an Eternal Destruction; A destruction that is alwayes destroying, and yet the party is not extinguished. If the Socinian annihilation were this destruction; or Origen's opinion for the salvation of men and ⟨p. 225⟩Devils at last, after thousands of yeares torments could prove true, here was some hope; but it's a living death, and a dying life, it's everlasting fire, it's the worme that never dieth. In all earthly calamities, on this side Hell, this is a mitigation, that they are not everlasting, they are but evil for a moment, there will be an end. But here thou art kept alive to be tormented for ever. Oh what a thunder bolt is that word for ever! Torment for ever! Horrour for ever! Fire for ever! yet so it is.