An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…

First, because if we fall into the Lords hand, when he is in wrath, there is no means under heaven that can deliver or bring us off. This he asserteth at the latter end of the 18th verse, Then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. It is dangerous coming un-der that wrath, from which a ransom, especially a great ransom, cannot deliver. What that ransom is which cannot deliver us is expressed in the 19th verse, Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold.

First, because if we fall into the Lords hand, when he is in wrath, there is no meanes under heaven that can deliver or bring us off. This he asserteth at the latter end of the 18th verse, Then a great ransome cannot deliver thee. It is dangerous coming un-der that wrath, from which a ransome, especially a great ransome, cannot deliver. What that ransome is which cannot deliver us is expressed in the 19th verse, Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold.

A Second motive to beware o• this dreadful wrath is this, because if once the wrath of God be up, as there is no ransom, so no power in the creature that can deliver. That we have in the latter part of the 19th verse, nor all the forces of strength; though thou hast armies, millions of men in arms, yea though thou hast legions ⟨p. 296⟩of Angels in pay, yet they cannot prevail, all the forces of strength cannot deliver thee.

A Second motive to beware o• this dreadful wrath is this, because if once the wrath of God be up, as there is no ransom, so no power in the creature that can deliver. That we have in the latter part of the 19th verse, nor all the forces of strength; though thou hast armies, millions of men in armes, yea though thou hast legions ⟨p. 296⟩of Angels in pay, yet they cannot prevail, all the forces of strength cannot deliver thee.