The saints convoy to heaven a discourse occasioned

Learn hence, the woeful Case of every impenitent Soul, as soon as separated from the Body: Every finally-unbelieving Sinner's dying Day, will be a doleful, dreadful, dismal Day: His expiring ⟨p. 43⟩Moment will be the Beginning of such Horror as the Soul was never in before; because that very Moment it shall be seized by Devils, that stand waiting for it, and shall lay hold on it, as ravening Wolves, as roaring Lions, as enraged Tigers, leap upon their Prey.

Learn hence, the woful Case of every impenitent Soul, as soon as separated from the Body: Every finally-unbelieving Sinner's dying Day, will be a doleful, dreadful, dismal Day: His expiring ⟨p. 43⟩Moment will be the Beginning of such Horror as the Soul was never in before; because that very Moment it shall be seized by Devils, that stand waiting for it, and shall lay hold on it, as ravening Wolves, as roaring Lions, as enraged Tygers, leap upon their Prey.

Luke 12. 20. God said unto him, thou Fool, this Night [Greek or Hebrew] they (that is, Devils) shall demand thy Soul of thee. The word signifies to require ones own, which is his due; with Vehemency to call for it, and to demand it from one, tho' unwilling to give it; yea, as it were, by Force and Violence to wrest it from another, as owing to him. This Fool sinned all Day, and died at Night: He served the Devil all Day, and at Night the Devils came to reckon with him, to pay him his Wages: he took care where to lay his Goods, and the Devils took care where to lodge his Soul at Night; he reckoned of many Years, but he had but that Day; he was for taking of his Ease, but the Devil took him and put him into Little ease; yea, carried him to a Place where he could have no Ease, nor Rest to all Eternity: he was for his Cups, and Company, and Mirth in both; but at Night he had such a bitter Cup, ⟨p. 44⟩