Two discourses I. of the punishment of sin in hell, demonstrating the wrath of…

2. To confirm this. What created Fire can be conceived more subtle or powerful, than the Angels themselves are conceived to be? whom, as Heb. 1. 7. out of the Psalms, the Apostle compareth to Flames of Fire, that is in our (European Language) to Lightning. Now then I ask when Christ says, Mat. 25. 41. Go into the Fire prepared for the Devil and his Angels, (showing that Man's Punishment shall be from the same hand, that the Punishment of those evil Angels is;) what Fire can be supposed such, that can work on Angelical Natures, who themselves have Power over Fire; of Fire of Lightning from Heaven, as in Jobs case was seen: None other, but that, which as the Apostle resolves us, (if we will rest in it) That our God is a consuming ¹Fire, Heb. 12. ult. So that considering the State and Condition of the Devil; I cannot but celebrate that fore-cited conclusive Speech of Luthers, Ira Dei est infernus Diaboli & omnium damnatorum, It is the Wrath of God that is the Hell of the Devil, and of all the damned: For there can be no other Fire, in which the Devils can be tormented. Outward washings ⟨p. 48⟩may as soon reach Conscience, as Heb. 9. 9. 1 Pet. 3. 21. as such created Fire to torment an Angel.

2. To confirm this. What created Fire can be conceived more subtile or powerful, than the Angels themselves are conceived to be? whom, as Heb. 1. 7. out of the Psalms, the Apostle compareth to Flames of Fire, that is in our (European Language) to Lightning. Now then I ask when Christ says, Mat. 25. 41. Go into the Fire prepared for the Devil and his Angels, (shewing that Man's Punishment shall be from the same hand, that the Punishment of those evil Angels is;) what Fire can be supposed such, that can work on Angelical Natures, who themselves have Power over Fire; of Fire of Lightning from Heaven, as in Jobs case was seen: None other, but that, which as the Apostle resolves us, (if we will rest in it) That our God is a consuming