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

1. Let the demerit of Sin be weighed: And for that in the General, I refer unto the first of these Treatises of the heinousness of Sin. And we shall find, that although the crasser part of Sin is an inordinate lusting after, or enjoyment of things created, or sinful Comforts in Creatures; yet that the great and Foundation evil of it lieth in an aversion or turning off from God, and therein and ⟨p. 82⟩thereby there is a reflecting upon God an immediate slight or undervalue, to an infiniteness of dishonour and contempt cast upon his Goodness, Blessedness, that is to be had in him; as also to his Sovereignty, Prerogative, Supremacy, Holiness, &c. which are shown forth and laid at Stake of every of his Laws, whereof Sin is the Transgression. Now if indeed it could have been supposed, that Sin were nothing else but that gross and crass part spoken of, the enjoyment of Creatures, than a punishment by Creatures only, might equivalently, have been even with that its obliquity of debasing its own excellency unto Creatures: But it being an immediate reflection upon God Himself, none can fill up the proportion of a meet and full Punishment, which Justice doth require for this, but God Himself. I may make use of Eli's speech, 1 Sam. 2. 25. If one Man sin against another, the Judg shall judg him, and revenge it: but if against God, who shall entreat for him? Thus he. And upon the same or like ground of Reason I infer, if one Creature wrong another, a Creature of the same kind can revenge it. If a Man shed Man's Blood, so far as it is wrong to the bare Creature, By Man shall his Blood be shed; so says the Law in relation to Man's ⟨p. 83⟩day in this World: But if Man sin against God, who shall recompense it, when God's day comes wherein he is to be glorified? none, so as to give satisfaction to his most exact Justice, but God Himself.

1. Let the demerit of Sin be weighed: And for that in the General, I refer unto the first of these Treatises of the heinousness of Sin. And we shall find, that although the crasser part of Sin is an inordinate lusting after, or enjoyment of things created, or sinful Comforts in Creatures; yet that the great and Foundation evil of it lieth in an aversion or turning off from God, and therein and