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

1. How it is Justice heightened by Wrath to a Fury, and all of these whetting on, and drawing out the Greatness of Power. And to this purpose we find, as was observed, Power and Wrath joined, in Rom. 9. 22. and Psal. 90. Who hath known the Power of thine Anger? His Jealousy draws out his Strength, and his Power works in a way of Wrath. Take a Man, let his Blood, his Fury be up, and thereby all his Spirits are intended and stirred, and he is able to strike a greater and heavier blow than at another time. As Sampson in his Fury against the Philistines, he pulls down the Pillars of the House. Now bring this to God, and though his Power is ⟨p. 170⟩the same, and not greater, when he executeth Vengeance on his Enemies, than at all other times; yet being attributed to him after the manner of Men, it imports to us something of Analogy, (whereby the working of his Power in such a case is set out) which it holds with what is in Men in the like case. And so shows, 1. That if ever he did or will upon any occasion, or can be supposed to show forth Power and Strength, it will be in this, for he is in Fury; and in that Fury talks of the Greatness of his Power, which in Men in their Fury useth to be at the highest, and they show forth their Strength in no Acts so much as those which they do in Fury.

1. How it is Justice heightned by Wrath to a Fury, and all of these whetting on, and drawing out the Greatness of Power. And to this purpose we find, as was observed, Power and Wrath joined, in Rom. 9. 22. and Psal. 90. Who hath known the Power of thine Anger? His Jealousy draws out his Strength, and his Power works in a way of Wrath. Take a Man, let his Blood, his Fury be up, and thereby all his Spirits ars intended and stirred, and he is able to strike a greater and heavier blow than at another time. As Sampson in his Fury against the Philistims, he pulls down the Pillars of the House. Now bring this to God, and though his Power is ⟨p. 170⟩