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

Which two are the Doctrinal parts of this Discourse.

For the first, That God himself is the immediate Inflicter, &c.

For Explication. We must distinguish; how that God performs two parts herein. 1. Of a Judg, to give forth the Sentence by his Authority. 2. Of an Avenger, a party injured and provoked, and, as such, the Inflicter. My scope in this distinction, is, that we may in reading the Scriptures that speak of this Punishment, know how to put a difference, and not transfer the whole of God's Agency in this matter, unto that of sentencing it as a Judg only. And besides that many Scriptures do apart show this distinction, there are some that still carry along with them both these Agencies, or Hand of God, in it together, and yet as distinct; the one under the term of Wrath and Vengeance, the other under the Notion of its being a Judgment, [the Judgment of God, and the Judgment of Hell-Fire] ^*as Mat. 23. 33. Thus first the Text, Heb. 10. terms it some while [Vengeance and fiery Indignation, ver. 30. 27.] then again—Judgment, as ver. 27. a [fearful looking for of Judgment, and ver. 30. The Lord will ⟨p. 7⟩judge, &c.] The like, Rom. 2. 5, 8, 9. where all is reduced in like manner to these two, God's righteous Judgment, and his Wrath and Indignation treasured up. Also, 2 Thess. 1