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

He plainly in this ver. 5. puts himself into the supposition, as if he were then to die, and as if Death (the King of terrors, Job 18. 19.) were setting down his siege ⟨p. 242⟩about him, and that all the Iniquities of his heels or ways, (which are Deaths strongest Forces, The Sting of Death is Sin, and the strength of Sin is the Law, 1 Cor. 15. 5, 6.) were as an Army formed up, encompassing him round, (which out of Psal. 40. 12. I have showed to have been his case, and the very Metaphor he there also useth.) But now David was so steeled, as though he placed himself (thus aforehand) in the full view and face of all these, single and alone in the midst of them; he yet outdares them all, as the Apostle did Rom. 8. ult. strengthened with this, for the Lord will receive my Soul; which Phrase of Speech to be the same that a dying Saint useth, you all know.—And this part of his Speech, v. 5. might have come in as comfortable an Use as any other, of that former Doctrine, [the innumerable number of Sins;] but that this other part that now follows doth properly belong unto what hath been now last insisted on; and so I rather placed both here.

He plainly in this ver. 5. puts himself into the supposition, as if he were then to die, and as if Death (the King of terrors, Job 18. 19.) were setting down his siege ⟨p. 242⟩about him, and that all the Iniquities of his heels or ways, (which are Deaths strongest Forces, The Sting of Death is Sin, and the strength of Sin is the Law, 1 Cor. 15. 5, 6.) were as an Army formed up, encompassing him round, (which out of Psal. 40. 12. I have shewed to have been his case, and the very Metaphor he there also useth.) But now David was so steeled, as though he placed himself (thus aforehand) in the full view and face of all these, single and alone in the midst of them; he yet outdares them all, as the Apostle did