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

2. It is his Power joined with his Wrath: that is, the Power of his Wrath, or his Wrath in the Power of it. For thus Moses, the Man of God, Psal. 90. 11. had long afore put them together, when he speaks of this very Wrath in Hell, of which here the Apostle doth. For after he had, 1. set out the Time and Condition of Man in this Life, The days of our years are threescore years and ten, &c. and then, 2. We fly away: so expressing Death, and our going into another World. Then, 3. follows, [Who knows the Power of thine Anger?] As that which succeedeth and seizeth after Death upon the most of Mankind dying in their Sins. The Apostle here mentions Power and Wrath apart, but Moses there maketh Power an Attribute of his Wrath: and so considered it hath a double meaning, and both serving our purpose; 1. That Wrath stirs up his Power, and draws it out unto this Execution, and therefore Wrath is the first of the two here mentioned: yea further, that it is his Power, as it becomes heated, inflamed and intended by Wrath, that inflicteth this. And as a Man in his Anger strikes a greater blow, so may God be supposed to do, when represented as thus smiting in his sore displeasure. And, ⟨p. 25⟩2. That God's very Wrath and Anger, if but shown and revealed by him, to Mens Souls, hath such a Power in it, that that alone is enough to destroy them. The nearest resemblance that the Scriptures ¹make of this Wrath, is that of Fire, (of which anon) and that as Fire melting Wax by the very Presence of it. As therefore when we would express the Power of Fire, we say [the Power of the Heat] that is in Fire, that thus melts and consumes, &c. Its heat being in it self so fierce and vehement a Quality, that when but applied, it thus works: So here; it is the Power of his Wrath. If it be kindled but a little, that destroys, if but made known once, or discovered. And, as in the Text, it is a showing his Wrath, and thereby his Power in destroying, is made known. It is but his being Angry, and showing it. And this is the Greatness of God, that his very Wrath discovered, should have this Power. And how receptive the Conscience is of it, I shall after show. As, in his Favour (if ²but manifested to Mens Souls) is Life,