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

That Maxim of the Judicial Law which is annexed, that Despisers died without Mercy under two or three Witnesses; is brought in for that grand Circumstance's sake, whereby the Apostle heighteneth both the Iniquity of those Persons, destroyed by Fire, who sinned afore many thousand Witnesses, the whole Congregation of Israel: As likewise, this other far transcending guilt of these Adversaries, who had renounced Christ and his Blood openly, afore the whole World and Christian Church. So Chap. 6. 6. 'Tis said they did put the Lord Jesus to an open shame; and they are the same Persons, whom he threatens this against here, and speaks of there.

That Maxim of the Judicial Law which is annexed, that Despisers died without Mercy under two or three Witnesses; is brought in for that grand Circumstance's sake, whereby the Apostle heightneth both the Iniquity of those Persons, destroyed by Fire, who sinned afore many thousand Witnesses, the whole Congregation of Israel: As likewise, this other far transcending guilt of these Adversaries, who had renounced Christ and his Blood openly, afore the whole World and Christian Church. So Chap. 6. 6. 'Tis said they did put the Lord Jesus to an open shame; and they are the same Persons, whom he threatens this against here, and speaks of there.

But still, by what surpassing Proportion may we estimate, or suppose (as the Apostle calls us to do) how much this fiery Indignation is sorer, then that outward devouring them by Fire. 'Tis certain, that Moses Law and that sprinkling ⟨p. 41⟩with Beasts Blood, &c. which he argues from, held but the proportion of Types, ^†Figures and Shadows. But the New Covenant, and Christ's Blood, &c. of the Substance and Reality, comparatively to these. Then in like manner, his intent in proposing these examples of Judgments by Fire, was as of those that hold the Proportion but of a Type, a Figure of this fiery Indignation, that is to come upon the treaders down of the Blood of Christ. For indeed a mere bodily Death the sharpest (as those by Fire were) is but as the Shadow of Death, unto the second Death (the thing intended here) which is utterly another kind of thing.