A41649:305
A word to sinners, and a word to saints The former tending to the…
A word to sinners, and a word to saints The former tending to the awakening the consciences of secure sinners, unto a lively sense and apprehension of the dreadful condition they are in, so long as they live in their natural and unregenerate estate. The latter tending to the directing and persuading of the godly and regenerate unto several singular duties. As also a word to householders stirring them up to the good old way of serving God in and with their families, from Joshua's resolution, Josh. 24. 15. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Set forth especially for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of St. Sepulchres Parish, London by Tho. Gouge, late pastor thereof.A word to sinners, and a word to saints The former tending to the awakening the consciences of secure sinners, unto a lively sense and apprehension of the dreadfull condition they are in, so long as they live in their natural and unregenerate estate. The latter tending to the directing and perswading of the godly and regenerate unto several singular duties. As also a word to housholders stirring them up to the good old way of serving God in and with their families, from Joshuah's resolution, Josh. 24. 15. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Set forth especially for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of St. Sepulchres Parish, London by Tho. Gouge, late pastor thereof.
London: printed for George Sawbridge, 1668
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. Torment. As Luke 16.23. And in hell the rich man lift up his eyes, being in torment. Now torment is an extremity of pain, whereof man is very sensible, and which is highly grievous unto him. Many torments which men inflict, cause such as are tormented to cry and howl, and wish they were dead, rather than to live in such torment. Oh then what is the torment, which God in his fierce wrath inflicteth on the damned in hell? whom he will make to feel his heavy hand to be the hand of a mighty God. All tortures and torments considered together are not comparable thereunto. Take the pains of all diseases incident to our nature, as stone, gout, colic, cramp, or what other can be named. Add hereunto all the most exquisite tortures that cruel men have inflicted upon others, as rack, strapado, boiling in lead, pulling the flesh from the bones with hot pincers, and such like. Add also hereunto all the anguish, horror, and terror, that ever any man felt in his soul, mind and conscience: let all these be joined together, they are but a flea-bite in comparison of hell-torments. The reason is evident, because all the fore-mentioned torments here endured, may stand with Gods love, and ⟨p. 78⟩are off inflicted on his dear children. But that torment is a fruit of his wrath, wherein he sets himself to make the sinner feel the weight of his indignation.
2. Torment. As Luke 16.23. And in hell the rich man lift up his eyes, being in torment. Now torment is an extremity of pain, whereof man is very sensible, and which is highly grievous unto him. Many torments which men inflict, cause such as are tormented to cry and howle, and wish they were dead, rather than to live in such torment. Oh then what is the torment, which God in his fierce wrath inflicteth on the damned in hell? whom he will make to feel his heavy hand to be the hand of a mighty God. All tortures and torments considered together are not comparable thereunto. Take the pains of all diseases incident to our nature, as stone, gout, collick, cramp, or what other can be named. Add hereunto all the most exquisite tortures that cruel men have inflicted upon others, as rack, strapado, boyling in lead, pulling the flesh from the bones with hot pinsers, and such like. Add also hereunto all the anguish, horrour, and terrour, that ever any man felt in his soul, mind and conscience: let all these be joyned together, they are but a flea-bite in comparison of hell-torments. The reason is evident, because all the fore-mentioned torments here endured, may stand with Gods love, and