Discourses, or, Sermons on several Scriptures

First, All those Works wherein God shows forth his Power, are great and stupendous. Consider what Power it was for God to lay the Beams of the World, and to erect so stately a Fabric as Heaven and Earth. The Apostle therefore tells us, That by the Creation of the World, is understood the eternal Power of God, Rom. 1.20. When God showed his Power in creating, O what a great and stupendous Work did he produce! And therefore certainly when God shall likewise show his Power ⟨p. 144⟩in destroying, the Punishments he will inflict will be wonderful and stupendous.

First, All those Works wherein God shews forth his Power, are great and stupendous. Consider what Power it was for God to lay the Beams of the World, and to erect so stately a Fabrick as Heaven and Earth. The Apostle therefore tells us, That by the Creation of the World, is understood the eternal Power of God, Rom. 1.20. When God shewed his Power in creating, O what a great and stupendous Work did he produce! And therefore certainly when God shall likewise shew his Power ⟨p. 144⟩in destroying, the Punishments he will inflict will be wonderful and stupendous.

Secondly, Consider God can easily destroy a Creature without showing any great Power, or putting forth his Almighty Arm and Strength to do it. If he only withdraw his Power by which he upholds all things in their Beings, we should quickly fall all abroad into nothing: So easy is it for God to destroy the well-being of all his Creatures. But now if God will express the greatness and infiniteness of his Power in destroying Sinners, whom yet he can destroy without putting forth his Power, yea only by withdrawing and withholding it; O how fearful must this Destruction needs be! Alas we are crushed before the Moth, and must needs