The works of George Swinnock, M.A

O Reader, who will not work hard, labour much, exercise himself to Godliness night and day? do any thing that God commandeth, suffer any thing that God inflicteth, forbear any thing that God forbiddeth, to be saved eternally, to be infinitely blessed in the fruition of God for ever? Surely its worth the while, to obey the counsel of God in order to ete• nal salvation. On the other side, eternal damnation, how dreadful is it! if it be but the scratch of a pin for ever, or a little ache of the head. for ever, it wo•ld be very doleful; but a violent head-ache or tooth-ache, or fits of the colic, or stone for ever, oh how intolerable would they be? But ah! how terrible is the wrath of God for ever, darkness of darkness for ever, the fire of hell for ever, to which all the wracks and torments in this life are next to nothing? Ah who can dwell in everlasting burnings?

O Reader, who will not work hard, labour much, exercise himself to Godliness night and day? do any thing that God commandeth, suffer any thing that God inflicteth, forbear any thing that God forbiddeth, to be saved eternally, to be infinitely blessed in the fruition of God for ever? Surely its worth the while, to obey the counsel of God in order to ete• nal salvation. On the other side, eternal damnatian, how dreadful is it! if it be but the scratch of a pin for ever, or a little ach of the head. for ever, it wo•ld be very doleful; but a violent head-ach or tooth-ach, or fits of the collick, or stone for ever, oh how intolerable would they be? But ah! how terrible is the wrath of God for ever, darkness of darkness for ever, the fire of hell for ever, to which all the wracks and torments in this life are next to nothing? Ah who can dwell in everlasting burnings?

I suppose thou wouldst avoid thy wicked companions, and forbear thy sinful courses, do any thing thou couldst, rather then to boil in a furnace of ⟨image 21⟩