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Men are gods, or, The dignity of magistracy, and the duty of the magistrate…
Men are gods, or, The dignity of magistracy, and the duty of the magistrate as it was presented in a sermon at the assize holden at Hertford for that county on August 2, 1653 / by George Swinnocke ...
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1660
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.
Surely if any argument imaginable can persuade to purity, this terrible day can do it. The sound of the last Trump may well cause a retreat, and call us off from an eager pursuit of the flesh and world, Eccles. 11.9. and it may also stir you up to purity, if ye would meet Christ at that day in peace. The Throne of Christ is a white Throne, Rev. 20.11. and O with what trembling heart wilt thou O black sinner stand before this white Throne, 1 Pet. 4.18. If the righteous be scarcely saved (not in regard of the uncertainty, but difficulty) where shall the sinner and ungodly appear? Surely the drunkards cup then will be Wormwood, not Wine; The sentence on the swearer then will be of cursing, not blessing; as he loved cursing now, so then will it come to him; the Adulterers pleasure now will then prove poison; and the prayerless man now, will then pray hard, work in prayer for some ease; some end, if not a pardon, ⟨p. 276⟩[…] ⟨p. 277⟩[…] ⟨p. 278⟩yet a reprieve, for one hour, at least one drop of water to cool his tongue; but he shall work at the Labour in vain, and be eternally denied.
Surely if any argument imaginable can perswade to purity, this terrible day can do it. The sound of the last Trump may well cause a retreat, and call us off from an eager persuit of the flesh and world, Eccles. 11.9. and it may also stir you up to purity, if ye would meet Christ at that day in peace. The Throne of Christ is a white Throne, Rev. 20.11. and O with what trembling heart wilt thou O black sinner stand before this white Throne, 1 Pet. 4.18. If the righteous be scarcely saved (not in regard of the uncertainty, but difficulty) where shall the sinner and ungodly appear? Surely the drunkards cup then will be Wormwood, not Wine; The sentence on the swearer then will be of cursing, not blessing; as he loved cursing now, so then will it come to him; the Adulterers pleasure now will then prove poyson; and the prayerless man now, will then pray hard, work in prayer for some ease; some end, if not a pardon,