Ouranos kai tartaros= heaven and hell epitomized. The true Christian characterized. As also an…

For thy children, Dost thou not know that they are born children of wrath, and heirs of hell? and canst thou be quiet till thou seest in them some signs and hopes of regeneration; an interest in Christ, and thereby a right to heaven? When thou readest of Herod, how he murdered poor ⟨image 21⟩children, thou condemnest him; thou thinkest Ah hard-hearted Herod! But dost not thou do ten thousand times worse, in murdering the souls and bodies of thy dear children for ever? Ah hard-hearted, ah bloody father! Herod was a man of bowels, a merciful man to thee. Is it any wonder to hear (saith one) of that ship sunk, or dashed upon a rock, that was put to sea without card of compass? nor is it a wonder to hear of children sinking in perdition, who are thrust into the world, which is a sea of temptations, without any knowledge of God and their duty. One would think every time thou readest and hearest of the extremity and eternity of hells torments, of the multitudes that must undergo them, of the few even of those within the visible Church that shall be saved, and of the difficulty of obtaining salvation, that thy loins should tremble, and thy joints smite together; that thy head, yea heart should ache for fear any of thy dear children should be among those many that must drink that cup of the Lords pure wrath; & that thou shouldst be restless night and day in wrestling with •od, and instructing them, in using all means to prevent their endless ruin; surely if thou ⟨image 22⟩hadst a spark of true love to thy children, thus it would be with thee.

For thy children, Dost thou not know that they are born children of wrath, and heirs of hell? and canst thou be quiet till thou seest in them some signs and hopes of regeneration; an interest in Christ, and thereby a right to heaven? When thou readest of Herod, how he murdered poor ⟨image 21⟩children, thou condemnest him; thou thinkest Ah hard-hearted Herod! But dost not thou do ten thousand times worse, in murdering the souls and bodies of thy dear children for ever? Ah hard-hearted, ah bloody father! Herod was a man of bowels, a merciful man to thee. Is it any wonder to hear (saith one) of that ship sunk, or dasht upon a rock, that was put to sea without card of compass? nor is it a wonder to hear of children sinking in perdition, who are thrust into the world, which is a sea of temptations, without any knowledge of God and their duty. One would think every time thou readest and hearest of the extremity and eternity of hells torments, of the multitudes that must undergo them, of the few even of those within the visible Church that shall be saved, and of the difficulty of obtaining salvation, that thy loyns should tremble, and thy joynts smite together; that thy head, yea heart should ake for fear any of thy dear children should be among those many that must drink that cup of the Lords pure wrath; & that thou shouldst be restless night and day in wrastling with od, and instructing them, in using all means to prevent their endless ruine; surely if thou