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The sinners last sentence to eternal punishment, for sins of omission
The sinners last sentence to eternal punishment, for sins of omission wherein is discovered, the nature, causes, and cure of those sins / by Geo. Swinnock.
London: printed for Geo. Swinnock, 1675
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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. It informs us of the unconceivable misery of Sinners; They must depart from Christ for ever. To depart for ever from loving and lovely Relations, is no mean misery to them who have no other Kindred than those on Earth. It was no small trial of Abraham to leave his Kindred and Fathers house, Gen. 12.1. To depart for ever from dear and intimate Friends, is a sore trouble to him whose heart is knit to them. The failure and distance of Friends was grievous to Job, Job 19.13, 14. And David, Psal. 38.11. ⟨p. 43⟩To depart for ever from all the Saints, the Children of the most high, the excellent of the Earth, from the Members of Christ, of whom the World is not worthy, will cut deep in them who have any eyes to see the amiableness of their Persons, and any hearts to understand the benefit of their Prayers and Patterns: But to depart for ever from Christ, the Prince of Life, the Lord of Glory, the Heir of all things; the richest Treasure, and highest Honour, and sweetest Pleasure, is doleful and dreadful indeed. How may the damned cry out, Ah whither do we go now we are going from thee, thou hast the words of eternal life.
2. It informs us of the unconceivable misery of Sinners; They must depart from Christ for ever. To depart for ever from loving and lovely Relations, is no mean misery to them who have no other Kindred than those on Earth. It was no small trial of Abraham to leave his Kindred and Fathers house, Gen. 12.1. To depart for ever from dear and intimate Friends, is a sore trouble to him whose heart is knit to them. The failure and distance of Friends was grievous to Job, Job 19.13, 14. And David, Psal. 38.11. ⟨p. 43⟩To depart for ever from all the Saints, the Children of the most high, the excellent of the Earth, from the Members of Christ, of whom the World is not worthy, will cut deep in them who have any eyes to see the amiableness of their Persons, and any hearts to underderstand the benefit of their Prayers and Patterns: But to depart for ever from Christ, the Prince of Life, the Lord of Glory, the Heir of all things; the richest Treasure, and highest Honour, and sweetest Pleasure, is doleful and dreadful indeed. How may the damned cry out, Ah whither do we go now we are going from thee, thou hast the words of eternal life.