The sinners last sentence to eternal punishment, for sins of omission

4. It will exceedingly increase their anguish, to know perfectly the greatness of their loss. Here they know not the worth of a Christ; and thence they are little troubled at the want of Christ, but then their eyes shall be opened to see the Beauty, Excellency, and Amiableness of him whom they have lost, and to see the costly Delicacies, choice Dainties, pure and perfect Pleasures which the Godly enjoy in him, and with him; and so by the increase of their knowledge, will be an increase of their sorrow. They shall see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the Kingdom of Heaven, they shall see their Neighbours whom they scorned and mocked, for their purity and preciseness in the presence of Christ, in the Arms and embraces of ⟨p. 48⟩Christ, in a state of full Happiness and perfect Satisfaction, while they themselves are shut out, and denied entrance, Luk. 13.25, 28. The fire of Hell will give them light enough to see, as well as heat enough to feel themselves infinitely miserable.

5. It will greatly add to their torment and anguish to consider, that they were sometime near the enjoyment of this blissful presence of Christ. Pardon, and Peace, and Love, and Life, and the endless fruition of the blessed Jesus were tendered to them, were nigh them, were at the very door of their hearts. They were solemnly commanded, lovingly invited, severely threatened, sweetly allured, and pathetically persuaded to accept of Christ and Grace; yea, and Heaven, and Happiness, and eternal Life; yea, and their hearts began to relent, and to close with the entreaties of the Gospel; They were almost persuaded to be Christians indeed. There was but a little, a very little between them and Christ. The bargain was driven so far, that Christ was got into their consciences, they bore witness for ⟨p. 49⟩him, and warned them, if they loved their Lives, their Souls, to accept of him while he would accept of them; yea, Christ was got into their Judgments, they gave their Verdict on his side, as one infinitely more amiable and eligible than the World or Flesh; nay, he had possibly got into their Affections, they delighted to hear of his great Love to poor Sinners, and of the great things he purchased for them with his own blood; and yet though they were so near, they came short, and like Ephraim, played the part of unwise Sons, and stayed in the place of the breaking forth of Children.