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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
3. They differ in the ends of their Creation. Our fires were created for our Service and Comfort. God made these for the use and benefit of man, to fence us against the cold; to melt and mould metals, and form them into ⟨p. 77⟩several moulds, &c. But the fire of Hell is created for the torment of Men and Devils. God makes it of such a nature, as may best suit his end. For every wise Agent fitteth his means to his end; and the more wise the Agent is, the more proper means he findeth out for his end. Now when the only wise God, to whom Angels themselves are Fools, shall set his infinite Wisdom awork about the most proper means of racking and torturing the poor Creature; surely it will be done to purpose. As when his Love sets his Wisdom awork, to find out a way to comfort his Children, what Rivers of Pleasures, Weights of Glory, Crowns of Life, fullness of Joy doth he provide. So when his wrath sets Wisdom awork, to find out a way for the afflicting his Enemies, what stinging Adders, and gnawing Worms, and Chains of Darkness, and Lakes of Brimstone doth he provide.
3. They differ in the ends of their Creation. Our fires were created for our Service and Comfort. God made these for the use and benefit of man, to fence us against the cold; to melt and mould metals, and form them into ⟨p. 77⟩several moulds, &c. But the fire of Hell is created for the torment of Men and Devils. God makes it of such a nature, as may best suit his end. For every wise Agent fitteth his means to his end; and the more wise the Agent is, the more proper means he findeth out for his end. Now when the only wise God, to whom Angels themselves are Fools, shall set his infinite Wisdom awork about the most proper means of racking and torturing the poor Creature; surely it will be done to purpose. As when his Love sets his Wisdom awork, to find out a way to comfort his Children, what Rivers of Pleasures, VVeights of Glory, Crowns of Life, fulness of Joy doth he provide. So when his wrath sets VVisdom awork, to find out a way for the afflicting his Enemies, what stinging Adders, and gnawing VVorms, and Chains of Darkness, and Lakes of Brimstone doth he provide.