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Fire and brimstone from heaven, from earth, in hell, or, Three discourses I. Concerning…
Fire and brimstone from heaven, from earth, in hell, or, Three discourses I. Concerning the burning of Sodom and Gomorrah formerly, II. Concerning the burning of Æetna, or Mount Gibel more lately, III. Concerning the burning of the wicked eternally, with fire and brimstone / by Thomas Vincent ...
London: printed for George Calvert, 1670
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.
I might here further reprove the Ungodly of this generation, for some Sins which the Sodomites did fall short in; namely, the hideous Oaths and blasphemy of some profane wretches, who hereby belch out their professed enmity against the God of Heaven, and offer so open indignity unto him, that we may wonder he is not provoked to rain down Fire and Brimstone upon them, or to cause the ⟨p. 44⟩Earth to open its mouth to devour them, unto which I might add the aggravation, which the Sins of nominal Christians receive from the Gospel light, which shineth about them, beyond what the Sodomites Sins were capable of, which rendereth their Sins the more inexcusable and abominable in the sight of God: but I hasten
I might here further reprove the Ungodly of this generation, for some Sins which the Sodomits did fall short in; namely, the hideous Oaths and blasphemy of some profane wretches, who hereby b•lch out their professed enmity against the God of Heaven, and offer so open indignity unto him, that we may wonder he is not provoked to rain down Fire and Brimstone upon them, or to cause the ⟨p. 44⟩Earth to open its mouth to devour them, unto which I might add the aggravation, which the Sins of nominal Christians receive from the Gospel light, which shineth about them, beyond what the Sodomits Sins were capable of, which rendereth their Sins the more inexcusable and abominable in the sight of God: but I hasten
II. This example of Sodom's burning doth warn the ungodly to repent. Repent O all the ungodly ones, and turn from your evil ways, otherwise your iniquities like the Sodomites will be your ruin; otherwise Gods Judgement will overtake you, and surprise you, and you shall not be able to escape; otherwise you shall be destroyed suddenly, and that without remedy. You se• in this instance the fruit of ungodliness, the wages of Sin, the bitter issue and effect of flesh-pleasing and sensuality, you see that God can be angry, and that his anger doth burn worse than fire, when it is kindled.