Fire and brimstone from heaven, from earth, in hell, or, Three discourses I. Concerning…

Had the Christian religion taken place there in the purity and power thereof, it might have born up the spirits of the sincere, and established Christians against overwhelming fear and amazement in all those storms and danger; If of the virtuous Man much more may it be said of the truly Religions. Si fracitus illabatur orbis impavidum ferient ruinae, though the frame of the Earth and World should crack and be dissolved, yet such a one would be undaunted under it's ruins; such, when the Mountain was dissolved and did melt with fervent heat into Floods of burning Fire, might look upon Death, (the utmost the fire could bring upon them) with an unappalled countenance; yea, with great confidence and comfort, because of their well-grounded hopes▪ of rest and happiness in Heaven, whose habitation prepared for them there is beyond the reach of any Earthly Fire to consume.

Had the Christian religion taken place there in the purity and power thereof, it might have born up the spirits of the sincere, and established Christians against overwhelming fear and amazement in all those storms and danger; If of the vertuous Man much more may it be said of the truely Religions. Si fracitus illabatur orbis impavidum ferient ruinae, though the frame of the Earth and World should crack and be dissolved, yet such a one would be undaunted under it's ruines; such, when the Mountain was dissolved and did melt with fervent heat into Floods of burning Fire, might look upon Death, (the utmost the fire could bring upon them) with an unappaled countenance; yea, with great considence and comfort, because of their wellgrounded hopes▪ of rest and happiness in Heaven, whose habitation prepared for them there is beyond the reach of any Earthly Fire to consume.

But no wonder if the blind Superstitious Papists, whose worship is mingled with such vanity and Idolatry, be filled with such dread and horror, especially the more notorious Sinners amongst them: surely the consciences of the most are now awakened, the stings and lashes whereof (no doubt) above all other things did at this time increase their terror.