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

Thirdly, The Heavens and Earth are said to be reserved in store for fire; when the Old World was drowned, it was only the Earth and Inhabitants thereof, the Heavens were untouched, and the Earth also did remain undissolved, and the same Earth did appear afterwards, when the Flood was drawn off by God: but at the last day the Heavens and Earth too shall be dissolved by Fire; not by subterranean Fire as some imagine, and that, as when the World was drowned, the Fountains of the great deep were opened, and the Waters kept before in Store-houses were brought forth, which overwhelmed the Earth: so that there are Fountains of Fire in the bowels of the Earth, and that there it is kept in Store-houses, all which then shall be opened, and that the fire shall break forth in a more dreadful flame then ever was seen at Mount Aetna, and set the whole Fabric of the World on •ire. For as was said before we read nothing of this in the Scripture; it is said, that the Heavens and Earth are kept in store for Fire, but it is not said that fire is kept in store for them. Besides how can we conceive that any Subterranean fire should have power to reach and dissolve the Heavens?

Thirdly, The Heavens and Earth are said to be reserved in store for fire; when the Old World was drowned, it was only the Earth and Inhabitants thereof, the Heavens were untouch'd, and the Earth also did remain undissolved, and the same Earth did appear afterwards, when the Flood was drawn off by God: but at the last day the Heavens and Earth too shall be dissolved by Fire; not by subterranean Fire as some imagine, and that, as when the World was drowned, the Fountains of the great deep were opened, and the Waters kept before in Store-houses were brought forth, which overwhelmed the Earth: so that there are Fountains of Fire in the bowels of the Eatth, and that there it is kept in Store-houses, all which then shall be opened, and that the fire shall break forth in a more dreadful flame then ever was seen at Mount Aetna, and set the whole Fabrick of the World on •ire. For as was said before we read nothing of this in the Scripture; it is said, that the Heavens and Earth are kept in store for Fire, but it is not said that fire is kept in store for them. B•sides how can we conceive that any Subterranean fire should have power to reach and dissolve the Heavens?