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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.
Fourthly, Others do lull themselves asleep upon the Bed of security, because of their own and others impunity, thus abusing Gods patience and longsuffering, which should lead them to repentance, to grow more hardened and impenitent hereby, Rom. 2. 4, 5. Because Sentence against their evil works is not speedily executed, therefore their hearts are fully set in them to do evil and they are secure, Eccles. 8. 11. Not considering that though God be long-suffering, yet that he is not ever-suffering; that patience long and much abused will at length break forth into fury; not considering that Gods vengeance, though it hath leaden heels, yet it hath Iron hands, and though the Fire of Gods anger be long kindling, yet that it will be longer, yea for ever burning.
Fourthly, Others do lull themselves asleep upon the Bed of security, because of their own and others impunity, thus abusing Gods patience and longsuffering, which should lead them to repentance, to grow more hardned and impenitent hereby, Rom. 2. 4, 5. Because Sentence against their evil works is not speedily executed, therefore their hearts are fully set in them to do evil and they are secure, Eccles. 8. 11. Not considering that though God be long-suffering, yet that he is not ever-suffering; that patience long and much abused will at length break forth into fury; not considering that Gods vengeance, though it hath leaden heels, yet it hath Iron hands, and though the Fire of Gods anger be long kindling, yet that it will be longer, yea for ever burning.
Fifthly, Others quiet themselves for the present, and arm themselves against fears of Hell, through their intention of after repentance and reformation; however they indulge themselves for a while in their sinful course, yet they resolve shortly to become new Men and Women, to turn over a new leaf, and lead a new life, and to become as Holy and strict as the best; not considering that repentance is not in their own power, and how they provoke God hereby to deny the grace to them hereafter, and to remove from the means of working it;