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

Sixthly, Others are quiet and secure through want of serious consideration, what their guilt and danger is; they fill and throng up their time so full with worldly business and secular employments▪ that they leave themselves no room or leisure for to think of Sin and their near-approaching death, and future wrath, and the eternal burnings of Hell, which they are in danger of. The cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches do choke their Meditations in the first springing forth of them that no fruit doth come from them to perfection. Did but guilty Sinners sit down one quarter of an hour every day, and look upward to the angry God who frowns upon them, and down-ward to the flames of Hell, which are preparing for them▪ and forward to the last judgement, when they will be sentenced by the Judge to dwell with devouring Fire, and Inhabit everlasting burnings; and were persuaded that if they continue in Sin, they can by no means escape; surely the could not be so secure.

Sixthly, Others are quiet and secure through want of serious consideration, what their guilt and danger is; they fill and throng up their time so full with worldly business and secular employments▪ that they leave themselves no room or leasure for to think of Sin and their near-approaching death, and future wrath, and the eternal burnings of Hell, which they are in danger of. The cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches do choke their Meditations in the first springing forth of them that no fruit doth come from them to perfection. Did but guilty Sinners sit down one quarter of an hour every day, and look upward to the angry God who frowns upon them, and down-ward to the flames of Hell, which are preparing for them▪ and forward to the last judgement, when they will be sentenced by the Judge to dwell with devouring Fire, and Inhabit everlasting burnings; and were perswaded that if they continue in Sin, they can by no means escape; surely the could not be so secure.

Seventhly, Others are secure though they are going on in the way of Sin which leadeth to Death and Hell; because the most of the children of Men are going on in the same course, and they hope they shall fare as well as others; their Fore-Fathers trod in these steps, and their neighbours are their companions in Sin, and if they be punished at last in Hell, they think they shall have company enough, and bear it as well as others; not considering how intolerable the wrath of God is by any, and that their company in Hell will be so far from alleviating,