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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.
Secondly, Think what in Hell will be denied unto you; you shall be denied admission into the Kingdom of Heaven; when you see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and many from the East, and West, and North, & South, come and sit down in the Kingdom of God; when you shall see all the Saints of all ages shine like the Sun, and be caught up in the Clouds to meet the Lord, and be crowned by him and received to inherit the Kingdom prepared for them, ye shall be shut out▪ no room will be found for you there; you could find no room for Christ in your hearts here, and he will find no room for you in his Kingdom hereafter, The loss of Heaven of that unspeakable happiness, which the Angels and Saints shall have in the immediate Vision and Fruition of God; when you come to understand what it is, will appear as many observe to be greater than the punishment of sense; especially this l•sse will be most grievous unto you, who have had discoveries and proffers of it, but neglected and refused it, preferring some base lusts before it▪ O how will you then be ready to tear your selves to pieces for madness and vexation!
Secondly, Think what in Hell will be denied unto you; you shall be denied admission into the Kingdom of Heaven; when you see Abraham, and Isaac, and Iacob, and many from the East, and West, and North, & South, come and sit down in the Kingdom of God; when you shall see all the Saints of all ages shine like the Sun, and be caught up in the Clouds to meet the Lord, and be crowned by him and received to inherit the Kingdom prepared for them, ye shall be shut out▪ no room will be found for you there; you could find no room for Christ in your hearts here, and he will find no room for you in his Kingdom hereafter, The loss of Heaven of that unspeakable happiness, which the Angels and Saints shall have in the immediate Vision and Fr•ition of God; when you come to understand what it is, will appear as many observe to be greater than the punishment of sense; especially this l•sse will be most grievous unto you, who have had discoveries and proffers of it, but neglected and refused it, preferring some base lusts before it▪ O how will you then be ready to tear your selves to pi•ces for madness and vexation!