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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.
no Balm nor Physician on Earth can cure such wounds, no Earthly riches or sensual delights can assuage these inward griefs and horrors, which by the hand of God are imprinted upon the Spirit: when the wicked are filled with despairful agonies, through apprehension of future approaching wrath, and there remaineth nothing but a fearful looking for of Judgement and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries, Heb. 10. 26. this is enough to sink the heart of the stoutest under it's burden. And if the wounds of the Spirit here be so intolerable, what will those be which the Lord with such mighty force and by his immediate hand shall give hereafter? if you cannot bear some drops of God's wrath now, what will you do when the full Viols of Gods wrath shall be poured out upon you, if you be found under the guilt of sin? if you cannot endure the sparks of Hell-fire, how will you endure the flames, and most burning heat thereof? If the foretasts of Hell affect the heart with such horror, and the fears thereof fill the Spirit with such amazement, what will Hell it selves do when the pains and anguish thereof is beyond the greatest fears, and highest conceptions thereof?
no Balm nor Physitian on Earth can cure such wounds, no Earthly riches or sensual delights can aswage these inward griefs and horrours, which by the hand of God are imprinted upon the Spirit: when the wicked are filled with dispairful agonies, through apprehension of future approaching wrath, and there remaineth nothing but a fearfull looking for of Judgement and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries, Heb. 10. 26. this is enough to sink the heart of the stoutest under it's burden. And if the wounds of the Spirit herebe so intollerable, what will those be which the Lord with such mighty force and by his immediate hand shall give hereafter? if you cannot bear some drops of God's wrath now, what will you do when the full Viols of Gods wrath shall be poured out upon you, if you be found under the guilt of sin? if you cannot endure the sparks of Hell-fire, how will you endure the flames, and most burning heat thereof? If the foretasts of Hell affect ye heart with such horrour, and the fears thereof fill the Spirit with such amazement, what will Hell it selfs do when the pains and anguish thereof is beyond the greatest fears, and highest conceptions thereof?