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The day of doom
The day of doom; or A description of the great and last judgment With a short discourse about eternity
London: printed by J.G. for P.C., 1666
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CXLI. It doth agree with Equity, and with God's holy Law, That those should die eternally, that death upon them draw. The Soul that sin's damnation win's; for so the Law ordains: Which Law is just• and therefore must such suffer endless pains.
CXLI. It doth agree with Equitee, and with God's holy Law, That those should dy eternally, that death upon them draw. The Soul that sin's damnation win's; for so the Law ordains: Which Law is just• and therefore must such suffer endless pains.
CXLII. Eternal smart is the desert even of the least offence; Then wonder not if I allot to you this Recompense: But wonder more that, since so sore and lasting plagues are due To every sin, you lived therein, who well the danger knew.
CXLII. Etern•l smart is the desert ev'n of the least offence; Then wonder not if I allot to you this Recompence: But wonder more that, since so sore and lasting plagues are due To every sin, you liv'd therein, who well the danger knew.
CXLIII. God hath no joy to crush or 'stroy, and ruin wretched wights: But to display the glorious ray of Justice he delights. To manifest he doth detest and throughly hate all sin, By plaguing it, as is most fit, this shall him glory win.
CXLIII. God hath no joy to crush or 'stroy, and ruine wretched wights: But to display the glorious ray of Justice he delights. To manifest he doth detest and throughly hate all sin, By plaguing it, as is most fit, this shall him glory win.
CXLIV. Then at the Bar arraigned are an impudenter sort, Who to evade the guilt that's laid upon them, thus retort; How could we cease thus to transgress? how could we Hell avoid, Whom God's Decree shut out from thee, and signed to be destroyed?
CXLIV. Then at the Bar arraigned are an impudenter sort, Who to evade the guilt that's laid upon them, thus retort; How could we cease thus to transgress? how could we Hell avoid, Whom God's Decree shut out from thee, and sign'd to be destroy'd?
CXLV. Whom God ordains to endless pains by Laws unalterable, Repentance true, Obedience new, to save such are unable: Sorrow for sin no good can win to such as are rejected; Ne can they give, not yet believe that never were elected.
CXLVI. Of man's fallen Race who can true Grace or Holiness obtain? ⟨p. 45⟩Who can convert or change his heart, if God with-hold the same? Had we applied our selves, and tried as much as who did most Gods love to gain, our busy pain and labour had been lost.
CXLVI. Of man's faln Race who can true Grace or Holiness obtain? ⟨p. 45⟩Who can convert or change his heart, if God with-hold the same? Had we apply'd our selves, and tri'd as much as who did most Gods love to gain, our busie pain and labour had been lost.
CXLVII. Christ readily makes this reply; I damn you not because You are rejected, or not elected; but you have broke my Laws. It is but vain your wits to strain the E•d and Me•ns to sever: Men fondly seek to dart or break what God hath linked together.
CXLVII. Christ readily makes this reply; I damn you not because You are rejected, or not elected; but you have broke my Laws. It is but vain your wits to strain the E•d and Me•ns to sever: Men fondly seek to dart or break what God hath link'd together.
CXLVIII. Whom God will save, such he will have the means of life to use: Whom he'll pass by, shall choose to di•, and ways of life refuse. He that fore-sees and fore-decrees, in wisdom ordered has, That man's free-will electing ill shall bring his Will to pass.
CXLVIII. Whom God will save, such he will have the means of life to use: Whom he'l pass by, shall chuse to di•, and ways of life refuse. He that fore-sees and fore-decrees, in wisdom order'd has, That man's free-will electing ill shall bring his Will to pass.
CXLIX. High God's Decree, as it is free, so doth it none compel Against their will to good or ill; i• forceth none to Hell. They have their wish whose Souls perish with torments in Hell-fire: ⟨p. 46⟩Who rather chose their souls to lose, then leave a loose desire.
CL. God did ordain sinners to pain; and I to hell send none, But such as swe•v'd, and have deserved destruction as their own. His pleasure is, that none fr[…]ss and endless happiness Be barred, but such as wrong […] much by wilful wickedness.
CL. God did ordain sinners to pain; and I to hell send none, But such as swe•v'd, and have deserv'd destruction as their own. His pleasure is, that none fr〈…〉ss and endless happiness Be barr'd, but such as wrong 〈…〉 much by wilful wickedness.
CLI. You (sinful crew!) no other knew but you might be elect: Why did you then your selves condemn? why did you me reject? Where was your strife to gain that life which lasteth evermore? You never knocked, yet say God locked against you heavens door.
CLI. You (sinful crew!) no other knew but you might be elect: Why did you then your selves condemn? why did you me reject? Where was your strife to gain that life which lasteth evermore? You never knock't, yet say God lock't against you heavens door.
CLII. 'Twas no vain task to knock, to ask, whilst life continued. Who ever sought Heaven as he ought, and seeking perished? The lowly-meek who truly seek for Christ and for salvation, There's no Decree whereby such be ordained to condemnation.
CLII. 'Twas no vain task to knock, to ask, whilst life continued. Who ever sought Heav'n as he ought, and seeking perished? The lowly-meek who truly seek for Christ and for salvation, There's no Decree whereby such be ordain'd to condemnation.
CLIII. You argue then; But abject men, whom God resolves to spill, Cannot repent, nor their hearts rent; ne can they change their will. Not for his Can is any man adjudged unto hell: But for his Will • to do what's ill, and nilling to do well.
CLIV. I often stood tendering my Blood to wash away your guilt: And eke my Sprite to frame you right, lest your souls should be spilt. But you, vile race, rejected Grace when Grace was freely proffered: No changed heart, no heavenly part would you, when it was offered.
CLIV. I often stood tend'ring my Bloud to wash away your guilt: And eke my Sprite to frame you right, lest your souls should be spilt. But you, vile race, rejected Grace when Grace was freely proffer'd: No changed heart, no heav'nly part would you, when it was offer'd.
CLV. Who wilfully the remedy of Grace and Life contemned, Cause have the same themselves to blame, if now they be condemned. You have your selves, you and none else, your selves have done to die: You chose the way to your decay, and perished wilfully.
CLV. Who wilfully the remedy of Grace and Life contemned, Cause have the same themselves to blame, if now they be co•demned. You have your selves, you and none else, your selves have done to die: You chose the way to your decay, and perish'd wilfully.
CLVI. These words appal and daunt them all; dismayed, and all amort, ⟨p. 48⟩Like stocks they stand at Christs left hand, and dare no more retort. Then were brought near, with trembling fear a number numberless Of blind Heathen and brutish men, that did Gods Law transgress.
CLVI. These words apale and daunt them all; dismai'd, and all amort, ⟨p. 48⟩Like stocks they stand at Christs left hand, and dare no more retort. Then were brought near, with trembling fear a number numberless Of blind Heathen and b•utish men, that did Gods Law transgress.