The Evil of Evils

6 Lastly, consider, That God should not now enter so much as into any parley with them about any terms of peace; nor never would, nor never will: This is the sore displeasure of God against them, that God (I say) should not look upon the Angels that he hath made glorious Creatures, the most excellent of all the work of his hands: And when there were many thousand millions of them, for so the Scripture speaks of Legions, even in one man Legions of Devils: though there were thousands and millions of such glorious Creatures that God made; and these were in Heaven about his Throne, beholding his glory, and when these committed but one sin against him, never but one before their Fall, and the first that ever was committed; they had no example before them of Gods wrath, but upon the very first sin, though it were but one that all these glorious Creatures committed, they were presently cast down from Heaven, and of Angels made Devils, and reserved in Chains of eternal darkness: And so is God set against them all for that one first sin, that he would never enter into any parley with them, to be reconciled upon any terms; never to consider of any terms of peace, but cast them away from him unto eternal torments without ⟨p. 115⟩any recovery; this is the dreadful displeasure of God against sin. Now Brethren, this I speak of, is that which there is no doubting or controversy about; any one that knows the Scripture knows this. In some things there may be controversies about them; but no Divine that hath knowledge of any thing of Scripture, but will confess this that I speak of; and if you know not this, certainly you were never acquainted with the Scripture: Though other Points be controverted, yet none that know Gods Word make question of this, this is clearly granted of all. And the consideration of this might strike abundance of fear & terror into the hearts of wicked and ungodly men and women, to think, Lord, how have I thought of thee all this while, and have looked upon God as a merciful God, that though I have sinned, I have thought things would not be with me as I have heard by such and such Ministers; but this day I have heard, such was the sore displeasure of the infinite God against Sin, that when he had to deal with those glorious Angels for one sin, he cast thousands of them into eternal Misery, and upon no terms will be reconciled, nor never will.

6 Lastly, consider, That God should not now enter so much as into any parley with them about anie terms of peace; nor never would, nor never will: This is the sore displeasure of God against them, that God (I say) should not look upon the Angels that he hath made glorious Creatures, the most excellent of all the work of his hands: And when there were manie thousand millions of them, for so the Scripture speaks of Legions, even in one man Legions of Devils: though there were thousands and millions of such glorious Creatures that God made; and these were in Heaven about his Throne, beholding his glorie, and when these committed but one sin against him, never but one before their Fall, and the first that ever was committed; they had no example before them of Gods wrath, but upon the verie first sin, though it were but one that all these glorious Creatures committed, they were presentlie cast down from Heaven, and of Angels made Devils, and reserved in Chains of eternal darkness: And so is God set against them all for that one first sin, that he would never enter into any parley with them, to be reconciled upon any terms; never to consider of any terms of peace, but cast them away from him unto eternal torments without