To make this then our own, brethren, by application, briefly, for I mean to fasten upon nothing in this verse, but to pass on to the other wherein is contained the main point which I intend to stand upon, as thinking it in my thoughts most fit for this congregation. If this be so, then here is a cooling card for the wicked.1 All you that hear this word this day, whose consciences accuse you, that you are enemies to God and goodness, hear and fear, and tremble for ever; If God bring judgements, who shall feel them and find them? surely, his enemies ⟨p. 6⟩be them that shall feel them,2 Psal. 10.16. It is the collection that the Psalmist makes. The Lord is King for ever, and what then? the heathen are destroyed, says he. If all judgements be at his command, then his enemies shall be sure to feel them. You that have wicked husbands or wives, fear every night when you go to bed, lest the judgement of the Lord should come upon them, yet ere morning, and cut them off and send them to destruction.3 And you that are careless of your ways, and go on in your wickedness, understand the Lord hath vengeance for you; He hath rods enough, they are not all burnt, he will bring them our against you,4 and will wound the hairy scalp of him that goeth on in his sins. Mark what the Apostle says,5 1 Pet. 4.18. If the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear. If the righteous (brethren) hardly get to heaven, but loses an arm, an other a right eye as it were, and with many prayers, and sighs, and grapplings with God, and through many temptations hardly come to heaven in the end, and a poor humble soul beg for power against his corruptions, as if he would pluck mercy from the Lord by strong hand, and yet scarcely subdue sin and obtain salvation; what then will become of a company that are enemies to God and godliness, a company of unrighteous men, where shall they appear; The day will come when they that stand against the gracious voice of the Almighty now, shall hear the thundering voice of the Almighty,6 and shall call and cry to the mountains and hills to fall upon them and cover them, 7that they may be hid from the presence of the Judge.
To make this then our own, brethren, by application, briefly, for I meane to fasten upon nothing in this verse, but to passe on to the other wherein is contained the maine point which I intend to stand upon, as thinking it in my thoughts most fit for this congregation. If this be so, then here is a cooling card for the wicked.1 All you that heare this word this day, whose consciences accuse you, that you are enemies to God and goodnesse, heare and feare, and tremble for ever; If God bring judgements, who shall feele them and finde them? surely, his enemies ⟨p. 6⟩be them that shall feele them,2 Psal. 10.16. It is the collection that the Psalmist makes. The Lord is King for ever, and what then? the heathen are destroyed, sayes he. If all judgements be at his command, then his enemies shall be sure to feele them. You that have wicked husbands or wives, feare every night when you goe to bed, lest the judgement of the Lord should come upon them, yet ere morning, and cut them off and send them to destruction.3 And you that are carelesse of your wayes, and goe on in your wickednesse, understand the Lord hath vengeance for you; He hath rods enough, they are not all burnt, he will bring them our against you,4 and will wound the hairie scalpe of him that goeth on in his sins. Marke what the Apostle saies,5 1 Pet. 4.18. If the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appeare. If the righteous (brethren) hardly get to heaven, but loses an arme, an other a right eye as it were, and with many prayers, and sighes, and graplings with God, and through many temptations hardly come to heaven in the end, and a poore humble soule begge for power against his corruptions, as if he would pluck mercy from the Lord by strong hand, and yet scarcely subdue sinne and obtaine salvation; what then will become of a company that are enemies to God and godlines, a company of unrighteous men, where shall they appeare; The day will come when they that stand against the gracious voyce of the Almightie now, shall heare the thundering voyce of the Almightie,
- 1Use.Vse.
- 2Psal. 10 16.
- 3Use.Vse.
- 4Psal. 68.21.
- 51 Pet •.18.
- 6Luk. 23.30.
- 7Rev. 6.16.
