The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…

The wicked man travelleth with pain all his days, Job 15.20. A wicked mans whole course, is spent in carking care, as the Seventy read it. He hath many sharp throws, bitter pangs, before he can bring forth that hideous horrible Monster, Sin. Some Women are very long in labour, several days in pain; but a wilful Wicked man, travelleth with pain all his days; He works himself weary in digging descents into Hell, and labours harder at it then many do for Heaven. I remember Buntingus in his Itinerarium totius Sacrae Scripturae, when he comes to the Travails of Antiochus Epiphanius, that fierce enemy of Gods people, first relates the tedious journeys (in all eight thousand one hundred fifty three Miles) various hazards, desperate dangers and difficulties, which this wicked wretch underwent to satisfy his malice, and gratify his revengeful spirit, and then concludes thus. We see ⟨p. 89⟩that the Wicked with more sorrows, troubles and vexations, gain eternal damnation, then the just, though they suffer grievous affliction, obtain everlasting Salvation. For amongst all the Patriarchs, good Princes and Prophets, there is not found any that had so many long and tedious journeys as this Antiochus, who continually oppressed his mind and conscience with unprofitable vanities and wicked thoughts, and at length had a miserable and terrible end.

The wicked man travelleth with pain all his days, Job 15.20. A wicked mans whole course, is spent in carking care, as the Seventy read it. He hath many sharp throws, bitter pangs, before he can bring forth that hideous horible Monster, Sin. Some Women are very long in labour, several days in pain; but a wilful Wicked man, travelleth with pain all his days; He works himself weary in digging descents into Hell, and labours harder at it then many do for Heaven. I remember Buntingus in his Itinerarium totius Sacrae Scripturae, when he comes to the Travails of Antiochus Epiphanius, that fierce enemy of Gods people, first relates the tedious journies (in all eight thousand one hundred fifty three Miles) various hazards, desperate dangers and difficulties, which this wicked wretch underwent to satisfie his malice, and gratifie his revengeful spirit, and then concludes thus. We see ⟨p. 89⟩