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A91363	A little cabinet richly stored with all sorts of heavenly varieties, and soul-reviving influences. Wherein there is a remedy for every malady, viz. milk for babes, and meat for strong men, and the ready way for both to obtain and retain assurance of salvation: being an abridgement of the sum and substance of the true Christian religion; wherein the cause of our salvation, the way, the guide, the rule, the evidence, the seals, &c. and the connection of these points together, and dependancy of them one upon another: this I have endeavoured to do orderly, exactly, methodically, with much plainness and clearness. / By Robert Purnell.	Purnell, Robert, d. 1666.	1657 (1657)	Wing P4237; Thomason E1575_1; ESTC R209217	254,040	517

extend it must he given seasonably whilst the poor have need and thou hast it to give thou hast something to day it may be none tomorrow With what affection must we give 1. WIth tender pitty and compassion as we would have others do to us if we were in their case Psalm 112. 4. compared with Mat. 7. 12. 2. With humility and secresie not seeking praise from men but approving our hearts to God Mat. 6. 1. 3. With cheerfulness because God loveth loveth a cheerful giver Rom. 12. 8. 2 Cor. 9. 7. 4. With simplicity not respecting our selves but the glory of God and the good of our fellow-members 2 Cor. 8. 4 5. How many waies may one be said to give 1. BY giving freely and cheerfully as we have proved before 2. By lending to such as are not able to lend to us again Luke 6. 34. Psalm 37. 26. provided we take nothing for the loan Exod. 22. 25. 3. By selling and abating something of the price in pitty and love to them 4. By forbearing whatsoevor is our right in case of their great necessity Nehem. 5. 8. 5. By considering the poor in begging something of others for them Psalm 41. 1. Blessed is the man that considereth the poor the Lord will deliver him in the time of trouble What fruits may we expect of this duty 1. BY this we make God our debtor Prov. 19. 17. He that hath pitty upon the poor lendeth to the Lord and that which he hath given he will pay again See Mat. 10. 42. and 25. 35. 2 Tim. 1. 18. 2. By this we seal the truth of our Religion Jam. 1. 27. This is pure Religion and undefiled before God 3. By this we sanctifie our store and bring a blessing on our labours yea and upon our posterity after us Luke 11. 41. Deut. 15. 10. Psalm 112. 2. 37. 26. 4. God forgetteth not but will surely reward the least even accept of cold water given in Faith and for his sake Mat. 10. 42. Of reading the Scriptures another standing Ordinance of the Gospel 1. COnsider that the Scriptures are the word of God 2. That no History is comparable to the Scripture 3. Who they are that ought to read the Scriptures 4. Why must we read the Scriptures 5. How we ought to read the Scriptures 1. Let us consider that the Scriptures contained in the Old and New Testaments are the word of God as will appear by these ensuing particulars 1. By the consent and testimony of godly men in all ages from them that first knew the pen-men until our time See Psal 119. 125. 2. The simplicity integrity and sincerity of these Writers doing nothing by partiality 1 Tim. 5. 21. 3. The sweet concord and harmony between these writings and all things contained in them notwithstanding the diversity of persons by whom places where times when and matters whereof they have written See Luke 24. 44. 4. The prophesies thereof prove them to be the word of God fore-telling things to come so long before-hand with their circumstances thus was the Messiah promised to Adam four hundred years before he was born Gen. 3. 15. and to Abraham one thousand nine hundred and seventeen years before the accomplishment Gen. 12. 3. 5. The admirable power and force that is in them to convert and alter mens minds and to incline their hearts from vice to vertue Psal 19. 7 8. Psal 119. 111. Heb. 4. 12 Act. 13. 12. What shall I say more the Scriptures of truth are perfectly holy in themselves and by themselves whereas all other writings are imperfect Christ is the eternal word John 1. 1. Rev. 19. 13. Iohn 1. 14. 1 John 5. 7. The Scriptures are the written word Mar. 7. 13. Jer. 30. 1 2 4. Ier 34. 1. Exod. 20. 1. and 34. 27. Job 42. 7. John 10. 35. Luke 8. 21. and 11. 28. Jer. 37. 2. Jer. 36. 1 4 6 8 11 16 18. That no History is comparable to the History of the Scriptures THe books of the Old and New Testament are so sufficient for the knowledge of Christian Religion that they do most plentifully contain all Doctrine necessary to salvation they being perfectly profitable to instruct to salvation in themselves whence it followeth that we need no traditions or inventions of men no Cannon of Councils no sententes of Fathers no orders of Parliaments or decrees of Popes for to supply and supposed de●●cts of the written word or for to give us perfect directions in the worship of God and the way of life then is already expressed in the Scriptures Mat 23. 8. John 5. 39. Mat. 15. 9. Lastly the holy Scriptures are the rule of life and ground of Faith the rule the line the square and light whereby to examine and try all Doctrines by Joh. 12. 4● Gal. 1. 9. all traditions revelations decrees of councils opinions of Doctors c. are to be proved out of the Divine Scriptures no word like this word for antiquity rarity brevity harmony Who they are that ought to read the Scriptures THe Scriptures of truth are carefully and profitably to be read and heard of all sorts and degrees of men and women both privately and openly so as they may receive profit by them Deut. 31. 11 12. Moses commanded the book of the Law to be read to all the children of Israel men women and children that they might thereby learn to fear the Lord their God Josh 8. 34. There was not a word of all which Moses commanded that Joshua read not before all the congregation John 5. 39. Christ commandeth all men to search the Scriptures for in them ye think to have eternal life and they testifie of me Rev. 1. 3. Blessed is he that readeth and they that hear the words of this prophesie Rom. 15. 4. Whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning Act. 17. 11. The hearers are commended for searching the Scriptures Why must we read the Scriptures DAvid testifieth that the Law of the Lord Psalm 19. 8. is perfect converting the soul the Testimonies of the Lord are true giving wisdom to the simple Psal 119 105. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my paths Prov. 1 4. It giveth subtilty to the simple and to the young man knowledge and discretion Paul saith If our Gospel be hid it is hid to them that are lost 2 Cor. 4. 3. The Scriptures are our fathers letters to us and his last will to shew us what inheritance he hath left us women and children have read the Scriptures 2 Tim. 3. 15. Saint Paul affirmeth that Timothy was nourished up in the Scriptures from his Infancy c. Again by reading the Scriptures we gain knowledge therefore we should read them Prov. 2. 16. When wisdom entreth into thy heart and knowledge is pleasant to thy soul discretion shall preserve thee and understanding shall keep thee Hos 6. 6. I desire knowledge of God more then burnt offerings Hos 4. 1. The Lord hath

sleep and other former helps 2. They shall be raised as before in incorruption whereby they shall never be subject to any manner of imperfection blemish sickness or death 3. In Glory whereby their bodies shall shine as bright as the Sun in the firmament Three glimpses of which Glory were seen first in Moses face secondly in the transfiguration thirdly in Stephens countenance Three instances and assurances of the Glorification of our bodies at that glorious day see Exod. 34. 27. Mat. 17. 2 3 4. Acts 6. 15. 4. In agility whereby our bodies shall be like Angels free from these shakles of clay and so move from heaven to earth and from earth to heaven even as swiftly as can our very thoughts they shall saith the Prophet renew their strength they shall mount up with wings as Aeagles they shall run and not be weary they shal walk and not faint Now if any ask how long it shall be after this first resurrection before the rest of the dead shall rise then I answer we find it recorded Rev. 20. 5. But the rest of the dead lived not untill the thousand years were finished I dare not expound this text for want of Light Now as we read of a first and second resurrection so we read of a first and last Judgement or of a particular and general Judgement Viz. Every man in particular appears before the Judgement after the hour of his death Heb. 9 27. But fully and generally upon all men after the second coming of Christ Act. 17. 31. The death of every one severally goeth immediately before the particular Judgement so the general resurrection of all goeth before the final judgement which shall be at the last day but there shall be a great distance of time between the resurrection of the Elect and the reprobate So there shall be a great difference between the resurrection of the one and of the other c. Viz. 1. The Elect shall be raised as members of the body of Christ by vertue derived from his resurrection the reprobate as malefactors shall be brought forth of the prison of the grave by vertue of the Justice of God 2. The Elect shall come forth to everlasting life which is called the resurrection of life The reprobate to shame and perpetual contempt called the resurrection of Condemnation 3. The bodies of the Elect shall be spiritual that is glorious powerful nimble Phil. 3. 21. But the bodies of the Reprobates shall be full of uncomeliness and horror and lyable to extream torment Of the Reign of Christ or kidgdom of Christ in this world though not of this world AS to this point I cannot write as to the former but under correction and with submission to better Judgements I crave leave to present mine and then let me tell the Reader I have seriously read once and again over and over all that I have heard of and met with both for the personal Reign and also against the personal Reign of Christ and searched the Scriptures and debated and reasoned with Christians many times for many moneths and I cannot yea I dare not positively affirm any such thing nor totally in any sense warily understood deny it For the Scriptures seem to point at such a thing although I do not find it so fully confirmed as many people of note pretend it doth so then although I dare not say the Kingdom of Christ is of this world yet I dare not deny but his Kingdom in a sense may be in this world Though I cannot affirm that he shall Reign personally on earth a thousand years yet I have some ground to affirm that he shall Reign spiritually a●d have a spiritual Kingdom for a season or else what means that Scripture Rev. 11. 15. And the seventh Angel sounded and there were great voices in heaven saying the Kingdoms of this world are become the Kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ and he shall reign Doth not this Scripture point to the same thing Dan. 7. 27. And the Kingdom and Dominion and the greatness of the Kingdom under the whole Heavens shall be given to the people of the Saints of the most high and all Nations shall serve and obey them Doth not the Prophet Isaiah speak to the same thing Isal 2. 2 3. And it shall come to pass in the last daies that the mountain of the Lords house shall be established in the top of the mountains and shall be exalted above the hils and all Nations shall flow unto it for out of Sion shall go forth the Law and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem Isai 1. 26. And I will restore thy Judges as at the first and thy Counsellors as at the beginning Jer. 3. 15. And I will give you Pastors according to mine heart which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the Light of the Sun and the light of the Sun shall be seven-fold Isai 11. 6. Then shall the Wolf dwell with the Lamb and the Leopard shall lie down with the Kid c. Vers 7. And the Cow and the Bear shall feed their young and the Lion shall eat straw like the Ox. ver 9. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain for the earth shall be full of the Knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea Jer. 32. 39. And I will give them one heart and one way that they may fear me for ever Zech. 14. 9. Then the Lord shall be one and his name one Zeph. 3. 9. For then will I turn to the people a pure language that they may all call upon the Lord to serve him with one consent Act. 3. 19. Is not this the times of refreshing that shall from the presence of the Lord Acts 3. 21. Is not this the time of restitution of all things which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his Prophets since the world began Compare this with Acts 19. 21. and Rom. 8. 19 20 21 22. Shall not the Jews be converted and imbrace the Gospel and the fulness of the Gentiles come in Rom. 11. 12. Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles How much more their fulness ver 15. For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world What shall the receiving of them be but life from the dead ver 26. And so all Israel shall be saved as it is written there shall come out of Sion the Deliverer and he shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob Isa 35. 6 7. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart and the tongue of the dumb shall sing for in the wilderness shall waters break forth and streams in the desart and the parched ground shall become a pool and the thirsty land springs of water Deut. 28. 13. Dan. 7. 27. Then the Lord shall make his people the head and not the tail Zeph. 3.

understand these four choise things viz. 1. That Christ by the will of God gave himself a Ransome and sacrifice of a sweet smelling Savour unto God in behalf of the Elect Joh. 6. 7. Heb. 5. 10. 10. 9 10. Eph. 5. 2. 2. That this ransome was alone and by it self a perfect satisfaction to Divine Justice for all their sin Heb. 1. 3. When he had by himself purged our sins sate down on the right hand of the Majesty on high Heb. 10. 10. by the which will we are sanctified by the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all verse 14. For by an offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified 1 John 1. 7. The blood of Christ cleanseth us from all sin 3. That God accepted it and declared himself well pleased and fully satisfied therewith Mat. 3. 17. And loe a voice from heaven saying this is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased Isa 4. 2. 1 4 6. I will give thee for a Covenant of the people for a light of the Gentiles c. God was so well pleased in him that he hath Covenanted and sworn that he will never remember their sins nor be wroth with them any more Isa 43. 25. 4. That by this ransome of his we are delivered from the curse of the Law Gal. 3. 13. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the Law being made a curse for us To close up all as to the nature of this Covenant Let me tell thee the main substance of the Covenant is in these words I will be their God and they shall be my people but sprinkling with clean water taking away the stony heart and giving a heart of flesh all these are nothing but the fruits of the Covenant So Christ is given for a Covenant to the people that is the Covenant of Grace takes its being from Christ to us Adam was all mankind as all mankind was in Adam in the loyns of Adam so Christ is the Covenant and all the Covenant is as it were in the loins of Christ and springs to us out of him in this sense he is the Covenant-maker he is the Covenant-undertaker he is the Covenant-manager he is the Covenant-dispenser he doth every thing in the Covenant he makes the articles he draws God the Father to an agreement unto the articles Psal 110. 3. thy people shall be a willing people in the day of thy power and God is in Christ reconciling the world unto himself 2 Cor. 5. 9. Hence Christ is also called the Mediator of the Covenant that is he is one that hath the managing of it on both sides and he alone is able to bring both sides together and make up a conclusion and thus Christ is the Covenant and the Mediator of the Covenant c. The second thing to be enquired into is with whom this Covenant was first made THis Covenant was not made with us but with Christ for us God did not immediately make this Covenant with us we were children of disobedience and of wrath who were not capable of any such Covenant and conditions but it was made with Christ for us that upon the making of his soul an offering for sin he would give unto his seed eternall life Zech. 9. 11. As for thee also by the blood of thy Covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water Adam lost his righteousness the foundation of the first Covenant But the righteousness of Christ the second Adam can never be lost it being grounded upon better promises Heb. 8. 6. The Covenant made with Christ hath these promises Gen. 12. 3. In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed 2 Cor. 1. 20. All the promises of God are Yea and Amen in him so then this Covenant was made with him actively as a person that performed all the conditions upon which the promises were grounded but with us passively as the Persons to whom the benefits of these promises do belong if Christ merited nothing for himself but wholly for the Elect of God then all the promises made to him do belong to them or the Covenant which was made with him as Mediator doth belong to us for whom he doth mediate Now the parties concerned in this Covenant are first God the Father and Jesus Christ the Mediator and the Church or body of Christ for whom he was to mediate Now this Covenant being made with Christ he as a Surety is bound to perform and see performed all the duties that God requires of believers so he was arrested and brought to the bar of Gods justice where he is convicted adjudged and arraigned as a sinfull transgressor so he suffered the uttermost rigor of the Law and not one grain of justice abated him nor a farthing of the debt forgiven him no nor so much as one sin unaccounted for or blotted out till satisfaction was first made and given But after the full account and perfect payment this Surety Christ Jesus pleaded for a dismission and discharge and so got a generall discharge acquittance and releasment under the King of Heavens hand and seal for us c. If any man desire further satisfaction whether this Covenant was first made with Christ for us yea or no. Let him consult with these precious Scriptures Psalm 89. 24 27 28. Hebr. 13. 20. Isaiah 42. 6. Isa 55. 3. Zach. 6. 13. Isa 50. 56. Zach. 9. 11. Isa 53. 10. Now if any one ask what were the conditions between the Father and the Son when this Covenant was made they are as followeth First see what God the Father promised unto Christ on his part 1. That he would anoint him and fill him with the Spirit above all others Heb. 1. 9. Isa 11. 2. 2. That he would prepare him a body to sacrifice for sins Heb. 10. 5 10. 3. That he would uphold him and strengthen him that he should not be ashamed by the things he should suffer Isa 42. 6. 50. 5 7. 4. That he would justifie and glorifie all his seed Isa 50. 8. Joh. 17. 22 24 Isa 53. 11. 5. That he should see and enjoy the travell of his soul and the purchases of his blood Isa 53. 10. Heb. 2. 7. 6. That he should have all power in heaven and in earth given him till all his enemies were made his footstool Ephes 5. 25 27 Matthew 28. 18. 1 Cor. 15. 28. Next let us examine what Christ did perform or promise to perform on his part 1. To become a Mediator Surety and Saviour for all those that his Father should give him Heb. 8. 6. Heb. 7. 22. Act. 13. 23. Ioh. 17. 11 12. Ephes 1. 10. Col. 1. 20. 1 John 2. 1. 2. To take upon him the nature of man and so to become flesh in his Fathers appointed time Gal. 4. 4. Mat. 11. 27. John 17. 4. 3. That he would glorifie his Father by keeping revealing and doing his will John 15. 10. John 6. 39. 4.

Apostles but the Gospel is to be preached chiefly and mainly but the Law accidentally and occasionally as will more fully appear in the following discourse Which is first to be preached the Law or the Gospel THis is the Commission and message of Christ Mark 16. 15. Go and preach the Gospel And it was the practice both of Christ and his Apostles to preach the Gospel in the first place First we find it to be the practice of Christ as for example our Saviour Mat. 5. 3. to the 12. he pronounced nine blessings of the Gospel in his Sermon on the mount before he spake one word of the Law So Mat. 4. 23. We read that Jesus went about a●l Galilee teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom c. So likewise it was the practice of the Apostles viz. we read of Paul 1 Cor. 2 2. That he determined to know or make known nothing amongst the Corinthians save Jesus Christ and him crucified Hence Ministers are called the Ministers of the New Testament 2 Cor. 3. 6. And in another place they are called the Ministers of Christ and of righteousness because they did preach the Gospel in the first place So again Paul when he came to the Corinthians 1 Cor. 15. 3. He delivered unto them first of all that which he also received how that Christ dyed for our sins according to the Scriptures which was plain and pure Gospel So again Paul and Sylus upon the first question propounded unto them by the keeper of the prison Acts 16. 31. They exhort and teach him to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and good reason because believing was to be taught before doing Heb. 11. 6. Tit. 3. 8. without faith it is impossible to please God and those that had believed in Christ should be carefull to maintain good works So again Peter in Act. 2. before he spake of the Jews crucifying of Christ he did preach the free and blessed Gospel to them Object 1. But I have heard some of our brethren of the Presbyterian Congregations object against this truth and say how can men come to see the want and need of Christ if the Law be not first preached Answ It is supposed that all men do look upon themselves as sinners and acknowledge themselves to be sinners although they have not such a particular and sensible conviction the●eof and so the work of the Minister is not so much to shew men the need of Christ first but rather the love of God in giving Christ John 3. 16. and to shew and set forth the riches of Christs grace to sinners in general Romans 5. 8. Object 2. But is it not the first work of the Spirit to convince men of sin John 16. 8. Answ By sin in that place is meant the sin of unbelief Of sin saith he because they believe not on me ver 9. and this sin is not convicted by the Law For that which doth not command Faith cannot discover the sin of unbelief or else consider the Gospel was preached to these people before and they would not believe nor embrace that Gospel but continue under the Law and so the Law is to be preached to them Object 3. If the Law be not to be preached first when and to whom is the Law to be preached Answ 1. The Law is to be preached after the Gospel unto such as do not imbrace the Gospel and yet justifie themselves as the Jews did and that think by their misunderstanding the Law that they keep the Law thus Christ did preach the Law Mat. 5. from 21. to the end 2. The Law is to be preached to those that would make it void and null and of no effect 3. The Law is to be preached and taught unto men after they do believe so far as it doth teach Believers their duty towards God and Christ and their neighbour but the duties and commands of the Law are not ●o be urged to Christians upon any other ground th●n upon that ground which Christ himself did urge them John 14. 15. If ye love me keep my commandment Titus 3. 8. These things I will that thou affirm constantly that they that have believed in Christ be careful to maintain good works Much more might be said to prove this point How the Gift of preaching may be obtained SUrely it is the Lords work to furnish and enable a soul to this great work 2 Cor. 3. 5 6. not that we are sufficient of our selves but our sufficiency is of God who hath made us able ministers of the New Testament So again Eph. 1. 1. Paul an Apostle of Iesus Christ by the will of God Gal. 1. 11 12. But I certifie you Brethren that the Gospel which was preached of me is not after man for I neither received it of man neither was I taught it but by the Revelation of Jesus Christ Now the Lord doth hand forth this gift to his servants many times in use of means First prayer Secondly reading the Scriptures 2 Tim. 3. 16 17. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine for reproof for correction for instruction that the man of God may be perfect throughly furnished unto every good work Thirdly meditation 1 Tim. 4. 15. Meditate upon these things give thy self wholly to them that thy profiting may appear to all The fourth and last means to be used to attain this gift is studying 2 Tim. 2. 15. Study to shew thy self approved unto God a work-man that needeth not to be ashamed but be sure that thou dost study more Scripture mysteries then humane Histories 1. In each text consider the coherence occasion circumstance and order of the words 2. Consider the denomination of the text as whether it be a Precept Exhortation Threatning Promise Petition Deprecation Similitude Parable c. and that to be insisted upon only which is most agreeable to the principal immediate scope of the holy Ghost in that text then you are to consider of the method that so you may teach clearly convict strongly and perswade powerfully and that you may so do consider the chief parts of a Sermon are these three 1. Explication 2. Confirmation 3. Application Each of these may be further branched and subdivided Then come to the dividing of the Text and there be not too curious for it must not be divided needless or obscure From the division of the words come to the Doctrines which must be deduced from it clearing their inferences shewing their latitude according to their several branches and degrees then come to the confirmation by positive proofs from Scripture the text being divided and the doctrines raised then you come to the reasons which should be such as may tend to convince the judgement the particular heads from whence the reasons are deduceable are these 1. The Necessity 2. The Equity Which are capable of many subordinate branches Then come to application which is either 1. Doctrinal for our

great in respect of the greatness of their rewards and recompences there will be the loss of Gods presence to the one and the freedom of all misery to the other and the stamp of eternity put upon both it shall be a righteous sentence every cause shall be judged rightly Christ is called a righteous Judge 1 Tim. 4. 8. in righteousness doth he judge Rev. 19. 11. The Scepter of his Kingdom is a rig●teous Scepter he loves righteousness Psal 45. 6 7. The day of judgement is a day of the revelation of the righteous judgement of God righteousness shall be the girdle of his loyns this Judge cannot be byassed by favour there is no respect of persons with God he regardeth not the persons of men To draw towards a close let the reader consider that in this great day of judgement God will bring in every secret thing whether it be good or bad Eccles 12. 14. For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ that every one may receive the things done in his body whether it be good or bad 2 Cor. 5. 10. For he hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness Act. 17. 31. Oh did we meditate sometimes on this day and think of the preparations to it and the acting of it and the execution of the sentence we should tremble at his word surely at this day our consciences shall be so enlightned that all shall perfectly remember what ever good or evil they did in the time of their life the secrets of all hearts being then revealed and some shall be judged according to the Law of God which hath been revealed unto men whether it be the Law of nature only which is written in the hearts of all to leave them without excuse or that written word of God First the Old Testament and after also of the New as the ground of faith and the rule of life Romans 2. 12. and so by the evidence of every mans conscience bringing all his works to remembrance bearing witness with him or against him together by the testimony of such who by Doctrine or example have approved or condemned him What shall I say more this will be a great day in this respect also viz. as Christ doth come to judge things that are not judged so also he doth come to judge over again things that are judged amiss Eccles 3. 16 17. Moreover I saw under the Sun the place of judgement that wickedness was there and the place of righteousness that iniquity was there Then I said in my heart God shall judge the world in righteousness yea he shall judge both the righteous and the wicked Mark 13. 32. But of that day and that hour knoweth no man no not the Angels which are in heaven neither the Son but the Father See Mat. 24. 36 c. God is a knowing Judge a righteous Judge a powerful Judge I shall now proceed in order to speak of the state of both the damned and saved after the judgement is over and the sentence given and so close up all with a few words of advice and so of the end of the world Of the sad condition of a man out of Christ after his death judgement and sentence passed viz. Go ye cursed VVE find it written Mat. 25. 41. Depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the Devil and his angels consider five things in these words 1. Depart from me there is a separation from all joy and happiness 2. Ye cursed there is a dreadful excommunication 3. Into fire there is unexpressible pain 4. Everlasting there is the duration of punishment 5. Prepared for the Devil and all his angels ●ere are the tormented and tormenting compan●ons the 〈…〉 isery of this d●leful state may be reduced to these three heads 1. The unexpressible pains that they shall endure 2. The companions wicked men evil angels or devils 3. The duration of this miserable estate 1. The unexpressible pains that they shall endure the devil and his angels who being tormented themselves shall have no other ease but to wrack their fury in tormenting thee where shall be punishment without pitty misery without mercy sorrow without succour crying without comfort mischief without measure torment without ease where the worm dyeth not and the fire is never quenched in which flame thou shalt ever be burning and never consumed ever dying and never dead c. 2. Thy companions shall be wicked men evil angels or devils from the judgement seat thou must be thrust by Angels together with all the damned devils and reprobates into the bottomless lake of utter darkness that perpetually burns with fire and brimstone where thou shalt ever lament and none shall pitty thee thou shalt alwayes cry for the pain of fire and yet gnash thy teeth for the extremity of cold thou shalt weep to think that thy miseries are past remedy 3. The duration of this miserable estate doth multiply and aggravate thy misery this eternal condition admits of no change or alteration decay or consumption mans eternal condition admits of no future hopes or expectation waste or diminution mans eternal condition admits of no mixture or moderation mans eternal condition admits of no events or issues of providence mans eternal condition admits of no comparison or revocation there is no sounding a retreat after we are lanched into the Ocean mans eternal condition admits of no conclusion mans eternal condition admits of no conception Millions of ages pass away and yet not one minute wasted so that after thou hast endu ed them so many thousand years as there are grass on the earth or sands on the sea shore thou art no nearer to have an end of thy torments then thou wast the first day that thou wast cast into them yea so far are they from ending that they are ever beginning but if after a thousand times so many thousand years thy damned soul could but conceive a hope that these her torments might have an end this would be some comfort to think that at length an end will come but as oft as the mind thinketh of this word never it is as another hell in the midst of hell This is the second death the general perfect fulness of all cursedness the damned shall remain for ever in unspeakable torment of body and anguish of mind being cast out from the favourable presence of God and Christ and his Saints into utter darkness blackness of darkness weeping and gnashing ofteeth the worm that never dyeth the fire that never goeth out c. Of the happy and blessed estate of the Elect in Heaven THey shall be unspeakably and everlastingly blessed and glorious in bo●y and soul being freed from all imperfections and infirmities and endowd with perfect wisdom and holiness possessed with all the pleasures that are at the right hand of God seated as Princes in thrones of Majesly crowned with crowns of Glory possessing the third Heaven wherein