Such as obey it not
1 They have no title to God's Covenant, nor to any thing contained in the word. But unto the wicked God saith, what hast thou to doe to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my Covenant in thy mouth? seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee? Ps. 50. 16, 17.
2 They are sure to be punished, (especially if it be the word of the Gospel.) See that ye refuse not him that speaketh; for if they escaped not, who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turne away from him, that speaketh from Heaven, Heb: 12. 25.
3 Their punishments have been great, and without remedy. Because they rebelled against the word of God, and contemned the* 1.1 Counsell of the most high, Therefore he brought downe their heart with labour••, they fell downe, and there was none to help, Psalm. 107. 11, 12. See Jer: 26. 4, 5. 6.
Let such heare the word never somuch;