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But most fearfull is the estate of secure men, in respect of that feare∣full condemnation, which they plunge themselues into, in the World to come. When as they shall not onely be depriued of heauenly ioyes,
but be also for euer tormented with hellish torments. As we see in the example of the retchlesse and secure seruant, whose Lord came in a day when he looked not for him, and in an houre that he was not aware of, and not onely depriued him of the reward giuen to the faithfull seruant, whom hee found well imployed, but also cut him off, and appointed him his portion with hypocrites, where shall bee weeping and gnashing of teeth. Neither shall they bee subiect onely to ordinarie punishments and tortures in this hellish condemnation (though the least in this kind bee fearfull and intolerable) but as they haue more securely wal∣lowed themselues in carnall and worldly pleasures, presuming that they should alwayes last, the more exquisitely shall they bee tormen∣ted; as we see by that fearfull sentence pronounced against the Whore of Babylon, the Antichrist of Rome. How much she hath glorifieth her selfe and liued deliciously, so much torment and sorrow giue her: For shee saith in her heart, I sit a Queene and am no widdow, and shall see no sorrow. For if the Lord obserueth such a iust proportion in executing iudge∣ment, according to the Law of requitall in this life: How much more may shee, and all other of her condition, expect it in the last iudge∣ment, when there shall be no further day of vengeance taken, but e∣uery sinner shall be punished to the full, according to the qualitie and quantitie of his sinnes?
Matt. 24. 50, 51.
Apoc. 18. 7.
Lex tallonis.