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NOw I proceed to make Applica∣tion of the Point.
The first Use shall be for terrour to all such as go on in their sins, hearing what the just and faithful God doth threaten. The Lord Jehovah is as true, faithful and constant in his threatnings, as in his promises: what he hath spoken, shall undoubtedly fall upon the generation of the ungodly;
he will be made known to the wicked by his name Jehovah, in the full ex∣ecution of his threatnings, as in the full performance of his promises to the godly, and both in due time.
As in Heaven, all the Saints will put their seals to the Lord's truth and faithfulness in his promises: so in Hell, all the damned will put to their seals, that God is true in his threatnings. Lay your ears a while to the gates of Hell, and hearken to the howling out∣cries that the damned Drunkards make, crying out to those that were their pot∣companions, that are yet upon the face of the earth: Oh ye swinish Drunkards that are yet living, believe what your faithful Ministers say unto you from God; it is most true what you have been told, that no Drunkard shall inherit the Kingdome of God; God hath made himself known to us to be Jehovah, & faithful in his threatnings to us poor creatures. Attend to the howling of the damned in Hell, and may ye not hear them cry out to you; Hearken, ye proud
wretches; will ye, proud creatures, see that God resisteth the proud? oh look upon us that are turn'd into hell for our pride; we see we feel now the cursed fruits of our pride. Then will the adul∣terer and the lustful wanton cry out to their companions here upon earth, that went with them to harlots Houses; Oh we burned in lust, and now we suffer the vengeance of eternal fire; the Lord hath now made good his threatnings against us. Consider what God speaks of his threatnings in Ezek. 5. 13. 15. Then shall mine anger be ac∣complished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comfort∣ed: and they shall know that I the Lord, (or Jehovah) have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them: so it shall be a reproach, and a taunt; an instruction, and an a∣stonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger, and in fu∣ry, and in furious rebukes, then he confirmeth it thus: I Jehovah have spoken it.
Thre•• things I will commend to the consideration of all persons concerning Gods threatnings.
1. Consider seriously; the Lord who threatens thee, he is not a man that he will repent; he cannot lie; but what his mouth hath uttered, shall come to pas if he hath threat∣ned damnation to thee O impenitent sinner, damnation shall be thy por∣tion; if God hath spoken against such a Nation, People, or Pe••son, that they shall be pluck't up and destroy∣ed, it shall certainly come to pass, ex∣cept they repent.
2. Consider how God hath threat∣ned, and also executed judgment ac∣co••ding to his thre••tnings upon the wo••ld: the old world was drowned according to his threatenings, by his name Jehovah he was made known unto them: He hath infl••cted his judgments upon the Church, the ve∣quintessence of the whole world: Je∣rusalem was threatened, Jerusalem was accordingly plagued: he hath in∣flicted
Judgments according to his threatnings upon his own children, the very quintessence of his Church: David a man after Gods own heart, felt the force of his threatnings: And as for particular persons; let drun∣kards look upon Belshazzer, let Adul∣terers look upon Zimry, let all pro∣fane persons look upon Esau, let Worldlings consider Judas, and as our Saviour said to the Jews, speak∣ing of the death of those men, upon whom the Tower of Siloam fell, ex∣cept ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish: so say I to all Drunkards, and all profane persons, Except ye repent ye shall likewise perish; be∣cause God is Jehovah, true and faith∣ful in all his threatnings.
3. Consider thine own sins, and what God hath threatned against thee; if thou persistest in thy Sins; Art thou a drunkard? consider what God hath spoken against this sin, and go home and tremble, lest the Lord Jehovah bring that evil upon you:
hath God said, that all the wicked shall be turned into hell? then let all wicked, wretches fear and tremble, lest God indeed turn them into hell; for he is the Lord Jehovah.
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