Scriptural Examples of suddain Judgments for several sins.
When Belshazar was Feasting with his Nobles, the Fearful hand writing was upon the wall. While Herod vanted himself, and the people honoured him like God, the Angel smote him, and he dyed of Worms. W••ile the Philistines were banqueting, Sampson pull d the Temple upon their Heads. When the men of Ziglah were Feasting and Dancing, David came upon them and slew them. When the Israelites were at their Manna and Quails, even while the meat was in their mouths, God took away their Lives. When Job's Children were making merry one with an other, the Wind came and blew down the House. While the whole World was marrying and giving in marriage, the Flood came and drowned them. While the Steward was recounting what pollicy to use, the Mas••er called him to account. While the Churl was musing of his full Barns, and saying to his soul be merry, that night his soul was taken from him.
Abel s blood suddainly cries for vengeance.
Jeroboam was stricken while he struck.
Baalam was stopt in the way. Judas presently hang'd himself. Herod, Saul, Athaliah, and Jezabel, had their offices taken from them for sin. Remember Lot's Wife. Haman hanging upon his own Gallows, and Achan's sepulchre.
Sins against mercy bring the severest Judgments, Read Leviticus 26, from ver. 14, to 40.
Israel the miracle of mercy, that grew from 70. souls in a few years to six hundred thousand, the more oppressed the more they prospered, like Camomile or the Palm-tree, but when they abused Mercy and slighted Sabbaths, they became the greatest Objects of Wrath. There died partly by the Sword, and partly of Famine, Eleven hundred thousand of the poorer sort. Two thousand in one night were Imbowelled, six thousand were burned in a Porch of the Temple, the whole City was sackt and burnt, and ninety seven thousand taken Captives. And to this day are they not the off-scouring of the World?