your selves upon him with a renouncing of your own righteousness accepting of him and his righteousness resigning up your selveâ—… unto him putting your neck under his Yoke have you received the spirit enabling you to pray mortifying Sin and quickning you unto all the duties of new obedience Hereby you may know the change of your estate If your hearts remain unhumbled unbroken for 〈◊〉 If you are strangers unto the work of Faith â—…nd never truely closed with Jesus Christ if you â—…re without the Spirit of Christ and under the power the reigning power of any Sin if you live in the neglect of prayer secret and with others and of the great Salvation which the Lord Jesus hath purchased if you have a form of Godliness but are without the power thereof you will be found foolish Virgins at last which will have no admittance into the Bride-chamber you will be found hypocrites whose portion is the burning Lake and it will be impossible for you to escape the damnation of Hell Heb. 2. 3. How shall we escape if we neglect so great Salvation CHAP. VII 2. Use of admiration at the security the wicked showing the cause thereof ARe the burnings of Hell so certain being threatned by God! are they so dreadful beyond any burnings that ever have been both in regard of feirceness and duration and are they indeed prepared for the wicked and all graceless Christless persons as their deserved portion and are the most of the children of Men wicked ungracious unrighteous unregenerate unbelievers who are already condemned to this place of torment Ioh. 3. 18. And by consequence every moment while such in danger of being drag'd sorth to execution Here then we may sit down and wonder at the senslesseness and carnal security of such persons especially of those who sit under the light of the word which doth make discovery of all thiâ—… most plainly unto them what ever their danger be what ever their Sins which have deserved Hell what ever Gods threatnings of everlasting burnings what ever execution there is and hath been upon other Sinners like themselves yet they are without any fear they are fast asleep in Sin and very secure though their conscience be full of guilt their hearts full of lust their lives full of Sin though their steps are carrying them forward in the broad way which leadeth unto destruction though death hath them upon the chase and is at their heels though the wrath of God pursueth them hard and is at their backs though the day wherein they must give an account and be punished for their iniquity hasteneth greatly and the Judge standeth at the door yet they care not they fear not none of these things do move them none of these things do trouble them they eat and drink and sleep and buy and sell and plant and build and go on in a sinful course as if they should live here eternally or as if their Soul should perish with their body and all these things foretold in the Word concerning future retributions were but meer fables First Some are thus secure through an Athistical perswasion that there is no God because they are enemies unto God and live in a course of Rebellion against him and so it is their Interest and desire that there should be no God therefore they do what in them lyeth to work themselves unto this perswasion there are too many in our age who endeavour to wear off all sentiments of a deity from their mind 's that they might Sin freely without any check and control that hereby they might arm themselves against the thrusts and wounds which the Sword and Arrows of Gods threatnings would otherwise give unto them and that by this means they might still the noise of their clamorous and accusing consciences which otherwise would give them no rest under such Heaven-daring provocations as they daily are guilty of But such persons if they will not believe the engravings of God which are upon the face of the Universe the impress of infinite power and an invisible Deity on his works which are visible unto the eye they shall not remain long under their Atheistical apprehensions but he will make them to know and feel that there is a God by the immediate impressions of his wrath upon their Souls and the dreadful flames of Hell-fire which his breath will kindle to burn their bodies everlastingly Secondly Others are secure notwithstanding their danger through a fond perswasion that there is no Hell that there is no account to be given no judgement to be passed no punishment to be endured after this life but that death puts a total end to their being and that for ever We read in the Book of Wisdom Chap. 2d of the reasonings which such have Our life is short and in the death of a man there is no remedy neither was there any man known to return from the Grave For we are born at all adventure and we shall be hereafter as though we had never been for the breath in our Nostrils is as smoke and a little spark in the moving of our heart which being extinguished our body shall be turned into ashes and our spirit shall vanish as the soft Air our life shall pass away as the trace of a Cloud or like a Mist driven by the Beams of the Sun our time is a very shaddow that passeth away and after our end there is no returning for it is fast Sealed that no Man cometh again Hence they are secure and encourage themselves in wicked and licentious practices Come on therefore let us enjoy the good things that are present let us fill our selves with costly Wines and Ointments and let no flower of the spring pass by us let us crown our selves with Rosebuds before they be Withered let none of us go without his part of our voluptuousness for this is our portion and our lot is this Such persons they live like Beasts and they would perswade themselves that they shall dye like beasts that there is no immortality of the Soul that there will be no resurrection of the body and by consequence no punishment of both in Hell whereas right reason will evince that the Soul being a spiritual substance will survive the Body which the wiser Heathens have acknowledged and the Scripture doth clearly reveal this and that the body shall be raised again at the last day and both the soul and body of the wicked be eternally tormented in Hell which Scripture being the Word of God which no carnal reason could ever yet disprove these things are as certain as God as true Thirdly Others if they have not drunk in those Atheistical and Anti-Scriptural perswasions which some are besotted and intoxicated withall yet are secure and senseless of their danger through their ignorance or misapprehensions of God they conceive him to be made up all of mercy that there is no fury in him that however sinful they are or have been yet that God is more
help or relief refuge faileth them and there is no escaping no enduring of this pain and yet they must endure it until extremity of pain doth take away all sence of pain The terrour of the Sodomits through apprehensions of their present and unavoidable death before them was great but surely the way and manner of it namely by Fire from Heaven did cause greater terrour If it had been an ordinary Fire of which some natural cause might have been assigned it had not been so much but when it was a miraculous fire from Heaven created on purpose by the Lord to destroy those Cities surely their dread was extraordinary they could not chuse but see the more immediate hand of God in it and withall his frown and dreadful displeasure with the Fire â—… Brimstone which fell down from Heaven upon their houses and bodies they had scalding drops of Gods wrath â—…ch fell down upon their consciences we may think what impressions they had of the wrath of the Sin-revenging God on their spirits which caused a greatâ—… horror within than the bare apprehension of death in any shape could of it self effect when the guilt of so great Sins and the apprehensions of so great wrath did meet together in their consciences and they had no time nor way to get the guilt of Sin removed and the wrath of God appeased when conscience before asleep was awakened in the midst of flames when there was a Fire above the Sodomits the Fire of Gods anger Fire about and upon the Sodomits the fire which came down from Heaven Fire beneath the Sodomits the fire of Hell and fire within the Sodomits the fire kindled in their consciences O the horrour when Hell was already begun within them in the flashes and sparks of it words cannot utter the horrible anguish which then they had upon them CHAP. VI. Concerning the Persons that escaped 4 THe persons that escaped this dreadful judgement were Lot and his Family Like as it was in the Old World Noah was an upright man in his generation when the whole world besides were wicked and God provided an Ark wherein he saved Noah and his Family when all the kindreds and Nations of the world besides were drowned in the Deluge of Waters which was brought upon the Earth so also Lot being the only upright and righteous man in Sodom when all the City together with the neighbouring Cities were wicked God provided a Zoar for Lot whilst he brought a Deluge of fire upon those wicked Cities which consumed them and all the wicked together which dwelt in them 2 Pet. 2. 5 6 7 8. When the destroying Angels were sent unto Sodom God remembred righteous Lot and a mark for preservation was set upon his forehead because he did sigh and cry out for the abominations which were committed in the midst of the City And God remembred Abraham his Friend who had made intercession for Lot therefore he sent him out of the midst of the overthrow when he overthrew the City wherein Lot dwelt CHAP. VII Concerning the Spectators of Sodom's burnings 5 COncerning the Spectators of this Judgement Abraham however remote his habitation was had a plain prospect of this Fire and burning of Sodom We read Gen. 19. 27 28. And Abraham gat up early in the morning unto the place where he stood before the Lord and he looked towards Sodom and Gomorrah and toward all the Land of the Plain and beheld and lo the smoke of the Countrey went up as the smoke of a Furnace Abrahams heart did misgive him that those wicked Cities would not escape destruction what ever conditional promise the Lord had made unto him of their preservation therefore it is likely he arose and came to this place that he might see what became of the Cities and quickly he 〈◊〉 them to be all in flames by the great smoke which mounted up from them what his thoughts were is not mentioned but it is likely he was more than ordinarily affected with this more than ordinary Judgement such an appearance of God in the World clothed with such wrath and vengeance might well make even Abraham himself whatever Interest he had in God to quake and be astonished When he looked up to Heaven he saw God all in flames of anger when he looked down to the Earth he saw Sodom and Gomorrah all in flames of Fire He knew that Lot did dwell there and he did not know it may be but that Lot with his Family might be burning there and this might cause him to lift up his voice and weep be sure he knew that the wickedness of the Sodomits was very great and that the righteous of the place were very few if any when the Lord had promised him to spare the whole City for the sake of Ten righteous persons could they there have been found Ah Lord thought he what a wicked place is Sodom that it should not yeild Ten righteous persons O what an evil thing and a bitter is it to Sin against God and hereby to provoke him unto anger and what a fearful thing is it to fall into the hands of the living God when his anger is stirr'd up and doth burn thus like fire And if Abraham could so clearly discern the burning of Sodom and Gomorrah the Inhabitants of Zoar who dwelt so near might more clearly discern it An allarm they have in the morning which doth startle and awaken them they are called forth out of their houses to see this dreadful and tremendous sight The noise of Fire Fire Fire doth sound in their ear Fire from Heaven Fire in the Air Fire on the Earth Sodom on Fire Gomorrah on Fire Admah and Zeboim on Fire every place near them on Fire this they hear this they see the flames all about are very visible and very terrible O with what ruful countenances do they look upwards towards Heaven from whence the Fire did come and forwards towards Sodom and Gomorrah where the Fire was kindled they see all the Cities together in flames which being all cituated upon the Plain without any Mountain or Hill between they might in the Fields or on the tops of their houses have an easie prospect of And surely the Sinners of Zoar are now affraid and fearfulness doth exceedingly surprize the guiltâ—… surely their consciences now are awakened â—…nd do cause a trembling within them when they see God's vengeance executed in flaming fire upon their fellow-sinners before them Alas wo be to us who can endure such devouring fire who can bear such horrible burnings Hath Sodom and Gomorrah provoked God to destroy them with Fire from Heaven what then will become of us who have shared with them in the same guilt and have deserved the same punishment O whether can we flee to hide us from the wrath of God and shelter us from his fiery indignation Lot also who though he did not look back as his Wife did before he got into Zoar yet from thence no doubt
of the Gospel they would not lavish their time as they do they would not sleep in the Harvest and waste the whole day in Idleness and Sin until the night of death did overtake and suddenly surprize them when the least minute of time cannot be recalled though they could and would give ten thousand Worlds for it Fourthly Unmercifulness to the poor was another of Sodoms sins which the Ungodly are chargeable with here and shall be charged with and condemned for at the day of Christs appearance Math. 25. 41 42. It is no wonder that those who have no pitty on their own souls should have their bowels shut up against the poor that those who spend so much on their lusts should not spare any thing for the relief of other's wants None have more marâ—…le bowels than those who have the hardest hearts and none more unmerciful than those which are most Ungodly and Sinful Fifthly Abominable Filthiness is the last and chief Sin of the Sodomits And if the skirts of England were turned up what filthiness would there appear under them It is a shame to speak what is done of some in secreet yea too many declare their uncleanness like Sodom and are not ashamed to practice it in the sight of the Sun Whoredom and Adultrey what more common in this debauched generation Yea I wish that too many in England as well as Italy be not guilty of the Sin of Sodom properly so called I mean the lusting after strange flesh such vile affections some are given up unto through the just Judgement of God I might here further reprove the Ungodly of this generation for some Sins which the Sodomits did fall short in namely the hideous Oaths and blasphemy of some profane wretches who hereby bâ—…lch out their professed enmity against the God of Heaven and offer so open indignity unto him that we may wonder he is not provoked to rain down Fire and Brimstone upon them or to cause the Earth to open its mouth to devour them unto which I might add the aggravation which the Sins of nominal Christians receive from the Gospel light which shineth about them beyond what the Sodomits Sins were capable of which rendereth their Sins the more inexcusable and abominable in the sight of God but I hasten II. This example of Sodom's burning doth warn the ungodly to repent Repent O all the ungodly ones and turn from your evil ways otherwise your iniquities like the Sodomits will be your ruine otherwise Gods Judgement will overtake you and surprize you and you shall not be able to escape otherwise you shall be destroyed suddenly and that without remedy You seâ—… in this instance the fruit of ungodlinesse the wages of Sin the bitter issue and effect of flesh-pleasing and sensuality you see that God can be angry and that his anger doth burn worse than fire when it is kindled If you repent not God may bring some dreadfull temporal judgements upon you you have seen much in your days Plague Fire Sword you have heard of more in former days You know not what further calamities may be brought upon this City and Nation God may bring Plague and Famine together so that such who do not fall suddenly by the Plague shall be consumed more leasurely by the Famine he may bring a Famine of Bread and Famine of hearing the Word together wherein the Body shall starve and dye and the Soul starve and be damn'd and perish everlastingly he may bring Fire and the Sword together your houses may be set on Fire and your persons Massacred at the same time And alasâ—… what will you that are Ungodly do in a time of general calamity if the Pestilence should walk about your streets if the evil Arrows of Famine should fly about your ears if fire should consume your houses if the Sword should be made drunk with your Blood if Death should sit in your Windows if all things should be turned into uproar and confusion you that drink in iniquity like Water and lade your selves with guilt dayly you that are profane and ungodly and spend your time in idlenesse and all kind of luxury sleeping in the Harvest and shutting your ears against all the tenders of grace and mercy which are made unto you what wiâ—…l become of you in the Winter of affliction what comfort can you have upon a Bed of Sickness what refuge in a time of trouble A Godly Man hath his God to fly to in times of greatest danger and distress and there he shall find entertainment and welcome But whether will you fly God is your enemy who will laugh at your calamity Prov. 1. 26. Sinners what will you do in the evil day which may overtake you here on Earth when all refuge and support shall fail you when your comforts and enjoyments shall be taken from you or taking leave of you when God shall smite you and conscience bite you and Friends forsake you when the black Catalogue of your Sins shall be spread before you and grimm Death shall appear unto you bidding you come down into the Grave and the Devil shall wait for you to drag you down into Hell O the confusion that then you will be in when you perceive that you cannot live and you dare not dye when you feel your eye strings crack and your heart-strings break and your souls are now coming forth of their ruinous habitation where they will become a prey to Devils and be immediately conveyed to a place of torments think O think what your horrour is like to be here if awakened in the evil day through the apprehension of future Judgements what then will your horrour â—…e if you do not repent when the future and last Judgement is come and Christ is come in flaming Fire to take vengeance upon you and he shall rain on you Fire and Brimstone and a horrible Tempest but of this more when I come to treat of the everlasting burnings of Hell which the Lord Jesus will condemn all the Ungodly unto at the last day I shall only say that the burnings of Hell will not only exceed the burnings of Sodom and Gomorrah in feirceness and duration as through Gods help I shall show in the third discourse but also the Fire of Hell will be more intollerable by you than by the Sodomits themselves however vile Sinners they were Math. 11. 24. But I say unto you that it shall be more tolerable for the Land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of Iudgement than for thee As your Sins who have enjoyed the means of Grace are aggravated beyond the Sins of the Sodomits in this respect so your condemnation will be the greater and your punishment the sorer and more intolerable if you do not now take warning to repent CHAP. IX Application to the Righteous 2 LOt's escaping out of the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah is an example for the encouragement of the Righteous what ever judgement the Lord bringeth upon the wicked
some glimâ—…s of the Glory of Heaven and if thoâ—… looâ—…est dowâ—…ward wâ—…th it thou maist see some glimps of the Fire of Hell Look doest thou not see a horrible deep and large pit filled with horribly burning Fire and that Fire filled with damned Men and Women Lay thy ear to the mouth of this pit and harâ—… what the dolorous complaints what the shreeks and yellings be of that cursed company and doest thou not perceive thy self hastning forward in the way to this place of burning and wilt thou go forward still or wilt thou suffer thy self to be carried on furiously by thy impetuous lusts until thou art fallen into this pit and there be no poâ—…sibility of ever getting forth again But more particularly I shall lay before you some considerations for the awakening of the secure First Think how doleful a day of trouble and adversity is like to be to you if you be then in danger of Hell where will the quiet and security which now you have appear on that day possibly it may last and abide with you so long as the warm Sun of prosperity doth shine upon you in the spring of youth and sensual delights whilst you thrive and flourish in the World whilst your friends and flatterers are about you your health and outward peace doth remain with you but you may live to see all your outward comforts lye dead before you and hid in the Grave from your sight for ever your Sun of prosperity may set at the noon-day of your lives and a black night of adversiry may come upon you stormy Winds and a bitter cold Winter of trouble and affliction may assault you wither all your sensual pleasures like the herb and Flower of the Field some unlooked-for-providence may blast your estate and your name bereave you of your dearest Friends and Relations and withdraw all the fewel and provisions which you have been storing and laying up for your flesh and sensual satisfactions how well and strong so ever you are for the present an unexpected Sickness and Death-threatning distemper may suddenly invade you and bring you down to the sides of the pit and fill you with such pain and grief as no outward enjoyments shall be able in the least to aswage And then think with your selves you that are in danger of Hell what dread is like then to seise upon you like an armed man which you will not be able to resist then your carnal security will fly away like a Bird or a Cloud and vanish like smoke in the Air then your false peace will be broken and torn to pieces like the Spider Webs by the feirce Winds as being utterly unable to resist the feirce blasts and rougher assaults of an adverse estate And oh how doleful and dismal is a day of trouble like to be to you when all outward stays and comfort and all nward quiet and peace shall fail together when there are storms abroad and worser storms at home great trouble without and greater trouble within when you shall fall under the scourge of outward affliction and under the lashes of an accusing conscience the fear of Hell and everlasting burnings is like to be more lively and afflictive in a day of trouble than when prosperity doth restrain conscience from doing it's Office Secondly Consider if you should escape the greater storms of outward affliction in your life yet you cannot escape the stroke of death and think how the apprehensions of future wrath and burnings are like to consume you with terrours at your later end Psal. 73. 19. Death hath a grim aspect and looks with a feirce countenance upon guilty Souls and when this enemy shall assault and wound you when your last sickness shall come prove mortal to you when the Phisitian shall give you over and leave you your friends shall mourn and stand weeping about you when death hath seised upon the extream parts of your body and the cold clammy sweats are upon you and then you apprehend the second death near yoâ—… which will immediately follow upon the first death when you think that whilst Friends are conveying your body to your Grave that Devils shall drag your Souls to Hell how are you then like to awake in horrour despair and utter confusion the dying sobs and Gâ—…oans of some guilty Sinners when awakened at their entrance in at the port of death are dreadful but the inward anguish of the heart is beyond all compass of conceit or expression of tongue Thirdly But think how fearful the seperation of your Souls and Bodies will be think with what dread your spirits will appear before God when your consciences shall furiously charge you with guilt of all the Sins which ever you committed and you have not one pardon to show nor one word to answer for your selves when being examined and accused and found guilty you shall be condemned unto eternal punishment think oh think what your horrour is like then to be Fourthly Think of the day of doom when the Lord Jesus shall come I mean when he shall come down from Heaven to judge the World when the Graves shall be opened and you called forth to appear before him and the Book of your conscience shall be opened and all your Sins made manifest to the whole World and having nothing to answer when you shall be Sentenced to everlasting Fire Depart from me ye cursed into everlasting Fire prepared for the Dâ—…vil and his Angels and when the Lord shall then drive you out of his presence into Hell O what will you shreeks and out-cryes be at that day See my Book of Christ's certain and sudden appearance to Indgement Fifthly Think of the punishment of Hell it self which you will be condemned unto and that First What will there be taken from you Secondly What there will be denied unto you Thirdly What there will be inflicted upon you First Think what in Hell will be taken from you all your riches will be taken away riches will then take the wing and be gone and you shall never set your eye upon them any more you shall never buy and sell and get gain any more never purchase Houses and Lands and Inheritance more and not then have so much Land left as whereon to set the sole of your foot all your money and estate wlil perish with your selves and oh how poor and miserable will you perceive your selves then to bâ—… when you are deprived of all your riches and treasures on Earth and instead thereof are made to possess treasures of wrath your honour also will be taken away and everlasting shame and contempt shall be poured upon you Although you may be raised to a higher seat than the ordinary rank now then you must stand upon even ground with the meanest even such whom you would think scorn to set with the Dogs of your Flock or to employ in the meanest office about you the crown will then be pluckt from the Head and the
merciful and nothing more easie than to obtain a Pardon and if they call on his name and cry for mercy though at the last gasp what ever their wicked lives have been they shall be saved not considering that God is Holy and jealous just and righteous as well as merciful and gracious and that such as go on still in their trespasses have no share in his mercy or any of his promises Fourthly Others do lull themselves asleep upon the Bed of security because of their own and others impunity thus abusing Gods patience and long-suffering which should lead them to repentance to grow more hardned and impenitent hereby Rom. 2. 4 5. Because Sentence against their evil works is not speedily executed therefore their hearts are fully set in them to do evil and they are secure Eccles. 8. 11. Not considering that though God be long-suffering yet that he is not ever-suffering that patience long and much abused will at length break forth into fury not considering that Gods vengeance though it hath leaden heels yet it hath Iron hands and though the Fire of Gods anger be long kindling yet that it will be longer yea for ever burning Fifthly Others quiet themselves for the present and arm themselves against fears of Hell through their intention of after repentance and reformation however they indulge themselves for a while in their sinful course yet they resolve shortly to become new Men and Women to turn over a new leaf and lead a new life and to become as Holy and strict as the best not considering that repentance is not in their own power and how they provoke God hereby to deny the grace to them hereafter and to remove from the means of working it not remembring how many thousands have perished with such intentions which never have been put into execution Sixthly Others are quiet and secure through want of serious consideration what their guilt and danger is they fill and throng up their time so full with worldly business and secular employments that they leave themselves no room or leasure for to think of Sin and their near-approaching death and future wrath and the eternal burnings of Hell which they are in danger of The cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches do choke their Meditations in the first springing forth of them that no fruit doth come from them to perfection Did but guilty Sinners sit down one quarter of an hour every day and look upward to the angry God who frowns upon them and down-ward to the flames of Hell which are preparing for them and forward to the last judgement when they will be sentenced by the Judge to dwell with devouring Fire and Inhabit everlasting burnings and were perswaded that if they continue in Sin they can by no means escape surely the could not be so secure Seventhly Others are secure though they are going on in the way of Sin which leadeth to Death and Hell because the most of the children of Men are going on in the same course and they hope they shall fare as well as others their Fore-Fathers trod in these steps and their neighbours are their companions in Sin and if they be punished at last in Hell they think they shall have company enough and bear it as well as others not considering how intollerable the wrath of God is by any and that their company in Hell will be so far from alleviating that it will exceedingly heighten and aggravate their pain and torment Eightly Others and the most are secure through their frequent practice of Sin custom in Sin hath taken away the sense of Sin their lusts have enthralled them and their lusts have stupifyed them however conscience did grumble at first especially when they first ventured upon some more notorious Sins yet now they have shut the mouth of conscience they have charm'd and feared it as with a hot Iron 1 Tim. 4. 2. Ninthly Others are quiet and secure under their danger of Hell because they are not so bad as others because they do not run with others unto the same excesse of riot and have escaped the more grosse pollutions which are in the World through Iusts especially if they carry some face of Religion too if they have a form of Godliness and employ themselves in all the ourward exercise of Devotion and withal have had some inward flashy affections and a counterfeit of all saving grace though they never were truely humbled for Sin emptied of themselves cut off the old stock and truely by Faith engrafted into Christ and from him draw vertue and spiritual influence which is proper to all those that are in Christ and are freed from condemnation through him Rom. 8. 1. Thus the Devil and the deceitful hearts of men do bewitch and befool the most some of these ways to sit still in peace and security until destruction come upon them suddenly and that without remedy and they are not awakened out of their spiritual slumber until they are awakened in the midst of the flames of Hell CHAP. VIII 3. Use of Reproof and Terrour for the awakening of the Wicked and Ungodly out of their carnal security HOw long will ye sleep O ye Sinners How long will ye slumber in such imminent danger ye Graceless and Christless persons what sleep under the light what sleep upon the brinks of the burning Lake and will nothing rouze you and awaken you out of this sleep are you resolved it shall prove the sleep of death shall it insensibly and effectually usher you to Hell before you are aware have you been called already so long so loud so frequently so fervently and yet do you deafen your ear have you been told so often of your guilt and danger and yet harden your â—…art yet will you hold fast your sins resolving not to let them go what ever they cost you have your hearts been like so many brazen walls beating back all the Arrows of reproof and threatnings which have been shot at you or are they like Cley and Mud which groweth the more hard and obdurate under the Sun and Light of the Gospel which hath shined upon you have no Heavenly dews and showers of the Word yet melted and softned you no Fire and Hammer new-moulded and framed you have you been threatned with Death and Wrath and Misery for ever and yet not startled yet stupid and senseless O that yet at length you might be awakened and by the Spirit of the Lord effectually perswaded â—…o lift up your eyes and look a little before you Younder Younder look Sinner younder is a horrible burning Tempest driving towards thee a dreadful burning Lake preparing for thee but canst not thou see it look thorow the perspective of Sodom's burnings when fire came down from Heaven and Aetna's burnings when Fire came forth of the Earth and this will discover something but the perspective of the word will show it plain if thou looâ—…est upwards with this perspective thou maist see