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it_o be_v then_o that_o place_n to_o which_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n confine_v reprobate_n for_o their_o eternal_a punishment_n the_o plague_n whereof_o be_v external_a internal_a and_o eternal_a external_n which_o consist_v 1._o in_o a_o privation_n of_o all_o comfort_n a_o privative_a cause_n have_v a_o positive_a effect_n tully_n banish_v from_o italy_n though_o it_o be_v into_o greece_n the_o academy_n of_o the_o world_n weep_v bitter_o when_o he_o remember_v rome_n exile_v demosthenes_n though_o he_o find_v much_o kindness_n among_o his_o enemy_n yet_o will_v shed_v tear_n in_o abundance_n when_o he_o look_v towards_o athens_n the_o captive_a jew_n hang_v up_o their_o harp_n when_o they_o remember_v zion_n ovid_n lament_n that_o roma_fw-la relinquenda_fw-la est_fw-la he_o must_v leave_v that_o famous_a and_o flourish_a city_n but_o when_o he_o consider_v scythia_n est_fw-la quo_fw-la mittitur_fw-la he_o can_v not_o be_v comfort_v it_o be_v the_o most_o unhappy_a part_n of_o unhappiness_n to_o remember_v former_a welfare_n 2._o in_o a_o sensible_a passion_n of_o universal_a anguish_n the_o sight_n be_v punish_v with_o weep_v smoke_n and_o the_o direful_a aspect_n of_o ugly_a devil_n and_o their_o damn_a crew_n the_o ear_n with_o the_o dreadful_a howl_n horrid_a blasphemy_n and_o horrible_a roar_n of_o those_o miserable_a caitiff_n that_o be_v there_o torment_v the_o taste_n with_o thirst_n and_o hunger_n even_o hot_a and_o dry_a empty_a and_o unsatisfied_a the_o smell_n with_o noisome_a scent_n and_o filthy_a savour_n the_o feel_n with_o scorch_a and_o burn_v even_o as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o fry_a of_o the_o very_a marrow_n in_o the_o bone_n yea_o the_o whole_a frame_n and_o fabric_n of_o their_o once_o trim_v body_n shall_v be_v deface_v and_o deform_v dull_a heavy_a and_o unweild_o as_o a_o brand_n in_o a_o great_a fire_n no_o part_n free_a from_o burn_v such_o be_v the_o extremity_n &_o universality_n of_o those_o pain_n internal_a that_o consist_v in_o a_o plenary_a desertion_n of_o god_n they_o shall_v be_v utter_o deprive_v of_o his_o glorious_a presence_n in_o who_o favour_n be_v life_n and_o at_o who_o right_a hand_n there_o be_v pleasure_n for_o evermore_o but_o never_o to_o be_v see_v or_o taste_v by_o these_o damn_a wretch_n nor_o shall_v they_o behold_v the_o sweet_a and_o amiable_a countenance_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n or_o enjoy_v communion_n with_o his_o saint_n but_o shall_v be_v as_o continual_a sinner_n so_o continual_a sufferer_n two_o contrariety_n be_v reconcile_v in_o they_o which_o otherwise_o will_v be_v impossible_a the_o one_o extreme_a presumption_n the_o other_o extreme_a despair_n presumption_n for_o with_o bitter_a malice_n and_o a_o curse_a heart_n they_o shall_v perpetual_o blaspheme_v and_o despiteful_o sin_n against_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n rev._n 16.11_o desperation_n without_o all_o hope_n of_o mercy_n or_o admit_v one_o think_v of_o peace_n the_o one_o be_v a_o sin_n against_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n the_o other_o against_o his_o mercy_n both_o these_o proceed_n from_o that_o sting_n of_o conscience_n which_o they_o continual_o feel_v and_o be_v that_o worm_n which_o never_o die_v eternal_a not_o determinable_a with_o time_n for_o then_o time_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o everlastingness_n shall_v make_v their_o sorrow_n absolute_a if_o all_o the_o life_n i_o say_v not_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n only_o but_o of_o all_o and_o every_o of_o the_o creature_n that_o ever_o live_v upon_o the_o earth_n or_o shall_v live_v to_o the_o world_n end_n be_v all_o add_v one_o to_o another_o and_o all_o spin_a into_o one_o life_n this_o one_o life_n of_o these_o damn_a wretch_n exceed_v they_o all_o ubi_fw-la per_fw-la millia_fw-la millia_fw-la annorum_fw-la cruciandi_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o seculo_fw-la seculorum_fw-la liberandi_fw-la say_v s._n august_n myriad_o of_o year_n shall_v not_o determine_v or_o put_v
a_o period_n to_o their_o suffering_n the_o gulf_n be_v so_o deep_a there_o be_v no_o get_v out_o exit_fw-la inferno_fw-la nulla_fw-la redemptio_fw-la therefore_o it_o be_v call_v infernus_fw-la ab_fw-la inferendo_fw-la of_o cast_v in_o for_o the_o wicked_a be_v so_o cast_v in_o that_o they_o can_v never_o be_v able_a to_o get_v forth_o as_o no_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la from_o death_n so_o no_o habeas_fw-la animam_fw-la out_o of_o hell_n that_o rich_a man_n luk._n 16._o solicit_v for_o his_o brethren_n why_o do_v he_o not_o beg_v his_o own_o deliverance_n who_o be_v able_a to_o have_v teach_v they_o by_o his_o own_o sad_a and_o woeful_a experience_n o_o he_o see_v ingentem_fw-la hiatum_fw-la a_o vast_a interpose_a gulf._n he_o must_v let_v that_o alone_a and_o alone_o for_o ever_o those_o lament_n must_v needs_o be_v comfortless_a which_o afford_v to_o the_o distress_v no_o hope_n of_o any_o kind_n of_o consolation_n neither_o the_o comfort_n of_o mitigation_n for_o luk._n 16.24_o all_o hope_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d relief_n be_v there_o deny_v even_o to_o a_o drop_n of_o water_n to_o cool_v the_o tongue_n of_o the_o torment_v nor_o the_o comfort_n of_o liberation_n no_o deliverance_n no_o not_o at_o the_o last_o for_o ver_fw-la 26._o â—he_n be_v give_v to_o understand_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a partition_n their_o case_n be_v such_o ut_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la they_o can_v for_o ever_o look_v for_o any_o freedom_n thence_o but_o must_v there_o remain_v in_o torment_n everlasting_o so_o neither_o the_o comfort_n of_o relief_n in_o or_o delivery_n from_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o place_n not_o the_o poor_a comfort_n which_o in_o all_o the_o calamity_n of_o this_o life_n do_v still_o stick_v by_o we_o and_o never_o leave_v we_o dabit_fw-la deus_fw-la his_fw-la quoque_fw-la finem_fw-la a_o end_n will_v come_v here_o a_o end_n will_v never_o come_v which_o never_o be_v never_o deep_o enough_o imprint_v in_o we_o nor_o serious_o enough_o consider_v by_o we_o that_o this_o now_o shall_v be_v now_o still_o and_o never_o have_v a_o end_n and_o that_o cruciaris_fw-la luk._n 16.25_o be_v cruciaris_fw-la for_o ever_o and_o never_o decline_v into_o a_o preter-tense_n be_v a_o exaltation_n of_o this_o sad_a contemplation_n and_o the_o great_a aggravation_n of_o their_o unhappiness_n now_o because_o it_o be_v the_o main_a design_n of_o anonymus_fw-la to_o overthrow_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a this_o truth_n i_o shall_v therefore_o fortify_v it_o with_o the_o great_a strength_n and_o prove_v by_o divers_a i_o hope_v considerable_a argument_n that_o all_o reprobate_n shall_v be_v torment_v with_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n and_o that_o everlasting_o never_o admit_v either_o case_n or_o end_n 1._o the_o scripture_n set_v forth_o the_o nature_n of_o these_o torment_n by_o divers_a emphatical_a expression_n do_v evident_o declare_v the_o same_o as_o 1._o per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d most_o exquisite_a pain_n such_o for_o the_o suddennese_n and_o sharpness_n as_o the_o pain_n of_o woman_n travel_v in_o childbirth_n luk._n 16.24_o 26._o 2._o per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d most_o miserable_a torture_n such_o as_o be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o most_o notorious_a malefactor_n apo_n 20.10_o 3._o per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d most_o dangerous_a and_o deadly_a plague_n apo._n 22.18_o whosoever_o then_o be_v liable_a to_o and_o reserve_v for_o such_o pain_n torture_n and_o plague_n shall_v never_o be_v annihilate_v but_o for_o ever_o remain_v in_o and_o under_o the_o same_o but_o the_o first_o be_v true_a of_o the_o wicked_a and_o therefore_o the_o latter_a 2._o the_o continue_a succession_n or_o rather_o the_o perpetual_a continuation_n of_o hell_n torment_n be_v notable_o express_v apo._n 14.11_o which_o be_v the_o amplification_n of_o the_o former_a judgement_n from_o the_o eternity_n thereof_o show_v that_o it_o be_v such_o as_o shall_v be_v both_o easeless_a and_o endless_a 1._o he_o say_v that_o the_o smoke_n of_o their_o torment_n ascend_v up_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o not_o to_o speak_v proper_o that_o there_o be_v any_o smoke_n in_o hell_n because_o smoke_n proceed_v from_o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o matter_n which_o by_o fire_n be_v consume_v now_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n in_o hell_n it_o be_v probable_a that_o the_o fire_n will_v sometime_o be_v extinguish_v but_o smoke_n here_o be_v 1._o either_o a_o metonymy_n of_o the_o sign_n for_o the_o thing_n signify_v as_o smok_n be_v a_o sure_a sign_n that_o there_o be_v fire_n and_o so_o the_o sense_n be_v that_o the_o fire_n wherein_o they_o be_v torment_v shall_v remain_v for_o ever_o or_o 2._o that_o with_o this_o fire_n wherein_o they_o be_v torment_v be_v perpetual_a smoke_n and_o darkness_n so_o that_o they_o have_v not_o so_o much_o comfort_v therein_o as_o a_o little_a light_n may_v afford_v and_o this_o smoke_n shall_v be_v a_o torment_n to_o they_o if_o not_o equal_a with_o yet_o not_o much_o inferior_a to_o the_o fire_n itself_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v the_o smoke_n of_o their_o torment_n that_o be_v the_o smoke_n that_o trouble_v and_o torment_v they_o and_o indeed_o it_o be_v but_o just_a for_o as_o the_o smoke_n of_o their_o unrepented_a sin_n ascend_v first_o by_o which_o god_n be_v sore_o displease_v and_o exceed_o provoke_v to_o take_v vengeance_n on_o they_o so_o that_o the_o smoke_n of_o their_o eternal_a torment_n shall_v ascend_v next_o to_o show_v that_o god_n have_v now_o give_v they_o smoke_n for_o smoke_n apoc._n 20.10_o and_o the_o devil_n that_o deceive_v they_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n here_o be_v set_v before_o we_o the_o full_a and_o final_a destruction_n of_o satan_n himself_o which_o may_v be_v call_v his_o second_o imprisonment_n for_o ever_o in_o that_o infernal_a pit_n where_o likewise_o the_o beast_n and_o false_a prophet_n be_v and_o shall_v be_v torment_v day_n and_o night_n which_o the_o very_a next_o word_n expound_v say_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o according_a to_o the_o like_a usual_a phrase_n chap._n 7.15_o &_o 14.11_o for_o there_o be_v no_o vicissitude_n of_o day_n and_o night_n in_o eternity_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o day_n in_o hell_n but_o eternal_a night_n this_o kind_n of_o expression_n therefore_o be_v use_v to_o declare_v that_o those_o torment_n which_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o damn_a do_v there_o suffer_v shall_v be_v without_o any_o cessation_n or_o intermission_n 3._o the_o grace_n of_o repentance_n for_o sin_n past_a and_o amendment_n of_o life_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v be_v eternal_o deny_v to_o they_o as_o the_o tree_n fall_v so_o it_o lie_v mat._n 25.10_o the_o door_n shall_v be_v shut_v the_o gate_n of_o mercy_n by_o which_o they_o may_v have_v enter_v shall_v for_o ever_o be_v shut_v against_o they_o these_o chain_n can_v never_o be_v break_v be_v they_o of_o cord_n of_o wreathe_a tree_n of_o iron_n they_o may_v be_v burst_v asunder_o but_o the_o chain_n of_o vengeance_n never_o beside_o a_o great_a gulf_n do_v interpose_v by_o which_o they_o be_v for_o ever_o disable_v to_o pass_v unto_o the_o habitation_n of_o the_o bless_a now_o they_o to_o who_o grace_n be_v for_o ever_o deny_v here_o and_o glory_n hereafter_o must_v necessary_o be_v detain_v in_o misery_n unto_o all_o eternity_n the_o first_o be_v true_a of_o all_o reprobate_n and_o impenitent_a wretch_n and_o therefore_o the_o latter_a 4._o that_o infernal_a dungeon_n have_v no_o back_n door_n no_o egress_n at_o all_o mat_n 5.28_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o thou_o shall_v not_o come_v forth_o thence_o till_o thou_o have_v pay_v the_o utmost_a farthing_n which_o can_v never_o be_v do_v unto_o all_o eternity_n why_o then_o those_o that_o be_v fast_o bind_v in_o chain_n in_o such_o a_o place_n out_o of_o which_o there_o be_v no_o get_n must_v needs_o abide_v by_o it_o for_o ever_o the_o first_o be_v true_a and_o therefore_o the_o latter_a but_o here_o it_o be_v saucy_o object_v by_o anonymus_fw-la etc._n etc._n how_o stand_v this_o with_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n to_o punish_v temporal_a offence_n with_o eternal_a scourge_n it_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o his_o own_o law_n that_o paena_fw-la non_fw-la debet_fw-la excedere_fw-la culpam_fw-la deut._n 25.3_o how_o can_v he_o then_o inflict_v eternal_a damnation_n for_o a_o momentary_a and_o temporal_a transgression_n i_o answer_v 1._o there_o be_v a_o double_a quantity_n consider_v in_o punishment_n the_o one_o according_a to_o the_o intention_n of_o pain_n the_o other_o according_a to_o the_o duration_n of_o time_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o former_a the_o quantity_n of_o punishment_n must_v be_v answerable_a to_o the_o quantity_n of_o sin_n revel_v 18.7_o how_o much_o sin_n so_o much_o sorrow_n the_o more_o pestilent_a iniquity_n the_o more_o torture_a fire_n for_o the_o other_o we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o the_o
admiration_n be_v now_o adays_o repute_v but_o homespun_a divinity_n make_v up_o only_o of_o humane_a learning_n so_o much_o decry_v as_o that_o they_o hold_v it_o not_o necessary_a for_o carry_v on_o the_o great_a work_n of_o instruction_n and_o edification_n let_v we_o know_v say_v these_o high-flown_a man_n what_o god_n mean_v to_o do_v with_o man_n before_o ever_o god_n mean_v to_o make_v man_n we_o care_v not_o for_o that_o law_n which_o moses_n have_v write_v that_o every_o man_n can_v read_v and_o that_o he_o may_v have_v receive_v from_o god_n in_o one_o day_n let_v we_o know_v that_o cabal_n that_o which_o pass_v between_o god_n and_o he_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o forty_o day_n we_o care_v not_o for_o god_n reveal_v will_n his_o act_n of_o parliament_n his_o public_a proclamation_n let_v we_o know_v his_o cabinet_n counsel_n his_o bosom_n his_o pocket_n dispatch_v be_v there_o not_o another_o kind_n of_o predestination_n then_o that_o which_o be_v reveal_v in_o 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