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The reward of the wicked, preached in a sermon at Linfield in Sussex, and published at the request of some well disposed Christians. / By Humphrey Everenden.
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Everinden, Humphrey.
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1696
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Wing E3545A; ESTC R176798
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THE REWARD Of the WICKED reached in a Sermon at Liâ—field in Sussex and published at the request of some well disposed Christians By HUMPHREY EVERENDEN The ninth Edition Eccles 11. 11. Rejoice O young man in thy youth and let thine heart-cheer thee in the dayes of thy youth and walk in the sight of thine eyes but know that for all these things God will bring thee to Judgement GLASGOW Printed by Robert Sanders One of His Majesties Printers 1696. TO THE Christian READER THe means of Edification in thâ— Holy Scripture gentle Reader may all be referred to three heads Instructions for all Consolations foâ— the oppressed Threats for those thaâ— erre and are obstinate These make threefold cord whereby God laboure to draw mankind to this end Herâ— hast thou one strain twisted viz. thâ— judgement or death of the damned 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 therefore Gods mercies cannot alluâ— thee to love him here hast thou hiâ— judgements to scourge thee that thoâ— mayest fear him that beginning thâ— wisdom in fear thou mayest so learâ— to love him that his judgements beinâ— bitter to thy taste may cause thee seek to try how good he is in his meâ—cies God give his blessing to his owâ— ordinance for thy good THE REWARD Of the WICKED SERMON Preached at Liâ—field in Sussex Matth. 25. 46. And these shall go into everlasting pain THe recompence of the Righteous and the reward of the wicked described in this verse are both declared to be everlasting â—he one imbracing the other despising an eternaâ— Majesty These that shall go into everlasting pain are the merciless the cruel and hard hearted â—nd with them all that go not into life eternal â—hose that shall not inherit the Kingdom of God Our Saviour Christ describing the punishmenâ— of the damned in the paâ—able of the Tares â—heweth that by his Angels they shall be bounâ— up into bundles to be burned teaching that the that participate in sin shall be partakers 〈◊〉 punishment and further that their Judgemeâ—â— shall be irrevocable their misery remediless theâ—â— estate helpless for whom God bindeth who câ—â— be able to loose Curious division of the words I purposely omâ—â— observing the general instruction which araiseâ— out of the words without wresting of them 〈◊〉 digressing from the true meaning of them The ungodly shall assuredly receive the punishment of eternal damnation at the day of Judgement This doctrine is further confirmed by sundrâ— places of Scripture In Matthew 13 is taught that the Angels shaâ—â— gather together the tares that is the children 〈◊〉 the wicked and bind them into bundles to buâ—â— them In the 20 of the Revelation is shewed thâ—â— death and hell that is the heirs of death and 〈◊〉 were cast into the lake of fire which is the seconâ— death In the 21 of the Revelation is threatned thâ—â— the fearful and unbelieving and abominable 〈◊〉 murtherâ—rs and whoremongers and sorcerers 〈◊〉 idolaters and all liars shall have their part in the laâ—â— which burneth with fire and brimstone which is tâ—â— second death Tribulation and anguish saith Saint Paul sh … upon the soul of every one that doth evil of the Jew 〈◊〉 and also of the Grecian And in his Epistle to the Thessalonians that Jesus â—rist shall shew himself from Heaven with his mighty â—ngels in flaming fire rendring vengeance to them â—â—â—t do not know God and which obey not the Gospel 〈◊〉 our Lord Jesus Christ Because the Justice of God doth exact and … erre that as every man doth sow so he shall â—â—â—p and therefore he that soweth to the flesh of 〈◊〉 flesh shall reap corruption as on the other … e he that soweth to the spirit doth of the … it reap eternal life How doth it stand with Gods Justice to punish 〈◊〉 â—emporal offence with an eternal punishment The wicked are justly punished for these causes 〈◊〉 â—â—cause their sins are an offence of an eternal â—ajesty 2. Because they neglect an eternal â—â—od propounded and set before them which 〈◊〉 obedience they may obtain and so choose â—â—â—rnal misery through walking in disobedience Because if they did live eternally they would â—o sin eternally 4. Because the damned do 〈◊〉 eternally their transgressions is coeternal with â—â—eir punishment as therefore they shall ever â—â—main in torment so shall they for ever remain 〈◊〉 unbelief impenitency blasphemy so that their â—â—nishment is not larger then their sins deserving For the opening of this Doctrine two thiâ—â—â— are to be considered First wherein the damnatâ—â—â— of the wicked consisteth Secondly How their punishment extendeth For the first 〈◊〉 damnation of the wicked standeth in a twofâ—â—â— punshment called poena damni poena sen … punishment of loss and the punishment of senâ—â—… The punishment of loss is a separation frâ—â— the presence of God and from all joyes pleasures attending the same This is that whâ—â—â— the Apostle teacheth that they shall be punisâ—â—â— with everlasting perdition from the presence the Lord and from the glory of his power 〈◊〉 how great a misery this is may appear in tâ—â—â— they are separated from Gods presence are sepeâ—â—ted from all joy and pleasure between which extream sorrow and misery there is no mean in Gods presence and not else where is fulnâ—â—â— of joy and at his right hand and no where to be found are pleasures for evermore 〈◊〉 for this cause our Saviour Christ accounteth it greatest happiness of the pure in heart that 〈◊〉 shal see God And Cain accounteth it not the 〈◊〉 judgement that should befall him here on eâ—â—â—â— that he should be hid from the face of God 〈◊〉 were so grievous to Cain to be separated from place of Gods Worship here on earth which is a type of the separation in the life to come how grievous then must it needs be to the damâ—â—◠〈◊〉 â—â—e life to come to be indeed excluded from the … y of God and happiness of the glorified â—he punishment of sense is the inflicting of torâ—â—nts and miseries both on soul and body for 〈◊〉 shall be the misery of the damned that they â—â—â—ll not rest without joy and sorrow but as they 〈◊〉 be deprived of al happiness so shal they be opâ—â—â—ssed with all unhappiness as they shal be debarâ—â—â— of all delight and pleasure so they shall be filled â—â—â—h all unspeakble torments by many thâ—ngs are … ir torments expressed in the holy Scripture … st terrible and most painful â—ur Saviour Christ saith Their worm never dyeth 〈◊〉 their fire never goeth out and again Cast that â—rofitable servant into utter darkness there shall be … ping and gnashing of teeth Matth. 25 30. with … y the like paraphrases and denominations ex … ssing the like Now if nothing can be more â—â—â—rible then utter darkness being that plague of â—â—â—pt which next to the death of the first born â—â—â—st of all moved Pharaohs hard heart if nothing … re painful inwardly then the gnawing of the â—â—â—rt with the teeth of the serpent if nothing â—â—wardly