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A view of the threats and punishments recorded in the Scriptures, alphabetically composed with some briefe observations upon severall texts / by Zachary Bogan ...
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Bogan, Zachary, 1625-1659.
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Augustine theirs did who when our Saviour was risen out of the grave said His disciples came by night and stole him away while we slept Matt. 28. 13. For saith he if they were asleepe how came they to know so much And in like manner the speech of those whom the same men viz the chief Priests suborned to witnesse against him to put him to death For that which is strange to observe considering what cunning men they had to teach them their tale though there were many of them and though they brought divers accusations yet were they not able to make any two testimonies agree together Mark 14. 56 59. Word of God Such as obey it not 1 They have no title to God's Covenant nor to any thing contained in the word But unto the wicked God saith what hast thou to doe to declare my statutes or that thou shouldest take my Covenant in thy mouth seeing thou hatest instruction and castest my words behind thee Ps 50. 16 17. 2 They are sure to be punished especially if it be the word of the Gospel See that ye refuse not him that speaketh for if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth much more shall not we escape if we turne away from him that speaketh from Heaven Heb 12. 25. 3 Their punishments have been great and without remedy Because they rebelled against the word of God and contemned the Counsell of the most high Therefore he brought downe their heart with labour◠they fell downe and there was none to help Psalm 107. 11 12. See Jer 26. 4 5. 6. Let such heare the word never somuch nay declare it and preach it never somuch yet if they build upon this only and presume thereupon that the promises contained in the word are theirs and that Christ is their Saviour they are in no better condition then he that without a foundation built his house upon the sand for that is our Saviruo's comparison Mat. 7. 26. Every one that heareth these sayings of mine and doth them not shall be likened unto a foolish man which built his house upon the sand Those that believe it not 1 They will not be profited by it nor be partakers of what it promiseth For unto us was the Gospel preached as it was unto them but the word preached did not profit them not being mixed with faith in them that heard it Heb. 4. 2. 2 They will without question be condemned For the word which they have sleighted shall judge them He that rejecteth me and receiveth not my words hath one that judgeth him the word that I have spoken the same shall judge him in the last day John 12. 48 and all the Ministers whom they have heard and their writings which they have read shall accuse them Doe not thinke that I will accuse you to the Father there is no need of that though I have cause enough There is one that accuseth you even Moses in whom ye trust chap. 5. 45 46. Mark how angrily God threatens the Jews for not believing the Prophet Jeremy They have belied the Lord and said it is not he neither shall evill come upon us neither shall we see sword nor famine and the Prophets shall become winde and the word is not in them thus shall it be done unto them Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hoasts because yee speake this word behold I will make my words in thy mouth fire and this people wood and it shall devoure them Jer 5. 12. 13 14. Such as will not heare it 1 God is exceeding angry with them They refused to hearken and pulled away the shoulder and stopped their eares that they should not heare yea they made their heart as an adamant stone lest they should heare the law and the words which the Lord of hoasts had sent by the former Prophets Therfore came a great wrath from the Lord of hoasts Zach 7. 12 13. So in Jeremy To whom shall I speake and give warning that they may heare Their eare is uncircumcised and they cannot harken behold the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach they have no delight in it Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord I am weary with holding in c. Ch 6. 10 11 See also vers 19. and ch 7. 13 14 15. 2 They shall be certainly punished God told Moses concerning the Prophet whom he would raise up in his roome And it shall come to passe that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name I will require it of him Deut. 18 19. The punishments which the Scripture mentions are 1 God's not hearing their prayers in their misery as in that place of Zachary last quoted Therefore it is come to passe that as hee cried and they would not heare so they cryed and I would not heare saith the Lord of hoasts v. 13. Nay insteed of hearing them abhorring of them He that turneth away his eare from hearing the law even his prayer shall be abomination Prov 28 9. 2 Giving up to their lusts But my people would not hearken to my voice and Israel would none of me So I gave them up to their own hearts lust and they walked in their owne counsells Ps 81. 11 12 3 Greater condemnation then those have who never had the word to heare Whosoever shall not receive you nor heare your words When yee depart out of the house or city shake off the dust of your feet Verily I say unto you it shall be more tolerable for Sodome and Gomorrha in the day of judgement then for that city Mat 10 14 15. Our Saviour thus spake to the twelve Apostles when hee first sent them and he said the like to the seventy disciples Luk. 10 11 12. Such as despise it Their end shall be destruction Who so despiseth the word shall be destroyed but he that feareth the commandement shall bee rewarded Prov 13. 13. Words idly spoken Our Saviour told the Jewes I say unto you that every idle word that men shall speake they shall give an account thereof Matt. 12. 36. Idle word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not that which we usually meane by idle talke viz wicked and profane only but uselesse and needlesse and of which there comes or is intended no good Workes neglected No Salvation What doth it profit my brethren if a man say he hath faith and have no workes Can faith save him Jam. 2. 14. Offer the sacrifice of righteousnesse saith David and put thy trust in the Lord Psalm 4. 5 or else thy trust is vaine That they might set their hope in God and not forget the workes of God but keepe his commandements saith the same Prophet Psalm 87. 7 otherwise they might be one day ashamed of their hope faith without the observation of the Commandements being but a dead faith and not a lively ashamed The Jewes were told that unlesse they did thorowly amend their waies and their