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6 ſhall the wicked mourn, then ſhall they weep and wail, yet their tears ſhall not ſerve their turn; their ſins paſt betray them, their ſhame condemns them; and their torments to come confound them: Thus ſhall the wicked bewail their miſerable, hapleſs, unfortunate birth, and curſed end. O fearful Judge! terrible as an army with banners: The Kings of the earth ſhall be aſtoniſhed, and every eye ſhall ſee this Judge and tremble at his ſight. Lo, but conceive the guilty priſoner come to his trial: Will not the red robes of this Judge make his heart bleed, for his blood ſhed: Thus have I ſhewed you how Chriſt will appear in a glorious manner.

1ſt, Think now O ſinner! What ſhall be thy reward when thou ſhalt meet this Judge? The adulterer, for a while, may flatter beauty, ſwearers grace their words with oaths, the drunkards kiſs their cups, and thank their bodily health till they drink their ſouls to ruin: But let them remember, 'For all theſe things God will bring them into judgement;' A ſad comfort in the end. How ſhall the adulterer atisfy his luſt, when he lies on a bed of flames! The ſwearer shall have enough of wounds and blood, when the devil ſhall torture his body, and rack his ſoul in hell. The drunkard ſhall have plenty of his cups when ſcalding lead ſhall be poured down his throat, and his breath draw flames of fire inſtead of air. As is thy ſin, ſo is thy puniſhment: This Judge will give juſt meaſure in the balance of his indignation and wrath.