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Vel. 14. xi. The smoke of their torment is saidto ascend up for ever and ever. And Revel.

2.0. 10. it is said os the Beast and false pro-phet, that they shall le tormented night andday for ever and ever. If this be so, is’fnot our greatest Wildom to use our utmostdiligence and endeavour to avoid so deplo-rable a Condition, and to secure to our selvesan interest in a suture estate of everlastingBliss and Happiness when this Life shall beended ?

But here thi Epicureans, and sensual Per-sons will be ready to object: and argue, Hereare Pleasures and Delights in this World,which are very inviting and taking, and dohighly gratisie my Senses and Appetites. Ihear likewise of future Rewards and Punish-ments tor those that deny or fulfil their car-nal Lusts and Desires. These sensual PleasuresI fee and taste, and feel, and am sure of, theother I do but only hear of, and thereforethey do not, they cannot so strongly affectme Were Heaven and the Happiness there-of set before my eyes, and did I fee it as plainlyand clearly as [ do these things below, thenindeed I should not need many motives toprovoke me to endeavour the obtaining of it.

But alas, that is far above, out of our sight,the Joys of Heaven are by the Apostle termedthings not seen. Again, these outward and

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