The torments of hell:
First the variety of these torments. there is not one way but a hundred,athousand, ten thousand ways to torment you. Indeed, were you sick here, it may be you should have but one kind of desease upon you at once, but you have no variety. Had you plague, stone or gout, and fever concurring in one to afflict your body, how miserable would you be withal. but in hell there is not one kind but a variety to torment you. There is unquenchable fire to burn you, a lake of brimstone to choke you, eternal chains to tie you, utter darkness to frighten you, and a worm of conscience everlasting to gnaw you. a variety of torments has the Lord made to meet upon one man, and this makes the torments of hell to be very dismal indeed.
Second, there is not only a variety, but a universality of torments; not only many kinds, but these torments shall universally afflict both body and soul, all the parts o the body and all the powers of the soul. and this makes the torments of hell more dreadful. Upon earth you have deseases haply; but though some parts are afflicted other parts are free. though you are ill i n your body, yet your h ead may be free; though ill in your vitals, yet arms and legs free. there is no disease that puts the whole body in pain at once, but in hell it is not so. In hell all the parts of your bodies and the powers of your souls shall be tormented, if ever you go into
that dismal place.
All the parts of the body. the eyes shall be tormented with the sight of devils. the ear shall be tormented with the yellings and hiedous outcries of the damned in falmes. the nostrils shall be tormented with brimstone to choke you, the tongue with a flame. the whole body (in a word) shall be tormented in flames of fire. there is no part of the body, neither hand, foot, tongue, nor eye--but shall be subjects of those flames.
All the powers of the soul. Nay, no only the body, but the powers of the soul also shall be tormented with the thoughts of what a heaven and happiness you have lost, what opportnnities you had to be saved, that you lived under the gospel, that you heard the ministers of Jesus Christ often and again warn you to amend, and yet you would not be persuaded. Your minds shall to rment you to consider what time you have abused. In a word, your understanding shall turment in the thoughts of past pleasures, present pains, and future sorrows wich are to last forever and your conscience shall be tormented wit a conitnal gnawing of worms. Not onlyl thebody, but thesld shall be tormented with these flames. [Christopher Love--sermon 3 on hells terrors]
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