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five, let others judge; hut I fully agree with 

 himin the Aifertion, That of all Evils we are 

 feniible of in this World, Bodily Pain is the 

 foreit ; It drowning, as I may fo fay, and 

 taking away the fenfe of all other Evils, and 

 wholly poilefling the Soul. It is fiich an 

 affliftive and tormenting Paffion', fuch a 

 Vultur or Tyger, tearing and gnawing up- 

 on the Soul, fo abhorrent to Humane Na- 

 ture, that an exceffive degree of it muft 

 needs make a Man miferable and unhappy; 

 unlefs We can reconcile and unite extremes, 

 the greateft Evil that Man is capable of fuf- 

 fering, with the greateft good he can en- 

 joy. Hence the Torments of Hell are e- 

 very where in Scripture fet forth by con- 

 fuming Fire, unquenchable Fire, everlaft- 

 ing Burnings ; and Hell it felf called a Lake 

 of Fire, a Lake which burns with Fire and 

 Brimftone; becaufe Fire produceth the 

 greateft Bodily Pain ; than which nothing 

 is more terrible to Humane Nature, and 

 more likely to affright Men from Sin. On 

 the contrary, St. John in his Revelation con. 

 fidering the abfolute inconfiftency of Pain 

 and Happinefs, tells us, That in the New 

 Jerufakm there fliall be no forrow, nor 

 any more Pain. 



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