"The wicked shall be turned into hell." Psalm 9:17
That is, "The wicked shall certainly be turned into the
nethermost hell!" Yes, they shall forcibly be turned into
the lowest and darkest place in hell. God will, as it were,
with both hands thrust them into hell—into that prison of
torment where divine justice eternally detains them.
Certainly, the very place in which the wicked shall
lodge and be tormented to all eternity, namely—hell,
the bottomless pit, the dungeon of darkness, the lake
of fire and brimstone, the fiery furnace—will extremely
aggravate the dolefulness of their condition.
O sirs, were all the water in the sea ink, and every
blade of grass a pen—all would be too short to
delineate the nature of this dungeon, where all
lost souls must lodge forever!
Where is the man who, to gain a world, would lodge
one night in a room that is haunted with devils? Is
it nothing to dwell in hell with them forever?
"Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath!"
1 Thessalonians 1:10
Oh, what infinite cause have we to exalt our dear Lord
Jesus, who by the hellish sorrows which He suffered for
us, has freed us from the dreadful bondage of sin, Satan,
and wrath that we lay under! Oh, prize that Jesus! Oh,
exalt that Christ! Oh, extol that Savior, who has saved
you from that eternal wrath!
"For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to
receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ."
1 Thessalonians 5:9
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Thomas Brooks (1608 - 1680)
Much of what is known about Thomas Brooks has been ascertained from his writings. Born, likely to well-to-do parents, in 1608, Brooks entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1625, where he was preceded by such men as Thomas Hooker, John Cotton, and Thomas Shepard. He was licensed as a preacher of the Gospel by 1640. Before that date, he appears to have spent a number of years at sea, probably as a chaplain with the fleet.After the conclusion of the First English Civil War, Thomas Brooks became minister at Thomas Apostle's, London, and was sufficiently renowned to be chosen as preacher before the House of Commons on December 26, 1648. His sermon was afterwards published under the title, 'God's Delight in the Progress of the Upright', the text being Psalm 44:18: 'Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from Thy way'. Three or four years afterwards, he transferred to St. Margaret's, Fish-street Hill, London. In 1662, he fell victim to the notorious Act of Uniformity, but he appears to have remained in his parish and to have preached as opportunity arose. Treatises continued to flow from his pen.[3]
Thomas Brooks was a nonconformist preacher. Born into a Puritan family, he was sent to Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He soon became an advocate of the Congregational way and served as a chaplain in the Civil War. In 1648 he accepted the rectory of St. Margaret's, New Fish Street, London, but only after making his Congregational principles clear to the vestry.
On several occasions he preached before Parliament. He was ejected in 1660 and remained in London as a Nonconformist preacher. Government spies reported that he preached at Tower Wharf and in Moorfields. During the Great Plague and Great Fire he worked in London, and in 1672 was granted a license to preach in Lime Street. He wrote over a dozen books, most of which are devotional in character. He was buried in Bunhill Fields.