...the possession of the fulness of joy, and pleasures which flow for evermore, or the endurance of " the worm that dieth not, and the fire that is not quenched;" these are the considerations which give to death its most affecting and solemn import. St. Paul sustained...

...Spirit is ever present with him ; while with another it may be present, as the reward of falsehood, IN " THE WORM THAT DIETH NOT AND THE FIRE THAT IS NOT QUENCHED " (Mark ix. 44). But even with THAT ONE, it is presumed, the divine Spirit could be present latently,...

...you missed heaven, where there is " fulness of joy !" What, if you fell into hell, where there ia " the worm that dieth not, and the fire that is not quenched!" And is it not attainable, as well as desirable? Is it not " a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation,...

...represented to us, is pronounced by our Lord worthy of that worst destiny which awaits wilful disobedience, the worm that dieth not, and the fire that is not quenched. " The rich man also died," says our Lord, " and was buried ; and in hell he lifted up his eyes, being...

...no hope of our being again brought to repentance, and consequently onr portion would inevitably be the worm that dieth not, and the fire that is not quenched. Grieve not the Spirit. Eph. iv. 30. Quench not the Spirit . 1 Thess. v. 19. They rebelled and vexed...

...judgment of the great day; the dreadfulness of which is expressed to the human imagination under " the worm that dieth not," and " the fire that is not quenched," and the utterance of unavailing regrets which are delineated to mortal apprehension, under the fearful...

...your eyes ? Or will it afford you anything like comfort, in the prospect^ of enduring the torments of the worm that dieth not, and the fire that is not quenched, to reflect on the fact, that you have "perused, and treasured up in your memory, the writings of the...

...pit, — into which the sufferer may sink lower, but from which no escape is promised. I read of " the worm that dieth not, and the fire that is not quenched." And if God's justice demands such a display of vengeance, who are we to dare to aim at altering God's...

...the figure of fire. Hence we have the "furnace of fire," — the " lake of fire and brimstone," — the "worm that dieth not, and the fire that is not quenched," — the "flaming flame," — the " unquenchable fire," — " the smoke of their torment," &c. &c.,...

...a rock," and now found they had been " building upon the sand." Thur. 29 — I preached at Pill, on the " worm" that " dieth not, and the fire" that " is not quenched :" if haply some of these drowsy ones might awake, and escapo from everlasting burnings. . Mon. October...