Agree quickly
And let there be no delay in what so nearly concerns your soul. Agree with your adversary quickly. Now. On the spot. While you are on the way with him. If it is possible, before he goes out of your sight. Otherwise the adversary may at any time hand you over to the judge. Otherwise he may appeal to God, the Judge of all, and the Judge hand you over to the officer, to Satan, the executioner of the wrath of God, and you be thrown into prison, into hell, there to be kept for the judgment of the great day. Truly I say to you, you shall by no means come out of there until you have paid the last penny. But this you can never do, since you have nothing to pay. Therefore, if you are once in that prison, the smoke of your torment must go up for ever and ever (Revelation 14:11).
1771 text
11. And let there be no delay in what so nearly concerneth thy soul. Agree with thine adversary quickly――Now: upon the spot――while thou art in the way with him――If it be possible, before he go out of thy sight――Lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge――Lest he appeal to God, the judge of all, and the Judge deliver thee to the officer, to Satan, the executioner of the wrath of God, and thou be cast into prison, into hell, there to be reserved to the judgment of the great day. Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. But this it is impossible for thee ever to do; seeing thou hast nothing to pay. Therefore if thou art once in that prison, the smoke of thy torment must ascend up for ever and ever.
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Sermon 22 in the 1771 Works. Matthew 5:5-7.
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