The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27

many miles In circumference. depth END
height, considering the great number
nf its prisoners. Now, ell this great
bit wifi be full OF fire, and IL lighted
straw. when there Ia enough OF II, will
heat an oven. what will lighted bfttn::
stone do. 80 violent rs to quality. and
80 great as to quantityP Besides, the
fire here will be sent up without any
vent, and, therefore, all its flames Will
return back by reverberation, and, py
consequence, be OF unspeakable aotivi,,
ty. Flame so fierce and 30 great VIII
not only aftiict us without, az it nap.
pens with the fires In this world. but
will penetrate our very bones, our mar
row, and even the very principle OF our
life and being. Every one that la damn
ed will be like lighted furnace, which
has It's own flames In itself; ell that
filthy blood will boil In the veins, the
brains in the skull, the heart In the
breast. the bowels within that unfortu..
nate body, surrounded with an abyss Oh
fire. out Of which 1t cannot escape.
Consider that whatever has been said.
either to the strength, the quality or the
quantity of this Internal FIRE, IL IL moth
ing in comparison to the intenseness 1t
will have 40 being the instrument OF
divine Justice, which will raise 1t above
| its natural force to produce most won
derful effects. The internal fire will be
| of that kind; Ii will have Its rise from
the foot of the throne Of God-that is to
say. 1t will receive an Incredible vlgot
from the omnipotence Of working
not with its own activity, but. as an In
strument, with the activity OF lts agent
who will give to the flames such Intense.
ness as he shall think convenient tc
revenge the outrages committed against
/ nd IN rnt1air fhn inIt1rtgl done
His glory. a., :.
II the fire, like sword falling with Ito
own weight only, makes such havoc
among us. what will 1t do In hell. wher
assisted by an omnipotent armP
The company Of the devils will prove
far more tormenting than would be thai
OF our greatest enemies, they being
also, executioners and ministers q
divine Justice. They will intlict tbt
damned two different ways by theil
sight and by their reproaches. The
lsight OF devil is 30 terrible that st
Francis. after having seen one, assured
had IL not been for particular help o
God, he could not have beheld euoh
monster, though for never so few mo
ments, without expiring" st. Antoniu
makes mention of q religious person
who. having seen the devil, said BIZ
would freely go into fiery furnao
rather than see him any more. st
Catherine OF Sienna. speaking to on
Saviour, said much more: THAT
rather than to behold again 80 frightfu
an Internal form, she would choose. tt
walk In a road all Of fire to the very da,
of Judgment" According to this. on,
OF those monsters alone would b.
enough to make hell OF the place b.
was in yet in hell they will be without
number.
What life will that be, worse than
thousand deaths, to live among sucl
cruel enemies and such bloody exeou
tionersi
, Consider that were the pains OF hel
, less raeking, yet, being never to hav
, an end, they would become infinite
What, then, will 1t be, they being bot
intolerable as to sharpness and endles
AZ to duration Who can conceive no,
: much 1t adds to grief, it's being never t
: have an end :?