The third Note is this: Rejoyce not as others

The third Note is this: Rejoyce not as others.

When men have brought misery upon themselves, this is one great argument of their misery, that they shall see others rejoycing, but all matter of joy shall be taken from themselves. It's not for them to rejoyce as others do, that which is the cause of the rejoycing to others you have had and abused it, you have abused those mercies of God, and now you must not rejoyce as other people do. That place is very notable for this in Luke (13:28): "There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth: When you shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the Prophets in the Kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out." This is the aggravation of our misery to see others in happiness and in a rejoycing condition, and you yourselves cast out, you must not rejoice as others do. As if a man were cast into a dungeon near the street, and there should be a day of triumph, and festivitie and jolitie, there should be much rejoycing, music, and bravery without in the city, and he lying in a dark dungeon and hears the jolitie of the city: this would be a great aggravation to his misery, yes, would he think, such that have their liberty may rejoyce, but I must not rejoyce as they do. And this will be the aggravation of the misery of the damned hereafter, when they shall see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the Prophets in the Kingdom of God, and themselves cast out; it may be the father shall see his child in the Kingdom of God, and himself in Hell being cast out; they shall rejoice eternally when I must be in everlasting torments.