Use 2 The second use is that of terror, and it is like a thunder-bolt, able to break the hearts of all those that are opposite to them that believe in Christ: that which I would have all consider on is this, that the persecution of the Saints is a sin of a high nature, it is a most heinous abominable sin in the sight of God, how ever the world ⟨p. 11⟩thinks not so of it, yet they shall be sure one day to find: I know men think not then, because haply the law of man provides not in this case to punish those that oppose the Lord Jesus Christ, and the power of his grace, because haply the Magistrate doth not, or haply cannot smite those that set themselves against those that fear God and trample upon them: therefore wicked men make the Saints of God the mark of their malice, and the aim of their rage, and all these indignation is bent that way, they glory in what they have done, and threaten what they will do; they will hang and draw, and quarter within themselves: this is that which the proud spirits of the world make their main prize, and they think thereby to procure praise unto themselves, and great preferment in their own eyes this way: let me speak a little to these, you that are guilty of this sin, see the compass of it, take notice of the reach how far this rebellion goeth: I would wish these men that persecute the Saints, I would have them underst & the compass of their course, how far their wicked practice extendeth, it is not against a despised Christian; no, let them know it, their rage and malice ascends up to Heaven, and offers violence to the Lord Jesus Christ, and the labour what they can to pluck Christ from the right hand of his Father, and they endeavour what in them lies to shed his blood, and take away his life: let all know that have been professed opposers and dead haters of the Saints of God, let them know they are melted of light ⟨p. 12⟩treason, and that in a most heinous manner against the Lord of Heaven and Earth, against the Lord Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of the world: I would that these men would not cozen themselves, for God will not be mocked: they profess they love Christ with all their hearts, and they will do any thing for him, but those nice fellows, those spruce fellows, it is those that they hate to the death: do you so indeed?
Vse 2 The second use is that of terrour, and it is like a thunder-bolt, able to breake the hearts of all those that are opposite to them that beleeve in Christ: that which I would have all consider on is this, that the persecution of the Saints is a sin of a high nature, it is a most hainous abominable sinne in the sight of God, how ever the world ⟨p. 11⟩thinkes not so of it, yet they shall bee sure one day to finde: I know men thinke not then, because haply the law of man provides not in this case to punish those that oppose the Lord Iesus Christ, and the power of his grace, because haply the Magistrate doth not, or haply cannot smite those that set themselves against those that feare God and trample upon them: therefore wicked men make the Saints of God the marke of their malice, and the aime of their rage, and all these indignation is bent that way, they glory in what they have done, and threaten what they will doe; they will hang and draw, and quarter within themselves: this is that which the proud spirits of the world make their maine prize, and they thinke thereby to procure praise unto themselves, and great preferment in their owne eyes this way: let me speake a little to these, you that are guilty of this sinne, see the compasse of it, take notice of the reach how farre this rebellion goeth: I would wish these men that persecute the Saints, I would have them underst & the compasse of their course, how farre their wicked practice extendeth, it is not against a despised Christian; no, let them know it, their rage and malice ascends up to Heaven, and offers violence to the Lord Iesus Christ, and the labour what they can to plucke Christ from the right hand of his Father, and they endevour what in them lies to shed his blood, and take away his life: let all know that have beene professed opposers and dead haters of the Saints of God, let them know they are melted of light ⟨p. 12⟩treason, and that in a most hainous manner against the Lord of Heaven and Earth, against the Lord Iesus Christ, the Redeemer of the world: I would that these men would not cozen themselves, for God will not bee mocked: they professe they love Christ with all their hearts, and they will doe any thing for him, but those nice fellowes, those spruce fellowes, it is those that they hate to the death: doe you so indeed?
