The unbelievers preparing for Christ. By T.HThe vnbeleevers preparing for Christ. By T.H

I will tell you what complaints they will make to his Majesty, they will say, Lord I was in a good way, my eyes were opened, and my heart was humbled, my heart did earn towards Gods truth and holy men, I would have turned over a new leaf, and led a new life, but it was this Land-lord of mine that feared bernard ⟨p. 93⟩and terrified me, and plucked me aside from this good course; good Lord revenge my blood at my Land-lords hand, the servant he will say; Lord, there was a gracious fellow servant lived in the house with me, and did me much good, I loved to hear thy word, and pray, and read, and perform good duties, but good Lord, it was the sharp reproofs and bitter taunts of my master that discouraged me, and made me forsake my former course; and therefore now I must go to hell, but Lord though I perish, yet I beseech thee revenge my blood at my masters hands. Many of you have wives that lie in your bosoms, in whose hearts the word of God hath begun to take place, and they have resolved to walk uprightly before God; they have gone and mourned in secret, and sighed to heaven, but it is you that are their husbands which have hindered this gracious disposition, and you thought your selves undone because your wives took this course, and therefore you never left brawling, and baiting, and railing, until your poor wives left all, left praying, and left reading, and left all goodness; I tell you, those wives that now lie in your bosoms, though they love you now, the time will come when they will curse the day that ever they saw or knew you; what a woeful case will it be at the day of judgement, when the wife shall come before the Lord and say, I confess Lord, I enjoyed thy word, and it was brought home to my soul, and it wrought upon my conscience, and I had a full purpose to become a new creature, and take a new course; I ⟨p. 94⟩was coming Lord, I was coming, but it was this husband of mine that drew me from my self and thy service, from a good course, and from a good way, and therefore require my blood at his hands; though I perish, yet good Lord, let not my damnation be unrevenged at my husbands hands;

I will tell you what complaints they will make to his Majesty, they will say, Lord I was in a good way, my eyes were opened, and my heart was humbled, my heart did earne towards Gods truth and holy men, I would have turned over a new leafe, and led a new life, but it was this Land-lord of mine that feared bernard