An expositio[n] upon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…

Wreak not thy self upon thy neighbour that accused thee, nor upon the Judge, that pronounced sentence against thee. The sentence is none of his: this is not his work, he hath not judged thee. The hand of God is stretched forth to thy punishment: it is thine own life, and wickedness which forceth judgment upon thee. The Judge sitteth in the place of GOD, in the seat of justice: he can not bless, that GOD hath cursed: he must needs do right and eq•ie. He seeth the abomination of thy life, […] ⟨p. 419⟩seeth the filthiness which thou hast done in the house of God, and therefore sayeth: In nomine Dei, &c. in the name of the living God, and of Jesus Christ, before whom I stand, and before whom all flesh shall appear: by the authority of his word, and by the power of the holy ghost, I divide thee from the fellowship of the Gospel, and declare, that thou art no more a member of the body of Christ, thy name is put out of the book of life: thou hast no part in the life to come: thou art not in Christ, and Christ is departed from thee. I deliver thee to Satan, the Prince of darkness. Thy reward shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone. Thou shalt starve and wither, and not abide. The grace of GOD is taken out of thy heart. The face of the Lord is upon all them that do evil, they shall not taste of his mercy.

Wreake not thy selfe vppon thy neighbour that accused thée, nor vppon the Iudge, that pronounced sentence against thée. The sentence is none of his: this is not his worke, he hath not iudged thée. The hande of God is stretched foorth to thy punishment: it is thine owne life, and wickednesse which forceth indgement vppon thée. The Iudge sitteth in the place of GOD, in the seate of iustice: hée can not blesse, that GOD hath cursed: hee must néedes doe right and eq•ie. Hee séeth the abhomination of thy life, 〈…〉 ⟨p. 419⟩séeth the filthinesse which thou hast done in the house of God, and therefore saieth: In nomine Dei, &c. in the name of the liuing God, and of Iesus Christ, before whome I stande, and before whome al flesh shall appeare: by the authoritie of his word, and by the power of the holie ghost, I diuide thée from the felowshippe of the Gospell, and declare, that thou arte no more a member of the bodie of Christ, thy name is put out of the booke of life: thou hast no parte in the life to come: thou arte not in Christ, and Christ is departed from thée. I deliuer thée to Sathan, the Prince of darknesse. Thy rewarde shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone. Thou shalt sterue and wither, and not abide. The grace of GOD is taken out of thy heart. The face of the Lorde is vppon al them that doe euill, they shall not taste of his mercie.