A Golden Chain

Satan. But thou firebrand of hell fire, and child of perdition, look for no mercy at Gods hands, because thou art a most grievous sinner: for, 1 Original sin runneth wholly over thee, as a loathsome botch or leprosy. 2 Thy mind knoweth not the things that be of God. 3 In the law of God thou art stark blind, saving that thou hast a few principles of it to make thee inexcusable. ⟨p. 658⟩4 The Gospel is foolishness and madness unto thee: thou makest no better account of it then of thine own dream. 5 Thy conscience is corrupt, because it flattereth thee, and excuseth thy sin. 6 Thy memory keepeth and remembereth nothing, but that which is against Gods word: but things abominable and wicked, it keepeth long. 7 Thy will hath no inclination to that which is good, but only to sin and wickedness. 8 Thy affections are set only on wickedness: they are as mighty giants and princes in thee, they have thee at commandment. Remember, that for very anger thou hast bin sick: that the lust of thy flesh hath driven thee to madness: forget not thy Atheism, thy contempt of Gods word, thy inward pride, thy envy, hatred, malice, thy covetousness, and infinite other wicked desires, which have led thee captive, and made thee outrageous in all kind of naughtiness. 9 Thy actual sins committed partly in secret, partly in public, are most filthy and most infinite. Remember how in such a place, at such a time, thou diddest commit fornication: in another place thou diddest steal, &c. God saw this I warrant thee: yea, all thy sins are written in his book: wherefore thou cursed wretch, all hope of mercy is cut off from thee.

Sathan. But thou firebrand of hel fire, and child of perdition, looke for no mercie at Gods hands, because thou art a most grieuous sinner: for, 1 Original sin runneth wholly ouer thee, as a loathsome botch or leprosie. 2 Thy mind knoweth not the things that be of God. 3 In the law of God thou art stark blind, sauing that thou hast a few principles of it to make thee inexcusable. ⟨p. 658⟩4 The Gospel is foolishnes and madnes vnto thee: thou makest no better account of it then of thine owne dreame. 5 Thy conscience is corrupt, because it flattereth thee, and excuseth thy sinne. 6 Thy memorie keepeth and remembreth nothing, but that which is against Gods word: but things abominable and wicked, it keepeth long. 7 Thy will hath no inclination to that which is good, but onely to sinne and wickednes. 8 Thy affections are set onely on wickednes: they are as mightie gyants and princes in thee, they haue thee at cōmandement. Remēber, that for very anger thou hast bin sicke: that the lust of thy flesh hath driuen thee to madnes: forget not thy Atheisme, thy contempt of Gods word, thy inward pride, thy enuie, hatred, malice, thy couetousnesse, and infinit other wicked desires, which haue led thee captiue, and made thee outragious in all kind of naughtines. 9 Thy actuall sinnes committed partly in secret, partly in publike, are most filthie and most infinite. Remember how in such a place, at such a time, thou diddest commit fornication: in another place thou diddest steale, &c. God saw this I warrant thee: yea, all thy sinnes are written in his booke: wherefore thou cursed wretch, all hope of mercie is cut off from thee.