Rel. For my part, I have little to say t• those Monsters, neither by the grace • ⟨p. 7⟩God, in any society, will I have to do with them, but my prayer, shall be that the •ord will suddenly turn their hearts, or • his good time, pay them their just de•rts. Truly of this sort of men, I thank God, in all my days (although I have •ard of many) did I never know more •en three, which if it had pleased the1 •ord, were to many by two and one; these •ree, were natural brethren, men ma• love politic in sundry sciences, and worldly wise, but we the judgements of God: the two •ounge• were hanged, not many years since justly condemned for ••gh •reason, and the third being the elder brother, was taken in adultery, and with • knife jabbed in, and slain by the hands of his own wife: and so far as I understand, ther• is not one of the name left •live. The fool (saith the Prophet) doth2 say in his •••art there is no God, and doubtless they which with their tongues do profane his word deny not y• same thing, or at least y• which is as •u•l: for besides, that between God and his word there is always a mutual relation, so as the one •• not without the other, we find in the3 Scripture, that God is the word; •s for all ⟨p. 8⟩those that are departed this life, in that mind, I leave them to God, (though without repentance, we say they could not b• saved,) And as for those that be yet •• uing I look for nothing more assuredly then to hear tell of their ruin, and so likewise I leave them.
Rel. For my part, I haue little to say t• those Monsters, neither by the grace • ⟨p. 7⟩God, in any society, will I haue to doe with them, but my praier, shalbe that the •ord will sodenly turne their hearts, or • his good timt, pay them their iust de•rts. Truely of this sort of mē, I thanke God, in all my daies (although I haue •ard of many) did I neuer know more •en thrée, which if it had pleased the1 •ord, were to many by two and one; these •rée, were naturall bretherēn, men ma• •lous politique insundry sciences, and •orldly wise, but we the iudgements of God: the two •ounge• were hanged, not many yeares since iustly condemned for ••gh •reason, and the third being the elder •rother, was taken in adultery, and with • knife •iabbed in, and slaine by the hands of his owne wife: and so farre as I vn•erstand, ther• is not one of the name left •liue. The foole (saith the Prophet) doth2 say in his •••art there is no God, and doubt•esse they which with their toungs doe prophāe his word deny not y• same thing, or at least y• which is as •ul: for besides, that betwéene God and his word there is lwaies a mutuall relation, so as the one not without the other, we finde in the
- 1Th••• br• th•••.
- 2Psa. 14. 1.
- 3John. 1. 1.Iohn. 1. 1.
