The Christian warfare wherein is first generally showed the malice, power and politic stratagems…The Christian warfare wherein is first generally shewed the malice, power and politike stratagems…

Now therefore the acceptable time and day of salvation is past never again to be recalled, and though with Esau thou seekest repentance with tears yet shalt thou never find it. Moreover to the consideration of thy horrible rebellion add the remembrance of Gods justice, which can in no wise suffer sin to go unpunished, the terrible curse of the law denounced by God who is trueth it self, against those who continue not in all that is written in the book of the law to do it, the fearful torments of hell prepared for sinners amongst which number thou art one of the chief; and therefore do not flatter thy self with hope of mercy, but rather expect those fearful judgements and endless torments which are due unto thee for thy rebellious wickedness: and thus doth Satan ⟨p. 423⟩labour to bring the poor Christian to deep desperation, and to fill his conscience with horror and fear, which if he can accomplish he resteth not there, but like a cruel coward who can never be at quiet till he see the death of his enemy, so our malicious enemy is never satisfied till he see our death and utter destruction. And therefore when he hath grievously vexed the Christians consciences with fearful horror, and tormented him even with the flashings of hell fire, in the next place he will persuade him to seek some ease of his present torments by imbruing his hands in his own blood, and putting himself to some violent death: which is nothing else but (as the Proverb is) to leap out of the frying pan into the fire, and in seeking to ease his terrors of conscience to plunge himself into the torments of hell.

Now therefore the acceptable time and day of saluation is past neuer againe to be recalled, and though with Esau thou seekest repentance with teares yet shalt thou neuer find it. Moreouer to the consideration of thy horrible rebellion adde the remembrance of Gods iustice, which can in no wise suffer sinne to goe vnpunished, the terrible curse of the law denounced by God who is trueth it selfe, against those who continue not in all that is written in the booke of the law to doe it, the fearefull torments of hell prepared for sinners amongst which number thou art one of the chiefe; and therefore doe not flatter thy selfe with hope of mercy, but rather expect those fearefull iudgements and endlesse torments which are due vnto thee for thy rebellious wickednesse: and thus doth Sathan ⟨p. 423⟩