Two treatises tending to awaken secure sinners viz., 1. The terror of the day…

This will be the Witness that many a hundred Ministers of the Gospel must give in against the Souls o• their People at that Day. Alas, that ever you should cast this upon us! For the Lord's sake, Sirs, pity you• poor Teachers if you pity not your selves. We ha• rather go 1000 Miles for you, we had rather be scorne• and abused for your sakes, we had rather lay our Hands under your Feet, and beseech you on our Knees with Tears were we able, than be put on such Work as this. It i• you that will do it if it be done. We had rather follow you from House to House, and teach and exhort you• if you will but hear us and accept of our Exhortation Your Souls are precious in our Eyes, for we know they were so in the Eyes of Christ, and therefore we ar• loth to see this Day; we were once in your Case▪ and therefore know what it is to be blind, and careless▪ and carnal as you are, and therefore would fain obtain your Deliverance. But if you will not hear, but we must accuse you, and we must condemn you, the Lord judg between you and us. For we can witness that i• was full sore against our Wills. We have been faulty indeed in doing no more for you, and not following you with restless Importunity, (the Good Lord forgive us) but yet we have not betrayed you by silence.

This will be the Witness that many a hundred Ministers of the Gospel must give in against the Souls o• their People at that Day. Alas, that ever you shoul• cast this upon us! For the Lord's sake, Sirs, pity you• poor Teachers if you pity not your selves. We ha• rather go 1000 Miles for you, we had rather be scorne• and abused for your sakes, we had rather lay our Hands under your Feet, and beseech you on our Knees with Tears were we able, than be put on such Work as this. It i you that will do it if it be done. We had rather follow you from House to House, and teach and exhort you if you will but hear us and accept of our Exhortation Your Souls are pretious in our Eyes, for we know they were so in the Eyes of Christ, and therefore we ar loth to see this Day; we were once in your Case and therefore know what it is to be blind, and careless and carnal as you are, and therefore would fain obtain your Deliverance. But if you will not hear, but we must accuse you, and we must condemn you, the Lord judg between you and us. For we can witness that i was full sore against our Wills. We have been faulty indeed in doing no more for you, and not following you with restless Importunity, (the Good Lord forgive us) but yet we have not betrayed you by silence.