London's lamentation, or, A serious discourse concerning the late fiery dispensation that turned our…

and that the halter should strangle that throat, through which the voice of Treason had sounded; and that his bowels should be lost, who had lost the bowels of all pity, piety, and compassion; and that his Ghost should have his passage out of his midst (He burst asunder in the midst, saith the Text) and not out of his lips, because with a kiss of his lips he had betrayed our Lord Jesus. But seventhly, By slighting divine warnings, you will arm both visible and ¹invisible Creatures against you. Pharaoh slights divine warnings, and God arms the winds against him to his destruction Sisera slights divine warnings, and the Stars in their Course fought against Sisera. Sennacherib slights divine warnings, and an Angel of the Lord destroyed a hundred fourscore and five thousand of his Army in one night. Eighthly, By slighting of divine warnings, you will tempt Satan to tempt your souls: he that dares slight divine warnings, will stick at nothing that Satan shall tempt him to; yea, he does to the utmost what lies in him to provoke Satan to follow him with the blackest and sorest temptations. Ninthly, He that slights divine warnings, dams up all the springs of mercy, ²and turns the streams of loving-kindness and favour another way. Tenthly and lastly, Slighting of divine warnings, will be the Sword that will wound you, and the Serpent that will sting you, […] the Worm that will be still gnawing upon you; especially, 1. When your consciences are awakened. 2. When you shall lye upon a dying bed. 3. When you shall stand before a Judgment-seat. Fourthly and lastly, When you shall awake with everlasting flames about your ears. Upon all these considerations, take heed of slighting the warnings of God that you are under this day. But,

and that the halter should strangle that throat, through which the voice of Treason had sounded; and that his bowels should be lost, who had lost the bowels of all pity, piety, and compassion; and that his Ghost should have his passage out of his midst (He burst asunder in the midst, saith the Text) and not out of his lips, because with a kiss of his lips he had betrayed our Lord Jesus. But seventhly, By slighting divine warnings, you will arm both visible and ¹invisible Creatures against you. Pharaoh slights divine warnings, and God arms the winds against him to his destruction Sisera slights divine warnings, and the Stars in their Course fought against Sisera. Sennacherib slights divine warnings, and an Angel of the Lord destroyed a hundred fourscore and five thousand of his Army in one night. Eighthly, By slighting of divine warnings, you will tempt Satan to tempt your souls: he that dares slight divine warnings, will stick at nothing that Satan shall tempt him to; yea, he does to the utmost what lyes in him to provoke Satan to follow him with the blackest and sorest temptations. Ninthly, He that slights divine warnings, dams up all the springs of mercy,