A word in season to this present generation, or, A sober and serious discourse…

Let Atheists, Papists and Persecutors cease from plotting against Zion, from persecuting of Zion, for it is utterly impossible to prevail against Zion. Let all Zions Adversaries remember once for all, that if any Policy, counsel, lying, cursing, strength or cruelty could have prevailed against Zion, Zion had been rooted out of the world long ago. If Balaam was at our Enemies elbows, he would tell them roundly and plainly, That it is in vain to curse those whom God blesseth. It is hard to ¹kick against the pricks: It is high madness for men to run their naked Bodies against a swords point. Let Zions Enemies remember that God, who takes pleasure in Zion, sits upon the Circle of the Earth, and all the Inhabitants ²are as Grasshoppers; yea all the Nations as a drop of a Bucket, and less than the dust of the Balance, and therefore he can easily revenge all the wrongs and injuries ³that is done to Zion, by those that would fain prevail over her, and triumph in her ruin. But,

Let Atheists, Papists and Persecutors cease from plotting against Zion, from persecuting of Zion, for it is utterly impossible to prevail against Zion. Let all Zions Adversaries remember once for all, that if any Policy, counsel, lying, cursing, strength or cruelty could have prevailed against Zion, Zion had been rooted out of the world long ago. If Balaam was at our Enemies elbows, he would tell them roundly and plainly, That it is in vain to curse those whom God blesseth. It is hard to ¹kick against the pricks: It is high madness for men to run their naked Bodies against a swords point. Let Zions Enemies remember that God, who takes pleasure in Zion, sits upon the Circle of the Earth, and all the Inhabitants ²are as Grashoppers; yea all the Nations as a drop of a Bucket, and less than the dust of the Ballance, and therefore he can easily revenge all the wrongs and injuries ³