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

The Judgments of God were so famous and frequent upon the persecutors of the Saints in Bohemia, that it was used as a proverb among the Adversaries themselves, That if any man were weary of his life, let him but attempt against the Piccardines (so they called the Christians) and he should not live a year to an end. By these short hints you may see, that all along God has made good, that Word, that is more worth than a world: ¹Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee, and the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain. Heb. Shalt thou gird, that is curb, and keep within compass; or as the Greek hath it, It shall keep holy day to thee, that is, cease from working, or acting outwardly, how restless soever it be within. [The remainder of wrath shall thou restrain,] that is, those that are left alive of thy wrathful enemies, that have still any malice against thy People, thou wilt curb and restrain, and not suffer their wrath to be so great as formerly; or if they go about to recruit their forces, and to set again upon thy People, thou wilt set such bounds to their wrath, that they shall not accomplish their desires, nor shall they proceed one step further, than shall make signally for thy glory and thy Peoples good, so some carry the words. The more eager and furious the enemies are against Gods People, the more honour and glory will God get in protecting and securing his People, and in girding, binding, and tying up their enemies: were it not for this favourable, signal, and eminent presence of God with his People, in their greatest troubles, deepest distresses, and most deadly dangers. Wicked men would still be a multiplying of their sorrows increasing their troubles, and adding of burden to burden, 'tis this favourable presence of God, that binds wicked men over to their good behaviour, and that chains them up from doing that mischief, that they design and intend. But,

The Judgments of God were so famous and frequent upon the persecutors of the Saints in Bohemia, that it was used as a proverb among the Adversaries themselves, That if any man were weary of his life, let him but attempt against the Piccardines (so they called the Christians) and he should not live a year to an end. By these short hints you may see, that all along God has made good, that Word, that is more worth than a world: ¹Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee, and the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain. Heb. Shalt thou gird, that is curb, and keep within compass; or as the Greek hath it, It shall keep holy day to thee, that is, cease from working, or acting outwardly, how restless soever it be within. [The remainder of wrath shall thou restrain,] that is, those that are left alive of thy wrathful enemies, that have still any malice against thy People, thou wilt curb and restrain, and not suffer their wrath to be so great as formerly; or if they go about to recruit their forces, and to set again upon thy People, thou wilt set such bounds to their wrath, that they shall not accomplish their desires, nor shall they proceed one step further, than shall make signally for thy glory and thy Peoples good, so some carrie the words. The more eager and furious the enemies are against Gods People, the more honour and glory will God get in protecting and securing his People, and in girding, binding, and tying up their enemies: were it not for this favourable, signal, and eminent presence of God with his People, in their greatest troubles, deepest distresses, and most deadly dangers. Wicked men would still be a multiplying of their sorrows increasing their troubles, and adding of burden to burden, 'tis this favourable presence of God, that binds wicked men over to their good behaviour, and that chaines them up from doing that mischief, that they design and intend. But,