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

Moulin speaking of the French Protestants, said, When Papists hurt us for reading the Scriptures, we burn with zeal to be reading of them; he is a fool, we say, that will be laughed out of his coat; but he's a fool in folio that will be laughed out of his skin, out of his profession, out of his Religion, out of his principles, out of the ways of God, nay out of his soul, out of his salvation: because ⟨p. 44⟩he can't endure to be, opposed, derided, or laughed at by lewd and wicked men. The Divine presence will make a man set light by such paper-shot.

Moulin speaking of the French Protestants, said, When Papists hurt us for reading the Scriptures, we burn with zeal to be reading of them; he is a fool, we say, that will be laughed out of his coat; but he's a fool in folio that will be laughed out of his skin, out of his profession, out of his Religion, out of his principles, out of the wayes of God, nay out of his soul, out of his salvation: because ⟨p. 44⟩he can't endure to be, opposed, derided, or laughed at by lewd and wicked men. The Divine presence will make a man set light by such paper-shot.

A gracious spirit is raised by opposition; the more opposition it meets with in a way of duty, the more resolute he is for it: So far is he from being afraid of the threatenings of men, of the frowns of men, or of losing this mans favour, or of incurring such a mans displeasure, that his spirit riseth far more for it. It is with such a man as it is with the fire in Winter, the fire burns the hotter, because of the coldness of the air; So it is with all the Messengers of the Lord, who are inflamed in the way of their duty. Come to David, and tell him, O there is a Goliath, and he is come out with a spear like a weavers beam, and ¹there is one that bears his target goes before him; where is he? saith David, I will fight with him, saith he. Difficulties and dangers do but whet and raise his spirit, he is not afraid of any uncircumcised Philistine. Ah, my Friends, this is a true noble spirit! Holy greatness of mind lies in this, when a mans spirit is born up upon the greatness of his God, and the goodness of his cause; and if that will not bear me out, saith such a soul, let me sink in it. I am content to perish. That's a good word, more worth than a world in a faithful Ministers eye,