The application of redemption

Another sort who are so far from bearing the shame §2they do deserve, that out of their impudency they do rather cast shame upon the truth itself that would discover their sin and so the messenger that brings it. Thus out of this devilish wretchedness and […] they dare to flout God to his face, and cast scorn and contempt upon the truth, rather than they will lye under contempt themselves; and therefore it is the prophet looks at it as desperate, beyond hope or help, Hos. 4. 4. let no man strive with another or reprove him, for this people, are as they that strive with the priest, they contemn him and his repro of, so far are they from being content to take it, or the due shame which it discovers; of this stamp were those impudent scorners, who jeered the Prophet to his face, and made a jest of the threatenings he delivered, Isa. 22. 12. In the day the Lord called to weeping and mourning and baldness and to girding with sackcloth and behold joy and gladness, slaying of oxen and killing of sheep, let us eat and drink, for to morrow we shall dye, q. d. do you not hear the dreadful threatening that Isaiah hath denounced, do ye not expect to dye masters? do not your hearts shake within you to hear such tidings, let us not dye fasting, we will take our meat sure before our enemies take away our lives, if we must die as the prophet saith, let us be merry before our death, It were revealed to me says the Prophet ⟨p. 653⟩from the Lord of hosts, surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you, till you dye, that is, never; so tell the rebellious servant of his or her rugged carriage, unruly language, that they have tongues set on fire of hell, […] in wording of it, slighting and gainsaying, Titus. 2. 9. Exhort servants to be obedient to their own masters to please them well in all things, not answering again; because they are stopped from answering frampfully, therefore they will not modestly and in meekness of wisdom ask counsel and direction from a Governor, wish them ask your Mistress, enquire of your Master, no no, I must not speak, I promise you, would I were Governor, they cannot sin, they must be pleased in all things, whether they please God or no.