A trumpet blown in Zion, or, An alarm in God's holy mountain containing an…A trumpet blown in Zion, or, An allarm in God's holy mountain containing an…

4. The profane Swearer and Blasphemer will be also tormented with Shame: O, saith he, I looked upon my self to be no small Person, but one of the Hero's of my Day, and fit to keep Company with great Men, because I could swear and curse with any of them; how often did I call upon God to Damn me! I have but that which I desired, he hath now damned me indeed: I acted like a fearless Brute Beast: O what Shame do I find my Soul covered with, that I should cast away my self for that filthy Vice that was no Profit to me any manner of way!

4. The prophane Swearer and Blasphemer will be also tormented with Shame: O, saith he, I looked upon my self to be no small Person, but one of the Hero's of my Day, and fit to keep Company with great Men, because I could swear and curse with any of them; how often did I call upon God to Damn me! I have but that which I desired, he hath now damn'd me indeed: I acted like a fearless Brute Beast: O what Shame do I find my Soul covered with, that I should cast away my self for that filthy Vice that was no Profit to me any manner of way!

5. Shame also will terrify, and bring Confusion upon the carnal ⟨p. 60⟩Worldling, or Covetous Person, who made this World his God I had, he will say, store of Gold and Silver in my Bags and Chests, where it lay to rust, but I refused to feed the Poor, and to clothe the Naked, I regarded no distressed Members of Christ; I set my Heart upon my Earthly Treasure, valuing it above God and Jesus Christ: O what a Fool was I, in that I could not foresee how soon I must leave all that which I had gathered. I to get the World, slighted, nay, despised my own Soul; now if I had ten thousand Worlds, I would give them for the Favour of God, nay for one drop of Water to cool my Tongue.

5. Shame also will terrifie, and bring Confusion upon the carnal ⟨p. 60⟩