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…

9. The Devil also no doubt will reproach them for their Folly, ¹though he be in Misery with them: Ah thou Wretch, may not he say, wast thou not a Fool to believe me, (whom thou wast often told was a Liar from the Beginning) and wouldst not believe thy God? See how I have betrayed thee, and blinded thine Eyes, and made thee taken with silly Rattles, Toys and Trifles; I presented thee with false Money, with brass Counters, and thou didst take them, and refuse precious Gold and Pearl; I knew I was damned, and should be tormented, and I out of Malice to thy Soul resolved to try to make thee as miserable as my self, and I have done it: Alas I had no power to force thee, but I saw thou hadst no Strength to resist my Enticements, nor didst thou see thy own Disability, I hid it from thee, that thou mightest not look up to Christ for Help: I made thee believe thou wast a Christian, it was I that told thee thy Heart and State was good, (when I knew thou wast an undone Man) and thou didst believe me; I had more Honour showed me by thee, than the Great God; thou didst believe me, and wouldst not believe Him, his Word, his Ministers. Ah how just is it, thou Fool, that thou shouldst lie here with me to Eternity in these Flames,

9. The Devil also no doubt will reproach them for their Folly, ¹though he be in Misery with them: Ah thou Wretch, may not he say, wast thou not a Fool to believe me, (whom thou wast often told was a Liar from the Beginning) and wouldst not believe thy God? See how I have betrayed thee, and blinded thine Eyes, and made thee taken with silly Rattles, Toys and Triffles; I presented thee with false Money, with brass Counters, and thou didst take them, and refuse precious Gold and Pearl; I knew I was damned, and should be tormented, and I out of Malice to thy Soul resolved to try to make thee as miserable as my self, and I have done it: Alas I had no power to force thee, but I saw thou hadst no Strength to resist my Enticements, nor didst thou see thy own Disability, I hid it from thee, that thou mightest not look up to Christ for Help: I made thee believe thou wast a Christian, it was I that told thee thy Heart and State was good, (when I knew thou wast an undone Man) and thou didst believe me; I had more Honour shewed me by thee, than the Great God; thou didst believe me, and wouldst not believe Him, his Word, his Ministers. Ah how just is it, thou Fool, that thou should'st lie here with me to Eternity in these Flames,