Joshua Redivivus, or Mr. Rutherford's Letters

O if the careless Atheist, and sleeping man, who edgeth by all, (with, God forgive our Pastors if they lead us wrong, we must do as they command,) and lays down his head upon times bosom, and giveth his conscience to a deputy, and sleepeth so, while the smoke of hell fire fly up in his throat, and cause him start out of his doleful bed. O if such a man would awake, many woes are for the over-gilded, and gold-plastered Hypocrite, a heavy doom is for the liar and white tongued flatterer, and the fleeing book of Gods ireful vengeance, twenty cubits long, and twenty cubits broad, that goeth out from the face of God, shall enter into the house, and in upon the soul of him that stealeth, and sweareth falsely by Gods name, Zechar. 5: ver. 23. I denounce eternal burning, hotter then Sodoms flames, upon the men, that boil in their filthy lusts of fornication, adultery, incest, and the like wickedness; no Room, no not a foot broad for such vile dogs, within the clean Jerusalem: Many of you put off all with this, God forgive us, we know no better: I renew my old answer, 2 Thess. 1. the judge is coming in flaming fire, with all his mighty Angels to render vengeance to all these, that know not God, and believe Not. I have often told you security shall slay you, all men say they have faith, as many men and women now, as many saints in heaven; and all believe (say ye) every foul dog is clean enough, & good enough, for the clean & new Jerusalem above: Every man hath conversion, & the new birth; but it is not ••el come; they had never a sick night for sin, conversion ⟨p. 9⟩came to them in a night dream: in a word hell will be empty at the day of judgement, and heaven panged full: Alas it is neither easy, nor ordinary to believe & to be saved; many must stand in the end at heavens gates; when they go to take out their faith they take out a fair nothing (or as ye use to speak) a bl•••ume: O lamentable Disappointment: I pray you, I charge you in the name of Christ, make fast work of Christ, and salvation: I know there are some believers among you; and I write to you O poor broken hearted believers, all the comforts of Christ, in the New and Old Testament are yours. O what a father & husband you have! O if I had pen, and ink, and engine, to write of him!

O if the carelesse Atheist, and sleeping man, who edgeth by all, (with, God forgive our Pastors if they lead us wrong, we must doe as they command,) and layes down his head upon times bosome, and giveth his conscience to a deputy, and sleepeth so, while the smoak of hell fire flie up in his throat, and cause him start out of his dooleful bed. O if such a man would awake, many woes are for the over-guilded, and gold-plastered Hypocrite, a heavie doom is for the liar and white tongued flatterer, and the fleing book of Gods irefull vengeance, twentie cubits long, and twentie cubits broad, that goeth out from the face of God, shall enter into the house, and in upon the soul of him that stealeth, and sweareth falsely by Gods name, Zechar. 5: ver. 23. I denounce eternall burning, hotter then Sodoms flames, upon the men, that boile in their filthie lusts of fornication, adultery, incest, and the like wickednesse; no Room, no not a footbroad for such viledogs, within the clean Jerusalem: Many of you put off all with this, God forgive us, we know no better: I renew my old answer,