Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment

6. Come forth all ye scoffers at Religion, and the zealous Professors thereof; who thought and spake of Religion, as if it had been a fancy, and cunningly devised Fable; and of the most holy, humble, and self-denying Christians, as if they were the most mean-spirited, foolish, and contemptible People upon Earth; and have used the name of a Saint in derision, and Proverb of reproach. Have you the same mind now, that Religion was but a fancy? Is your Resurrection, and my appearance, but a fancy? Is your punishment eternally in Hell, like to be bus a fancy? Had you not a sure ground and bottom for your faith in the Scriptures? Could you have desired more reasonable evidence of things done before your age? Could you laugh at Scripture-threatenings; And can you laugh now you are come to Execution? Could you contemn Gospel-promises; And are they so contemptible now in your eyes, when now you see the accomplishment of them before you? Against whom was it that you opened so wide a mouth? Whom was it that you did flout and scorn? What my Disciples! because they were meek and humble, and did not take the pleasures of sin with you, and were strict in their profession and conversation: What think you of them now? Were they so mean-spirited and contemptible? Were they so foolish, ⟨p. 96⟩which made so wise a choice? Did they well, or ill, in staying till this time for their happiness? Look upon the Persons now, whom once you scorned, and thought unworthy of your company; Was it so ridiculous a thing to be a Saint, as you imagined? Was not shining with them in glory, at all desirable? Would not you be glad to be numbered amongst them now? Why do you not laugh and fleer at the Saints now? Ye fools and blind sots, do you know what you s•oft at? Could you see no excellency in Holiness, and the Divine Nature, in my Image, which was engraven upon them? Did ever any Man of understanding laugh at the light of the Sun? They were lights in the dark World, where they lived; what mock at Holiness? hereby you mocked at God himself, who is so infinitely glorious in this attribute, and hereby distinguished from all his Creatures; vile Wretches! Take them Devils, bind them hand and foot.

6. Come forth all yee scoffers at Religion, and the zealous Professors thereof; who thought and spake of Religion, as if it had been a fancie, and cunningly devised Fable; and of the most holy, humble, and self-denying Christians, as if they were the most mean-spirited, foolish, and contemptible People upon Earth; and have used the name of a Saint in derision, and Proverb of reproach. Have you the same minde now, that Religion was but a fancy? Is your Resurrection, and my appearance, but a fancie? Is your punishment eternallie in Hell, like to be bus a fancie? Had you not a sure ground and bottome for your faith in the Scriptures? Could you have desired more reasonable evidence of things done before your age? Could you laugh at Scripture-threatnings; And can you laugh now you are come to Execution? Could you contemn Gospel-promises; And are they so contemptible now in your eies, when now you see the accomplishment of them before you? Against whom was it that you opened so wide a mouth? Whom was it that you did flout and scorn? What my Disciples! because they were meek and humble, and did not take the pleasures of sin with you, and were strict in their profession and conversation: What think you of them now? Were they so mean-spirited and contemptible? Were they so foolish,