Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment

7. Come forth all ye Persecutors of my Disciples; Was it not enough for you to mock them; but you must persecute them too? Was it not enough to persecute them with the tongue, but you must persecute them with the hand? What could you betray them like Judas for a piece of money, or out of malice which was worse? Could you disturb them in their service and worship of me, when they were praying for your conversion and salvation? Could you hale and drag them to Prison, who endeavoured to keep you out of the Prison of Hell! Could you seek the ruin of such as were the best Friends of your souls? when you never received injury from them; could you be so injurious to them? Do you know whom ye persecuted? It was m•, it was me whom you persecuted, when you persecuted my Disciples; it was me whom ye wounded through ⟨p. 97⟩their sides; it was me you betrayed in betraying them; it was me ye imprisoned, in imprisoning them; it was me you spurned at, when ye lifted up the heel against them; and did you ever think to prosper in this way? You, you have been above all other Persons upon the Earth, my professed Enemies, and most like your Father the Devil; Come ye Wretches, gird up your loins like Men; gather your forces together; put on strength and courage; if you have any; and life up your hand, if you dare against me; do you find strength to fail you now, and your forces too weak to niake resistance? and were you so foolish as to engage in battle, where you might have known, you should certainly be conquered at the last? doth your courage fail you upon the sight of the Captain? and should you not have been afraid to touch my anointed ones, my lifted Soldiers? You served the Devil, and fought under his banner against me and mine, and can be deliver you now out of mine hand? can be defend you against my rage and fury? or would he do it, if it lay in his power? had you ever more spite and malice against my people, than the Devil had against you, in setting you about persecution work? did not he design your ruin hereby? did not he think of this day, and on purpose drew you to this sin, that you might be the more horribly tormented? and doth not be with his Angels wait now for you, that they may drag you unto torments? Take them Devils, bind them hand and foot.

7. Come forth all yee Persecutors of my Disciples; Was it not enough for you to mock them; but you must persecute them too? Was it not enough to persecute them with the tongue, but you must persecute them with the hand? What could you betray them like Judas for a piece of money, or out of malice which was worse? Could you disturb them in their service and worship of me, when they were praying for your conversion and salvation? Could you hale and drag them to Prison, who endeavoured to keep you out of the Prison of Hell! Could you seek the ruine of such as were the best Friends of your souls? when you never received injury from them; could you be so injurious to them? Do you know whom yee persecuted? It was m, it was me whom you persecuted, when you persecuted my Disciples; it was me whom yee wounded thorow