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Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment
Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment by Thomas Vincent ...
London: printed for George Calvert, 1667
Christ's certain and sudden Appearance to Judgment. › Chapter 8
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16 Come forth all ye wrathful and contentious persons; you that have had fiery Spirits, and fiery tongues; whose tongues have been like Swords, wherewith you have lashed and wounded others in your reproachful reviling speeches; who have had the poison of asps in your hearts and lips, which hath vented it self in virulent language; whose words have been bitter and clamorous, full of anger and wrath, and contention; who have been incendiaries in the places where you have lived, who have disturbed the peace of your families, and turned all things into uproar and confusion: Did you not know the precepts of the Gospel, which commanded peace, and gentleness, and meekness, and easiness to be entreated? did you disturb others peace by your contentions, and did you not disturb your own? did you raise an uproar in your houses, and was not there a greater uproar in your hearts? did you not taste the bitterness of such a conversation, and yet would you persist therein? did not you receive some blows and wounds by your contention sometimes; and yet would you not hearken to such rebukes? were you angry with others without just cause, and was there not good reason that God should be angry with you? was not the fire of your tongues kindled by the fire of Hell? and is it unreasonable that you should be thrust into the place of burning for your contention? Take them Devils, bind them hand and foot.
16 Come forth all ye wrathful and contentious persons; you that have had fiery Spirits, and fiery tongues; whose tongues have been like Swords, wherewith you have lashed and wounded others in your reproachful reviling speeches; who have had the poison of aspes in your hearts and lips, which hath vented it self in virulent language; whose words have been bitter and clamorous, full of anger and wrath, and contention; who have been incendiaries in the places where you have lived, who have disturbed the peace of your families, and turned all things into uprore and confusion: Did you not know the precepts of the Gospel, which commanded peace, and gentleness, and meekness, and easiness to be entreated? did you disturb others peace by your contentions, and did you not disturb your own? did you raise an uprore in your houses, and was not there a greater uproar in your hearts? did you not taste the bitterness of such a conversation, and yet would you persist therein? did not you receive some blows and wounds by your contention sometimes; and yet would you not hearken to such rebukes? were you angry with others without just cause, and was there not good reason that God should be angry with you? was not the fire of your tongues kindled by the fire of Hell? and is it unreasonable that you should be thrust into the place of burning for your contention? Take them Devils, binde them hand and foot.