Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment

And you that have turned aside from me and my ways, into ways of error, that sucked in damnable Heresies from false Teachers. Did you not know that there were damnable Heresies, as well as other damnable sins? were you not warned that Satan sometimes appeared as an Angel of light? would you so quickly turn aside after some workings and strivings of my spirit with you, and some hopes which you gave of your conversion and reformation? did not you perceive how Satan lay upon the catch, so soon as you began to be awakened, to prejudice you against the truth, and draw you aside in another way to serve him? did you not understand the mysteries of his delusions? if you had heartily loved the truth as it was in me, would you have been so deluded? was not deep humiliation and mortification of every last too hard a Doctrine, and therefore you chose such as would give you more scope, and liberty, and shroud your lusts under some other name, and term your hatred and anger against my people by the name of zeal for my glory? did you think if you ⟨p. 113⟩gave Satan one hold, that it would not be sufficient to undo you? had you stuck close to my Ministry and Ordinances, would you have been so deluded? did you think your selves wiser than my Ministers, so soon as you got a little glimmering of light? could you so readily open your ear to slanders, and receive prejudices against them, through Satan's and his Instruments persuasions, to the shipwrecking of your own Souls? did you not find how wavering and unsteady you were, how like Children tossed too and fro with every wind of Doctrine, when once you forsook my Ministry, which I appointed for your establishment? did you conceit that you might live above Ordinances in the World? did you imagine to get into a higher form, when you went forth of my School? and when you expected perfection most, were not you more imperfect than before? when you fancied a clearer light, were not you most full of darkness? when you thought your selves so holy, as none like you, and none must be holy but those of your way; were not you most unholy, and like a smoke in my nostrils? could I accept of your worship out of the way of my Ordinances and Institutions? when you thought your selves must guided and acted by the spirit, was it not a spirit of delusion? did my spirit lead you, and act you in a way which my word did not allow of?

And you that have turned aside from me and my wayes, into wayes of errour, that suckt in damnable Heresies from faise Teachers. Did you not know that there were damnable Heresies, as well as other damnable sins? were you not warned that Sathan sometimes appeared as an Angel of light? would you so quickly turn aside after some workings and strivings of my spirit with you, and some hopes which you gave of your conversion and reformation? did not you perceive how Sathan lay upon the catch, so soon as you began to be awakened, to prejudice you against the truth, and draw you aside in another way to serve him? did you not understand the mysteries of his delusions? if you had heartily loved the truth as it was in me, would you have been so deluded? was not deep humiliation and mortification of every last too hard a Doctrine, and therefore you chose such as would give you more scope, and liberty, and shroud your lusts under some other name, and terme your hatred and anger against my people by the name of zeale for my glory? did you think if you