An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…

And if this be so, what a controversy think you hath God against many in this Kingdom at this day? How fearful is Gods controversy against some that must feel it for that blood that hath been shed in Ireland? There is upon record one hundred and forty thousand that have been murdered there since the beginning of this rebellion, and every body will say, it is plain murder. And they whosoever they are that have had a hand in this, and abetted it, and strengthened the hands of the Murderers, what will they be able to answer unto God? Shall the blood of one righteous Abel cry loud in the ears of God and never leave crying until it hath had vengeance, and shall not the blood of one hundred and forty thousand innocents? (I mean innocents in this regard, in regard of the cause for which they were murdered:) We now in England begin to be somewhat sensible of the guilt of Murder what it is to have it lie upon a Nation. In the last Declaration of the affairs of Ireland, the Parliament giveth an intimation of some fear they have that possibly the guilt of the blood of King James may some way be upon US. God hath a controversy for murder wheresoever it lies, if it be not punished accordingly. And for all that blood that hath been shed here of late, where ever the cause lies, God will find it out one day. Oh the blood that will be upon the head of some! Jer. 51.35. The violence done to me and to my flesh, be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitants of Zion say, and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say. So let all Christians (they may do it and they have warrant from God to do it) let all Godly people in this Kingdom that have had their Husbands killed, their Children killed, their Apprentices killed, their Friends killed in these unhappy wars, let them say, the violence done to my flesh be upon the Babylonish party, the Popish party, and the blood that hath been shed of our husbands, of our children, of our servants, of our friends be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, the inhabitants of the Popish party that are risen up and shed so much blood as they have done. Oh how vile and cursed are mens hearts even in this thing, that are so set upon their designs, that to attain them they will go thorough ⟨image 38⟩streams of blood that lie in their way, and no matter for the lives of thousands of men so their lusts may be satisfied!

And if this be so, what a controversie think you hath God against many in this Kingdom at this day? How fearful is Gods controversie against some that must feel it for that blood that hath been shed in Ireland? There is upon record one hundred and forty thousand that have been murdered there since the beginning of this rebellion, and every body wil say, it is plain murder. And they whosoever they are that have had a hand in this, and abetted it, and strengthened the hands of the Murderers, what will they be able to answer unto God? Shall the blood of one righteous Abel cry loud in the ears of God and never leave crying untill it hath had vengeance, and shall not the blood of one hundreth and forty thousand innocents? (I mean innocents in this regard, in regard of the cause for which they were murdered:) We now in England begin to be somewhat sensible of the guilt of Murder what it is to have it lie upon a Nation. In the last Declaration of the affairs of Ireland, the Parliament giveth an intimation of some fear they have that possibly the guilt of the blood of King James may some way be upon US. God hath a controversie for murder wheresoever it lies, if it be not punished accordingly. And for all that blood that hath been shed here of late, where ever the cause lies, God will find it out one day. Oh the blood that will be upon the head of some!