The heads of some sermons preached at Finnick, the 17 of August. 1662 By…

4. There is this charged on Edom, and ye may take it here as another step and degree of compliance with the enemies of God, neither shouldst thou have laid thy hand on thy Brothers substance in the day that strangers carried away his forces. Will any body think ye, that professes love to the cause, take an harl of an honest man's gear, when its going for the Cause and Covenant and work of Reformation? Indeed I'll warrant you, that they will. Its true, none I know that has love really to the Cause and Covenant and work of Reformation will do so. But I know enough of Lowns that have professed much love to the Work, will be very glad to win a days wages, to drive an honest man's pound, when it's going for the work of Reformation, and many will not hook to put-in their hand among the honest mans gear, when it's going for the Work of Reformation, and take a good deal of it. Will ye do so? Then truly it shall be the dearest gear that ever ye wan in your life. Will the States take a fine of a man, for promoving of the work of God? And will ye take any off-fallings, that ye can get? Will ye lay your hand on your Brothers substance in the day of his distress? Take it as ye will, but ye may as well take God's vengeance, as take it: and if ye take it, ye shall ⟨p. 30⟩take God's vengeance with it. It shall be the dearest gear in your aught the thing that ye take of them that way, if ye take any thing of the People of God, for the Covenant and Work of Reformation, or for any thing relating thereunto, believe it, ye shall get the broad curse of God with it, that shall crow in their crop, and burst out at the broad side, and turn out that which is in or you, that all the world shall see as well within as without: and withal know assuredly this is one of the highest ways of joining issues and interests with God's enemies, that the Spirit of God hath left on record in the Scripture; and know ye are once screwed up and over among the black band, and God knows when ye shall come-off again.

4. There is this charged on Edom, and ye may take it here as another step and degree of compliance with the enemies of God, neither shouldst thou have laid thy hand on thy Brothers substance in the day that strangers carried away his forces. Will any body think ye, that prosesses love to the cause, take an harl of an honest man's gear, when its going for the Cause and Covenant and work of Reformation? Indeed I'l warrand you, that they will. Its true, none I know that has love really to the Cause and Covenant and work of Reformation will do so. But I know enough of Lowns that have professed much love to the Work, will be very glad to winn a days wages, to drive an honest man's pound, when it's going for the work of Reformation, and many will not hook to put-in their hand among the honest mans gear, when it's going for the Work of Reformation, and take a good deal of it. Will ye do so? Then truely it shall be the dearest gear that ever ye wan in your life. Will the States take a fine of a man, for promoving of the work of God? And will ye take any off-fallings, that ye can get? Will ye lay your hand on your Brothers substance in the day of his distress? Take it as ye will, but ye may as wel take God's vengeance, as take it: and if ye take it, ye shall