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Use. 3 The third use is, Seeing God hath made many promises unto his people, this is terror to the wicked. Here are many in this congregation, to whom I have not spoken one word in the last use of comfort: now God sends other news to you, therefore put it not off from you, if I prove not what I say by Scripture, believe me not what I have said for the comfort of Gods people, I must say the contrary unto you.

Vse. 3 The third use is, Seeing God hath made many promises unto his people, this is terrour to the wicked. Here are many in this congregation, to whom I have not spoken one word in the last use of comfort: now God sends other newes to you, therefore put it not off from you, if I prove not what I say by Scripture, beleeve me not what I have said for the comfort of Gods people, I must say the contrary unto you.

First, as Gods children have their names written in Gods book, and you have your names written also, but it is in the black book of Gods wrath,

First, as Gods children have their names written in Gods booke, and you have your names written also, but it is in the blacke booke of Gods wrath,

Secondly, as Gods children have a mark set on their foreheads, so there is a mark set on you, but it is a woeful one, for though I judge you not, yet I am persuaded the devil hath set his black mark, with a brand from hell one some of you: yea a man may gather from your very faces almost, what some of you are, but the day of judgement will fully discover you all. But in the mean time, know this whosoever you are that are under your natural condition, you are under Gods ⟨p. 16⟩