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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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⟩curse, as it is, If any shall hear the words of 1this curse, and bless himself in his heart saying, I shall have peace though I walk in the imagination of my heart, &c Then the Lord will not spare him, but the anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses of this book shall be upon him, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven, &c. Also, I will heap up mischief upon you, and I will send mine arrows upon you. Oh what a heavy thing is 2this, I pray you consider it sadly; not to have right to Gods promises, is the condition of a man that is cursed, and miserable in his life, at his death, and after his death, You rich gentlemen and gentlewomen, give me leave to speak to you, I pray you consider thus much, if you have not right to Gods promises, the curse of God is stamped upon every cross and penny, and upon every thing you have, See but this place, I have cursed your blessings, saith the Lord, as if he 3