The serviceable man. A discourse made unto the General Court of the Massachusetts colony,…

As he was worshipping in the House of his God, his two Sons smote him. The Jewish Rabbins tell us, That he had vowed to make a Sacrifice of his two Children, unto his False God, which they understanding were thus aforehand with him. But why do I descend unto particular instances? All the Bible is full of that vengeance which falls upon the Heads of those that are Enemies to the people of God. We are assured in Psal. 105.14. He hath suffered no man to do them wrong, Yea, He has Reproved Kings for their sakes! What got the Egyptians by pursuing after the people of God into the Wilderness, whither they Retired, that they might worship him? I assure you, That was the Thing that filled up the measure of all their sins; they were then ripe for the Last plague of God upon them. If they that wrong one Saint of God, be more undone, than a man thrown into the Sea, with a millstone about his Neck, what will be the Fate of him that shall wrong a whole ⟨p. 39⟩people that is Holy to the Lord. Some it may be set themselves against the people of God, out of Revenge; and this with some shadow of Reason and Justice on their side; but This also will not excuse them. Ahithophel is deep in the Conspiracy against David; why, David had abused Bathsheba, who was the Grand-child of Ahithophel. Yet you know what came of him! If they be Davids, or a Beloved and Repenting people, which we are prejudiced against; God will make it a dangerous thing to meddle with them.

As he was worshipping in the House of his God, his two Sons smote him. The Jewish Rabbins tell us, That he had vowed to make a Sacrifice of his two Children, unto his False God, which they understanding were thus aforehand with him. But why do I descend unto particular instances? All the Bible is full of that vengeance which falls upon the Heads of those that are Enemies to the people of God. We are assured in Psal. 105.14. He hath suffered no man to do them wrong, Yea, He has Reproved Kings for their sakes! What got the Egyptians by pursuing after the people of God into the Wilderness, whither they Retired, that they might worship him? I assure you, That was the Thing that fill'd up the measure of all their sins; they were then ripe for the Last plague of God upon them. If they that wrong one Saint of God, be more undone, than a man thrown into the Sea, with a milstone about his Neck, what will be the Fate of him that shall wrong a whole