[Terribilia Dei. Remarkable judgements of God, on several sorts of offenders, in several scores…

There was an Old Professor, in one of our Churches, who being under the Admonition of the Church for some Offences, was by his Friends called upon, to Repent, and Reform, and Humble himself. But he flew into this outrageous Answer, No, I will Burn, before I will Turn. And Behold the Issue! This man some time after, fell into the Fire, and was Burnt to Death. Take yet one more Example.

A man, in our Narragansett-Country having set his Dog to mischief his Neighbours Cattle, denied the Fact, with Imprecations, That he might ⟨p. 36⟩never stir from the place, if he had so done. The Neighbour, to whom he denied it, expressing himself troubled at his Impudent Lying, this Atheist hereupon used the Name of the Great God in his Imprecations, That God would never let him stir out of that place, if he did the Thing. The words were scarce out of his mouth, but he sunk down Dead in the place, and never stirred any more.

A man, in our Narragansett-Country having set his Dog to mischief his Neighbours Cattel, deny'd the Fact, with Imprecations, That he might ⟨p. 36⟩never stir from the place, if he had so done. The Neighbour, to whom he deny'd it, expressing himself troubled at his Impudent Lying, this Atheist hereupon used the Name of the Great God in his Imprecations, That God would never let him stir out of that place, if he did the Thing. The words were scarce out of his mouth, but he sunk down Dead in the place, and never stirred any more.

And as they who Curse ▪ themselves often smart for it, [consider of this, ye Hardy Wretches, who call upon the Almighty to Damn you, which the Devils themselves are not so Hardy as to Do!] So they who Curse others, do horribly wound themselves in the Recoil. You shall hear an Example.