Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment. By Thomas Vincent, sometime Minister of Maudlins…

6. Come forth all ye scoffers at Religion, and the zealous Professors thereof: who thought and spake of Religion as if it had been a fancy, and cunningly devised Fable: and of the most holy, humble, and self-denying Christians, as if they […] the most mean-spirited, foolish, and contemptible People […] Earth: and have used the name of a Saint in derision, and […] verb of reproach. Have you the same mind now, that Religion was but a fancy: Is your Resurrection, and my appearance, but […] fancy: Is your punishment eternally in Hell, like to […] but […] fancy: Had you not […] sure ground and bottom▪ for your faith […] the Scriptures: Could you have desired more reasonable evid•••• of things done before your age: Could you […] […] Scriptures▪ threatenings: And can you laugh now […] the […]: Could you content Gospel-promises […] they so contemptible now in your eyes, when now you […] of them before you: Against whom was it […] while a […]: […] was it that you did […] ⟨p. 76⟩[…] Disciples! because they were •eek and humble, and did not take the pleasures of sin with you, and were strict in their profession and conversation: What think you of them now: Were they so mean spirited and contemptible: Were they so foolish, which made to wise a choice: Did they well, or ill, in staying till this time for their happiness: Look upon the Persons now, whom once you scorned, and thought unworthy of your company: Was it so ridiculous a thing to be a Saint, as you imagined: Was not ••ining with them in glory, at all desirable: Would not you be glad to be ••••bred amongst them now: Why do you not laugh and ••eer at the Saints now: Ye fools and blind sots, do you know what you scoffed at: Could you see no excellency in Holiness, and the Divine Nature, in my Image, which was engraven upon them: Did ever any Man of understanding laugh at the light of the Sun: They were lights in the dark World, where they lived: what mock at Holiness: hereby you mocked at God himself, who is so infinitely glorious in this attribute, and hereby distinguished from all his Creatures: vile Wretches! Take them Devils, •ind them hand and foot.