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

16. Come forth all ye wrathful and Contentious persons: your that have […] fiery Spirits, and […] tongues: whose tongues have been •spand• with you have lashed and wound•• ⟨p. 86⟩others in your reproachful reviling speeches; who have had the poison of Asps in your hearts and lips, which hath vented it self in invirulent language; whose words have been bitter and clamorous, full of anger and wrath, and contention: who have been incendiaries in the places where you have lived; who have disturbed the peace of your families, and turned all things unto uproar and confusion: did you not know the precepts of the Gospel, which commanded peace, and gentleness, and meekness, and easiness, to be entreated? did you disturb others peace by your contentions, and did you not disturb your own! did you raise an uproar in your houses, and was not there a greater uproar in your hearts: did you not taste the bitterness of such a conversation, and yet would you persist therein: did not you receive some blows, and wounds by your contention sometimes: and yet would not you hearken to such rebukes▪ were you angry with others without just cause, & […] there not good reason that God should be angry with […]: was not the fire of your tongues kindled by the fire […]: And is it unreasonable that you should be thrust […] the place of burning for your contention: Take the• Devils bind them hand and foot.

16. Come forth all ye wrathful and Contentious persons: your that have 〈…〉 fiery Spirits, and 〈…〉 tongues: whose tongues have been •spand• with you have lashed and wound•• ⟨p. 86⟩others in your reproachful reviling speeches; who have had the po•son of Asps in your hearts and lips, which hath vented it self in invirulent language; whose words have been bitter and clamorous, full of anger and wrath, and contention: who have been incendiaries in the places where you have lived; who have disturbed the peace of your families, and turned all things unto uproar and confusion: did you not know the precepts of the Gospel, which commanded peace, and gentleness, and meekness, and easiness, to be intreated? did you disturb others peace by your contentions, and did you not disturb your own! did you raise an uproar in your houses, and was not there a greater uproar in your hearts: did you not taste the bitterness of such a conversation, and yet would you persist therein: did not you receive some blows, and wounds by your contention sometimes: and yet would not you hearken to such rebukes were you angry with others without just cause, & there not good reason that God should be angry with : was not the fire of your tongues kindled by the fire : And is it unreasonable that you should be thrust the place of burning for your contention: Take the Devils bind them hand and foot.