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

19. Come forth all ye Back-sliders and Apostates, from me and my ways: You that turned back to ways of prophane•••, and open wickedness, after some time of profession, and ⟨p. 89⟩joining your selves with my people; was my service so burdensome that you could endure it no longer▪ was the way to Heaven so unpleasant, that you would walk no longer therein? after some trial in show of me, did you prefer and make choice of the Devil before me▪ after some washing your selves, would you wallow in the mire again? after heaving some vomit off of your stomach, would▪ you again lick it up? after some sweepings and dressings would you open the door, and let in seven worse spirits of defile your hearts? after you seemed to be escaped, were you again entangled; would you needs put your foot again into the ••re, & bind your selves even in fresh bonds of sin? did you prefer the company of the wicked which were going Hell-ward, before the company of my people, which were going Heaven-ward? could not you now wish that you had held on, and held out with them unto the end? would not you have rejoiced if you had now been found in their society? did you repent of your repenting, and do you not now repent of your back-sidings! were not you told, if you drew back, my Soul would have no pleasure in you?

19. Come forth all ye Back-sliders and Apostates, from me and my wayes: You that turned back to wayes of prophane•••, and open wickedness, after some time of profession, and ⟨p. 89⟩joyning your selves with my people; was my service so burdensome that you could endure it no longer▪ was the way to Heaven so unpleasant, that you would walk no longer therein? after some tr•al in shew of me, did you prefer and make choice of the Devil before me▪ after some washing your selves, would you wallow in the mire again? after heaving some vomit off of your stomack, would you again lick it up? after some sweepings and dressings would you open the door, and let in seven worse spirits of defile your hearts? after you seemed to be escaped, were you again entangled; would you needs put your foot again into the re, & bind your selves even in fresh bonds of sin? did you prefer the company of the wicked which were going Hell-ward, before the company of my people, which were going Heaven-ward? could not you now wish that you had held on, and held out with them unto the end? would not you have rejoyced if you had now been found in their society? did you repent of your repenting, and do you not now repent of your back-sidings! were not you told, if you drew back, my Soul would have no pleasure in you?