’AgainIsaytothee,OMansoul,considerifitbenotamazinggracethatShaddaishouldsohumblehimselfashedoth:nowhe,byus,reasonswithyou,inawayofentreatyandsweetpersuasions,thatyouwouldsubjectyourselvestohim。Hashethatneedofyouthatwearesureyouhaveofhim?No,no;butheismerciful,andwillnotthatMansoulshoulddie,butturntohimandlive。’
ThenstoodforthCaptainJudgment,whoseweretheredcolours,andforascutcheonhehadtheburningfieryfurnace,andhesaid,’Oye,theinhabitantsofthetownofMansoul,thathavelivedsolonginrebellionandactsoftreasonagainsttheKingShaddai,knowthatwecomenotto—
daytothisplace,inthismanner,withourmessageofourownminds,ortorevengeourownquarrel;itistheKing,myMaster,thathathsentustoreduceyoutoyourobediencetohim;thewhichifyourefuseinapeaceablewaytoyield,wehavecommissiontocompelyouthereto。Andneverthinkofyourselves,noryetsufferthetyrantDiabolustopersuadeyoutothink,thatourKing,byhispower,isnotabletobringyoudown,andtolayyouunderhisfeet;forheistheformerofallthings,andifhetouchesthemountains,theysmoke。NorwillthegateoftheKing’sclemencystandalwaysopen;forthedaythatshallburnlikeanovenisbeforehim;
yea,ithastethgreatly,itslumberethnot。
’OMansoul,isitlittleinthineeyesthatourKingdothoffertheemercy,andthataftersomanyprovocations?Yea,hestillholdethouthisgoldensceptretothee,andwillnotyetsufferhisgatetobeshutagainstthee:wiltthouprovokehimtodoit?Ifso,considerofwhatIsay;totheeitisopenednomoreforever。Ifthousayestthoushaltnotseehim,yetjudgmentisbeforehim;thereforetrustthouinhim。Yea,becausethereiswrath,bewarelesthetaketheeawaywithhisstroke;thenagreatransomcannotdeliverthee。Willheesteemthyriches?No,notgold,noralltheforcesofstrength。Hehathpreparedhisthroneforjudgment,forhewillcomewithfire,andwithhischariotslikeawhirlwind,torenderhisangerwithfury,andhisrebukeswithflamesoffire。Therefore,OMansoul,takeheedlest,afterthouhastfulfilledthejudgmentofthewicked,justiceandjudgmentshouldtakeholdofthee。’