r'''''.---- A choice Bed of Spices. Thirdly, If it had been but one, or two, or three, or five, Or ten S.aints that I had perfecuted, the matter had not been much.. 0, but they were a great number; many of the Saino did 1 c4i into prifon. I have been a. cruel ravening wolf, that have fuckt the bloud not of a few, but of many cf the preci ous lamb-,. cf ; I have neither (pared nor pitied any Tex, but have broken into every houfe, haling and dragging both men and women to prifon, 4E1.8.3. As fir Saul, he'made havock of the Church, earring into every hole, and halinpnen and gown, committed them toprifon. Fourth'y, Though had call them into prifbn, yet if he had given them but Come liberty in a prifon, as fofeph had, 1. and as others have had, and as hi mfelf once had when he be- oot Onefimpts inhis bonds, Philemon v. io. and when Onefipho- rats oft refrefhed him, and vas not afhamed of his chain,, Tim.1.16, &,c. or as the primitive Chriflians had, the matter had not seen fo great. 0, but I kept them clefs, pri-' Toners; of the Saints did 1.112nt up in prifon. I flint them up from friends, from relations, and from all comfortable accommodations ;_ and thus he further aggravates his fin: Fifthly, If he had reftecl there, if he had proceeded no further, the matter had not been fo bad ; 0, But I gave my voice againfi, them to [tat them to death. My heart and, my hand was not only againft them, but my tongue alto ; if I could not kill them with my hand, I was ready and willing to them with my tongue ; if the calling voice. fell upontne, I would be fore to give it again{} them; I never wanted a word to do them a mifchief ; if they wanted a word,- inflead of a knife. o cut their throats, I would be fure to lend them one. Sixthly, He,rifes yet higher ; for he does not only feVere- ly punifh their bodies, but he does what he can to damn their fouls ; I compelled them to blafpheme, like that Italian,who firft made.his enemy deny Geri, and then flabb'd him, and fa at once murdered both body and foul. As there is no love to foul love, fo there is no cruelty to foul cruelty ; and as there is 4. Act. p. 1, 2,
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