by saying they are Antinomians, and to justify the wicked, by telling the proud and insensible hypocrite that he is perfect; when indeed, by his spiritual wickedness and hardness of heart, he is in the second darkness, which is an earnest of the third; and under the second curse, that of insensibility. To be past feeling is to be seared both against law and gospel. But these thou lovest best, and justifiest them; telling them they are perfect in the flesh, even as God is perfect, making God flesh and blood as they are. "He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him,” Prov. xxiv. 24.

Mr. Universal Charity, thou art a liar, an impostor, a deceiver, and a thief; a liar, by calling God thy father, when thou art a rebel against his laws; an impostor, because under the name of Charity thou art a robber; thou runnest away with the key of knowledge; thou hidest the strong meat of eternal election, which is to confirm the feeble knees; thou hast stolen and hid the best robe, and left the poor without any covering in the cold, Job xxiv. 7. Thou art a deceiver, because thou sayest thy name is Universal Charity, when thou art only an Ishmaelite. Every godly man is against thee, and thy hand is against all the children of the free woman. Thou hatest every heir of promise, and contendest continually for them whom God has cast away.

If thou wast the love of God, thou wouldest lead souls to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, to the company of elect angels, and to the spirits

of just men made perfect, Heb. xii. 22. But, instead of this, thou contendest for reprobates, which proves thy guests to be in the depths of hell, Prov. ix. 18. Charity, what sayest thou to these things? Answer; I teach against imputed righteousness only because I am afraid it will spoil their own. And, as for election, I taught them to reject that, fearing they would get idle; and by keeping that back God gets more works from them.

O, thou cunning hypocrite! I see through thy mask; thou art one of those foxes that spoil the vines. Thou teachest against imputed righteousness, which alone can save, and to trust in one that cannot. So thou teachest them to commit two evils; to forsake a fountain of living water, and make a broken cistern, that can hold no water. Jer. ii. 13. To reject a wedding garment, and to stand in filthy rags. Surely if thou wast the love of God, thou wouldest do as Christ commands; Simon, lovest thou me? then feed my sheep, John xxi. 16. Yea, thou wouldest not keep back their food, that a greater task might be performed, but wouldest do as Christ did; he gave them strong meat first; "Rejoice because your names are written in heaven," Luke x. 20. Then he fills their bellies also, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No." Then says he, "Come and dine," John xxi. 5, 12. Then he lifts up his hands and blesses them, and says he is with them always, Matt. xxviii. 20.

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Holy Ghost, Acts ii. 4. Then they went forth and wrought, and the Lord worked with them, confirming the word with signs, Mark. xvi. 20. Christ is a priest after the order of Melchisedec. Blesses them first, meets them with bread and wine, and then receives his own fruits. But thou hast made him a priest after the law of a carnal commandment, instead of the power of an endless life, Heb. vii. 16. And by these means thou hast taught souls to abhor the offerings of God: yea, thou hast taught such foolishness of men's inventions, as to pervert the ways of many, until their hearts have fretted against the Lord, Prov. xix. 3.

If thy name and nature was Charity, thou wouldest feed the hungry and clothe the naked, and not lock the strong meat up in a cupboard, Jesuit-like, that people might work the harder. Who can work and starve? We commonly say hard-working men want good substantial meat; but thou sendest them into the wilderness with only a bottle of water at their back, and there they may work and wander till they are obliged to turn archers. And thus it is, that, when they see others look fairer and fatter (feeding by faith) than children of their sort, they grudge (not being satisfied with husks), and often bend their bows in secret, and shoot at the upright in heart. Thou hast not only taught souls to reject Jehovah our Righteousness, who is our Just God and Saviour, and the Justifier of them that believe, but thou hast taught souls to stagger at the arm of the Lord, by denying the final per

severance of God's elect. In the Lord have we righteousness to justify, and strength to travel on and overcome, Isaiah xlv. 24.

We are commanded to go forth in the strength of the Lord God, and to make mention of his righteousness, even of his only, Psalm lxxi. 16. God has promised to strengthen and to uphold us, Isaiah xli. 10, and to enable us to say we are strong in him when nothing but weakness in ourselves. None shall pluck us out of his hands, John x. 28. Though believers fall, they shall not be cast down, for the Lord upholdeth them with his hand, Psal. xxxvii. 24. But thou hast thrust sore at this arm of God, that they might fall, by telling souls that they might stand to day and fall into hell to-morrow. Surely this must weaken their confidence in the omnipotence of God. And this proves thee a preacher of rebellion, by encouraging unbelief; for "he that believeth not shall be damned," Mark xvi. 16.

Thus thou preachest against the sovereignty of our elect Head and elect Foundation Christ Jesus, by denying election: thou preachest down the everlasting righteousness of God, by denying its imputation; and thou preachest down the omnipotence of God, by denying our perseverance therein; and then thou criest out, Lo! here is Christ, in this secret chamber of imagery;' but we believe it not, for thou tellest lies in the name of the Lord. Then thou callest thy name Charity, when in very deed thy name and nature is nothing but thievery. Thou hast robbed God, and hast robbed his children of

their bread: this is a two-fold sacrilege. When wilt thou leave off this trade of picking and stealing, lying and slandering?

O, thou walking pestilence! creeping in darkness, when wilt thou pull off thy rough garment, and cease to deceive? Zech. xiii. 4. "What shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?" Psal. cxx. 3. Thou speakest wickedly for God, and talkest deceitfully for him, Job xiii. 7. Out of thy own mouth have I judged thee, thou wicked servant; thou ownest thyself that thou lockedst the strong meat up in the cupboard, that they might work the more. Surely a sacrilegious Jesuit is twofold worse than a begging friar; thou art too proud to beg, but not too honest to steal. Thy wretched name, Universal, is only partial: thou regardest devils, rebels, hypocrites, and brutes; but hast no more mercy for the honest saints of God than his unmerciful holiness of Rome, when, by the laws of his bloody inquisition, he has baptized and named them Heretics.

If a person comes to thine assemblies, who has learnt the satanic trick of wresting scriptures, cavilling against God's essential doctrines, a hater of the elect, with a gloomy countenance, and a Nazaritish head, proudly boasting of his own perfection, though he gives God himself the lie to his face; yet he is the man that shall dwell with Moab, and Moab becomes a covert to him from free grace, which is supposed to be a spoiler. But, if God sets a soul at liberty, he is cast out as an abominable