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And you who muzzle up your people in ignorance, with Aristotle,
Plato, and the rest of the heathenish philosophers, and preach
little if any thing of Christ rightly--I say unto you, that you will
find you have sinned against God and beguiled your hearers, when God
shall in the judgment-day lay the cause of the damnation of many
thousands of souls to your charge, and say, "I will require their
blood at your hands."
THE MINISTER AT THE DAY OF JUDGMENT.
Some men, it is to be feared, at the day of judgment, will be found
to be the authors of destroying whole nations. How many souls, do
you think, Balaam with his deceit will have to answer for? How many
Mahomet? How many the Pharisees that hired the soldiers to say the
disciples stole away Jesus, and by that means stumbled their
brethren to this day?
How many poor souls hath Bonner to answer for, think you; and
several filthy, blind priests? How many souls have they been the
means of destroying by their ignorance and corrupt doctrine?
preaching that which was no better for their souls than ratsbane to
the body, for filthy lucre's sake. They shall see that they, many of
them it is to be feared, will have whole towns to answer for, whole
cities to answer for. Ah, friend, I tell thee, thou that hast taken
in hand to preach to the people, it may be thou hast taken in hand
thou canst not tell what.
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