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it will not prosper, take it who will; both ministers and professors God hath to contend with, when he comes back to Scotland, to contend with them that contended with his people. Many think that if we had such an army as they had the last year, we would contend with them:———the Lord God of Hosts will contend with them ere long, and he will feed them that oppress you with their own flesh.
O but folk may think that this is cruelty; indeed if a minister or professor had said it, it might be thought cruely, but it is the Lord's words.—When our Lord comes, he will be severe, he will be so (to speak after the manner of men) he will be cruel, he is just indeed; the instruments that he will make use of, what ever sort they be, they must handle enemies with other sort of weapons than they have been handled; yea, they will take collops out of their flesh and make them eat it, and give them their blood to drink; this will the Lord do, and make them know that he is the Lord, the Saviour and Redeemer of his church. He is not known to be the Lord now; he is but mocked, slighted, and, lightly esteemed; but when he comes to execute justice and judgement, he will make all know that he is the Lord, the Redeemer of his people, and that his loving kindness hath been remaining with them all along; and be who they will, whom the Lord will raise up to execute judgement in
