CRuelty (though exercised upon an Heathen) is alwayes odious, and butchery upon cold blood (though committed upon ravishing, treacherous, hypocriticall Infidels) makes even Israel to stinke (or be abhorred) among the Inhabitants of Canaan, and the Perizzites. Gen. 34.30.
To have the swords of the chosen seede, sonnes of those Fathers whom God loved, Deut. 4.37. of children elected by the Lord their God, to be a precious People unto himselfe, above all people that are upon the earth. Deut. 7.6. of a People, not more in number then any people, but the fewest of all people; Deut. 7.7. of them whom he called of his free grace, and meere love which he bare to them. Deut. 7.8. That the swords (I say) of this chosen seed, of the sonnes of such Fathers of the children so elected, of a people so few in number, and by free grace, and meer love, so called: That their swords (I say once againe) should become the Instruments of violence; and that cruelty, murdering cruelty should be deliberately consulted, and premeditately acted in their habitations, was so horrid an inhumanity in the eyes and thoughts of the good old experienced Patriarch, Jacob, and so detestable a fact in his apprehension, that the remembrance therefore made such a deep impression in his soule as to the day of his death could not be defaced; but on that day (as if but then their swords had freshly been latcht into the Shechemites hearts, and the Relation of that bloody act, even then pierc't his soule) his last gasp almost, breaths it selfe into this fatall, fearfull prediction
The Text.
5. Simeon and Levy, brethren in iniquity; the instruments of cruelty are in their habitations, (or their swords were instruments of violence)
6. Oh my soul! come not thou into their secret: unto their assembly mine honour be not thou united; for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfe will they digged down a wall.
7. Cursed be their wrath, for it was fierce; and their rage, for it was cruell: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israell.
And divides it selfe by respiting commaes, or breath-recovering accents, into these 7 particulars.
The Division.
1. A distinguishing appellation, Simeon and Levi.
2. A stigmatizing compellation, Brethren in iniquity.
3. An affirmative Position, charge, or impeachment, the Instuments of cruelty are in their habitations.
4. an ingeminated conjuration
- Of his soule to abjure their secrets, Oh my soule come not thou into their secrets.
- Of his honour to abjure their Assemblies.
- Ʋnto their Assembly, Oh mine honour be not thou united.
5. That conjuration grounded upon a cause arguing the deserved detestation of two actions, the effect of a two fold affection.
- 1. Of their anger vented in the execution done upon their enemies: for in their anger they slew a man.
- 2. Of their peevish perversnesse, their battering downe a Wall, or forcing an entring into a City; and in their selfe-will they digged downe a wall.
6. A bitter imprecation, or dreadfull execration,
Cursed be their
- wrath; for it was fierce.
- rage; for it was cruell.
7. A Prophetick divination, or fatall prediction of —
- division among themselves: I will divide them in Jacob.
- dispersion among others: and scatter them in Israel.
In all which he expresseth how cordially, and conscientiously, he abominated so horrid a Tragedy as will be discovered in handling these particulars, unto the exposition whereof I next proceed.
The exposition of the first particular.
The distinguishing appellation, Simeon and Levi. And why they named above all the rest, it being evident that the other sonnes of Jacob were actors in the designe as well as they, and that in revenge too, Gen. 37.27? It is true, they were actors in the work of revenge, but not the manner of acting: the comming of sore selfe submitted and wounded men three dayes after a Treaty, and a seeming reconciliation, when they thought themselves safe, and feared no such revengefull act, the comming (I say) upon men at such a time, and in such a condition and putting them to death in cold bloud, was the sole designe of those two by name, and was (as the 25. verse plainly expresseth it) acted by them alone; and therefore in this definitive sentence which Jacob passed upon that bloudy fact, and the judgement which hee pre-threatned should fall upon the actors, by their proper names he distinguisheth them two from the rest, and points at them, that so it might be unquestionably evident that they were the men.
The Observations.
1. Observe hence in the first place that in criminall causes of so bloody and cruell a nature, a definitive sentence (whether of death, or of judgement) is not to be pronounced (much lesse hastily executed) upon surmises or suggestions; but only upon reall evidence, for undisputable reasons, and upon sufficient grounds.
2. In the records of such inhumane Tragedies and cruell executions, the contrivers and actors may digito demonstrari & dici hi sunt, be poynted out by name to distinguish them from others, and said of these are the men; Jacob doth so heere, Simeon and Levi.
The Application.
The contrivees and principall actors (in the execution of Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lyle, upon a bare surmise of having no Commission, and at best but upon a disputable reason) having neglected the duty required in the former observation, have purchased to themselves the guilt of Simeon and Levi, the cruel murther of two worthy men, though submitted to mercy, and therefore in our making mention of that inhumane Tragedy may be distinguished from others by their proper appellation, and by name pointed at Fairfax, and Ireton, as Simeon, and Levi, brethren in iniquity, which is the second particular.
The exposition of the second particular
2. The stigmatizing compellation, brethren in iniquity; brethren, not so much in respect of their affinity or neerenesse of blood, as of the vicinity and complyance of their affections in plotting the treachery, and likewise of the conjuncture of, or equall readinesse in their desires to effect so inhumane a villany; fratres in iniquitate, that is saith one, similimi & conjunctissimi scelere, putà feritate, audacia, dolo & crudelitate, they were link't in the same bands of iniquity, alike possessed with a revengefull, fierce, crafty, and cruel desire of blood, brethren in iniquity (that is) with the same degree of affection, complotters, and contrivers of this violent bloody designe.
The Observations.
1. There are commonly partners in contriving cruel designes, brethren that will be ready to lay their heads together in plotting bloody villany, and evill actions shall not want associates, [Page 5]companions in their executions: As bonum, so malum, is sui diffusivum, seldome is mischiefe agitated to perfection without two heads; cast in thy lot among us, wee will have but one purse, wee will be brethren, Pro. 1.14. is the insinuating policy of those whose designes are violence, revenge, or blood: Witnesse the two Elders in the story of Susanna, were it not Apocryphall, but in that which is Canonicall, Bigthan and Teresh in the booke of Hester, 2.21. Jozachar, and Jehozabad, in the 2 of Kings 12.21. and Simeon, and Levi, in the Text.
The Application.
And want there witnesses to this truth in our dayes? No Fairfax and treton were the joynt contrivers, and designers of the late cruel execution of his Majesties and Kingdomes two loyall Subjects at Colchester; though their death were assented to by their Counsell of War, and acted by their Souldiers.
2. Brethren in iniquity, they are recorded to be, brethren they were, so far the compellation might stand with their reputation and be for their credit, as being a badge of honour; but in iniquity being added, it tends to their shame and disgrace, and proves the brand of their infamy, charactizing their cruelty and villany: Foule actions deserve for their authors foule denominations, and the contrivers of odious designes, are worthy to be stigmatized with odious names.
If Jeroboam (to compasse his ambitious ends) make all Israel turne Rebell; God thinkes fit to set this marke of disgrace upon his name. Jeroboam the sonne of Nebat, who made Israel to sinne, 1 Kings 16.26. and if Simeon and Levi (to execute their revengefull ends) will be like in complotting a designe of cruelty, they shall be conjoyned in a character demonstrating their villany: brethren in a plot of inhumanity Jacob stigmatizes with the compellation of, brethren in iniquity: And this is done that so the generations to come, reading the odiousnesse of such crimes in the disgracefulnesse of the authors compellations or (nicknames) may be afraid of the brand, and if they would not receive it, be so afraid of the sinne as not to commit it.
The Application.
And now you that are Simeon and Levies parallels, are yee moved and startled at this stigmatizing compellation? you should then have been moved by their example and shame, and startled at the contriving and designing so parallell an execution; since you have not been afraid to imitate Simeon and Levi, in the transgression, I will not be afraid to imitate Jacob by this Transition, Fairfax and Ireton, bretheren in iniquity; yea and to charge you with the impeachment charged upon them in the affirmative position, and the third particular.
The exposition of the third particular.
The affirmative position, charge or impeachment; the instruments of cruelty are in their habitations; that is all the infernall affections of their mindes, all the externall Members of their bodies, and all the weaons of war that they were furnished with, were wholely converted to the acting cruelty, all were imployed by them to this end to execute this bloody designe.
What cruelty, and weapons! instruments of cruelty in the habitations of the chosen seed! Yes, for it is heere positively affirmed, that the instruments of cruelty were in the habitations of the sonnes of Jacob, the faithfull sonne of God and godly grand-child of the Father of the faithfull, Abraham.
The Observations.
1. The true seed of the promise, the chosen seed declared so by God himselfe, may harbour intentions of, and proceed to be actors in cruel designes; witnesse the occasion of these words of Jacob on his death bed, viz. the deliberated and consulted murther of Hamor and Shechem, though concealed by deceitfull communications, parlies, or treaties, till by their submission to Siweon and Levies desires, they had given them advantage [Page 7]and opportunity to effect the same, which they made use of, and in cold blood, the third day after they had them at their mercy with their swords, they fell upon them and slew them, who had made themselves unable to resist or defend themselves by yielding to that proposition, which they did beleeve had been made to no other end then to effect a reconciliation in peace, love, and union: For this crafty dealing with Hamor and Shechem, till they had got them to submit in a manner to their mercy, and then in cold blood murthering of them, doth Jacob charge them heere with this impeachment, positively affirming that the instruments of cruelty were in their habitations, and that was the occasion of this his speech upon his death bed, and is a proofe of the truth of this observation that, men, who are declared to be of the chosen seed, and that by the testimony of God himselfe, may harbour intentions of, and proceed to be actors in cruel designes, and may imploy all the faculties of their soules and members of their bodies to effect the same.
The Application.
And have wee not them in our dayes who beare witnesse to this truth also, and who may be truely charged with this impeachment? Yes, for that their hearts (who seeme to others, and report themselves to be the elect and chosen of God, Saints, and holy ones) that their hearts (I say) may contrive mischiefe, and with Davids cruel man, Psal. 140.2. imagine evill things, and harbour war continually; but yet with their tongues talke deceitfully.
That the words of their mouthes may be softer then butter, and more gentle then oyle, and yet their thoughts at that time be very swords forged for the war, which is in their hearts.
When by craft they have got an advantage, that their feet my make haste to execute premeditated revenge, and be swift in running to doe mischiefe.
That their hands may be ever ready to shed blood, and their right hand the right hand of falshood, whilst it takes by the beard to kisse, smiting its sword into the fift rib to kill, 2 Sam. [Page 8]20.9.10. In a word: That all the affections of their soules, (though religiously seeming, but deceitfull, be the words of their mouthes) members of their bodies, and swords by their sides (who in our dayes are termed the chosen of God, Saints and holy ones) may prove instruments of cruelty, is a truth fully justified by the late act of Fairfax and Ireton, parallell to this of Simeon and Levi heere, the putting to the sword these two valiant Commanders. Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lysle in cold blood, the third day after they had yeelded themselves to their mercy, and within two houres after notice given to them of death; and therefore wee may say of them that the instruments of cruelty are in their habitation. Thats the first observation.
But before I touch upon the second, it is requisite that we revive, and consider the whole story.
Shechem the sonne of Hamor an uncircumcised Canaanite had wrought Villany in Israel. Gen. 34 7. committed that which was to the reproach of Jacob and his sonnes, v. 14. both these by Jacob were past by with silence, and their redresse committed to the Lord, and by Sechem endeavoured to be satisfied and repaired: to this end Shechem desires a Personall Treaty (the sole meanes with Gods blessing to effect a reconciliation, if without hypocrisie) Jacob consents really, intending a reconciliation with Shechem, who intreated it with humble submission; and with Hamor who had propounded it, with promise of a considerable satisfaction: with his sincerity, and integrity had the matter been ended peaceably, betweene them who had no other ends but love, peace, union, and amity.
But the sonns of Jacob, pretending to embrace the motion, intend to compasse their premeditated revenge, and in Order thereunto begin their cruelty with craft, and shroud their craft under the cloak of Religion: If you will submit to our discipline, serve the God whom we serve, and receive on your Bodies the badge or ensigne of our Covenant, according to the Ordinance of God, circumcision, then may we yeeld to your desires, otherwais know we cannot do this thing; wee cannot give our sister to an uncircumcised man Gen. 34.14. a covenant [Page 9]intended not for the salvation of the soule, but the destruction of the body.
The Fatherly affection to the sonne, and the intended conjugall affection to the desired Wife, cause both Hamor and Shechem (waving the painfullnesse of the execution) to embrace that condition themselves, and to perswade their people thereunto; also they dissemble with them, as they themselves had been dissembled with by Jacobs sonnes; common profit is pretended in order thereunto; ( shall not their flocks and substance be ours? Gen. 34.23.) though Shechems love was therein only meant (the hope of profit is the most powerfull motive to the common People, and the mention of commodity makes the vulger sort proud to be prodigall of their skin and blood) therefore they also are content to smart; and so all put the knife to their owne fore-skins: and now Simeon and Levi taking advantage of this submission to their mercy, and inability to make resistance by reason the sorenes of the Shechemites own-given wounds, on the third day tooke either of them his sword and went into the City boldly, and slew every male, v. 25. This designe taken in hand upon so just a cause but carryed on with such craft, dissimulation, and hypocrisie, and in cold blood so barbarously executed, is by Jacob sharpely reprehended in them, Gen. 34.30 and heere made a charge, impeachment, or affirmative position of their cruelty, the instruments of cruelty are in their habitations: This premised, the second Doctrinall conclusion will be this.
2 Doct. Though the uncircumcised Infidels, worke villany in Israel, Gen. 34.7. and commit an act to the shame and reproach of the faithfull promised seed, Christians, Gen. 34.14. and afterwards with humble submission sue for an honourable reconciliation, in hopes by a Personall Treaty, to conclude all in love peace, union, and amity, and thereupon yeeld themselves up to their mercy; yet if Israel, Christians, Saints take advantage of such submission, and in cold blood murther those uncircumcised Infidels, this charge may be justly put in, and this impeachment drawne up against them, cruelty are in their habitations, this is Iacobs charge against Simeon and Levi; yea [Page 10]although (which is more) the designe of the Shechemites were to possesse themselves of the flocks, substance, and all the cattle of Iacob, and all his sonnes, Gen. 34.23.
The Application.
This charge hen I must draw up, and this impeachment put in against fairfax and Ireton, those principall actors in that ryot, which in cold blood was committed on the lives of those two worthy Christian Cavaliers, Sir Charles Lucas, and Sir George Lisle, by their according to their owne report) elected selves, and holy Worthies, that Army of Saints, as the deluded, seduced, blinded, or besotted people of this Land terme them: For if that bloody fact committed by Simeon and Levi, upon Hamor and Shechem, Infidels; For which yet they might pretend some cause, and had a faire colour, were by Jacob justly condemned, and this charge put in against them, that cruelty was in their habitations: Certainely I may be bold to put in the same impeachment against Fairfax and Ireton, and declame against, that their bloody act as the quintescence of cruelty, and putting to the sword, after a submission to mercy, those two noble Christians, who had not injured them at all, much lesse in so high a nature; who tooke up armes only to recover their owne substance, and not to possesse themselves of theirs, and were gathered together in a body, to no other end then by a Personall Treaty to compose all differences, satisfie all publick interests, and effect an happy reconciliation between the King and his Subjects, and between the subjects themselves, that so the King might live in glory and command, the subjects in plenty and obedience, and all in peace, righteousnesse, and fitting liberty (which Fairfax, Ireton, and the rest of their adherents pretended in all their Remonstrances and Declarations; in which it is apparently they talk't but deceitfully)
And shall men of these principles, taking up armes to these good and religious ends, after they are over powred, and have yeelded to the mercy of the Victors, in cold blood be shot to death? and yet shall they that have been chiefe plotters and actors, with their adherents and abettors be looked upon and acknowledged the elect children, the chosen people? No, let [Page 11]them be pointed at by their knowne appellations or proper names, Fairfax and Ireton, as being prodigies of nature, stigmatized with their deserved character or proper appelation, brethren in iniquity, as the shame branded shame of their Nation, and charged with that impeachment (unto which themselves cannot but plead guilty, and none that impartially compares the circumstances will acquit of as innocent) this affirmative position, the instruments of cruelty are in their tents or habitations, Psal. 14. as the scorne of truely valiant souldiers: And therefore heere I conjure all that would not be thought to have a favour to, or an hand in so foule an act, with their soules to abjure their secrets or counsells, and with their bodies to avoid their companies, Assemblies, Committees, or Counsels of war, as good old Jacob doth teach them by his example heere; and so I come to the fourth particular.
The fourth particular expounded.
The ingeminated conjuration,
- Of his soule to objure their secrets, &c.
- Of his honour to abjure their Assemblies &c.
1. Oh my soule come not thou into their secret, that is oh my soule, minde, will and affections, I conjure you not to give the least connivance to the impious results of such consultations, nay not to be so much as present, when such wicked designes are discussing.
Observations.
A good man should conjure his spirit and inward man not to partake with bloody men in their secretly contrived machinations and counsells; but to adjue and utterly renounce all voted either Ordinances of close Committees, or Orders of a Counsell of War, that tend to the execution of any cruel design.
2. Unto their Assembly, O mine honour be not thou united; that is, O my glory, honour or reputation, if thou desiret to be preserved, I conjure thee to abjure, renounce, utterly disclaime the companies of such bloody projectors, to avoid the societies of such inhumane voters, and then to have no union with the congregations or assemblies of such implacable and mercilesse Councellors: If they account it their glory and honour to be an Assembly that can doe what they will without controule; much good may it doe them, but far be such honour from me.
A good man as he will conjure his inward man not to consent to such bloody machinations, nor affect such cruel counsels; so will he also conjure his outward man not so much as to joyn it selfe with such companions, nor be an instrument with their assemblies to effect such cruel actions; as he will not joyn with them in the consultation or contriving of them, so neither in the execution or effecting them, as the faculties of his soule shall not be counsellours, so neither shall the members of his body be actors of such foule proceedings, as Jacob did conjure both here, O my soule, &c. unto their Assembly, not to joyne with them either in thought, word, or deed, either in inward affection or outward action, of which conjuration in himselfe, and as an argument to provoke others thereunto: in the next whods he declares the ground, cause or reason thereof, thereby to move in others a detestation or hatred of two actions; the effects of a twofold passion, and the fifth partionlar.
The exposition of the first particular.
The double actions of a two fold affection,
- Of their anger,
- Of their selfe-wilfull revenge.
Of their anger; For in their anger they slew a man, that is, being incenst for the injury done unto their sister, and the reproach which thereby did accrue unto themselves; in cold blood after submission to mercy they slew a man, Hamor and Shechem the chiefe Commanders put for the rest of their subjects or soldiers.
Observation.
Some natures are not satisfied but with the life blood of their injuers, nor will some mens anger be reconciled, but hunt implacably for the life of its object.
2. Of their selfe-wilfull revenge and in their selfe-will they digged down a wall, that is wilfully bent upon revenge they prosecuted it with such violence, that nothing was of force to hinder the executing thereof; a wall shall not resist the fury of malice, but downe goes that too before they will be prevented: that is saith one, in the night they brake downe the wall of Shechem, which stood betwixt them and the object of their revenge, and entring at the breach did act that bloody tragedy; But I shall thus expound it, by craft and policy having undermined, circumvented, Hamor and Shechem the two stoutest Commanders, [Page 13]who by their valour were as a wall unto their City, and whose undaunted courage, they durst not singly, and upon equall tearmes meet or incounter, but now over powred by this crafty advantage, they dig them downe, that is as it is the nature of all cowards, they slay them and insult upon them in their fall.
The Application.
And now how neere a resemblance there was betweene the manner of Simeon and Levies taking away the lives of Hamor and Shechem, and of Fairfax and Iretons destroying those two valiant Commanders in Colch-ster; and what a vast disproportion there was betwixt the causes that provoked both of them to so cowardly, bloody an act, I shall leave it to any endued with common sense and reason to judge; and I doubt not but it will be a powerfull argument to provoke all who will not be thought to have a favour to, or hand in so base and unworthy an action to adjure the counsells or secrets, renounce the companies or assemblies, and depart from the tents of such wicked worthlesse men, from their soules detesting such cowardly cruelty, and such inhumane butchery, which was so abominable in the sence and apprehension of the good old Patriarch Jacob (though in his sons) that the consideration thereof caused him to convert his last words to them, which should have been a benediction into a malediction; cursed be their wrath for it was fierce, and their rage for it was cruel: and to period his speech of them with a prophetick divination, and fatall prediction against them, I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel, which containes the two last particulars,
The exposition of the 2 last particulars.
6. Cursed the their
- Wrath,
- Rage,
For it was
- Feirce,
- Cruel.
Cursed, that is, ill successe may it have, may such a thing never prosper, or be blest by God or man; But may men for the future tremble at it as an Anathema, and shun it as a Maranatha, a thing deserving the malediction of men, and bitter curse of God.
Their wrath, their progresse in passion, the cherrishing that humour, and harbouring that ill affection.
Their rage, wrath, hightned to a perfection, or the highest degree [Page 14]of passion; for there are three degrees of passion.
The first is anger a sudden, but short collition of the humors.
The second is wrath, a continuance of the disturbance, and a countenancing of the passion.
The last is rage, the discomposure degreed unto perfection by savouring and feeding the passion, the effects whereof are executed with implacable cruelty.
Be angry but sinne not, passionmay forcibly break in upon us, but we must not cherish it till it prove wrath, muchlesse humor it to perfection till it becomes rage, breaking out into cruell effects, that is to sinne, and that sinne is here curst: Cursed be their wrath their rage; cursed be their sinfull actions, not persons, the person bears the stampe, or image of God, therefore hopes of reconciliation upon reformation; but sin defaceth that stamp, deformeth that image, therefore cursed to prevent the committing thereof by imitation.
Cursed be their wrath for it was fierce, violent in the encrease, rage for it was cruell, implacable at the full growth: Passio igitur dignasane maledictione; these qualities render them worthy of a curse, and were the cause of Jacobs cursing, as himselfe here testifies.
Good men are such lover of equity, that although they know they may justly pronounce a malediction against the sin, yet they hold it convenient to produce the cause, so good a man was Jacob, from whose rule not to digresse.
The Application.
Let us consult those very men themselves, who were the Actors in that Tragedy at Colchester: Say, ye the two heads of our new and new qualified Israel, ye holy Leaders of that Army of Saints! may we not say cursed be your wrath for it was fierce? did not your anger swell to that height in the prosecution of the ends at which it aymed, that it would upon no tearmes admit of so much as a Treaty, much lesse hearken to the honest meanes of reconciliation with them till they had submitted to your mercy? and was it not then fierce? and after they had submitted to your mercy, can you deny that your rage would not be satisfied with any thing but their lives? and was it not then cruel? wrath thus fierce in the encrease, rage thus cruel in [Page 15]the full growth as certainly worthy of a curse; Cursed then be your wrath for it was fierce, and your rage for it was cruel.
And may the 7. particular Jacobs fatall predictions be fulfilled in you and your assissinates for conclusion: may you be divided among your selves, may you be disperst amongst others, for the Lord may be said to pronounce this sentence, aswell against you that have more then justified Simeon and Levi by imitations, as against them that set you downe their owne example for your instruction: I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel; it is just with God to divide them, thereby to make way for a mercy upon a Kingdome, who so easily were united in their forces and affections to bring miseryupon a Kingdome; and it is policy to disperse them, who in a body have contrived and acted so many cruell designes, to the ruine and destruction of so many families, lest they should againe be gathered to an head, tali suo consilio aliis perniciem machinentur, by such Counsels hatch and exercise the like cruelties on others, to this, that they have executed on the forenamed valiant Champions; to whose immortall honour, but the shame of the cruel contrivers and actors of their death, I record this transition for the conclusion.
Fairfax and Ireton; Brethren in iniquitie, the instruments of cruelty are in their habitations, quarters, Tents, or Armies; or their swords are instruments of violence: Oh my soule! come not thou into their secret, unto their Assembly, Oh mine honour! be not thou united; for in their wrath upon premeditation they slew Sir Charle Lucas, and Sir George Lisle, and in their self-will they craftily undermined, and after submission to mercy, in cold bloud cruelly murdered those two valiant Commanders, who had by their incomparable valour and undaunted courage, like a wall defended Colchester: Cursed be their wrath for it was fierce, and their rage for it was cruel.
And what Jacob did foretell of them by way of prophesie; I will beg by way of prayer for these; divide them Lord among themselves heere in England, and scatter or disband them among the Inhabitants of all his Majesties Dominionsk, that such a mercilesse pack of so cruel blood thirsty Tyrants may never gather to an head againe to destroy the people and disturbe [Page 16]the peace of this thy Israel. Amen.
And wheresoever they shall like Cain, their brother, and first murtherer, wander, let this still be presented to their thoughts, for a scourge unto their soules.
Thus I leave them to the vengeance of him who makes inquisition for blood; and this in memory of our two murdred Worthies.