Generation-work, or, A brief and seasonable word offered to the view and consideration of the saints and people of God in this generation, relating to the work of the present age, or generation we live in wherein is shewed, I. What generation-work is, and how it differs from other works, II. That saints in the several generations they have lived in, have had the proper and peculiar works of their generations, III. That it is a thing of very great concernment for a saint to attend to and be industrious in, the work of his generation, IV. Wherein doth the work of the present generation lye, V. How each one in particular may find out that part or parcel of it, that is properly his work in his generation, VI. How generation-work may be so carried on, as that God may be served in the generation / by John Tillinghast ...

Numbers of the Second Rank.

THESIS XXXIII.

The Numbers of the Second Ranck are, the 2300 days, the 1335.

THESIS XXXIV.

The 2300 daies, and the 1335 dayes, are likewise both to end at one and the same point. Which is clear.

1 Because the Prophecy of the eighth Chapter, which lays us down the first number, and the Prophecy of the 11 and 12 Chapters, which gives us the second, are one and the same, the subject matter of either, being the three last Monarchies, viz. Medes and Persians, Grecians, Romans; and also either Prophecy terminates at one and the same point, viz. the final destruction of the Fourth and last Monarchy; which thing needs no farther proof, save onely diligently to compare the one with the other; therefore the 2300 days, which bring us to the shutting up of the one Prophecy, and the 1335, which bring us to the shutting up of the other, must of necessity end at one and the same point.

2 Because as the 1335 days bring us to that time in which Daniel was to stand in his Lot, i. e. to rise again, chap. 12.13. But go thou thy way till the end be, for thou shalt rest, and stand up in thy lot (as our old translation reads it) at the end of the days (i.e. at the end of the 1335 days mentioned in the foregoing Verse, Daniel should rise) So the 2300 days brings us to the last end of indig∣nation, Ch. 8.19. Behold I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of indignation. And what is this last end of indignation, but only the last Vial of Gods wrath? Rev. 16. the pouring out of which is at the time of Christs coming, and the Resurrection, as I have elsewhere proved at large. Therefore the 2300 days, and the 1335. do, yea, must terminate at one and the same point.

3 Because the Personal appearance of Christ, is the concluding point of both. The last King, Chap. 8.25. (or the fourth Monarchy) comes to his final end by stand∣ing up against the Prince of Princes, i. e. Christ. Now this standing up, is not a standing up against Christ in his Members, for that he did it before, vers. 24. He shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty, and the holy people. But this standing up is brought in with an also, he shall also stand up against the Prince of Princes, as noting it to be another, and a distinct standing up from the former; that was against Christ and his members onely; but this stan∣ding up shall be a higher act of boldness, and wickedness in him, viz. a standing up against Christ himself in per∣son, who now appears as the Prince of Princes (the very name written on his vesture, and thigh, at the day of his personal appearance to destroy the Beast, Rev. 19.16. King of Kings, and Lord of Lord,) to vindicate the cause of his people; against him shall the power of this fourth Monarchy stand up, and by him, without the help of any Creature, shall it be destroyed, therefore said in the

following words, to be broken without hand, i.e. with∣out mans hand, by Christ alone, agreeing to other places, which speak of the same time, Isa. 63.3. I have trodden the Wine-press alone, and of the people there was none with me, Chap. 66.16. The slain of the Lord shall be many, Rev. 19.21. the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat on the Horse, with many others.

The final destruction also of that proud King spoken of, chap. 11. viz. the fourth Monarchy, is by the personal appearance of Christ, as compare chap. 11. ult. He shall come to his end, and none shall help him, with chap. 12.1, And at that time shall Michael (or Christ) stand up.

So that the utmost point of either Prophecy, or the con∣cluding act of that long Tragedy, which we have, First, Rehearsed in brief, chap. 8. Secondly, More fully declared, in that last, and great Prophecy, chapters 10, 11, 12. is the standing up of Michael, therefore the 2300 days, which bring us to the end of the first, and the 1335, which bring us to the end of the second, must both expire at one and the same point, viz. with Christs personal appea∣rance.

THESIS XXXV.

The point of time at which either ends, is A.D. 1701.

THESIS XXXVI.

The true beginnings of either number do necessarily infer this year to be the end.

THESIS XXXVII.

The 1335 days are to be begun at the same Head, with the 1290; therefore but one Head of account is laid down to both, which is the taking away of the daily Sacrifice,

and setting up that abomination that maketh desolate, vers. 11. Onely it is to be extended so many years far∣ther, as there are more days in the 1335. then we have in the 1290, which is 45 years; now 45 years being ad∣ded to the year 1656, where (as hath been proved) endeth the 1290, the 1335 wil expire with the aforesaid year 1701.

THESIS XXXVIII.

The 2300 days are to be begun with the beginning of the Persian Monarchy, namely, with the first year of Cyrus. The reason is, because, the eighth Chapter of Da∣niel is (as I have said) a Prophecy of the three last Monarchies onely, viz. Medes and Persians, Grecians, Romans, therefore may we not go upward into the Baby∣lonish Monarchy for a beginning, because in so doing we exceed the bounds and limits of the Prophecy, but we are to begin with the first year of Cyrus, with which year be∣gins the Prophecy it self.

THESIS XXXIX.

That the Heads of either number, (which yet both end at one and the same point) are so stated, as that the greater begins with the beginning of the Persian Monarchy, and so with the Head of the Vision it self, run∣ning down quite through it; the lesser not till near a 1000 years after, about the midst of the Vision, a little before the coming forth of the Beast; is no less than the most glorious result of the wonderful wisdom of the All-wise disposer of all things, who for divers reasons hath thought good so to order it.

1 That hereby the Mysteries of these two Prophecies, yea, all Daniels Prophecies, might be the greater; for observe, there being not above three years betwixt either Vision, Daniel having the first of these two, in the third of Belshazzar, chap. 8.1. which year was the last of the

Babylonian Monarchy; his second, in the third of Cyrus, chap. 10.1. the third year of the Persian, had both been to be begun from the time of the Visions, then would the number of dayes in either, have been equal to about three dayes, which little time too, the Text hath clear∣ly determined to pass betwixt Vision and Vision; and if so, this one thing alone would have been so great a Stan∣dard of light into both these Prophecies; yea, all the Pro∣phecies of Daniel (his 70 weeks excepted) all the rest having dependance on these, as could no way stand with the design of the Holy Ghost, which was to have the Book sealed up, until the time of the end; for, hence it would have been obvious, and evident to every eye,

1 That either Prophecy were the same, and had one and the same beginning, and ending.

2 That the thing spoken of the little horn, chap. 8. and of the vile person, chap. 11. were not to be applied to the time of Antiochus rage, (which very opinion hath been a cloud upon the Prophecies of Daniel for a long time) for as Mr. Parker, in his Daniels Prophecies expounded, pag. 37. hath well proved, the 2300 days are no way ap∣pliable to the time of Antiochus persecutions.

3 That all Daniels Visions, and Prophecies, viz. That of the great Image, chap. 2. That of the four Beasts, and the little Horn, chap. 7. together with these, chap. 8, and chap. 10, 11, 12. do terminate at one and the same point; and this point to be no other but the end of the 2300, the 1335 days; for if these two be the same, and terminate at one point, then by a parallel of reason, the other two also, viz. that of the great Image, and that of the four Beasts, for either of those conclude with work of a like na∣ture, and glory of a like kind with these. And if so, then is that other clouding opinion which darkens all Daniels Prophecies at this day, viz. That the little Horn, chap. 7. is to be understood either of the whole Norman Race

here in England from William the Conqueror, the first of that Race, as some conceive; or of the late King Charles onely, the last of that Race, as others, shaken off; for that Race hath been extirpated root and branch these five years already, whereas to the end of the 2300 days, the 1335, it is near 50 years yet to come; and therefore we must of necessity (unless we deny, that which from the scope of each Prophecy is so clear, as that it is undeniable, viz, that Daniels Prophecies have but one and the same end) conclude, that either the little Horn, Chap. 7. is no such thing, as many now adays suppose; or affirm, that the final destruction of this little Horn is come upon him upwards of fifty years, before the determined time. Now this one beam of light followed being such, as that it dis∣covers most of those by-wayes that men have gone in, and thereby darkned the truth of Daniel, it could not, I say, stand with Gods design of sealing this Book, to make Re∣velation of so great and clear light, as would have come in, had the heads of each number been placed with the time of each Vision.

2 Reason. Because hereby the latter Prophecy which is the clearer, and intended by the Lord as a farther, and more particular light into those things, that in the general had been revealed before; should have been as dark as the other, in regard of making up any ac∣count of time, had the same began (as the other) from the time of the Vision, for what is it that makes the 2300 days to be so hard to compute, but this, the ground we go upon to make up a right supputation of the years from the be∣ginning of the Persian Monarchy until Christ, is more dark, perplexed, and uncertain; and therefore to find the vein of truth here, is a thing more hard; but now the 1335 dayes being begun (as before) with Julian, the very beginning it self is below all the most difficult knots, and therefore the computation made thence more easie.

Hence many have found the vein of truth, that runs from the Head of the 1335; but the vein of truth that runs from the Head of the 2300, I may truly and modestly say, hath not yet been found. And indeed, therefore God left that more clear, this more dark, because the way of God, is to give his people first a little light, afterwards more; and also, because that in the revelation of this light, that, after discovery might appear to be the greater light, which before discovery, was the thing most dark, and ob∣scure.

3 Reason. The Head of the 1335 is placed as it is, because God in laying down that, had a special design at another thing, viz. To set up a light, to shew us thereby the rising Beast, (as I observed before) and therefore it was most necessary it should not be counted from the time of the Vision, for then it could no way have served such an end; but rather should be fixed as it is. Which fixation is such, and so wonderful, that deny it, and no other fixation can be, which will, first make the 1290 days end with the 1260. And secondly, the 1335, with the 2300; both which must be for our fore-going reasons, and by vertue of this fixation both are exactly performed, as in part we have seen already, and shall fully streightway; And the number it self also, hath as famous a Head for it self, as any one number in Scripture. What admirable wisdom therefore is there in appointing, and disposing these heads as they are, viz. That the 2300 days should begin where it doth, and the 1335 where it doth?

And indeed, were not the placing of the Head of the 1335 designed in the wonderful wisdom of God, to be a Torch to give light to the time of the rise of the Beast, we should have no Scripture ground, but the bare report of History (which leaves it so dubious as to many years, that we cannot, were we left to it alone, know certainly which

to chuse) to build upon for the time of the Beasts rise, and so consequently of his ruin, though yet this is the great thing, and (as it were) the very hinge of all the principal Apo∣calyptical Visions.

THESIS XL.

The 2300 days, as they end at the same point with the 1335, so also they determine the duration of all the three last Monarchies; for they begin with the begin∣ning of the Persian Monarchy, and end with the end of the Roman. This being therefore a divine determination, the voyces of all humane Historians must here be laid aside, and the reports of those only, how many or few soe∣ver, be acknowledged to be truth, whose reports laid to∣gether, will bring the 2300 days, and the 1335 to end at the same point, and also give to the three last Monar∣chies, neither more nor less of years than 1300, which is the number of the years determined upon them.

THESIS XLI.

The calculation of this great number cannot be perfor∣med together, but must be done by parts, or by dividing it into several periods.

THESIS XLII.

The first part or period contains the number of years from the first of Cyrus, to the 20. of that Artaxerxes, whom the Greeks call Artaxerxes Mnemon, with which year we are to begin Daniels 70 weeks, or 490 years, Chap. 9.24.

THESIS XLIII.

That Daniels 70 weeks are to be begun from the 20 of Mnemon, is clear from the Head of account, that we have laid down in the Text, vers. 25. Know there∣fore

and understand, that the going forth of the Com∣mandement, to restore, and to build Jerusalem, shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks unto the Mes∣siah, the Prince, i.e. 69 weeks of the 70, the other week we have, ver. 27. he shall confirm the Covenant with many for one week, which added to the 69 makes up the 70 compleat.

Now observe, the Head we are to begin upon, is a com∣mand expresly for the building of Jerusalem, but nei∣ther Cyrus command, nor any command before this, had relation to the building of Jerusalem, for they concerned the Temple onely, as the plain words of Cyrus Decree, Ezra 1.1, 2, 3. do shew: and again, chap. 6.3, 4, 5. the copy of it, which was kept in the Court Rolls, and found many years after, had not a word in it that concerned Je∣rusalem, but the Temple onely, nor had any following Decree untill the 20 of Artaxerxes, so much as a tittle in it that concerned the building of Jerusalem, but all still had reference to the building and beautifying of the Tem∣ple. But now the Decree of Artaxerxes Mnemon, gran∣ted to Nehemiah in the 20 year of his Reign, did particu∣larly concern the building of Jerusalem, and indeed no∣thing else, Nehem. 1.3, 4. compare with chap. 2.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. verses.

THESIS XLIV.

The Objections from Ezr. 4.12, 13, Isa. 44.28. which at the first view seem to have in them weight against the thing I am speaking of, may with ease and clearness be answered; But I shall transmit the answer to a more full discourse.

THESIS XLV.

The number of years betwixt Cyrus first, and the 20 of Artaxerxes Mnemon, according to the account of the ancient Greeks, who wrote the State, and affairs of the Persian Monarchy, are computable 147, which they reckon thus,

Cyrus — 30, whereof we are to account upon but—3

Cambyses with the Magi—8

Darius Histaspes — 36

Xerxes—21

Artaxerxes Longimanus — 40

Darius Nothus — 19

Artaxerxes Mnemon — 43, of which we are to account upon but — 20

THESIS XLVI.

This to be the account of the ancient Greeks, is testified by Sir Walter Rawleigh, History of the World Lib. 3. Chap. 4. Sect. 1. Carion in his Book of the four Monarchies, in treating upon the second Monarchy, Simpson Chronic. Catholic. pars quarta, p. 179. Onely Carion in his report differs from the other one year (which falls within the number of those we are to account upon) which is, he gives to Xerxes but 20 years, whereas the o∣ther give him 21.

THESIS XLVII.

This account is followed by the best Chronologers, name∣ly, Alsted. in Chronologia Monarchiae Persarum, Helvi∣cus,

in Theatre Historico, Sims. Chron. Cath. Sir Walter Rawleigh in his History of the World; who all of them with the limitation laid down in the next, conclude upon the very same number of 147. years.

THESIS XLVIII.

The Greek Historians not accounting the first year of Cyrus, from the time of his taking Babylon, which they onely reckon amongst his noble explo••ts, but from the time he began to Reign in Persia, do give to Cyrus 30 years, whereas we are to give him but three onely, because the Scripture account is from his taking of Ba∣bylon, after which but three years are to be allowed to him, as is excellently observed, by the worthy Doctor Lightfoot, in his Harmony of the Old Testament, upon Ezra 4. pag. 190. this consideration allowing to Cyrus but three years onely, makes the number of years, as they are laid down by the Greeks, neither more nor less than 147, as will appear to him that shall count them up. An•• by this also, all that seeming difference that is between Chro∣nologers is taken away, the ground of it lying here, some give to Cyrus more years after his taking of Babylon, some less.

THESIS XLIX.

That so many years as 147 did pass betwixt Cyrus first and Artaxerxes twentyeth, there seems to be conj••ctural ground for it in Scripture, because from the time of Je∣••hua who was High Priest, and contemporary with Zerub∣••abel, both coming out of Babylon in that very year the Scripture calls Cyrus first, Ezra 2.2. Chap. 3.2. until the ••••me of Nehemiah are reckoned three Generations; for in Nehemiahs time Eliashib was High Priest, N••hem 31.

vers. 20, 21. Now Eliashib was Grandchild to Jeshua, as appears, Nehem. 12.10. And Jeshua begat Jojakim, Jejakim also begat Eliashib; And further consider, that Joshua the Grandfather did live to a very great age, for he lived till the work of the second Temple was set on foot the second time by Darius, Ezra 5.1, 2. and in all likelihood till it was finished, (which as is easie to be made appear) was many years after the coming out of Babylon; and al∣so Eliashib the Grandchild at the time of Ezraes coming up to Jerusalem, which was in the seventh of Artax∣erxes, Ezra 7.7. and so thirteen years before Nehemiahs, was so aged, as that he had a Son a Priest, Ezra 10.6. which according to the Law none might be till they were thirty years of age, so that here was the fourth Generati∣on come to maturity. The whole laid together, it will appear no absurd conclusion to say, that as many years as 147 did pass, betwixt Cyrus first, and Artaxerxes twentieth.

THESIS L.

The Grounds of some late Writers who have cut this time much shorter, the strength of all which lies in these Texts, Ezra 7.1, 2. &c. Ezra 2.2. compared with Neh. 13.6 and Zecharies seventy years, chap. 1.12. chap. 7.5. will no way annoy our opinion, but be indeed found them∣selves too weak, and to have manifest flaws in their foun∣dations, and that upon a Scripture and rational account, when they shall be throughly weighed, but the doing here∣of requiring more room than here is fit to allow it, I must transmit this also to my more full discourse.

THESIS LI.

If yet it should be a Question, Whether Artaxerxes

Mnemon were that Artaxerxes, in the 20 of whose reign, Nehemiah had commission to build Jerusalem; it is answered, that considering the long time Nehemiah's Artaxerxes reigned, two and thirty years of his reign being mentioned, Nehem. 13.6. and also conside∣ring that this Artaxerxes lived near the expiration of the Persian Monarchy; for Nehemiah in his book makes mention of Jaddua who wa High Priest (as Josephus testifies) when Alexander the Great came to Jerusa∣lem, and also of Darius, the last from whom A∣lexander did take the Persian Monarchy, Nehem. 12.22. it will appear, that the story of Nehemiah, is not applia∣ble to any of the Persian Monarchs, but Artaxerxes Mnemon.

THESIS LII.

Our second part or period runs upon Daniels seventy weeks, which are a divine Chronology from the time of Nehemiah, where the Old Testament leaves us, until the time of Christs passion.

THESIS LIII.

It is a strange and wonderful forcing of the Text, and a palpable misapplication of this Prophecy, to apply it (as do some) to the times of the New Testament, which opinion leaves us destitute of any ground, save onely the reports of humane Historians, to build upon, as touching the years of the world, for upwards of four hundred years together; and that too, in a time wherein the voyce of Historians is least to be regarded, viz. through all the Grecian Monarchy which I may call the age of the worlds confusion, it being in a manner torn to peeces by Alexanders Captains after his death; so that it was most

hard to know, whilst every one was catching the Crown, who Reigned, or how long; And therefore as it is no breach of charity to question the truth of Historians re∣ports as to this time; so is it to be esteemed a special to∣ken of Gods love to his Church, and care of his people in all Ages, that he should leave his a divine Chronology, to lead them through that dark and shady Wilderness, where most Travellers have lost their way, untill they come again into the open field, i.e. to the light of Scrip∣ture, and more certain Chronology.

THESIS LIV.

These seventy weeks reduced into days, and these days into years, make up the sum of four hundred and ninety years.

THESIS LV.

We are not to extend these seventy weeks beyond the passion of Christ, that opinion being contrary to the ex∣press characters of the 24 verse, which characters are there∣fore laid down to give us light, how far the 70 weeks are to be extended.

THESIS LVI.

Those expressions of the people of the Prince that shall come destroying the City and Sanctuary, vers. 26. and the making desolate until the consummation, ver. 27. are not to be comprehended within the 70 weeks, though they are comprehended within those four verses, which lay us down the Prophecy of the 70 weeks.

THESIS LVII.

Four years of the 490 are in our account to be de∣ducted, the reason is because Christs death, or the cut∣ting off of the Messiah, was not at the end, but in the midst of the 70 or last week; for in the beginning of the 70 week Christ is anointed, therefore this is one Character of the 70 week, vers. 24. Seventy weeks are determined to anoint the most holy. Christ being anointed goes forth preaching, and submitting to the Law about half of the week, and then is cut off, and therefore it is said, vers. 27. He shall confirm the Covenant with many for one week, and in the midst of the week (i e. of that one week, which is the 70 and last) he shall cause the Sacrifice and Oblation to cease; that is, Christ the Messiah being bap∣tized at the very beginning of the 70 week, went about preaching and performing active obedience to the Law part of that week, and then about the midst of that week (which words (I take it) are therefore added, lest other∣wise we should think his Death to be not till the very end of the 70 or last week) he is put to death, by which death of his, he causeth the Sacrifice and Oblation to cease, that is, puts an end to the Jewish worship, which lay in Sa∣crifices, and Oblations; and hence likewise it is said vers. 26. after 62 weeks, that is, 62 added to the other seven spoken of, vers. 25. which make 69, shall the Mes∣siah be cut off, and not after 70 weeks shall the Messiah be cut off, because indeed Christs sufferings came before the 70 week was fully and compleatly expired. These four deducted, there remains to be accounted upon, only 486 years, which passed from the 20 of Artaxerxes Mne∣mon, until Christs Passion.

THESIS LVIII.

Our third part or period comprehends the number of

years from the year of Christs Passion, until the end of the year 1655, or (which is all one) the beginning of that no∣ted year 1656.

THESIS LIX.

Within this Period we are to account upon 1622 years, thus, Christ was thirty years old when he began to preach, Luke 3.23. from the time he began to preach until his Passion, the common opinion holds three years and a half, but we are to account three years only, as is clear from Christs own words, Luke 13.32. Go ye, and tell that Fox, Behold, I cast out Devils, and I do cures to day, and to morrow, and the third day I shall be per∣fected, vers. 33. Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following; Shewing us, that Christ in preaching spent three full years, and yet but three; for as he is baptised at the very beginning of the seventieth week, i.e. at the beginning of the first day, or year of that week, so he is perfected at the end of the third day of that week, or the third year from the time he began to preach. Christ then at the day of his Passion was three and thirty years old, which three and thirty years, because our com∣mon account begins from the year of Christs Nativity, we are to deduct; these deducted of 1655, there remains only 1622, which we are to account upon.

THESIS LX.

Let us now reckon up the three last periods that wee have gone through, and see what number of years of the 2300 we have already gained, those yet behind, will fall in of themselves.

The first period from the first of Cyrus to the twentieth of Artaxerxes Mnemon, contains 147 years.

The second, from thence to Christs Passion, 486 years.

Both together makes up 633

The third period from Christs Passion to the year 1656, contains 1622

The total Sum is, 2255

It follows then that with the beginning of the year 1656, there are 2255 of Daniels 2300 years expired; the remaining years are only 45, which will expire, A.D. 1701, the very year in which Daniels 1335 dayes doth also expire.

THESIS LXI.

The 2300 dayes of Daniel are the best and surest Chronologie of the Number of the worlds years that have passed, since the first of Cyrus, or the beginning of the Persian Monarchy, until this present day.

THESIS LXII.

The 2300 years ending (according to our former Compu∣tation) at the same point with the 1335, is a good Argument to prove that our course by a good hand of Providence hath been steered aright, both as to the beginning of either number, and also the carrying on of this great number, for should we seek after any other beginning of the 1335 dayes, then what we have before stated, the 1335 dayes could never be brought to end with the 2300. Or, in case the head of the 2300 dayes, were to be placed either higher or lower, or the Compu∣tation to be made otherwise than what hath been laid down, then would not the 2300 dayes concur in their end with the 1335. And such a Computation it is necessary should bee made, as may bring both these to end to∣gether.

THESIS LXIII.

The Harmony that is betwixt all those Mystical Num∣bers we have passed through, is a thing very glorious and admirable to behold; for there is not any one of them, but affords a beam of light to the other. The 1290 dayes affords a great beam of light to the 1260, and contrari∣wise the 1260 to that again: The 1335 dayes affords a glorious beam of light to the 2300, and contrariwise, the 2300 to that again.

Finally, as the beginning of the 1260, proves our be∣ginning of the 1335 to be true, so our beginning of the 1335, proves the beginning of the 2300 to be true. And contrariwise, as the beginning of the 2300 proves the beginning of the 1335 to be true; so the beginning of the 1335, the beginning of the 1260 to be true. So that (which is glorious to consider) the Mystical Numbers of Daniel and the Revelations, though di∣verse, and having diverse beginnings, yet have within themselves such an universal Harmony, that each one serves to inlighten the other, and the other him again.

THESIS LXIV.

The final Conclusion is, That the rise of the Wit∣nesses, the end of the Beasts reign, and treading un∣derfoot the Holy City, and the first stirring of the Jews, will in greatest likelihood be in the year 1656, with which year ends the 1290 dayes, the 1260, the 42 months. The Personal coming of Christ, the final destruction of the four Beasts, or Monarchy, and the compleat deliverance of the Jews, in the year 1701, with which year ends Daniels 2300 dayes, and his 1335.

Matth. 24.48. But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming;

49. And shall begin to smite his fellow-servants, and to eat and drink with the Drunken:

50. The Lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

51. And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the Hypocrites, there shall be weeping, and gnashing of teeth.