He stated: “It is my intention... to recount the misfortunes which immediately came on the whole Jewish nation in consequence of their plots against our Saviour, and to record the ways and times in which the divine word has been attacked by the Gentiles, and to describe the character of those who at various periods have contended for it in the face of blood and tortures, as well as the confessions which have been made in our own day, and the gracious and kindly succour which our Saviour has accorded them all. ”
Ia menyatakan, ” Merupakan niat saya... untuk menceritakan kemalangan yang langsung menimpa segenap bangsa Yahudi sebagai akibat rencana jahat mereka terhadap Juru Selamat kita, dan mencatat cara - cara dan masa - masa sewaktu Firman Allah diserang oleh orang Kafir, dan untuk menggambarkan karakter orang - orang yang pada berbagai periode telah berjuang demi hal itu meskipun menghadapi darah dan siksaan, serta konfesi yang telah dibuat pada zaman kita, serta kemurahan hati dan pertolongan baik hati yang diberikan Juru Selamat kita kepada mereka semua. ”