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. ”
Ta kirjutas: „Minu kavatsus on... jutustada õnnetustest, mis otseselt tabasid tervet juudi rahvast, kes oli sepitsenud vandenõu meie Päästja vastu; ning panna kirja, kuidas ja millal on paganarahvad rünnanud jumalikku sõna; ning kirjeldada neid isiksusi, kes eri aegadel on selle eest võidelnud vere ja piinamise hinnaga, ning rääkida meie päevade usuavaldustest ja lahkest abist, mida meie Päästja on neile kõigile osutanud. ”