BelpeYntoTmotion. 759 tuousevils, Thou thyfelfe. O patient fake : Othou which art the Godof God art prclfedvndervs, asacartis grace, lookegracioufy'Ton vs inthe preffed that is full of (heaves: Long Mediatorofgrace, Chritt Iefus. We haft thou waited forour repentance, haue nothingtopleadebut his merit, and often haftthou vrged vs by the nothing canwalls away the foulenes Minifters ofthy Word tobreakoff ofour fines, but his moltprecious ourfases, andreuen befougIstvs'by blood. Make ( wee pray thee) our them tobe reconciled veto thee. But heartstomournwithinvs, both for wee haue hatedtobee reformed, and ourowneperfonall limes, andfor all hauecaftthywordbehindvs,thouhaft the abominationswhichare done in ftretchedoutthy hand, andwewould the mid(l ofthe Land; Oh that wee not regard it : we haue defpifed and might turne vnto thee with all our mockedthy meffengers, our hearts hearrwith fatting, with weeping,and within vs haue beenfully fettodoe e- with forrowing: Ohthat we couldfee ullkhieeciebath beenoffrred,we haue thethings that belongvoto ourpeace, notefteemed it: ludgensent bathbeen and might everyman turne from his threatned,we hauenotfeared it: the euill way , and from the wickednefk very triall of. our countenances refit- that min hishand, andmakehisway ethagainft vs, wee declare ourfins as and his worker good. Letitbee thy Sodeme,we hidethem not : all manner good. pleafure ( wee humbly befeech of foule enormities domarch openly thee) tocontinue and to enlarge thy andconfidently, andwithout feare in wonted fauourstowards vs: Stablifh ourBerets. How iulhlynsighreft thou this our peaceablegouernment, bya poureout caen thevials o thywrath perpetuall and unchangeable decree vpon vs, making vsto beeadeteftati- Compaffe in this Band with thyfa- on, di-Ida curfe,and anaftonifhment, mitt aswitha fhield: Let neuerthine and a reprochtoother Nations, for, and our aduerfarie, roare in themidit Bingvs towring out, andtodrink the of thy Congregation , or feenp their verydregs of that mixt wine of thy bannersas lignesofviétorie and con- fierceand terribleindignation .Ífthoú queft ouervs. Above all, O Lord, fhouldefl bring an inter diffolution vouchfafe the comfortofthyGofpell, anddefolation vponourState,making andthediberty of thy bleffed truth: our enemies torideouerour heads, to Grantthatthat may (fill be faithfully clime abouevs vponhigh, andvsto and foundly preached in our Chur- come downe beneath below Ifthou ches. Oh remoonenot our Candle- fhouldit take awayfrom vs the Judge ftick,though our fallingfrom our fieft and theProphet, theHonourable and lout, and the vniuerfaliflakingof our theCounfeller, andappoint children zeal;hath deferuedit. Lengthenout tobee ourPrinces , :,If thou fhouldeft thevfeofit (weentreatethee)euenfo makeheapesof ourCities, andkaue long as the Sunne andMoose ends- meTownes without inhabitants: If reth, thatbyirthofe that are yet vn -_ thoufhoufdeftatoncegnenchthelight borne, and {all come out ofour ofthy blefted Word, andgissevsover loins: maybe guided sed direfted in tothe feruice ofdumbidols ,- and our theway ofpeace. And to this end, foulesto befwallowedvp in thedark- weeare moil humbleand ihitantfu- neffeofpopilhignoranceandfuperfti_ tees tothy Maiclly, rvento theebÿ tion,lfthou íboúldeft make vnhythy whom Kingsesigne, and whofedo- iudgements, a proúesb anda fpeftácle minion and foueraigntyreacheth oiler to the wholeworld, it wereno other all, that thouwoùldeft multiplythy thenwe banedeferued : nay , it is thy blefsingsvpon theKing, clarathine great mercy, that theft things,` and Asnointed (King [stirs) whofe head more brattythen their, hattenot al- thou haft liftedvpaboueothers; and cradieonertakenvs. But, O°Lord,be intowhofe hands thou haft conmit- mercifullto one thy Names ted-theraines oftheft visited 'King- Yyy : comes'.,
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