n theikeader day' with tears, that in the day of their peace, they may notfin away the things of tl.; eir Peace. There are therefore three requeffs, which we would defire to beg of God, with beaded lfneesfor England, toperpe- uate theprefent profperity andpeace thereof ; and let us commend them to the mourning andpraying ones amongft us, that they wouldbe the Lords remembran- cers in there Petitions. r. A right under'landing andfober ufe of liberty. For when People comefi r(f out of hondage,they arc apt to be not only fome»batfond of their liberties, but to waxgiddy and wanton with liberty, and in/leadof Jhakng offrlae 11 Jodyyoies of men, to calf ofat leaft inpart the Government and bleffedyoke ofChriff al- to. Hence it c a sres abort', that a day of rejt from pertcution, rs highjhould be a day of liberty to the Saints to ferve God, may become a day of great fe- rdu1ion, and ofliberty to reducing Spirits, to deceive, and damn end miflead them from the truths and way's of God. But the nrachinatlons ofmen, though in conjuration with the powers andgates ofhell,fhall certainly fall at laft before Truth and Prayer. And ofthis is theftrff Treatife which is feafonably pub- lifi°d. To be raft bound to the rule with all the bonds and cords of God and Man is the Perfelionof liberty. Hence there is not aPurer Corner(lone of ruine to a Chrjtian Commonwealth, that God will break them withu. parallek d deffrullionsby fame ovcî flowing fcourge, when the day ofvengeance is in his heart4 than to O. inkthat Religion is none of their Liberties, erndyet howmany fans of 13 :Hai, are there void of ounfcll, neither is there any undcrfanding in them, who imagine vain things, andfay, Let us !wok his bands at-under and c411 away his cords from
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