To theReader. from us ? How do men run into extremes, either firetching and paring every one to the Gyants bed, and thereby denying liberty to the Saints to ferve him, according to the meafure of their 1ature in Cbrill', or elfe on the other hand opening the door fa wide, as to plead for liberty to all the difguifed ene- mies andfins againft Cbriff, thereby inl}ead of uni- ting the Saints in one, indeavouring through a dreadful! miitaie to uniteChrift andBelie! ? It is a fadthing when a man is come to this papa, that he is not able to refolve his confcience whether Baal be God, or the Lord be God, and therefore would not bave the war[kippers ofBaai punifht, forfear let Ba- al fhould be God. Is liberty nothing but indifferen- cy and irrefolution offpirit in the things of God ? wo to the valley of vision, even to a finfull Nation laden with iniquity, and ledaway from the truth as it is in fetus, and to the Hof} of the high ones that fit on high, in the day ofhis vifitation, ifthis be the fpirit of thefe times ; for in the day when he vifits, Godwill vifit for thefe things. 2. That his Word, efpecially the Word of his Gofpel, may be precious andpowerful!, may run and be glorified in England. Alas ! as there is much preaching, but few ferious, few hcart-breakng Ser- mons : fo there is much hearing, but littleeffec7ual hearing. Men (land like the Oakes of Bafhan, be- fore the words of theGod of Ifracl, no terrour ofthe Lord, no news of everlafiing dellruction; no evidence of thefierce anger ofGod upon them, which burns down to the bottom ofhell , can take hold upon theirfpirits, or awaken their confciences, to m,zl inquiries after God in this their day :yea ifthe bars of thepit of hel, were broken, and if thedevils of hell Jhould comeflying up amongff us, inour folemn .Af- fèmbl es,
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