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because_o he_o come_v not_o to_o help_v the_o lord_n so_o now_o he_o say_v curse_v you_o all_o and_o every_o one_o of_o they_o who_o come_v not_o to_o help_v our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n who_o come_v not_o to_o help_v he_o in_o his_o poor_a member_n and_o tell_v every_o one_o who_o will_v not_o set_v himself_o at_o least_o in_o the_o full_a purpose_n of_o his_o heart_n to_o come_v that_o he_o have_v no_o poeple_n part_n in_o that_o heavenly_a prayer_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n nor_o of_o the_o glorious_a privilege_n and_o promise_n contain_v in_o it_o that_o he_o have_v no_o part_n or_o portion_n in_o the_o brotherhood_n inheritance_n glory_n kingdom_n reward_n promise_v of_o this_o and_o the_o better_a life_n remission_n of_o sin_n deliverance_n from_o satan_n &_o from_o the_o evil_n which_o he_o seek_v to_o bring_v on_o all_o that_o he_o can_v have_v no_o comfort_n in_o that_o everlasting_a &_o everliving_a amen_o to_o who_o all_o kingdom_n power_n and_o glory_n do_v only_o 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persuade_v all_o other_o that_o unto_o this_o entire_a endeavour_n of_o obedience_n to_o all_o thy_o commandment_n both_o of_o thy_o law_n and_o gospel_n be_v all_o thy_o promise_n make_v and_o that_o contrary_o against_o all_o contempt_n and_o despise_v contrary_o of_o the_o heavenly_a commandment_n yea_o against_o every_o wilful_a disobedience_n though_o it_o be_v but_o to_o one_o commandment_n thy_o curse_n and_o thâ—…e_a tâ—…ings_n be_v denounce_v which_o thou_o do_v dreadful_o execute_v according_o because_o man_n will_v not_o thus_o give_v thou_o thy_o glory_n good_a lord_n awaken_v all_o the_o church_n and_o open_v the_o eye_n of_o all_o thy_o own_o people_n right_o to_o conceyve_v &_o understand_v these_o thing_n and_o how_o satan_n this_o that_o old_a serpent_n that_o arch_n &_o bloody_a enemy_n of_o thy_o church_n know_v all_o this_o well_o enough_o have_v seek_v in_o all_o the_o prosperity_n dishonour_n of_o thy_o church_n to_o cause_v thy_o own_o people_n to_o dishonour_v thou_o by_o make_v only_o a_o bare_a outward_a profession_n of_o honour_v thou_o by_o receyve_v and_o set_v up_o thy_o heavenly_a religion_n &_o commandment_n to_o obey_v they_o in_o word_n but_o trample_v they_o all_o under_o foot_n general_o according_a to_o the_o evil_a custom_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o country_n and_o place_n where_o they_o live_v that_o thou_o hand_n may_v leave_v thy_o people_n into_o his_o hand_n &_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o his_o cruel_a instrument_n as_o thou_o have_v most_o righteous_o do_v in_o so_o many_o part_n of_o thy_o church_n already_o and_o threaten_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o thy_o people_n for_o the_o same_o oh_o dear_a father_n how_o many_o of_o thy_o faithful_a servant_n who_o have_v live_v in_o those_o part_n servant_n of_o thy_o church_n which_o be_v now_o leave_v into_o the_o enemy_n hand_n do_v herein_o justify_v thy_o proceed_n acknowledge_v thy_o righteousness_n in_o all_o that_o thou_o have_v bring_v upon_o they_o even_o for_o this_o very_a cause_n of_o carnal_a gospel_v and_o loose_a profession_n oh_o tender_a father_n make_v we_o it_o all_o able_a likewise_o to_o justify_v thou_o in_o this_o behalf_n and_o never_o to_o rest_v cry_v unto_o thou_o for_o they_o until_o thou_o shall_v open_v their_o eye_n to_o see_v and_o acknowledge_v thy_o righteousness_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v unseined_o repent_v of_o their_o most_o heinous_a dishonour_n do_v to_o thy_o sacred_a majesty_n herein_o in_o cause_v thy_o name_n hereby_o to_o be_v blaspheme_v among_o thy_o enemy_n yea_o cause_v we_o good_a lord_n ensample_n by_o their_o fearful_a ensample_n even_o we_o special_o of_o this_o sinful_a nation_n to_o meet_v thou_o speedy_o by_o our_o unfeigned_a repentance_n for_o this_o dreadful_a sin_n whereof_o we_o be_v general_o no_o less_o guilty_a than_o any_o
cause_v all_o our_o land_n to_o keep_v such_o dreadful_a sabbath_n be_v possess_v by_o thou_o and_o our_o enemy_n as_o so_o many_o of_o they_o do_v already_o and_o see_v we_o will_v not_o serve_v thou_o in_o our_o own_o good_a land_n under_o thy_o own_o servant_n with_o cheerful_a &_o glad_a heart_n that_o we_o shall_v serve_v thou_o and_o our_o enemy_n not_o only_o in_o our_o own_o but_o even_o in_o foreign_a countryeâ—…_n with_o heaviness_n and_o terror_n all_o our_o day_n and_o as_o we_o have_v sin_v rebel_a against_o thou_o in_o every_o one_o of_o these_o so_o likewise_o against_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o thy_o holy_a commandment_n and_o even_o against_o thy_o heavenly_a gospel_n and_o ordinance_n as_o that_o we_o have_v just_o forfit_v they_o all_o and_o all_o other_o our_o privilege_n and_o promise_n we_o therefore_o acknowledge_v threaten_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o all_o thy_o people_n that_o thou_o be_v righteous_a in_o all_o that_o thou_o have_v do_v unto_o we_o and_o if_o thou_o still_o further_o execute_v whatsoever_o thou_o have_v denounce_v in_o thy_o bless_a 8._o law_n against_o we_o and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o we_o do_v humble_o beseech_v thou_o to_o remember_v the_o word_n that_o thou_o command_v by_o thy_o servant_n moses_n say_v you_o will_v transgress_v and_o i_o will_v scatter_v you_o among_o the_o people_n but_o if_o you_o turn_v to_o i_o and_o keep_v my_o commanddment_n and_o do_v they_o though_o your_o scatter_n be_v to_o the_o utâ—…ermost_a part_n of_o the_o heaven_n yet_o will_n i_o gather_v you_o from_o thence_o and_o will_v bring_v you_o to_o the_o place_n which_o i_o have_v choose_v to_o place_v my_o name_n there_o now_o these_o dear_a father_n all_o be_v thy_o people_n yea_o thy_o servant_n and_o child_n our_o own_o brethren_n and_o sister_n who_o thou_o have_v redeem_v by_o thy_o great_a power_n &_o by_o thy_o mighty_a hand_n as_o well_o as_o ourselves_o &_o some_o of_o they_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o we_o all_o any_o one_o of_o who_o be_v worth_a many_o thousand_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o we_o therefore_o oh_o good_a lord_n we_o beseech_v thou_o let_v it_o be_v enough_o to_o awaken_v we_o all_o that_o thou_o have_v so_o far_o stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n against_o these_o our_o brethren_n be_v thy_o own_o child_n and_o inheritance_n and_o let_v thy_o ear_n now_o at_o length_n hearken_v to_o the_o prayer_n of_o thy_o servant_n and_o to_o the_o fervent_a supplication_n and_o loud_a cry_n of_o all_o thy_o servant_n who_o desire_v to_o fear_v thy_o great_a name_n and_o give_v we_o favour_n in_o thy_o presence_n and_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o all_o those_o who_o thou_o have_v set_v in_o thy_o own_o place_n to_o be_v nursing-fathers_n and_o nursing-mothers_n to_o thy_o poor_a church_n and_o people_n grant_v that_o their_o first_o care_n may_v be_v to_o bring_v we_o all_o to_o unfeigned_a repentance_n for_o our_o sin_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v pacify_v towards_o we_o and_o then_o good_a lord_n put_v into_o their_o heart_n a_o holy_a submission_n to_o cast_v down_o their_o crown_n before_o thy_o dear_a son_n our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o to_o give_v all_o their_o power_n and_o authority_n unto_o he_o to_o help_v by_o all_o holy_a mean_n to_o redeem_v and_o restore_v his_o captive_n that_o they_o may_v again_o serve_v thou_o in_o their_o own_o place_n each_o under_o their_o own_o vine_n and_o figâ—…ree_n &_o under_o the_o authority_n and_o command_n of_o thy_o deâ—…re_a servant_n as_o ever_o they_o do_v before_o oh_o let_v this_o prevail_v with_o we_o all_o to_o make_v we_o all_o to_o remember_v our_o vow_n to_o â—…urne_v to_o the_o obedience_n of_o thy_o bless_a commandment_n and_o especial_o to_o turn_v hereby_o to_o keep_v thy_o sabbath_n and_o to_o reverence_v thy_o sanctuary_n yâ—_z thou_o may_v as_o much_o lift_v they_o and_o we_o all_o up_o in_o mercy_n as_o thou_o have_v former_o cast_v they_o down_o and_o that_o thus_o we_o and_o all_o future_a age_n may_v learn_v to_o fear_v thy_o great_a name_n and_o evermore_o sound_a out_o thy_o praise_n both_o in_o word_n dnâ—…_n deed_n express_v our_o thankfulness_n in_o all_o holy_a and_o new_a obedience_n that_o so_o thy_o glory_n may_v shine_v in_o all_o the_o world_n hear_v we_o most_o merciful_a father_n in_o these_o our_o humble_a request_n and_o all_o other_o etc._n etc._n xiii_o a_o humble_a confession_n of_o the_o heinous_a sin_n of_o our_o land_n and_o namely_o in_o all_o the_o popish_a sort_n who_o have_v so_o fearful_o pollute_v it_o in_o reject_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o pure_a religion_n cast_v it_o forth_o of_o these_o heart_n and_o set_v up_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n with_o his_o abominable_a idolatry_n and_o superstition_n in_o place_n thereof_o to_o provoke_v his_o heavenly_a majesty_n against_o we_o with_o prayer_n for_o pardon_n and_o that_o they_o and_o all_o other_o may_v in_o due_a time_n see_v this_o fearful_a sin_n that_o cast_v out_o satan_n and_o antichrist_n they_o and_o all_o of_o we_o may_v again_o set_v up_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n to_o the_o pacify_v of_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n and_o the_o save_n of_o we_o all_o oh_o lord_n most_o holy_a and_o most_o glorious_a who_o can_v not_o bear_v with_o any_o kind_n of_o impuriâ—…y_n or_o other_o wickedness_n in_o thy_o people_n which_o profess_v thy_o name_n &_o who_o thou_o have_v choose_v to_o set_v thy_o tabernacle_n among_o and_o much_o less_o that_o they_o shall_v reject_v thou_o and_o cast_v thou_o forth_o from_o râ—…igning_v in_o their_o heart_n &_o shall_v set_v up_o satan_n and_o antichrâ—…_n to_o obey_v they_o in_o thy_o â—…lace_n open_v 〈◊〉_d the_o eye_n of_o all_o they_o who_o be_v superstitious_o mind_v and_o even_o the_o eye_n of_o we_o all_o to_o see_v what_o we_o have_v do_v in_o suffer_v that_o religion_n to_o thâ—…ive_v and_o so_o far_o to_o grow_v up_o again_o thrust_v thou_o out_o with_o thy_o sacred_a truth_n as_o in_o all_o who_o obey_v the_o pope_n of_o rome_n receive_v and_o reverence_v hiâ—…_n word_n and_o ordinance_n above_o thy_o heavenly_a word_n oh_o grant_v to_o all_o they_o who_o 〈…〉_z have_v so_o fall_v away_o from_o thou_o reject_v thy_o glorioâ—…â—…sty_n and_o also_o to_o all_o who_o 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o mammer_v and_o much_o more_o all_o those_o who_o have_v so_o it_o begin_v of_o late_a to_o dote_v after_o popery_n to_o bethink_v themselves_o serious_o what_o they_o will_v answer_v unto_o thy_o sacred_a majesty_n for_o their_o so_o cast_v thou_o off_o and_o thy_o religion_n after_o the_o time_n that_o thou_o have_v so_o loâ—…g_a so_o clear_o and_o full_o discover_v the_o baseness_n and_o vileness_n of_o popery_n and_o so_o to_o cast_v it_o out_o of_o our_o land_n by_o such_o a_o general_a consent_n of_o our_o prince_n noble_n and_o commons_o and_o so_o good_a law_n make_v against_o it_o cause_v they_o and_o all_o sort_n iâ—…_n wise_o to_o weigh_v and_o consider_v well_o with_o themselves_o that_o this_o our_o whole_a state_n do_v not_o so_o cast_v it_o out_o at_o once_o without_o just_a cause_n nor_o our_o whole_a land_n so_o renounce_v it_o without_o a_o most_o palpable_a discovery_n of_o the_o filthynesse_n thereof_o how_o before_o that_o time_n even_o very_a idiot_n and_o little_a child_n see_v how_o all_o have_v be_v delude_v and_o robe_v by_o it_o through_o all_o their_o mass_n purgatory_n pilgrimage_n pardon_n with_o all_o kind_n of_o their_o juggle_a 〈◊〉_d and_o how_o all_o be_v but_o to_o get_v money_n to_o make_v themselves_o faâ—…_n and_o lord_n of_o all_o both_o body_n and_o soul_n of_o man_n that_o all_o may_v be_v their_o slave_n and_o vassal_n like_a as_o it_o be_v in_o all_o the_o popish_a country_n at_o this_o day_n make_v they_o all_o to_o understand_v and_o know_v how_o all_o those_o who_o eye_n thou_o have_v not_o shut_v house_n up_o do_v tken_v plain_o perceive_v and_o acknowledge_v thy_o vengeance_n most_o just_o upon_o all_o those_o place_n call_v their_o religious_a house_n as_o their_o abbey_n 〈◊〉_d nunnery_n and_o the_o like_a in_o their_o ruin_n &_o desolation_n for_o all_o the_o abomination_n commit_v in_o they_o how_o notorious_a this_o filthynes_n filthynesse_n of_o they_o be_v even_o more_o loathsome_a and_o abominable_a than_o the_o sin_n of_o sodom_n through_o their_o fullness_n of_o bread_n and_o abundance_n of_o idleness_n how_o blood_n they_o weâ—…re_v all_o red_a with_o blood_n with_o the_o cruel_a and_o unnatural_a murderâ—…_n of_o infantâ—…_n to_o hide_v those_o their_o odious_a sin_n cause_v they_o all_o at_o length_n â—…o_o understand_v and_o lay_v to_o hart_n that_o those_o house_n wherein_o be_v the_o chief_a practice_n of_o their_o religion_n be_v nothing_o thief_n else_o but_o den_n of_o thief_n cozen_v and_o rob_v the_o whole_a land_n and_o every_o day_n by_o their_o new_a devise_n fetch_v
religion_n â—…end_v whole_o to_o â—…ke_v we_o faithful_a and_o loyal_a subject_n to_o pray_v for_o our_o king_n &_o prince_n and_o to_o have_v they_o in_o our_o heart_n to_o die_v and_o 〈◊〉_d live_v with_o &_o sâ—…r_v they_o and_o that_o we_o dare_v not_o have_v a_o evil_a thought_n against_o the_o lord_n anoint_v but_o yâ—_z in_o our_o patienâ—…_n suffering_n they_o may_v see_v their_o duty_n their_o devotion_n â—…ending_v through_o the_o subtlety_n of_o satan_n and_o the_o jesuit_n to_o make_v they_o clean_o contrary_a and_o to_o carry_v false_a and_o trey_n toâ—…_n heart_n against_o the_o lord_n anoint_v unless_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d wondeful_o over-rule_v â—…hem_n by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n for_o they_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v so_o 〈◊〉_d for_o maintain_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d devotion_n and_o obey_v their_o director_n and_o ghostly_a father_n as_o to_o 〈◊〉_d to_o destroy_v whatsoever_o 〈◊〉_d hinder_v it_o &_o to_o accoâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d a_o most_o meritorious_a act_n to_o destroy_v all_o 〈◊〉_d &_o principal_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o make_v they_o to_o weigh_v this_o with_o themselves_o how_o our_o devotion_n be_v make_v with_o understanding_n and_o so_o in_o faith_n and_o with_o a_o holy_a zeal_n without_o vain_a repitition_n there_o be_v without_o all_o understanding_n in_o a_o blind_a devotion_n with_o 〈◊〉_d babble_a &_o repetition_n which_o thou_o condemne_v and_o 〈◊〉_d final_o good_a lord_n cause_v they_o all_o at_o length_n in_o mercy_n to_o understand_v how_o our_o devotion_n be_v such_o as_o help_v we_o to_o live_v a_o true_a christian_a life_n in_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o the_o duty_n of_o piety_n and_o righteousness_n in_o examine_v our_o spiritual_a grow_v in_o grace_n in_o heavenly_a meditation_n and_o contemplation_n prayer_n thanksgiving_n and_o the_o like_a all_o direct_v we_o to_o place_v our_o whole_a confidence_n for_o our_o salvation_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o only_o upon_o thy_o rich_a mercy_n in_o jesus_n christ_n ascribe_v all_o our_o salvation_n 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