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             A call to Archippus, or, An humble and earnest motion to some ejected ministers (by way of letter) to take heed to their ministry that they fulfil it.
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           A
           Call
           to
           Archippus
           ;
           OR
           ,
           An
           humble
           and
           earnest
           MOTION
           TO
           SOME
           Ejected
           Ministers
           ,
           (
           by
           way
           of
           LETTER
           )
           To
           take
           heed
           to
           their
           MINISTRY
           ,
           That
           they
           Fulfil
           it
           .
        
         
           
             
               Col.
               4.
               17.
               
            
             
               And
               say
               to
            
             Archippus
             ,
             
               Take
               heed
               to
               the
               Ministry
               ,
               which
               thou
               hast
               received
               in
               the
               Lord
               ,
               that
               thou
               fulfil
               it
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             
               Acts
               20.
               28.
               
            
             
               Take
               heed
               therefore
               unto
               your selves
               ,
               and
               to
               all
               the
               Flock
               ,
               over
               which
               the
               holy
               Ghost
               hath
               made
               you
               Overseers
               ,
               to
               feed
               the
               Church
               of
               God
               ,
               which
               he
               hath
               purchased
               with
               his
               own
               blood
               .
            
          
           
             29.
             
             
               For
               I
               know
               this
               ,
               that
               after
               my
               departing
               shall
               grievous
               Wolves
               enter
               in
               among
               you
               ,
               not
               sparing
               the
               Flock
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             
               1
               Pet.
               5.
               1
               ,
               2.
               
            
             
               The
               Elders
               which
               are
               among
               you
               ,
               I
               exhort
               ,
               who
               am
               also
               an
               Elder
               ,
               &c.
               
               Feed
               the
               Flock
               of
               God
               ,
               which
               is
               among
               you
               ,
               taking
               the
               oversight
               thereof
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
        
         
           Printed
           in
           the
           year
           ,
           1664.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           A
           Call
           to
           ARCHIPPUS
           :
           or
           ,
           an
           humble
           and
           earnest
           Motion
           to
           some
           Ejected
           Ministers
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             Reverend
             Fathers
             and
             Brethren
             ,
          
        
         
           VVE
           said
           *
           days
           should
           speak
           ,
           and
           waited
           for
           the
           words
           of
           the
           Ancient
           ;
           But
           an
           aged
           Paul
           would
           not
           have
           others
           †
           despise
           Timothy
           his
           youth
           ,
           much
           lesse
           would
           he
           do
           it
           himself
           .
           Your
           long
           silence
           hath
           made
           us
           speak
           ,
           to
           utter
           to
           you
           our
           own
           troubles
           ,
           and
           the
           sighs
           and
           groans
           of
           your
           helpless
           Flocks
           .
           We
           cannot
           inform
           you
           ,
           but
           have
           only
           writ
           to
           *
           
             stir
             you
             up
             by
             way
             of
             remembrance
             ,
          
           and
           humbly
           to
           put
           you
           in
           mind
           ,
           
             that
             you
          
           †
           
             stir
             up
             the
             gift
             of
             God
             that
             is
             in
             you
             ,
          
           and
           suffer
           not
           your
           worthy
           *
           Talents
           to
           be
           buried
           in
           the
           Napkin
           ,
           now
           the
           sinking
           Church
           and
           dying
           Religion
           hath
           such
           pressing
           need
           for
           their
           utmost
           improvement
           .
        
         
           These
           Letters
           are
           to
           you
           in
           behalf
           of
           the
           poor
           Flocks
           ,
           like
           the
           man
           of
           Macedonia
           †
           crying
           to
           you
           ,
           
             Come
             and
             help
             us
          
           :
           or
           ,
           a
           Call
           to
           *
           
             Archippus
             ,
             to
             take
             heed
             to
             the
             Ministry
             that
             he
             hath
             received
             ,
             that
             he
             fulfill
             it
             .
          
        
         
           Fathers
           and
           Brethren
           ,
           we
           unfeignedly
           reverence
           you
           ,
           we
           magnifie
           the
           grace
           of
           God
           in
           and
           unto
           you
           .
           Did
           not
           we
           reverence
           your
           Parts
           ,
           Gifts
           and
           Graces
           ,
           and
           esteem
           them
           every
           way
           so
           useful
           to
           the
           Churches
           ,
           we
           should
           contentedly
           see
           you
           sit
           still
           ,
           and
           never
           be
           at
           the
           pains
           to
           excite
           you
           .
           But
           our
           high
           value
           of
           you
           ,
           hath
           made
           us
           humbly
           bold
           to
           expostulate
           the
           case
           a
           little
           with
           you
           ,
           and
           passionately
           to
           beseech
           you
           ,
           to
           remember
           how
           great
           a
           work
           it
           is
           that
           lies
           upon
           you
           ,
           and
           to
           set
           your
           hands
           to
           it
           in
           this
           time
           of
           difficulty
           .
        
         
           Some
           of
           yours
           were
           the
           holy
           hands
           by
           which
           we
           were
           called
           to
           our
           Office
           ,
           when
           you
           made
           us
           publickly
           promise
           (
           according
           to
           the
           obligation
           of
           our
           Office
           )
           that
           
             we
             would
             
             never
             ,
             for
             fear
             of
             any
             persecution
             ,
             desist
             from
             preaching
             the
             Gospel
          
           ;
           and
           far
           be
           it
           from
           our
           Fathers
           to
           withdraw
           ,
           as
           soon
           as
           persecution
           begins
           .
           Suffer
           us
           with
           all
           modesty
           and
           submission
           ,
           to
           reason
           with
           you
           .
           Hath
           not
           God
           said
           ,
           
             Necessity
             is
             laid
             on
             you
             ,
             and
             VVO
             unto
             you
             if
             you
             preach
             not
             the
             Gespel
             ?
          
           
           Who
           shall
           free
           you
           from
           that
           Wo
           ,
           or
           loose
           your
           bonds
           of
           that
           necesse
           ,
           if
           yet
           you
           sit
           still
           in
           silence
           ?
        
         
           Shall
           we
           mind
           you
           of
           Pauls
           example
           and
           charge
           ?
           No
           bonds
           nor
           afflictions
           could
           move
           him
           ,
           nor
           make
           him
           shun
           
           to
           declare
           the
           
             whole
             counsel
             of
             God.
          
           And
           how
           strict
           is
           the
           command
           ,
           
             That
             you
             take
             heed
             to
             your selves
             ,
             and
             all
             the
          
           
           
             Flock
             ,
             over
             whom
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             hath
             made
             you
             Bishops
             ?
          
           And
           let
           it
           be
           noted
           ,
           how
           pertinent
           the
           motive
           is
           ,
           
             Because
             grievous
          
           
           
             Wolves
             are
             entred
             in
             ,
             not
             sparing
             the
             Flock
             :
          
           And
           will
           you
           ,
           at
           such
           a
           time
           ,
           give
           over
           your
           care
           for
           the
           Flock
           ?
           Are
           we
           not
           most
           dreadfully
           
             charged
             ,
             besore
             God
             ,
             and
             our
             Lord
             Jesus
          
           
           
             Christ
             ,
             and
             the
             elect
             Angels
             ,
             to
             observe
             these
             things
             ,
             and
             to
             preach
             the
             Word
             ,
             and
             be
             instant
             ,
             and
             reprove
             ,
             rebuke
             ,
             exhort
             with
             all
             LONG
             SUFFERING
             ?
          
           and
           shall
           we
           flinch
           at
           the
           beginning
           of
           any
           Suffering
           ?
           Are
           we
           not
           required
           to
           
             continue
             in
             Doctrine
          
           ,
           as
           ever
           we
           would
           
             save
             our selves
             ,
             or
             them
          
           
           
             that
             hear
             us
          
           ?
           Hath
           not
           our
           Lord
           told
           us
           ,
           
             That
             he
             that
             hath
             set
             his
             hand
             to
             the
             Plough
             ,
             and
             looketh
             back
             ,
             is
             not
             fit
             for
             the
          
           
           
             Kingdom
             of
             God
          
           ?
        
         
           Let
           us
           call
           upon
           your
           Bowels
           .
           *
           
             Where
             there
             is
             no
             Vision
             ,
             the
             People
             perish
             :
          
           and
           can
           you
           see
           them
           perish
           ,
           when
           you
           have
           †
           bread
           enough
           ,
           and
           to
           spare
           ?
           Further
           ,
           Are
           not
           you
           they
           ,
           that
           *
           
             are
             set
             for
             the
             defence
             and
             confirmation
             of
             the
             Gospel
             ?
          
           and
           will
           not
           you
           stand
           to
           your
           work
           ,
           against
           the
           †
           contradictions
           of
           men
           ,
           that
           would
           *
           
             make
             the
             work
             of
             the
             Lord
             to
             cease
             ?
          
           Besides
           ,
           now
           is
           the
           time
           for
           you
           to
           †
           
             approve
             your selves
             to
             be
             Ministers
             of
             God
             ,
             in
             much
             patience
             ,
             affliction
             ,
             necessity
             ,
             distress
             ,
             imprisonment
             ,
             labour
             ,
             watchings
             ,
             fastings
             ;
             by
             long-suffering
             ,
             by
             kindness
             ,
             by
             the
             holyGhost
             ,
             by
             Love
             unfeigned
             ,
             Word
             of
             Truth
             ,
             Power
             of
             God
             ,
             Armour
             of
             Righteousness
             ,
             on
             the
             right
             hand
             and
             on
             the
             left
             .
          
           Is
           not
           this
           the
           Work
           of
           your
           Office
           and
           Calling
           ,
           
             To
             watch
             in
             all
             things
          
           ,
           
           
             to
             suffer
             afflictions
             ,
             and
             thereby
             to
             make
             full
             proof
             of
             your
             Ministry
             ,
             
             and
             ,
             as
             good
             Souldiers
             of
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             to
             endure
             hardness
             ?
          
           Shall
           you
           with
           Jona
           ,
           fly
           to
           Tarshish
           ,
           when
           the
           Lord
           sends
           
           you
           about
           your
           work
           ?
           will
           you
           not
           rather
           say
           ,
           with
           resolution
           ,
           as
           holy
           
             Nehemiah
             ,
             Shall
             such
             a
             man
             as
             I
             flee
             ?
             Who
          
           
           
             is
             there
             ,
             that
             being
             as
             I
             am
             ,
             would
             flee
             ?
             &c.
          
           And
           as
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           your
           Leaders
           ,
           when
           in
           your
           case
           ;
           
             And
             now
          
           ,
           
           
             Lord
             ,
             behold
             their
             threatnings
             ,
             and
             grant
             unto
             thy
             Servants
             ,
             that
             with
             all
             boldness
             they
             may
             speak
             thy
             Word
             .
          
        
         
           Shall
           we
           humbly
           mind
           you
           of
           the
           relation
           wherein
           you
           stand
           ,
           and
           the
           strong
           obligations
           resulting
           thence
           ?
           O
           how
           much
           is
           the
           glory
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           good
           of
           souls
           ,
           bound
           up
           in
           you
           ?
           Who
           will
           not
           presage
           a
           fatal
           change
           ,
           when
           the
           †
           keepers
           of
           the
           house
           tremble
           ,
           and
           the
           strong
           men
           bow
           themselves
           ?
           Should
           not
           the
           *
           Pillars
           of
           the
           Lord's
           House
           stand
           upright
           under
           their
           weight
           ?
           shall
           the
           †
           Jachin
           and
           Boaz
           of
           the
           Temple
           be
           as
           a
           man
           without
           strength
           ?
           You
           are
           the
           Champions
           of
           the
           Lord
           ;
           and
           shall
           not
           you
           be
           *
           
             valiant
             for
             the
             Truth
             upon
             Earth
             ?
          
           and
           confess
           your
           Lord
           in
           the
           face
           of
           danger
           ,
           though
           in
           †
           
             midst
             of
             a
             wicked
             and
             adulterous
             generation
             ?
          
        
         
           Are
           not
           you
           the
           Shepherds
           of
           the
           Flocks
           ?
           And
           shall
           the
           true
           Shepherds
           flee
           ,
           as
           *
           soon
           as
           they
           see
           the
           Wolves
           ,
           and
           leave
           the
           Sheep
           ?
           When
           should
           they
           shew
           their
           care
           and
           diligence
           ,
           their
           solicitude
           and
           watchfulness
           ,
           if
           not
           when
           the
           beasts
           of
           prey
           come
           to
           tear
           ,
           and
           to
           destroy
           ?
        
         
           You
           are
           the
           †
           Stewards
           and
           Dispensers
           of
           the
           Mysteries
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           are
           to
           give
           to
           all
           the
           Family
           
             their
             portion
             ,
             every
             one
             in
             their
             season
             ;
             and
             blessed
             is
             that
             servant
          
           (
           only
           )
           
             whom
             his
             Lord
             when
             he
             cometh
             shall
             find
             so
             doing
             :
          
           And
           how
           will
           the
           Master
           look
           on
           you
           at
           his
           return
           ,
           if
           you
           suffer
           the
           Family
           to
           starve
           ,
           when
           he
           hath
           left
           with
           you
           for
           their
           supply
           till
           he
           come
           ?
           And
           hath
           not
           God
           charged
           ,
           that
           you
           †
           trade
           with
           your
           Talents
           ?
           
             and
             as
             you
             have
             received
             the
             gift
             ,
             so
             you
             minister
             the
             same
             to
             others
             ,
          
           without
           which
           you
           cannot
           be
           
             good
             Stewards
             of
             the
             manifold
             Grace
             of
             God
             ?
          
           and
           yet
           do
           you
           let
           your
           Talents
           lie
           unoccupied
           ?
        
         
           Are
           not
           you
           the
           †
           Physicians
           of
           the
           Churches
           ?
           and
           when
           should
           they
           ply
           their
           Patients
           ,
           unless
           when
           in
           most
           
           danger
           to
           be
           infected
           with
           the
           mortal
           Plague
           ,
           and
           common
           Leprosie
           of
           the
           Times
           ?
        
         
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           Are
           you
           †
           Nurses
           ,
           and
           yet
           deny
           your
           Sucklings
           your
           brest
           ?
           *
           Fathers
           and
           yet
           will
           not
           give
           †
           bread
           to
           your
           Sons
           that
           ask
           it
           ?
           Watchmen
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           yet
           neglect
           your
           fearful
           Charge
           ;
           Who
           would
           not
           tremble
           at
           those
           dreadful
           Injunctions
           ,
           Ezk.
           3.
           17.
           and
           33.
           7.
           whereby
           we
           are
           required
           to
           give
           men
           warning
           ,
           or
           else
           ,
           if
           they
           should
           perish
           ,
           
             their
             blood
             shall
             be
             required
             at
             our
             hands
             .
          
        
         
           Finally
           ,
           Hath
           not
           the
           Lord
           ordained
           you
           to
           be
           his
           *
           Prophets
           ?
           and
           shall
           not
           your
           souls
           be
           moved
           ,
           neither
           at
           the
           thundering
           Charge
           at
           the
           entrance
           ,
           nor
           the
           sweet
           Promise
           in
           the
           close
           of
           those
           piercing
           and
           powerful
           words
           ,
           Jer.
           1.
           17
           ,
           18.
           
           
             Thou
             therefore
             gird
             up
             thy
             loins
             ,
             and
             arise
             and
             speak
             unto
             them
             all
             that
             I
             command
             thee
             ;
             be
             not
             dismayed
             at
             their
             fears
             ,
             lest
             I
             confound
             thee
             before
             them
             :
             For
             behold
             I
             have
             made
             thee
             this
             day
             ,
             a
             defenced
             City
             ,
             and
             an
             iron
             Pillar
             ,
             and
             brazen
             wals
             against
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           
             And
             they
             shall
             fight
             against
             thee
             ,
             but
             shall
             not
             prevail
             against
             thee
             ,
             for
             I
             am
             with
             thee
             ,
             saith
             the
             Lord
             ,
             to
             deliver
             thee
             .
          
           The
           passage
           seems
           like
           the
           stormy
           Wind
           ,
           the
           amazing
           Earthquake
           ,
           and
           the
           Fire
           of
           God
           ,
           in
           the
           Vision
           of
           the
           Prophet
           ,
           ending
           in
           the
           
           sweet
           ,
           soft
           and
           still
           Voice
           .
           O
           let
           the
           Words
           of
           the
           living
           God
           work
           either
           upon
           your
           Fear
           or
           upon
           your
           Hope
           .
        
         
           Suffer
           us
           to
           stay
           you
           a
           while
           with
           a
           few
           serious
           Questions
           ,
           which
           in
           all
           humility
           we
           do
           request
           you
           ,
           to
           let
           your
           grave
           considerations
           dwell
           for
           a
           time
           upon
           .
           We
           beseech
           you
           ,
           let
           not
           our
           importunity
           be
           grievous
           ,
           nor
           our
           words
           seem
           tedious
           ,
           in
           so
           pondrous
           and
           important
           a
           case
           .
        
         
           But
           to
           prevent
           misunderstandings
           in
           what
           we
           say
           ,
           we
           must
           be
           forced
           more
           than
           we
           would
           to
           lengthen
           ,
           by
           premising
           a
           three-fold
           Caution
           .
        
         
           We
           would
           not
           be
           so
           understood
           in
           any
           thing
           ,
           as
           if
           we
           
           did
           undervalue
           the
           Sufferings
           of
           our
           most
           deserving
           Brethren
           ,
           or
           were
           unthankful
           to
           God
           ,
           or
           them
           ,
           that
           they
           have
           so
           manfully
           stood
           for
           the
           TRUTH
           ,
           and
           resisted
           the
           strong
           Temptations
           to
           sinful
           compliance
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           
           peril
           of
           their
           Families
           ,
           the
           loss
           of
           Goods
           and
           Livelihood
           ,
           and
           their
           beloved
           Imployment
           amongst
           their
           dear
           People
           .
           We
           must
           ,
           we
           do
           ,
           and
           shall
           while
           we
           live
           ,
           bless
           the
           Lord
           for
           this
           their
           Courage
           and
           Constancy
           ;
           that
           they
           have
           kept
           the
           Word
           of
           His
           Patience
           ,
           and
           have
           not
           denied
           His
           Name
           :
           And
           have
           born
           their
           publick
           Testimony
           against
           the
           Corruptions
           of
           the
           times
           ;
           though
           we
           are
           forced
           (
           with
           submission
           )
           to
           mind
           them
           ,
           what
           pity
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           they
           that
           did
           run
           so
           well
           ,
           should
           not
           reach
           to
           the
           end
           of
           their
           race
           .
        
         
           We
           would
           not
           be
           understood
           ,
           as
           if
           we
           did
           lay
           the
           
           blame
           of
           silence
           upon
           all
           our
           Fathers
           and
           Brethren
           ,
           that
           have
           been
           thrust
           out
           for
           Conscience
           towards
           God.
           We
           know
           there
           are
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           that
           not
           a
           few
           ,
           (
           Glory
           be
           to
           God
           )
           that
           are
           harder
           at
           work
           than
           ever
           ;
           labouring
           in
           season
           ,
           and
           out
           of
           season
           ,
           by
           night
           and
           by
           day
           ;
           whose
           Reward
           is
           with
           the
           Lord
           ,
           yea
           ,
           a
           great
           Reward
           ,
           
             and
             their
             praise
             throughout
             all
             the
             Churches
             .
          
        
         
           We
           would
           not
           have
           what
           we
           speak
           of
           the
           present
           Ministry
           ,
           
           to
           be
           understood
           
             de
             omni
          
           .
           We
           may
           not
           without
           grievous
           breach
           of
           Charity
           deny
           ,
           but
           some
           few
           (
           alas
           too
           few
           )
           are
           pious
           ,
           sedulous
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           singularly
           endowed
           with
           learning
           and
           abilities
           ;
           but
           we
           speak
           only
           of
           the
           generality
           ;
           and
           would
           to
           God
           their
           lives
           and
           labours
           would
           confute
           our
           too
           just
           complaints
           .
        
         
           After
           these
           Cautions
           ,
           we
           humbly
           subjoyn
           a
           few
           moving
           Questions
           .
        
         
           
             Whether
             you
             think
             in
             your
             hearts
             ,
             that
             the
             Ministry
             
             that
             now
             is
             ,
             will
             ever
             keep
             up
             the
             Power
             of
             Godliness
             ?
             O
             that
             we
             could
             but
             charitably
             believe
             it
             !
             But
             who
             can
             deny
             his
             senses
             !
             Alas
             !
             how
             should
             Christ's
             Kingdom
             and
             Interest
             ,
             and
             the
             Power
             of
             Holiness
             be
             suported
             by
             these
             hands
             ?
             If
             Idleness
             will
             do
             it
             ,
             if
             Ignorance
             will
             do
             it
             ,
             if
             Loosness
             will
             do
             it
             ,
             if
             Malice
             will
             do
             it
             ,
             then
             these
             
             men
             will
             bear
             up
             the
             Power
             of
             Godliness
             .
             Do
             you
             not
             know
             that
             too
             many
             of
             them
             hate
             it
             ,
             both
             name
             and
             thing
             ?
             do
             not
             they
             plainly
             make
             it
             ,
             not
             the
             Prize
             they
             aim
             at
             ,
             but
             the
             But
             they
             shoot
             at
             ?
             These
             things
             are
             a
             Lamentation
             ,
             and
             shall
             be
             for
             a
             Lamentation
             .
             In
             this
             we
             know
             you
             are
             sufficently
             convinced
             .
          
           
             Whether
             you
             can
             see
             Religion
             sinking
             ,
             falling
             ,
             dying
             away
             ,
             and
             you
             never
             put
             your
             hands
             and
             
             shoulders
             to
             it
             ,
             and
             yet
             be
             blameless
             ?
             Fathers
             and
             Brethren
             ,
             you
             are
             the
             *
             shoulders
             that
             must
             bear
             up
             the
             Ark
             of
             the
             Lord.
             Do
             not
             your
             †
             
               hearts
               tremble
               for
               the
               Ark
               of
               GOD
               ?
            
             Do
             you
             see
             it
             falling
             ,
             and
             yet
             withdraw
             your
             shoulders
             ,
             and
             keep
             your
             hands
             in
             your
             bosomes
             ?
             you
             would
             condemn
             that
             man
             deservedly
             ,
             as
             void
             of
             Christian
             Charity
             ,
             yea
             ,
             common
             humanity
             ,
             that
             should
             not
             take
             up
             his
             neighbour
             ,
             and
             labour
             to
             chafe
             and
             rub
             ,
             and
             recover
             him
             to
             life
             when
             fallen
             down
             by
             you
             in
             a
             swooning
             
             fit
             .
             Fathers
             ,
             where
             then
             are
             your
             Bowels
             ?
             where
             are
             your
             Compassions
             ,
             and
             your
             Zeal
             for
             the
             Interest
             of
             Christ
             and
             Holiness
             :
             If
             you
             see
             Religion
             it self
             in
             this
             swooning
             fit
             ,
             and
             hast
             not
             with
             your
             utmost
             help
             ,
             will
             the
             Lord
             hold
             you
             guiltless
             ,
             
               if
               you
               should
               altogether
               hold
               your
               peace
               at
               such
               a
               time
               as
               this
               ?
            
          
           
             Whether
             *
             there
             will
             a
             blessing
             follow
             him
             that
             keepeth
             in
             his
             Corn
             in
             a
             time
             of
             Famine
             ?
             Behold
             
             England
             is
             crying
             unto
             you
             in
             her
             Famine
             ,
             as
             Egypt
             to
             Joseph
             ,
             for
             with
             you
             is
             the
             store
             ;
             for
             the
             Lord's
             sake
             †
             open
             the
             store-houses
             .
             Now
             or
             never
             stir
             up
             your
             Gifts
             ,
             we
             seem
             to
             hear
             the
             fainting
             souls
             
             of
             the
             forsaken
             ,
             starving
             Flocks
             ,
             comming
             and
             crying
             to
             you
             ,
             as
             they
             to
             him
             ,
             
               O
               give
               us
               Bread
               ,
               for
               why
               should
               we
               dye
               in
               thy
               presence
               ?
            
             We
             seem
             to
             see
             the
             famishing
             cheeks
             approaching
             you
             ,
             and
             calling
             for
             relief
             ,
             expostulating
             as
             they
             ,
             
               Wherefore
               should
               we
            
             
             
               dye
               before
               thine
               eyes
               ?
               Give
               us
               Food
               that
               we
               may
               live
               and
               not
               dye
               ,
            
             Gen.
             47.
             19.
             
             For
             the
             Lord's
             sake
             bear
             with
             us
             to
             be
             a
             little
             plain
             with
             you
             ;
             Are
             your
             souls
             sensible
             of
             the
             Famine
             upon
             the
             Land
             ,
             or
             are
             they
             not
             ?
             if
             not
             (
             as
             we
             cannot
             ,
             we
             dare
             not
             ,
             we
             do
             not
             think
             so
             of
             you
             Fathers
             ;
             for
             we
             doubt
             not
             your
             Integrity
             with
             God
             )
             you
             were
             ,
             we
             will
             not
             say
             no
             Fathers
             ,
             but
             not
             so
             much
             as
             true
             Children
             or
             Members
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             having
             no
             Natural
             Affection
             ,
             no
             Christian
             Sympathy
             .
             If
             you
             are
             indeed
             sensible
             of
             the
             Famine
             ,
             how
             can
             you
             keep
             in
             the
             Corn
             ?
             Surely
             the
             Voyce
             of
             God
             to
             a
             withholding-Minister
             ,
             seems
             like
             that
             ,
             Lam.
             2.
             20.
             
             
               Arise
               ,
               Cry
               out
               in
               the
               Night
               ,
               in
               the
               beginning
               of
               the
               Watches
               ;
               pour
               out
               thine
               heart
               like
               water
               before
               the
               Lord
               ;
               lift
               up
               thine
               hands
               towards
               him
               for
               the
               life
               of
               thy
               young
               children
               ,
               that
               faint
               for
               hunger
               in
               the
               top
               of
               every
               street
               :
            
             It
             grieves
             us
             to
             urge
             what
             yet
             we
             cannot
             keep
             in
             .
             Fathers
             ,
             we
             reverence
             you
             from
             our
             hearts
             ,
             but
             cannot
             but
             set
             before
             you
             the
             
               gemitus
               &
               suspiria
            
             of
             grieved
             souls
             ,
             who
             seem
             to
             cry
             to
             you
             ,
             as
             Lam.
             4.
             3.
             
             
               Even
               the
               Sea-Monsters
               draw
               out
               the
               Breasts
               ,
               they
               give
               suck
               to
               their
               young
               ones
               ;
               the
               Daughter
               of
               my
               People
               is
               become
               cruel
               ,
               like
               the
               Ostriches
               of
               the
               Wilderness
               .
            
          
           
             Whether
             it
             will
             not
             impair
             the
             honour
             of
             our
             
             Glorious
             Profession
             ,
             if
             the
             Followers
             should
             be
             of
             
             more
             courage
             and
             resolution
             than
             their
             Leaders
             ,
             and
             leave
             their
             Spiritual
             Commanders
             behind
             ?
             To
             be
             plain
             ,
             the
             People
             are
             willing
             and
             forward
             to
             venture
             with
             you
             ;
             and
             to
             run
             the
             resk
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             shall
             their
             Leaders
             be
             more
             backward
             than
             they
             ?
             Were
             you
             like
             to
             be
             alone
             it
             were
             more
             excusable
             ;
             But
             they
             are
             ready
             to
             suffer
             with
             you
             ,
             and
             run
             all
             hazards
             that
             may
             come
             upon
             them
             for
             their
             duty
             in
             hearing
             :
             and
             shall
             we
             only
             stand
             back
             ?
             shall
             not
             a
             willing
             People
             ,
             make
             a
             willing
             Ministry
             ?
             O
             let
             the
             *
             
               Governours
               of
               Israel
               offer
               themselves
               willingly
               amongst
               the
               People
               .
            
          
           
             Whether
             a
             great
             part
             of
             your
             Flocks
             will
             not
             be
             
             in
             extreemest
             danger
             to
             run
             wild
             to
             Seducers
             ,
             and
             despisers
             of
             Government
             ,
             †
             if
             you
             do
             not
             step
             in
             :
             evident
             it
             is
             that
             somewhere
             they
             must
             &
             will
             hear
             ;
             and
             for
             the
             formal
             Pharisees
             ,
             or
             prophane
             Hophnies
             ,
             these
             they
             will
             never
             be
             induced
             to
             sit
             down
             under
             .
             What
             then
             wil
             be
             the
             consequence
             ,
             but
             that
             they
             wil
             be
             under
             strongest
             temptations
             ,
             to
             run
             to
             the
             Tents
             of
             Erroneous
             Teachers
             ,
             and
             (
             to
             their
             great
             peril
             )
             lend
             their
             ears
             
               to
               the
               instruction
               that
               causeth
               to
               er
               from
            
             
             
               the
               words
               of
               knowledge
            
             .
             Experience
             writes
             a
             sad
             
               Probatum
               est
            
             to
             what
             we
             say
             in
             this
             ;
             of
             which
             how
             mischievous
             the
             issue
             may
             be
             ,
             we
             leave
             you
             to
             consider
             .
             Yea
             ,
             judge
             your
             own
             selves
             ,
             we
             beseech
             you
             ,
             whether
             false
             Teachers
             will
             not
             have
             a
             fairer
             advantage
             than
             ever
             ,
             to
             get
             in
             with
             our
             People
             ,
             and
             glory
             over
             our
             Ministry
             and
             Churches
             ,
             if
             they
             be
             ready
             and
             forward
             in
             hazarding
             themselves
             among
             their
             parties
             ,
             when
             ours
             onely
             shall
             decline
             their
             Flocks
             and
             Labours
             ,
             as
             soon
             as
             times
             grow
             periloas
             ?
          
           
           
             Whether
             you
             will
             not
             put
             a
             reproach
             into
             the
             
             mouths
             of
             our
             Adversaries
             ,
             and
             give
             them
             occasion
             to
             speak
             evil
             of
             our
             Office
             ,
             when
             you
             shall
             be
             found
             to
             give
             over
             the
             Work
             ,
             as
             soon
             as
             ever
             the
             Pay
             doth
             cease
             ?
             Our
             hearts
             do
             honour
             you
             ,
             but
             there
             be
             that
             reproach
             you
             as
             Hirelings
             ,
             which
             they
             now
             strengthen
             themselves
             in
             ,
             and
             more
             confidently
             and
             colourably
             than
             ever
             ,
             perswade
             others
             off
             ;
             (
             first
             )
             Because
             you
             give
             over
             the
             Work
             as
             soon
             as
             ever
             the
             Maintenance
             do
             fail
             .
             (
             Secondly
             )
             Because
             (
             they
             say
             )
             you
             flee
             as
             soon
             as
             the
             Woolf
             doth
             approach
             ,
             and
             will
             not
             bide
             by
             the
             Sheep
             ,
             when
             your
             liberty
             and
             outward
             comfort
             is
             thereby
             like
             to
             be
             in
             danger
             .
             Will
             you
             not
             care
             that
             the
             Ministry
             be
             not
             blamed
             ,
             and
             study
             to
             roul
             off
             so
             colourable
             an
             occasion
             of
             reproach
             ?
             shall
             
             we
             suffer
             the
             world
             to
             think
             that
             the
             spring
             of
             all
             our
             Motion
             ,
             the
             oyl
             to
             our
             Wheels
             ,
             the
             wind
             in
             our
             Sailes
             was
             nothing
             but
             outward
             Advantage
             ?
          
           
             Whether
             you
             had
             your
             Commission
             ,
             Office
             and
             
             Authority
             from
             the
             Magistrate
             ,
             and
             your
             Power
             in
             ,
             and
             relation
             to
             the
             Church
             ,
             be
             of
             a
             Civil
             Stamp
             ?
             We
             know
             the
             Magistrate
             doth
             not
             pretend
             to
             this
             :
             And
             if
             none
             but
             Christ
             did
             ,
             nor
             could
             Commissionate
             you
             ,
             can
             any
             but
             He
             discharge
             you
             ?
             or
             can
             the
             Relation
             between
             the
             Church
             and
             you
             (
             if
             Divine
             and
             Spiritual
             )
             cease
             upon
             the
             interposition
             of
             a
             Power
             meerly
             Political
             ,
             which
             is
             
               toto
               genere
            
             distinct
             ?
             If
             the
             Magistrate
             did
             not
             constitute
             and
             cause
             this
             Relation
             ,
             how
             can
             he
             make
             it
             to
             cease
             ?
             or
             take
             away
             what
             (
             confessedly
             )
             he
             
             cannot
             give
             ?
             were
             not
             this
             to
             make
             it
             to
             be
             at
             the
             Magistrates
             pleasure
             whether
             Christ
             shall
             have
             any
             Ministry
             or
             no
             ?
             any
             Service
             or
             no
             ?
             whether
             there
             shall
             be
             any
             Preaching
             or
             not
             ?
             and
             so
             indeed
             ,
             whether
             God
             shall
             have
             any
             Church
             or
             no
             ?
             And
             if
             the
             Magistrate
             cannot
             make
             your
             Relation
             to
             the
             Church
             to
             cease
             ,
             how
             can
             he
             make
             the
             Duty
             of
             that
             Relation
             to
             cease
             ?
             sith
             the
             shadow
             doth
             not
             more
             naturally
             and
             necessarily
             follow
             the
             substance
             ,
             than
             the
             Duty
             doth
             the
             Relation
             .
             In
             a
             word
             ;
             Will
             it
             be
             a
             sufficient
             Answer
             ,
             at
             God's
             Righteous
             Judgement
             ,
             when
             the
             Lord
             shall
             ask
             us
             why
             we
             did
             not
             preach
             the
             Gospel
             as
             he
             had
             bid
             us
             ?
             to
             say
             ,
             Lord
             ,
             it
             was
             because
             the
             Magistrate
             did
             forbid
             us
             .
             God
             is
             our
             Record
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             that
             we
             are
             of
             those
             that
             do
             unfeignedly
             fear
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             honour
             the
             King
             ;
             to
             whom
             we
             shall
             ever
             yeeld
             obedience
             
               in
               licitis
            
             ,
             deny
             submission
             
               in
               nullis
            
             .
             Only
             we
             are
             afraid
             ,
             that
             it
             will
             not
             be
             sufficient
             in
             that
             dreadful
             day
             ,
             to
             produce
             the
             Magistrates
             Warrant
             for
             our
             discharge
             ,
             when
             directly
             contradicting
             the
             tremendous
             Charge
             of
             our
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             
               who
               shall
               judge
               both
               quick
               and
               dead
               at
               his
               appearing
               .
            
             We
             verily
             fear
             ,
             the
             Magistrates
             Dispensation
             will
             not
             be
             allowed
             before
             his
             Tribunal
             ;
             and
             then
             what
             a
             sorry
             case
             were
             we
             in
             ,
             should
             we
             desist
             thereupon
             from
             our
             work
             ?
          
           
             Whether
             God
             hath
             forsaken
             those
             of
             his
             Ministers
             ,
             that
             have
             set
             to
             their
             work
             ,
             since
             the
             day
             of
             
             that
             fatal
             stroke
             ?
             or
             ,
             whether
             he
             hath
             not
             owned
             them
             by
             his
             Assistance
             ,
             Presence
             ,
             Approbation
             ,
             and
             the
             ample
             Testimonies
             of
             his
             Favour
             ,
             &
             honoured
             his
             Name
             and
             Gospel
             by
             their
             Labours
             ,
             Tryals
             ,
             Imprisonments
             ,
             
             and
             Sufferings
             whatever
             ,
             that
             they
             have
             endured
             ?
             Hath
             the
             Gospel
             lost
             ground
             by
             them
             ?
             It
             may
             be
             enquired
             ,
             Whether
             there
             be
             any
             place
             for
             Repentance
             in
             their
             prisons
             ,
             (
             where
             they
             have
             time
             enough
             to
             reflect
             upon
             their
             actions
             and
             correct
             what
             was
             amiss
             )
             or
             whether
             they
             are
             not
             for
             ever
             settled
             ,
             strengthened
             ,
             and
             doubly
             confirmed
             in
             their
             resolutions
             ,
             by
             their
             Prison-comforts
             and
             encouragments
             ?
             and
             whom
             should
             we
             believe
             in
             this
             ,
             sooner
             then
             those
             that
             have
             tryed
             the
             worst
             ?
          
           
             There
             is
             another
             Question
             ,
             that
             we
             fear
             to
             put
             to
             
             you
             ,
             But
             will
             rather
             let
             the
             Apostle
             himself
             ask
             you
             ,
             1
             John
             3.
             16
             ,
             17
             ,
             18.
             
             
               Whoso
               hath
               the
               worlds
               goods
            
             (
             and
             we
             add
             ,
             much
             more
             ,
             whoso
             hath
             the
             heavenly
             Goods
             to
             dispence
             )
             
               and
               seeth
               his
               Brother
            
             (
             much
             more
             his
             distressed
             Mother
             )
             
               hath
               need
               ,
               and
               shutteth
               up
               his
               Bowels
               of
               compassion
               from
               him
               ,
               How
               dwelleth
               the
               Love
               of
               God
               in
               him
               ?
            
          
           
             Whether
             you
             will
             be
             able
             comfortably
             to
             answer
             
             the
             Lord
             ,
             when
             He
             shall
             put
             to
             any
             of
             you
             this
             Interrogatory
             ,
             
               With
               whom
               hast
               thou
               left
               those
               few
            
             
             
               Sheep
               in
               the
               Wilderness
            
             ?
             O
             that
             you
             would
             but
             consider
             with
             whom
             you
             have
             left
             them
             !
             Is
             it
             not
             manifestly
             and
             mostly
             with
             
               [
               Blind-Guides
            
             ]
             with
             
               Spiteful
               Shepherds
            
             ,
             or
             rather
             
               Wolves
               in
               Shepherds
               cloathing
            
             ?
             with
             
               [
               Cruel
               Fathers
            
             ]
             that
             *
             that
             give
             stones
             instead
             of
             bread
             ,
             and
             Scorpions
             for
             Fish
             ?
             with
             
               [
               Violent
               Watchmen
            
             ]
             that
             when
             the
             distressed
             Spouse
             hath
             come
             to
             seek
             her
             Beloved
             ,
             have
             
               woundded
               her
            
             ,
             and
             
               smitten
               her
            
             ,
             and
             took
             away
             her
             vail
             ?
             
             Shall
             not
             our
             hearts
             melt
             ,
             to
             think
             of
             leaving
             the
             
             steerage
             of
             our
             Vessels
             in
             such
             unskilful
             hands
             ,
             or
             with
             such
             selfish
             Pilots
             ,
             as
             look
             no
             further
             then
             their
             own
             Cabbin
             ?
             or
             sensual
             Shepherds
             ,
             that
             feed
             themselves
             ,
             and
             not
             the
             Flocks
             ?
             or
             Physicians
             ,
             that
             have
             themselves
             the
             Plague
             sores
             running
             upon
             them
             ?
             May
             we
             not
             say
             unto
             our
             neighbour
             ,
             Go
             
             
               away
               and
               come
               again
               when
               we
               have
               it
               by
               us
               ,
            
             and
             shall
             we
             deny
             our
             People
             our
             care
             and
             over-sight
             ,
             when
             their
             cries
             ,
             or
             at
             least
             their
             wants
             ,
             do
             call
             so
             loudly
             for
             it
             ?
             Have
             we
             gained
             many
             to
             the
             profession
             of
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             and
             begotten
             many
             of
             them
             in
             truth
             unto
             Christ
             ,
             and
             now
             shall
             we
             leave
             them
             to
             sink
             or
             swim
             ,
             when
             no
             man
             careth
             for
             their
             souls
             ?
             Is
             this
             our
             tenderness
             to
             the
             *
             Children
             that
             God
             hath
             given
             us
             ?
             Is
             this
             like
             Timothy
             †
             
               naturally
               to
               care
               sor
               their
               state
               ?
            
             Is
             *
             this
             to
             
               cherish
               them
               as
               a
               Nurse
               cherisheth
               her
               Children
               ?
            
             Is
             this
             ,
             like
             Paul
             ,
             †
             
               to
               be
               ready
               to
               he
               offered
               up
               ,
               upon
               the
               service
               of
               their
               Faith
               ,
               and
            
             *
             
               not
               account
               our
               lives
               dear
               unto
               us
               so
               we
               may
               finish
               our
               course
               with
               joy
               ;
               and
               the
               Ministry
               we
               have
               recerved
               ,
               to
               testify
               the
               Gospel
               of
               the
               Grace
               of
               God
               ?
            
             Fathers
             and
             Brethren
             ,
             it
             grieveth
             us
             ,
             that
             you
             who
             are
             Worthies
             should
             be
             compared
             to
             the
             unnatural
             among
             the
             Birds
             ,
             †
             which
             leaveth
             her
             Eggs
             in
             the
             earth
             ,
             and
             forgeteth
             that
             the
             feet
             may
             crush
             them
             ,
             or
             that
             the
             Wild
             Beasts
             may
             break
             them
             ,
             she
             is
             hardned
             against
             her
             young
             ones
             ,
             as
             though
             they
             were
             not
             hers
             .
             
               
                 —
                 pudet
                 haec
                 opprobia
                 nobis
              
               
                 Et
                 dici
                 potuisse
                 ,
                 et
                 non
                 potuisse
                 refelli
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Whether
             your
             Prayers
             and
             good
             wishes
             for
             
             
             your
             People
             ,
             while
             you
             
               draw
               not
               forth
               your
            
             *
             
               souls
               to
               the
               hungry
            
             ,
             be
             not
             like
             their
             cold
             Alms
             ,
             †
             
               that
               if
               a
               Brother
               or
               Sister
               be
               naked
               and
               destitute
               of
               daily
               food
               ,
               do
               only
               say
               unto
               them
               ,
               Depart
               in
               peace
               ,
               be
               you
               warmed
               and
               filled
               ,
               notwithstanding
               not
               giving
               them
               those
               things
               ,
               which
               are
               needful
               to
               the
               Body
               ?
            
          
           
             Whether
             you
             can
             ,
             without
             highest
             Injustice
             ,
             
             yea
             (
             we
             would
             tremble
             to
             speak
             it
             )
             without
             most
             dreadful
             Sacriledge
             ,
             withhold
             the
             Churches
             Goods
             when
             she
             is
             ready
             to
             perish
             for
             want
             ?
             Fathers
             and
             Brethren
             ,
             who
             ever
             say
             their
             tongues
             are
             their
             own
             ,
             yours
             are
             not
             :
             *
             you
             are
             the
             Churches
             ,
             a
             part
             of
             her
             legal
             Dowry
             ,
             you
             are
             her
             most
             proper
             Goods
             ,
             her
             most
             rightful
             Claim
             ,
             †
             given
             her
             by
             Christ
             himself
             ,
             yea
             given
             to
             her
             for
             ever
             ,
             for
             her
             use
             .
             Your
             Gifts
             ,
             your
             Graces
             ,
             all
             you
             Talents
             ,
             they
             are
             unquestionably
             Church
             Goods
             ,
             a
             publick
             Stock
             ,
             for
             common
             use
             ,
             in
             which
             all
             may
             claim
             a
             share
             .
             You
             are
             *
             debtors
             to
             all
             .
             And
             have
             you
             forgotten
             the
             charge
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             Prov.
             3.
             27.
             
             
               Withhold
               not
               good
               from
               them
               to
               whom
               it
               is
               due
               ,
               when
               it
               is
               in
               the
               power
               of
               thine
               hand
               to
               do
               it
               .
            
          
           
             Whether
             it
             be
             not
             better
             to
             Glorify
             God
             by
             a
             
             Prison
             (
             if
             that
             you
             fear
             should
             come
             upon
             you
             )
             than
             to
             be
             an
             Offence
             and
             Stumbling-Block
             by
             sitting
             still
             ?
             Consider
             we
             beseech
             you
             ,
             what
             are
             we
             for
             ,
             but
             our
             Maker's
             Ends
             ?
             what
             are
             we
             good
             for
             ,
             for
             what
             do
             we
             serve
             ,
             but
             only
             for
             his
             Pleasure
             ?
             better
             we
             had
             no
             being
             ,
             than
             not
             to
             be
             for
             Him.
             Better
             we
             were
             without
             liberty
             ,
             than
             that
             it
             should
             not
             serve
             Him.
             What
             a
             small
             thing
             is
             Riches
             or
             Poverty
             ;
             Sickness
             or
             Health
             ;
             Liberty
             
             or
             Bonds
             ,
             unless
             in
             order
             to
             his
             Glory
             ?
             Let
             us
             but
             live
             in
             the
             power
             of
             this
             acknowledged
             Principle
             ,
             
               That
               it
               is
               our
               business
               and
               our
               blessedness
               to
               glorifie
               God
               ,
            
             and
             all
             will
             be
             set
             at
             rights
             .
             If
             that
             be
             true
             ,
             then
             that
             is
             the
             best
             condition
             ,
             wherein
             we
             may
             best
             glorifie
             God
             ,
             and
             the
             happiness
             of
             every
             estate
             ,
             is
             to
             be
             esteemed
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             order
             and
             reference
             that
             it
             hath
             to
             this
             end
             .
             Now
             then
             ,
             let
             God
             glorifie
             himself
             in
             us
             ,
             and
             it
             cannot
             but
             be
             well
             .
             What
             should
             you
             then
             do
             but
             set
             to
             the
             Work
             ?
             For
             either
             God
             will
             preserve
             your
             Liberties
             ,
             and
             then
             you
             will
             wonderfully
             glorifie
             him
             by
             your
             acting
             and
             venturing
             your selves
             for
             him
             ;
             or
             else
             he
             will
             send
             you
             to
             Prison
             ,
             and
             then
             you
             will
             more
             glorifie
             him
             by
             suffering
             ,
             lying
             there
             as
             the
             Publick
             Hostages
             of
             the
             Churches
             ,
             and
             Witnesses
             of
             God's
             Truth
             ;
             Besides
             that
             it
             may
             render
             you
             the
             more
             serviceable
             in
             your
             Generation
             all
             your
             dayes
             after
             .
             But
             how
             little
             is
             God
             glorified
             by
             you
             either
             way
             ,
             while
             you
             sit
             still
             ?
             Or
             ,
             are
             you
             not
             rather
             an
             Offence
             ,
             and
             a
             grief
             to
             the
             spirits
             of
             the
             Godly
             ,
             weakning
             the
             hands
             of
             your
             Active
             Brethren
             ,
             and
             wounding
             the
             spirits
             of
             your
             dear
             People
             ?
             Who
             can
             see
             others
             at
             work
             ,
             and
             partake
             of
             strangers
             labours
             ,
             when
             you
             their
             Shepherds
             give
             over
             your
             care
             for
             their
             souls
             ?
          
           
             Whether
             by
             this
             Recess
             you
             do
             not
             neglect
             the
             fairest
             opportunity
             that
             ever
             you
             had
             ,
             or
             may
             have
             ,
             
             in
             all
             your
             lives
             ,
             to
             honour
             the
             God
             that
             sent
             you
             ,
             to
             save
             sinners
             ,
             build
             up
             Saints
             ,
             and
             everlastingly
             to
             vindicate
             the
             Reputation
             of
             Christ's
             Ministry
             ,
             and
             further
             your
             own
             Peace
             and
             Comfort
             here
             ,
             and
             
             Glory
             hereafter
             ?
             Never
             had
             you
             so
             clear
             and
             so
             loud
             a
             Call
             to
             hazard
             your selves
             for
             God
             ,
             and
             thereby
             to
             prove
             your
             integrity
             before
             him
             ,
             and
             resolution
             for
             him
             ,
             and
             to
             give
             publick
             Testimony
             of
             your
             Zeal
             ,
             and
             the
             ardour
             of
             your
             Love
             to
             his
             Name
             ,
             as
             now
             .
             Never
             had
             you
             such
             an
             open
             and
             effectual
             door
             for
             the
             doing
             good
             to
             souls
             ,
             whether
             for
             Conversion
             or
             Edification
             .
             Now
             the
             hearts
             of
             the
             People
             cleave
             to
             you
             more
             than
             ever
             ,
             if
             you
             lose
             them
             not
             by
             your
             own
             neglect
             .
             Now
             they
             see
             the
             difference
             between
             the
             Precious
             and
             the
             Vile
             ;
             between
             the
             Hay
             and
             Stubble
             of
             the
             present
             materials
             ,
             and
             the
             Gold
             and
             Silver
             that
             you
             did
             build
             with
             ;
             between
             the
             burning
             and
             shining
             Lights
             ,
             and
             the
             stinking
             and
             loathsome
             Snuffs
             .
             O
             how
             erect
             are
             their
             ears
             !
             and
             their
             hearts
             long
             ,
             and
             their
             mouths
             water
             (
             as
             we
             say
             )
             and
             their
             souls
             wait
             for
             your
             words
             .
             We
             seem
             to
             see
             the
             thronging
             croud
             ,
             the
             willing
             people
             ,
             *
             
               watching
               at
               the
               gates
               of
               Wisdom
               ,
               waiting
               at
               the
               posts
               of
               her
               doors
               ,
            
             looking
             when
             you
             will
             speak
             ,
             that
             they
             might
             be
             refreshed
             ;
             when
             your
             †
             words
             will
             distill
             as
             the
             dew
             ,
             and
             drop
             as
             the
             showers
             *
             upon
             the
             mowen
             grass
             ,
             or
             parched
             ground
             .
             We
             see
             them
             gathering
             about
             you
             ,
             and
             saying
             with
             them
             ,
             †
             
               Behold
               ,
               we
               are
               all
               here
               ready
               to
               hear
               all
               things
               that
               are
               commanded
               you
               of
               God.
            
             Now
             may
             the
             Messenger
             of
             the
             Lord
             indeed
             say
             ,
             They
             *
             
               waited
               for
               me
               as
               the
               rain
               ,
               and
               they
               opened
               their
               mouths
               wide
               as
               for
               the
               latter
               rain
               .
            
             How
             hungry
             are
             their
             souls
             ?
             how
             do
             they
             hang
             upon
             your
             lips
             ?
             how
             far
             will
             they
             travel
             ?
             how
             early
             will
             they
             rise
             ?
             how
             hard
             will
             they
             venture
             
               (
               expertis
               
               credite
            
             ,
             glory
             be
             to
             God
             ,
             we
             speak
             what
             we
             know
             )
             to
             get
             a
             wholsome
             meal
             ,
             to
             enjoy
             God
             in
             the
             pure
             and
             powerful
             Administration
             of
             his
             Ordinances
             .
             Verily
             the
             Field
             is
             even
             white
             to
             the
             Harvest
             .
             O
             how
             great
             is
             the
             pitty
             ,
             that
             at
             such
             a
             time
             you
             should
             have
             your
             hands
             out
             ,
             and
             not
             thrust
             in
             your
             Sickle
             .
             The
             People
             seem
             ready
             to
             catch
             at
             your
             words
             ,
             as
             Benhadads
             servants
             ,
             as
             soon
             as
             they
             dropped
             from
             
             the
             mouth
             of
             the
             King
             of
             Israel
             .
          
           
             If
             you
             think
             it
             would
             not
             be
             so
             with
             you
             ,
             we
             fear
             it
             is
             either
             ,
             first
             ,
             for
             want
             of
             experience
             ,
             because
             you
             have
             not
             tryed
             ;
             or
             ,
             secondly
             ,
             (
             if
             we
             may
             presume
             to
             be
             so
             plain
             )
             through
             the
             neglect
             of
             too
             many
             ,
             who
             are
             otherwise
             Worthies
             ,
             but
             have
             here
             through
             their
             own
             supineness
             ,
             suffered
             the
             affections
             of
             People
             to
             dye
             ,
             and
             the
             coal
             of
             Religious
             Zeal
             to
             go
             out
             ,
             for
             want
             of
             blowing
             .
             But
             if
             they
             will
             but
             blow
             up
             this
             sacred
             Fire
             out
             of
             the
             Ashes
             ,
             and
             lay
             the
             Coals
             together
             ,
             and
             give
             their
             People
             to
             taste
             of
             the
             pure
             Milk
             of
             the
             Word
             ,
             we
             miss
             our
             mark
             ,
             if
             they
             want
             an
             encouraging
             Auditory
             ,
             unless
             where
             Religion
             ,
             in
             the
             most
             professing
             times
             ,
             hath
             been
             a
             stranger
             .
             Awake
             then
             ,
             for
             now
             is
             the
             time
             for
             you
             to
             settle
             your selves
             for
             ever
             in
             the
             Affections
             of
             your
             People
             .
             Now
             you
             may
             prove
             your
             love
             to
             them
             ,
             as
             you
             never
             could
             before
             ,
             by
             hazarding
             your selves
             for
             their
             good
             .
             Now
             you
             may
             prove
             their
             love
             to
             your
             Ministry
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Wayes
             of
             God
             ,
             as
             never
             you
             could
             till
             now
             .
          
           
             
               Do
               you
               say
            
             ,
             This
             is
             a
             carnal
             Argument
             ?
          
           
             We
             answer
             ,
             'T
             is
             true
             ,
             he
             is
             but
             an
             Hypocrite
             ,
             that
             
             looks
             no
             higher
             than
             the
             approbation
             of
             men
             ,
             yea
             the
             best
             of
             men
             ;
             But
             yet
             we
             add
             ,
             that
             the
             Affections
             of
             God's
             People
             ,
             is
             a
             very
             choice
             and
             special
             Mercy
             .
             He
             that
             hath
             their
             hearts
             ,
             shall
             have
             their
             prayers
             ;
             and
             is
             that
             a
             little
             thing
             ?
             But
             these
             are
             little
             ,
             to
             that
             we
             would
             especially
             answer
             ,
             and
             that
             is
             ;
             He
             that
             hath
             the
             Peoples
             Esteem
             and
             
             Affections
             ,
             for
             the
             Lord's
             sake
             ,
             hath
             the
             directest
             way
             in
             the
             world
             to
             their
             hearts
             ,
             and
             the
             fairest
             advantage
             possible
             to
             serve
             God's
             Interest
             upon
             them
             ,
             and
             further
             his
             Work
             in
             them
             ,
             which
             every
             gracious
             Minister
             must
             needs
             value
             above
             all
             this
             worlds
             goods
             ,
             as
             that
             upon
             which
             the
             success
             of
             his
             Ministry
             ,
             for
             winning
             and
             furthering
             souls
             ,
             doth
             wonderfully
             depend
             .
          
           
             Once
             again
             ;
             Never
             had
             you
             such
             an
             opportunity
             in
             your
             lives
             ,
             fore
             ver
             to
             put
             to
             silence
             the
             slanderous
             tongues
             of
             Seducers
             ,
             as
             now
             ;
             they
             have
             vilified
             you
             as
             Hirelings
             ,
             Flesh-pleasers
             ,
             that
             will
             go
             no
             further
             in
             Religion
             than
             will
             stand
             with
             your
             own
             Advantage
             :
             O
             now
             or
             never
             confute
             them
             .
             What
             a
             loude
             refutation
             of
             their
             callumnies
             would
             your
             engaging
             to
             purpose
             in
             the
             work
             of
             God
             be
             at
             such
             a
             time
             as
             this
             ?
             All
             sorts
             of
             men
             have
             been
             ready
             to
             take
             up
             prejudices
             against
             us
             ,
             as
             Self-seekers
             ,
             and
             such
             as
             looked
             little
             further
             than
             their
             Maintenance
             .
             Now
             pluck
             up
             these
             prejudices
             by
             the
             roots
             :
             now
             shew
             you
             can
             serve
             the
             Lord
             for
             nought
             .
             What
             lewd
             lyes
             will
             all
             these
             imputations
             appear
             to
             be
             ,
             if
             the
             Lord
             stir
             you
             up
             to
             holy
             an
             activity
             ?
             We
             can
             but
             touch
             upon
             your
             own
             advantage
             ,
             as
             indeed
             ,
             we
             cannot
             dwell
             upon
             any
             thing
             ,
             having
             so
             much
             to
             say
             in
             a
             little
             .
             When
             had
             you
             such
             an
             advantage
             to
             get
             setled
             Assurance
             and
             Peace
             as
             now
             ?
             You
             can
             tell
             us
             better
             then
             our selves
             ,
             (
             who
             yet
             blessed
             be
             God
             ,
             speak
             what
             we
             have
             seen
             and
             felt
             )
             that
             the
             most
             self-denying
             services
             are
             the
             best
             evidences
             ,
             and
             so
             bring
             in
             greatest
             comforts
             .
             When
             was
             there
             such
             a
             time
             to
             lay
             up
             treasure
             in
             Heaven
             as
             now
             ?
             You
             know
             the
             massyest
             Crown
             is
             for
             them
             that
             endure
             the
             hardest
             service
             .
          
           
             But
             we
             see
             there
             are
             many
             Lions
             in
             the
             way
             .
             The
             flesh
             is
             loth
             to
             labour
             (
             much
             more
             to
             suffer
             )
             but
             cryes
             ,
             
               Master
               spare
               thy Self
            
             ,
             and
             will
             find
             an
             hundred
             Arguments
             to
             turn
             off
             a
             costly
             and
             hazardous
             duty
             .
             We
             dispair
             the
             work
             will
             be
             done
             without
             removing
             the
             prejudices
             ,
             and
             therefore
             shall
             not
             dissemble
             the
             difficulties
             and
             objections
             that
             be
             in
             the
             way
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Object
             .
             1.
             
             
               It
               will
               be
               said
            
             ,
             We
             are
             prohibited
             by
             the
             Magistrate
             .
          
           
             Sol.
             1.
             
             Was
             not
             this
             the
             Apostles
             case
             again
             and
             again
             ?
             were
             not
             they
             commanded
             ,
             *
             yea
             strictly
             charged
             ,
             not
             to
             preach
             any
             more
             ?
             But
             did
             they
             give
             over
             ?
             Why
             should
             not
             we
             answer
             with
             them
             ,
             †
             
               It
               is
               better
               to
               obey
               God
               than
               man
               ?
            
             Doth
             God
             charge
             us
             so
             deply
             ,
             so
             dreadfully
             ,
             and
             shall
             we
             think
             our selves
             discharged
             if
             man
             contradict
             it
             ?
             If
             the
             Magistrate
             should
             be
             thought
             indeed
             to
             have
             such
             a
             power
             of
             Dispensations
             ,
             will
             not
             here
             be
             a
             fine
             easy
             way
             for
             idle
             Drones
             to
             shift
             the
             Yoke
             ,
             and
             leave
             the
             Plow
             ?
             for
             't
             wil
             but
             be
             to
             get
             an
             Order
             from
             above
             for
             not
             Preaching
             ;
             and
             then
             when
             the
             Chief
             Shepherd
             shall
             appear
             ,
             to
             pluck
             out
             his
             Indulgence
             ,
             and
             no
             more
             can
             be
             said
             .
             But
             we
             fear
             God
             will
             not
             be
             so
             put
             off
             .
             Are
             not
             God's
             forbidden
             Messengers
             ,
             †
             yet
             charged
             by
             Him
             to
             
               speak
               without
               fear
            
             ,
             and
             that
             under
             a
             dreadful
             penalty
             ,
             and
             shall
             we
             fear
             man's
             wrath
             for
             preaching
             ,
             more
             than
             God's
             WO
             if
             we
             preach
             not
             ?
          
           
             Repl.
             But
             it
             is
             said
             ,
             
               Here
               is
               Preaching
               though
               we
               sit
               still
               :
               Whereas
               then
               the
               Gospel
               was
               wholly
               forbidden
               to
               be
               preached
               ,
               and
               so
               would
               have
               been
               extinct
               if
               they
               had
               obeyed
               .
            
          
           
             Ans.
             1.
             
             'T
             is
             true
             here
             is
             preaching
             ,
             but
             if
             not
             by
             us
             ,
             how
             badly
             have
             we
             answered
             ,
             the
             formidable
             charge
             of
             Almighty
             God
             to
             us
             ,
             or
             our
             sacred
             and
             solemn
             vows
             to
             him
             ?
             Will
             our
             Lord
             be
             put
             off
             by
             this
             ,
             as
             a
             sufficient
             answer
             for
             our
             loytering
             ,
             that
             others
             were
             a
             labouring
             ?
          
           
             Ans.
             2.
             
             There
             is
             indeed
             a
             Ministry
             ,
             and
             Preaching
             (
             such
             as
             it
             is
             )
             but
             whether
             such
             as
             is
             like
             to
             answer
             the
             ends
             of
             either
             ,
             judge
             you
             .
             What
             are
             the
             next
             ends
             of
             the
             Ministry
             in
             sum
             ,
             but
             †
             Conversion
             and
             *
             Edification
             ?
             and
             are
             these
             like
             to
             convert
             souls
             ,
             that
             have
             neither
             will
             nor
             skill
             to
             deal
             with
             them
             about
             their
             Conversion
             ,
             but
             perswade
             them
             they
             are
             all
             regenerated
             and
             converted
             already
             ?
             O
             how
             evidently
             do
             they
             †
             harden
             them
             in
             their
             sins
             (
             for
             the
             most
             part
             )
             both
             by
             their
             Doctrine
             and
             Lives
             ,
             in
             stead
             of
             
             turning
             them
             from
             them
             !
             And
             are
             they
             like
             to
             edify
             in
             holiness
             ,
             who
             are
             apparently
             the
             venemous
             Enemies
             of
             Holiness
             ?
             who
             for
             strict
             and
             precise
             walking
             (
             without
             which
             no
             man
             shall
             see
             God
             )
             do
             openly
             ,
             though
             covertly
             ,
             inveigh
             against
             it
             ,
             as
             needless
             niceness
             ,
             and
             the
             worst
             of
             folly
             .
             Now
             if
             we
             have
             a
             Ministry
             ,
             but
             such
             as
             doth
             not
             answer
             the
             ends
             of
             a
             Ministry
             ,
             how
             few
             degrees
             are
             we
             the
             better
             for
             them
             than
             if
             we
             had
             none
             ?
          
           
             3.
             
             Your
             eyes
             will
             convince
             you
             ,
             if
             you
             will
             but
             look
             abroad
             ,
             that
             where
             there
             is
             no
             better
             help
             ,
             than
             of
             an
             Idle
             ,
             Ignorant
             ,
             Loose-living
             Ministry
             (
             under
             which
             rank
             God
             knows
             ,
             we
             speak
             it
             with
             grief
             of
             heart
             ,
             too
             many
             ,
             not
             to
             say
             the
             most
             of
             those
             that
             are
             late
             come
             in
             ,
             may
             be
             reckoned
             )
             or
             than
             the
             cold
             and
             heartless
             way
             that
             is
             generally
             in
             use
             ;
             the
             Coal
             of
             Religion
             doth
             even
             go
             out
             ,
             and
             the
             Heat
             and
             Spirit
             of
             Christianity
             dye
             away
             :
             And
             is
             it
             not
             high
             time
             then
             ,
             for
             you
             to
             blow
             up
             the
             remaining
             sparks
             ?
          
           
             Sol.
             2.
             
             Is
             it
             so
             indeed
             ,
             our
             Reverend
             Fathers
             and
             Brethren
             ,
             is
             it
             conscience
             of
             the
             Magistrates
             prohibition
             that
             keeps
             you
             back
             (
             bear
             with
             us
             if
             we
             be
             a
             little
             free
             with
             you
             )
             Why
             then
             do
             you
             neglect
             what
             you
             might
             do
             ,
             without
             crossing
             the
             Magistrate's
             command
             ?
             if
             men
             did
             see
             you
             go
             so
             far
             as
             the
             Magistrate
             gives
             you
             leave
             ,
             they
             would
             be
             likely
             to
             believe
             ,
             the
             conscience
             of
             his
             Authority
             did
             keep
             you
             in
             ;
             otherwise
             they
             will
             suspect
             this
             (
             too
             too
             groundedly
             )
             for
             a
             pretext
             .
             If
             the
             Magistrate
             doth
             forbid
             Sermons
             to
             your
             People
             ,
             he
             doth
             not
             forbid
             Letters
             .
             Why
             do
             you
             not
             call
             upon
             and
             quicken
             them
             frequently
             by
             these
             ?
             If
             he
             forbid
             you
             the
             Pulpits
             ,
             he
             doth
             not
             forbid
             you
             your
             neighbours
             houses
             .
             Why
             are
             they
             no
             more
             visited
             ?
             may
             you
             not
             preach
             to
             a
             private
             Family
             ,
             or
             single
             person
             ?
             *
             And
             such
             
             was
             our
             Saviours
             ,
             and
             the
             Apostles
             preaching
             ,
             oft-times
             .
             You
             might
             be
             the
             shorter
             and
             the
             oftner
             this
             way
             ,
             and
             this
             would
             be
             a
             likely
             means
             of
             doing
             no
             little
             good
             ,
             if
             painfully
             followed
             .
             Though
             you
             are
             forbidden
             to
             set
             open
             the
             Windows
             and
             keep
             Publick
             Trading
             ,
             yet
             what
             hinders
             but
             that
             you
             may
             have
             a
             private
             Warehouse
             ?
             Is
             it
             forbidden
             you
             to
             write
             out
             a
             Sermon
             once
             or
             twice
             a
             week
             and
             send
             it
             amongst
             your
             People
             ,
             and
             let
             it
             be
             read
             in
             their
             Families
             ,
             and
             Copies
             conveyed
             from
             hand
             to
             hand
             .
             This
             some
             have
             done
             ,
             and
             this
             would
             be
             a
             Testimony
             to
             your
             People
             of
             your
             constant
             care
             for
             their
             souls
             ,
             and
             that
             you
             are
             willing
             to
             do
             what
             you
             thought
             you
             lawfully
             might
             :
             whereas
             now
             they
             will
             say
             ,
             they
             see
             the
             contrary
             .
          
           
             Object
             .
             2.
             
             But
             
             Abiathar's
             quiet
             Secession
             is
             objected
             ,
             who
             
               (
               't
               is
               said
            
             )
             when
             thrust
             out
             of
             the
             Office
             of
             the
             Priesthood
             ,
             did
             not
             turbulently
             busie
             himself
             in
             doing
             the
             work
             of
             that
             Office
             ,
             but
             retired
             to
             a
             private
             life
             ,
             and
             dwelt
             quietly
             in
             his
             own
             house
             .
          
           
             Sol.
             This
             is
             not
             an
             Objection
             for
             the
             friends
             of
             our
             Call
             and
             Office
             to
             make
             ;
             the
             case
             between
             him
             and
             us
             being
             so
             wonderfully
             disproportionate
             ,
             as
             we
             might
             many
             wayes
             shew
             .
             We
             shall
             instance
             but
             in
             four
             things
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Abiathar
             ,
             as
             it
             seems
             ,
             had
             no
             right
             to
             the
             Priesthood
             :
             for
             it
             did
             ,
             by
             right
             ,
             belong
             to
             another
             Line
             .
             For
             *
             Abiathar
             was
             of
             the
             line
             of
             Eli
             ,
             who
             it
             is
             not
             known
             how
             he
             came
             to
             the
             Priesthood
             :
             Whereas
             Zadok
             (
             put
             in
             in
             his
             room
             )
             was
             the
             son
             of
             Phinehas
             ,
             and
             heir
             in
             a
             direct
             line
             to
             Aaron
             ,
             and
             so
             seems
             to
             have
             the
             right
             of
             Priesthood
             belonging
             to
             him
             ,
             both
             by
             lineal
             descent
             ,
             being
             the
             proper
             heir
             to
             it
             ,
             and
             also
             by
             God's
             special
             Promise
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Abiathar
             was
             put
             out
             by
             two
             Princes
             ,
             who
             were
             
             inspired
             by
             God
             ,
             (
             and
             who
             knows
             but
             they
             may
             do
             it
             by
             extraordinary
             direction
             ?
             )
             by
             David
             ,
             who
             anointed
             Zadok
             Priest
             in
             his
             room
             ,
             while
             he
             was
             yet
             living
             ;
             and
             also
             by
             Solomon
             ,
             ratifying
             his
             Fathers
             Act.
             
          
           
           
             3.
             
             When
             Abiathar
             was
             thrust
             out
             ,
             †
             Zadok
             (
             not
             Hophni
             or
             Phinehas
             )
             was
             put
             in
             his
             room
             ;
             a
             man
             *
             owned
             and
             beloved
             of
             God
             ,
             sufficiently
             ,
             yea
             †
             eminently
             fitted
             for
             the
             Work
             ;
             so
             that
             he
             might
             recede
             ,
             without
             fear
             of
             miscarrying
             of
             the
             Work
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             by
             the
             ignorance
             or
             wickedness
             of
             him
             that
             it
             was
             entrusted
             with
             .
             Were
             this
             the
             case
             here
             ,
             that
             your
             Work
             were
             put
             into
             the
             hands
             of
             the
             best
             of
             men
             ,
             and
             like
             to
             be
             better
             carried
             on
             by
             those
             ,
             to
             whom
             't
             is
             now
             committed
             ,
             than
             before
             :
             Yea
             ,
             if
             it
             were
             not
             like
             to
             sink
             and
             fail
             ,
             we
             should
             not
             think
             our selves
             so
             much
             concerned
             ,
             to
             offer
             these
             ungrateful
             lines
             unto
             you
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             Above
             all
             ,
             Abiathar
             had
             †
             forfeited
             his
             place
             by
             his
             Treason
             ;
             so
             that
             the
             King
             might
             justly
             have
             cut
             off
             his
             Person
             and
             Priesthood
             too
             :
             for
             ,
             he
             was
             
               a
               man
               of
               death
            
             ,
             1
             Kings
             2.
             26.
             and
             the
             Sentence
             of
             death
             *
             Solomon
             is
             thought
             to
             have
             held
             him
             under
             ,
             so
             that
             he
             should
             be
             only
             upon
             his
             good-behaviour
             ,
             and
             responsible
             for
             his
             crime
             upon
             any
             new
             provocation
             .
          
           
             Object
             .
             3.
             
             
               But
               it
               's
               further
               said
            
             ,
             This
             will
             be
             a
             great
             occasion
             of
             Separation
             ,
             if
             Ministers
             set
             up
             in
             private
             ,
             and
             draw
             away
             a
             great
             part
             of
             the
             People
             from
             the
             Service
             of
             God
             in
             Publick
             .
          
           
             Sol.
             1.
             
             The
             Separation
             be
             upon
             others
             ,
             who
             when
             we
             were
             quietly
             setled
             in
             the
             administration
             of
             Church-Ordinances
             ,
             in
             a
             more
             pure
             and
             reformed
             sort
             ,
             are
             come
             in
             upon
             us
             ,
             and
             have
             possessed
             our
             Places
             and
             Pulpits
             ,
             and
             thrust
             us
             by
             the
             places
             of
             publick
             Convention
             .
             We
             continue
             still
             but
             in
             the
             same
             station
             ,
             and
             the
             same
             work
             ,
             †
             watching
             over
             our
             Flocks
             ,
             and
             administring
             according
             to
             our
             Office
             ,
             with
             no
             other
             difference
             ,
             but
             only
             that
             the
             place
             is
             altered
             ;
             which
             being
             at
             the
             Magistrates
             dispose
             ,
             we
             quietly
             left
             it
             ,
             according
             to
             our
             duty
             upon
             his
             command
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Yea
             ,
             your
             not
             preaching
             will
             occasion
             Separation
             indeed
             :
             for
             whither
             will
             the
             People
             run
             headlong
             ,
             if
             not
             stayed
             and
             guided
             by
             the
             interposition
             of
             your
             wisdom
             and
             
             prudence
             ?
             Your
             moderation
             will
             be
             the
             likeliest
             means
             to
             keep
             them
             from
             extreams
             :
             for
             you
             are
             they
             that
             have
             their
             hearts
             ;
             by
             others
             they
             will
             not
             be
             guided
             .
             For
             this
             ,
             experience
             affords
             abundant
             instances
             ,
             and
             too
             sad
             proof
             ;
             People
             every
             where
             joyning
             themselves
             to
             the
             greatest
             of
             Separatists
             ,
             rather
             then
             they
             will
             rest
             satisfied
             with
             liveless
             Jejune
             ,
             sapless
             Administrations
             ,
             offered
             withal
             by
             hands
             so
             unclean
             ,
             and
             in
             vessels
             so
             impure
             ,
             as
             somewhere
             they
             are
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             What
             is
             done
             in
             private
             ,
             may
             be
             so
             prudently
             and
             inoffencively
             managed
             ,
             as
             to
             the
             season
             ,
             as
             that
             (
             in
             case
             you
             and
             others
             are
             so
             satisfied
             )
             you
             ,
             and
             they
             ,
             may
             orderly
             and
             timely
             attend
             ,
             what
             is
             done
             in
             publick
             ,
             and
             shew
             your
             readiness
             to
             Unity
             and
             Peace
             ,
             though
             you
             bear
             your
             Testimony
             against
             the
             Corruptions
             that
             are
             on
             foot
             ,
             evidencing
             your
             non-acquiescence
             in
             such
             impure
             and
             imperfect
             modes
             of
             Administration
             and
             Ignorant
             and
             Ungodly
             Dispencers
             ,
             as
             too
             generally
             use
             them
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             The
             most
             commendable
             endeavours
             after
             Christian
             Unity
             ,
             must
             be
             conjunct
             with
             a
             study
             of
             Gospel-Purity
             and
             the
             Power
             of
             Godliness
             ,
             together
             with
             the
             testifying
             of
             our
             vehement
             anhelation
             after
             it
             ,
             and
             our
             vigorous
             endeavours
             (
             in
             all
             lawful
             and
             peaceable
             means
             )
             for
             the
             obtaining
             of
             it
             .
             But
             how
             this
             should
             be
             evidenced
             and
             effected
             (
             not
             to
             mention
             the
             hardning
             of
             others
             to
             think
             they
             are
             in
             the
             right
             ,
             and
             all
             is
             well
             )
             when
             men
             do
             fully
             jump
             in
             with
             all
             that
             is
             on
             foot
             and
             acquiesce
             in
             it
             ,
             looking
             for
             no
             farther
             help
             ,
             we
             cannot
             well
             understand
             .
          
           
             Obj.
             4.
             
             
               But
               it
               is
               added
            
             ,
             That
             this
             will
             destroy
             God's
             Publick
             Worship
             ,
             and
             alienate
             men
             from
             it
             .
          
           
             Sol.
             1.
             
             It
             is
             not
             the
             place
             ,
             but
             the
             company
             conveened
             ,
             that
             makes
             the
             Worship
             to
             be
             publick
             .
             The
             Meeting
             is
             publick
             ,
             and
             so
             the
             Worship
             publick
             ,
             though
             the
             place
             may
             not
             be
             publick
             :
             Else
             there
             was
             no
             Publick
             Worship
             in
             the
             time
             of
             great
             Persecution
             ,
             when
             the
             Assemblies
             of
             Christians
             *
             Met
             by
             stealth
             in
             private
             houses
             .
          
           
           
             2.
             
             It
             hath
             been
             already
             shewed
             ,
             that
             there
             is
             a
             possibility
             of
             doing
             this
             ,
             without
             neglecting
             the
             Ordinances
             of
             God
             more
             publickly
             dispensed
             .
          
           
             Obj.
             5.
             
             
               But
               there
               is
               a
               secret
               and
               most
               forcible
               Objection
               yet
               behind
               ,
               which
               we
               fear
               lies
               with
               many
               at
               the
               bottom
               ,
               though
               it
               come
               not
               so
               freely
               out
            
             ;
             That
             this
             is
             against
             our
             safety
             ,
             and
             will
             certainly
             expose
             us
             to
             Persecution
             ;
             and
             for
             a
             man
             to
             adventure
             himself
             for
             an
             opportunity
             or
             two
             ,
             to
             so
             great
             a
             hazard
             ,
             as
             to
             become
             a
             miserable
             Captive
             ,
             and
             a
             prey
             to
             the
             Sons
             of
             violence
             ,
             seems
             but
             folly
             .
          
           
             Sol.
             1.
             
             Why
             then
             do
             you
             neglect
             that
             of
             your
             work
             which
             would
             not
             expose
             to
             Pesecution
             ?
             cannot
             you
             dwell
             with
             your
             People
             ,
             and
             keep
             the
             oversight
             of
             them
             ,
             and
             watch
             to
             see
             when
             danger
             approaches
             ,
             and
             give
             them
             warning
             (
             though
             more
             privately
             )
             whereby
             to
             prevent
             their
             Ruine
             ?
             We
             humbly
             conceive
             ,
             it
             is
             a
             part
             ,
             and
             no
             little
             part
             of
             a
             Ministers
             duty
             †
             personally
             to
             instruct
             his
             People
             and
             to
             visit
             his
             Charge
             ,
             and
             to
             preach
             from
             house
             to
             house
             ,
             and
             that
             distinct
             from
             publick
             preaching
             :
             now
             this
             would
             not
             expose
             you
             to
             any
             suffering
             ,
             and
             yet
             how
             sadly
             is
             this
             neglected
             ?
             There
             was
             a
             time
             when
             this
             duty
             ,
             being
             urged
             ,
             the
             great
             objection
             against
             it
             was
             ,
             because
             Ministers
             had
             not
             time
             from
             their
             publick
             Imployments
             .
             Brethren
             ,
             let
             us
             deal
             plainly
             with
             God
             and
             with
             men
             ;
             Why
             then
             is
             this
             great
             Duty
             now
             neglected
             ?
             Now
             when
             we
             have
             little
             else
             to
             do
             ;
             especially
             since
             't
             is
             acknowledgly
             the
             great
             duty
             of
             Ministers
             ,
             and
             they
             may
             do
             it
             with
             safety
             ,
             and
             be
             greatly
             instrumental
             in
             it
             :
             And
             have
             now
             few
             other
             wayes
             to
             edify
             their
             People
             ;
             Is
             it
             for
             want
             of
             time
             now
             that
             they
             do
             not
             do
             it
             ?
             or
             from
             the
             multitude
             and
             weight
             of
             their
             publick
             Imployments
             ?
             But
             ,
          
           
             2.
             
             Is
             it
             true
             indeed
             ,
             shall
             the
             fear
             of
             Persecution
             make
             us
             desist
             from
             the
             work
             that
             God
             hath
             committed
             to
             us
             with
             such
             a
             dreadful
             charge
             to
             fulfil
             it
             ?
             wherein
             we
             may
             fo
             wonderfully
             glorify
             him
             that
             sent
             us
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             doing
             whereof
             ,
             the
             saving
             of
             our
             own
             and
             our
             Peoples
             souls
             is
             so
             much
             concerned
             :
             Will
             not
             the
             People
             say
             that
             our
             own
             
             safty
             is
             dearer
             to
             us
             ,
             either
             than
             their
             souls
             ,
             or
             our
             own
             ,
             yea
             than
             God's
             Glory
             ,
             if
             this
             should
             keep
             us
             back
             ?
             as
             we
             verily
             fear
             this
             will
             be
             found
             the
             greatest
             Remora
             .
             We
             do
             but
             desire
             that
             conscience
             may
             plainly
             speak
             in
             the
             case
             ,
             and
             tell
             men
             truly
             ,
             whether
             if
             this
             were
             removed
             ,
             they
             would
             not
             fall
             forthwith
             to
             their
             Work.
             But
             hath
             not
             God
             said
             *
             
               Blessed
               are
               they
               that
               are
               persecuted
               for
               Righteousness
               sake
               ,
               for
               theirs
               is
               the
               Kingdom
               of
               Heaven
               .
               Blessed
               are
               ye
               when
               men
               persecute
               you
               and
               revile
               you
               ,
               &c.
               
               Rejoyce
               and
               be
               exceeding
               glad
               ,
               for
               great
               is
               your
               Reward
               in
               Heaven
               :
               For
               so
               persecuted
               they
               the
               Prophets
               which
               were
               before
               you
               ?
            
             Hath
             not
             He
             assured
             us
             we
             shall
             †
             come
             off
             no
             losers
             by
             him
             ,
             
               but
               shall
               have
               an
               hundred-fold
               even
               with
               Persecution
            
             ;
             yea
             ,
             and
             that
             in
             this
             time
             ,
             
               and
               in
               the
               World
               to
               come
               Life
               Eternal
               ?
            
             Is
             it
             not
             really
             *
             a
             Glorious
             Priviledge
             to
             suffer
             for
             Christ
             ,
             and
             a
             †
             Badg
             of
             singular
             Honour
             ?
             Have
             the
             former
             Saints
             thirsted
             for
             the
             Crown
             of
             Martyrdom
             ,
             and
             *
             gloried
             in
             the
             Cross
             of
             Christ
             ?
             And
             is
             a
             Fine
             or
             a
             Prison
             enough
             to
             stop
             the
             mouths
             of
             Gods
             Servants
             nowadays
             by
             the
             hundreds
             ?
             Is
             it
             indeed
             †
             all
             joy
             to
             fall
             into
             divers
             temptations
             ,
             and
             are
             we
             afraid
             to
             venture
             ?
             Where
             doth
             the
             *
             Spirit
             of
             God
             and
             of
             Glory
             rest
             but
             upon
             suffering
             Saints
             ?
             By
             †
             whom
             is
             God
             Glorified
             so
             much
             as
             by
             his
             suffering
             Witnesses
             ?
             By
             what
             is
             the
             Gospel
             *
             more
             furthered
             than
             by
             the
             Bonds
             and
             Tribulations
             of
             its
             Ministers
             ?
             What
             better
             way
             to
             ensure
             the
             †
             Crown
             of
             Life
             ,
             and
             get
             the
             *
             double
             Portion
             in
             the
             Blessing
             ,
             than
             by
             enduring
             Temptations
             and
             Persecutions
             for
             the
             Gospel
             ?
             What
             will
             so
             much
             †
             intend
             our
             Graces
             ,
             further
             our
             experiences
             ,
             help
             on
             Mortification
             ,
             and
             *
             inhance
             our
             Eternal
             Glory
             ,
             as
             our
             patient
             bearing
             for
             Christ
             ?
          
           
             Brethren
             ,
             what
             will
             work
             upon
             us
             ,
             if
             we
             will
             be
             quickned
             neither
             by
             the
             consideration
             of
             God's
             Glory
             ,
             nor
             our
             own
             ?
             Hath
             Christ
             suffered
             for
             us
             ,
             both
             as
             our
             †
             Surety
             ,
             and
             Pattern
             ?
             and
             have
             we
             such
             a
             Cloud
             of
             Martyrs
             ,
             that
             have
             so
             stoutly
             led
             the
             Van
             ?
             and
             shall
             We
             shift
             off
             our
             Work
             for
             fear
             of
             Persecution
             ?
             Let
             us
             humbly
             request
             you
             
             but
             to
             view
             the
             encouraging
             Promises
             ,
             that
             Christ
             hath
             made
             to
             Sufferers
             for
             his
             Name
             ,
             which
             we
             can
             but
             hint
             ,
             not
             handle
             ,
             and
             let
             us
             submissively
             reason
             with
             you
             ;
             Are
             not
             these
             the
             very
             things
             which
             we
             have
             over
             and
             over
             preached
             ,
             and
             pressed
             on
             our
             People
             ?
             and
             shall
             we
             make
             them
             believe
             ,
             by
             our
             flinching
             ,
             that
             these
             things
             were
             not
             so
             ?
             Bear
             with
             us
             ,
             we
             beseech
             you
             ;
             Are
             these
             things
             true
             ,
             or
             are
             they
             not
             ?
             If
             not
             ,
             why
             have
             we
             taught
             them
             ?
             if
             they
             be
             ,
             why
             do
             we
             not
             live
             up
             to
             them
             ?
             O
             that
             we
             did
             but
             act
             as
             if
             we
             our selves
             had
             believed
             in
             what
             we
             have
             preached
             !
             Will
             it
             not
             be
             a
             real
             confutation
             of
             what
             we
             have
             taught
             concerning
             the
             blessed
             Advantage
             and
             Glory
             of
             the
             Cross
             ,
             if
             we
             (
             when
             put
             to
             it
             )
             shall
             decline
             the
             Cross
             ,
             notwithstanding
             all
             the
             blessedness
             ,
             we
             made
             People
             believe
             ,
             we
             thought
             to
             be
             in
             it
             ?
             God
             forbid
             that
             We
             should
             tempt
             men
             to
             Atheism
             and
             Infidelity
             ;
             and
             make
             them
             believe
             ,
             there
             is
             no
             more
             in
             Preaching
             ,
             no
             more
             in
             Promises
             ,
             than
             a
             flourishing
             talk
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Conclusion
             .
          
           
             But
             now
             it
             is
             time
             to
             think
             of
             closing
             .
             We
             fear
             we
             have
             been
             tedious
             and
             troublesome
             ;
             but
             suffer
             us
             yet
             to
             utter
             a
             few
             sighs
             more
             unto
             you
             .
             We
             should
             not
             have
             thus
             pressed
             and
             presumed
             upon
             you
             ,
             had
             not
             the
             necessity
             of
             the
             case
             required
             it
             .
             Reverend
             and
             Beloved
             ,
             if
             we
             cannot
             prevail
             with
             you
             ;
             yea
             rather
             ,
             if
             God
             (
             that
             hath
             the
             power
             of
             hearts
             )
             do
             not
             prevail
             with
             you
             ,
             poor
             souls
             will
             rue
             it
             ,
             and
             Christ's
             Honour
             and
             Interest
             will
             suffer
             for
             it
             ,
             his
             Gospel
             will
             be
             a
             great
             loser
             by
             it
             .
             Pardon
             us
             therefore
             if
             we
             are
             loth
             to
             let
             you
             go
             :
             fain
             we
             would
             that
             you
             should
             not
             be
             at
             the
             end
             of
             this
             Paper
             ,
             before
             it
             hath
             attain'd
             its
             end
             ;
             That
             you
             should
             not
             turn
             away
             your
             eyes
             from
             these
             Lines
             ,
             till
             you
             have
             
             resolved
             to
             set
             to
             your
             Work.
             O
             when
             will
             you
             be
             weary
             with
             forbearing
             .
             Jer.
             20.
             9.
             
             
               I
               said
               ,
               I
               will
               not
               make
               mention
               of
               him
               ,
               nor
               speak
               any
               more
               in
               his
               Name
               ;
               but
               his
               Word
               was
               in
               my
               heart
               ,
               as
               a
               burning
               fire
               shut
               up
               in
               my
               bones
               ,
               and
               I
               could
               not
               stay
               .
            
             Have
             you
             sate
             down
             in
             your
             discouragements
             ,
             and
             said
             with
             him
             in
             his
             infirmity
             ,
             Yet
             now
             may
             your
             hearts
             wax
             hot
             within
             you
             ,
             that
             you
             may
             speak
             with
             your
             tongue
             .
             O
             that
             we
             could
             hear
             you
             saying
             with
             Elihu
             ,
             †
             
               I
               am
               full
               of
               matter
               ,
               the
               Spirit
               within
               me
               constraineth
               me
               ;
               I
               will
               speak
               that
               I
               may
               be
               refreshed
               ,
               I
               will
               open
               my
               lips
               and
               answer
               .
            
             What
             shall
             we
             say
             ,
             Our
             *
             
               mouth
               is
               open
               to
               you
               ,
               our
               heart
               is
               enlarged
               .
            
             O
             that
             we
             did
             but
             know
             what
             would
             prevail
             with
             you
             !
             we
             †
             would
             fill
             our
             mouths
             with
             Arguments
             :
             We
             would
             not
             let
             you
             go
             ,
             till
             you
             had
             granted
             our
             humble
             Motion
             .
             Who
             shall
             chuse
             our
             words
             for
             us
             ?
             Alas
             ,
             that
             we
             did
             but
             know
             what
             would
             pierce
             !
             It
             grieves
             us
             to
             think
             we
             should
             have
             done
             ,
             before
             the
             Work
             be
             done
             ;
             and
             that
             after
             all
             this
             ,
             we
             should
             leave
             you
             as
             we
             found
             you
             .
             We
             verily
             fear
             ,
             lest
             the
             Argument
             of
             Self-preservation
             will
             at
             last
             prove
             more
             forcible
             upon
             you
             ,
             than
             all
             the
             moving
             Arguments
             that
             we
             can
             chuse
             ;
             and
             that
             men
             are
             so
             in
             love
             with
             the
             way
             they
             have
             setled
             in
             ,
             (
             from
             which
             they
             mostly
             think
             it
             dishonourable
             to
             recede
             )
             that
             they
             will
             not
             be
             turned
             .
             Shall
             we
             go
             from
             Words
             to
             Tears
             ?
             O
             that
             we
             could
             command
             them
             !
             But
             we
             have
             not
             ,
             (
             the
             Lord
             pardon
             us
             )
             we
             have
             not
             the
             bowels
             and
             meltings
             ,
             that
             we
             should
             have
             in
             presenting
             you
             such
             a
             pitiful
             case
             .
             Shall
             we
             we
             fall
             from
             arguing
             to
             begging
             ?
             O
             that
             this
             would
             do
             
             it
             !
             Verily
             ,
             we
             could
             creep
             on
             our
             knees
             unto
             you
             ,
             For
             the
             Lord's
             sake
             ,
             let
             our
             words
             be
             accepted
             with
             you
             ,
             do
             not
             despise
             our
             request
             ;
             Accept
             this
             Petition
             ,
             as
             if
             it
             were
             written
             in
             the
             mingled
             tears
             ,
             of
             us
             and
             your
             People
             .
             Verily
             ,
             these
             are
             the
             things
             ,
             that
             they
             do
             sigh
             out
             before
             the
             Lord
             in
             secret
             .
             Shall
             none
             of
             their
             miseries
             nor
             necessities
             move
             you
             ?
             Was
             the
             tongue
             of
             the
             dumb-born
             son
             of
             Croesus
             loosed
             ,
             by
             the
             vehement
             commotion
             of
             Nature
             in
             him
             ,
             when
             he
             saw
             one
             about
             to
             murder
             his
             father
             ?
             And
             shall
             not
             the
             necessity
             of
             Souls
             loose
             yours
             ?
             O
             think
             ,
             by
             whom
             shall
             these
             be
             gathered
             ?
             We
             beseech
             you
             ,
             by
             the
             Children
             (
             as
             it
             were
             )
             of
             your
             own
             †
             bodies
             ,
             by
             the
             *
             Love
             you
             bear
             to
             our
             precious
             Saviour
             ,
             (
             whose
             Interest
             it
             is
             ,
             not
             our
             own
             ,
             that
             we
             have
             all
             this
             while
             pleaded
             with
             you
             ;
             )
             We
             beseech
             you
             ,
             by
             your
             high
             and
             holy
             Calling
             ,
             by
             all
             the
             Commands
             and
             Promises
             of
             the
             glorious
             Gospel
             ,
             by
             all
             your
             Vows
             to
             the
             most
             high
             God
             at
             your
             solemn
             Admission
             to
             your
             sacred
             Function
             ,
             
               Feed
               the
               Flock
               of
               God
               ,
               which
               he
            
             †
             
               hath
               purchased
               with
               his
               own
               Blood.
            
             In
             a
             word
             ,
             by
             the
             bowels
             of
             Fathers
             ,
             by
             the
             tears
             and
             cryes
             of
             Children
             ,
             by
             the
             necessities
             ,
             distresses
             ,
             groans
             ,
             and
             sorrows
             of
             our
             afflicted
             Mother
             ,
             we
             beseech
             you
             do
             not
             turn
             a
             deaf
             ear
             to
             these
             Requests
             .
             Fulfil
             you
             your
             Peoples
             joy
             :
             refresh
             their
             bowels
             in
             the
             Lord.
             We
             are
             in
             deepest
             earnest
             with
             you
             ,
             and
             do
             in
             some
             measure
             feel
             what
             we
             speak
             .
             We
             go
             not
             to
             act
             a
             part
             .
             The
             case
             is
             very
             deplorable
             ,
             that
             is
             before
             you
             .
             You
             see
             what
             havock
             is
             made
             ,
             and
             what
             is
             like
             to
             become
             of
             poor
             souls
             .
             O
             if
             there
             be
             any
             *
             consolation
             in
             Christ
             ,
             any
             Comfort
             
             of
             Love
             ,
             any
             fellowship
             of
             the
             Spirit
             ,
             any
             bowels
             and
             mercies
             ,
             feed
             Christ's
             Lambs
             ,
             feed
             his
             Sheep
             .
             We
             humbly
             and
             tremblingly
             leave
             all
             at
             your
             feet
             ;
             and
             fearing
             lest
             all
             our
             beggings
             to
             you
             will
             not
             prevail
             ,
             we
             turn
             our selves
             to
             beg
             of
             God
             for
             you
             ,
             and
             the
             souls
             committed
             to
             you
             and
             us
             .
          
           
             
               O
               thou
            
             *
             
               Shepherd
               and
               Bishop
               of
               Souls
               ,
               the
            
             †
             
               great
               and
               good
               Shepherd
               of
               the
               Sheep
               ,
               that
               gavest
               thy self
               for
               them
               ,
               that
               *
               gavest
               thy
               Ministry
               to
               them
               ,
               for
               the
               perfecting
               of
               thy
               Saints
               ,
               for
               the
               edifying
               of
               thy
               Body
               ;
               Quicken
               thy
               forgetful
               Stewards
               ,
               to
               look
               to
               the
               pinching
               wants
               of
               thy
               distressed
               Family
               .
               Awaken
               thine
               Under-Shepherds
               ;
               call
               up
               thy
               Watchmen
               to
               watch
               over
               thy
               Flock
               by
               night
               ,
               that
               the
               beasts
               of
               prey
               may
               not
               devour
               them
               .
               Sleep
               not
               thou
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               in
               the
               sides
               of
               the
               Ship
               ,
               when
               the
               Water
               is
               come
               in
               ,
               even
               to
               the
               soul
               ,
               and
               we
               are
               all
               in
               jeopardy
               .
               Hear
               the
               moving
               cryes
               of
               thy
               Children
               and
               Disciples
               ,
               about
               thee
            
             ;
             Lord
             ,
             save
             us
             ,
             or
             else
             we
             perish
             .
             
               Behold
               how
               thy
               Flock
               is
               scattered
               ,
               and
               few
               search
               or
               seek
               after
               them
               ,
               so
               that
               they
               become
               a
            
             †
             
               prey
               to
               every
               beast
               of
               the
               field
               ,
               because
               there
               is
               no
               Shepherd
               .
               O
               fulfill
               thy
               Promise
               ,
               and
               take
               the
               Work
               into
               thine
               own
               hands
               .
               Do
            
             *
             
               thou
               feed
               thy
               Flock
               ,
               and
               cause
               them
               to
               lye
               down
               .
               Thou
               hast
               said
               ,
            
             †
             I
             will
             seek
             that
             which
             was
             lost
             ,
             and
             bring
             again
             that
             which
             was
             driven
             away
             ,
             and
             will
             bind
             up
             that
             which
             was
             broken
             ,
             and
             will
             strengthen
             that
             which
             was
             sick
             :
             but
             I
             will
             destroy
             the
             fat
             ,
             and
             the
             strong
             ,
             and
             will
             feed
             them
             with
             Judgment
             .
             
               Remember
               thy
               Word
               unto
               thy
               Servants
               ,
               in
               which
               thou
               hast
               caused
               us
               to
               hope
               .
               O
               Lord
               God
               ,
            
             *
             
               thou
               art
               that
               God
               ,
               and
               thy
               Words
               are
               true
               ,
               and
               thou
               hast
               promised
               this
               Goodness
               
               unto
               thy
            
             †
             
               Servants
               .
               Thou
               ,
               O
               Lord
               God
               ,
               hast
               spoken
               it
               ;
               be
               it
               unto
               thy
               Servants
               according
               to
               thy
               Word
               .
               O
            
             *
             
               turn
               the
               hearts
               of
               the
               Fathers
               to
               the
               Children
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Children
               to
               the
               Fathers
               .
               Where
               are
               the
            
             †
             
               soundings
               of
               thy
               Bowels
               ?
               where
               are
               the
               movings
               of
               their
               Bowels
               ?
               O
               let
               the
               Distresses
               of
               thy
               Servants
               make
               their
               hearts
               to
               turn
               within
               them
               ,
               and
               their
               Repentings
               to
               kindle
               together
               ,
               and
               give
               us
               once
               again
               ,
               the
            
             men
             after
             thine
             own
             heart
             ,
             
               and
               set
               thou
               up
               Shepherds
               over
               us
               ,
               that
               we
            
             *
             
               fear
               no
               more
               ,
               nor
               be
               dismayed
               ,
               neither
               be
               lacking
               ,
               as
               thou
               hast
               promised
               .
            
             †
             
               So
               we
               thy
               People
               ,
               and
               Sheep
               of
               thy
               Pasture
               ,
               will
               give
               thee
               thanks
               for
               ever
               ,
               and
               praise
               thy
               Name
               to
               all
               Generations
               .
               O
               Lord
               ,
               thy
               People
               say
               ,
            
             Amen
             .
             
               Let
               all
               thy
               Ministers
               say
            
             ,
             Amen
             ,
             
               Lord
               Jesus
               ,
               say
               thou
            
             ,
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A26686-e200
           
             *
             Job
             32.
             7.
             
          
           
             †
             1
             Tim.
             4.
             12.
             
          
           
             *
             2
             Pet.
             3.
             1.
             
          
           
             †
             2
             Tim.
             1.
             6
             
          
           
             *
             Matt.
             25.
             25.
             
          
           
             †
             Acts
             16.
             9.
             
          
           
             *
             Col.
             4.
             17.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             9.
             16.
             
          
           
             Acts
             20.
             23
             ,
             24
             ,
             27.
             
          
           
             Acts
             20.
             28.
             
          
           
             ver
             .
             29.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             5.
             21
             2
             
             Tim.
             4.
             1
             ,
             2.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             4.
             16.
             
          
           
             Luke
             9.
             62.
             
          
           
             *
             Pro.
             29.
             18
             
          
           
             †
             Luke
             15.
             17
             ,
             18.
             
          
           
             *
             Phil.
             1.
             17.
             
          
           
             †
             Heb.
             12.
             3.
             
          
           
             *
             Neh.
             4.
             11.
             
          
           
             †
             2
             Cor.
             6.
             4
             ,
             5
             ,
             6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             2
             Tim.
             4.
             5.
             
             &
             2.
             3.
             
          
           
             Jona
             1.
             2
             ,
             3.
             
          
           
             Neh.
             6.
             11.
             
          
           
             Act.
             4.
             29.
             
          
           
             †
             Eccl.
             12.
             3
             ,
             5.
             
          
           
             *
             Gal.
             2.
             9.
             
          
           
             †
             1
             King.
             7.
             21.
             
          
           
             *
             Jer.
             9.
             3.
             
          
           
             †
             Mar.
             8.
             38
             
          
           
             *
             Joh.
             10.
             12
             
          
           
             †
             Mat.
             24.
             1
             
             Cor.
             4.
             1
             ,
             2.
             
          
           
             †
             Matth.
             25.
             1
             
             Pet.
             4.
             10.
             
          
           
             †
             Eze.
             34.
             4.
             
          
           
             †
             1
             Thes.
             2.
             7
             
          
           
             *
             1
             Thess.
             2.
             11.
             
          
           
             †
             Matth.
             7.
             9
             ,
             10.
             
          
           
             *
             1
             Cor.
             14.
             29
             ,
             39.
             
          
           
             1
             King.
             19.
             11
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Caut.
             1.
             
          
           
             Caut.
             2.
             
          
           
             Caut.
             3.
             
          
           
             Quest.
             1.
             
          
           
             Quest.
             2.
             
          
           
             *
             Josh.
             3.
             14.
             
          
           
             †
             1
             Sam.
             4.
             13.
             
          
           
             Esth.
             4.
             14.
             
          
           
             *
             Pro.
             11.
             26.
             
          
           
             Quest.
             3.
             
          
           
             †
             Gen.
             41.
             56
             
          
           
             Gen.
             47.
             15.
             
          
           
             Quest.
             4.
             
          
           
             *
             Judg.
             5.
             9.
             
          
           
             Quest.
             5.
             
          
           
             †
             2
             Pet.
             2.
             10.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             19.
             27
             
          
           
             Quest.
             6.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             6.
             3.
             
          
           
             Quest.
             7.
             
          
           
             Quest.
             8.
             
          
           
             Quest.
             9.
             
          
           
             Quest.
             10.
             
          
           
             1
             Sam.
             17.
             28.
             
          
           
             *
             Mat.
             7.
             9
             ,
             10.
             
          
           
             Cant.
             5.
             6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             3.
             28.
             
          
           
             *
             Heb.
             13.
             
          
           
             †
             Phil.
             2.
             20.
             
          
           
             *
             1
             Thess.
             2.
             7
             ,
             11.
             
          
           
             †
             Phil.
             2.
             17.
             
          
           
             *
             Acts
             20.
             24
             
          
           
             †
             Job
             39.
             14
             ,
             15
             ,
             16.
             
          
           
             Quest.
             11.
             
          
           
             *
             Isa.
             58.
             10.
             
          
           
             †
             Jam.
             2.
             15
             ,
             16
             ,
             17.
             
          
           
             Quest.
             12.
             
          
           
             *
             1
             Cor.
             3.
             22.
             
          
           
             †
             Eph.
             4.
             11
             ,
             12
             ,
             13.
             
          
           
             *
             Rom.
             1.
             14.
             
          
           
             Quest.
             13.
             
          
           
             Quest.
             14.
             
          
           
             *
             Pro.
             8.
             34.
             
          
           
             †
             Job
             29.
             21
             ,
             22.
             
          
           
             *
             Deut.
             32.
             2
             
          
           
             †
             Act.
             10.
             33
             
          
           
             *
             Job
             29.
             23.
             
          
           
             1.
             
             Kings
             20.
             33.
             
          
           
             Quest.
             Answ.
             
          
           
             *
             Act.
             4.
             18
             ,
             19.
             
          
           
             †
             Act.
             5.
             28
             ,
             29
             ,
             40
             ,
             42.
             
          
           
             †
             Act.
             5.
             20.
             
             Jer.
             1.
             17.
             
          
           
             †
             Act.
             26.
             18
             
          
           
             *
             Ephes.
             4.
             11
             ,
             12.
             
          
           
             †
             Matth.
             23.
             15.
             
          
           
             *
             See
             Christ
             &
             his
             Apostles
             preaching
             in
             private
             houses
             (
             now
             called
             
               Conventicling
               )
               Mark
            
             3.
             19
             ,
             20.
             
             Acts
             20.
             7
             ,
             8.
             
             Acts
             5.
             42.
             
             Acts
             2.
             2
             ,
             14.
             (
             and
             this
             our
             Saviour
             did
             even
             in
             a
             Church
             constituted
             ,
             the
             Priests
             and
             Elders
             questioning
             his
             Authority
             ,
             Matth.
             21.
             23.
             )
             Preaching
             to
             ,
             and
             praying
             with
             the
             multitude
             ,
             (
             now
             called
             
               Rout
               ,
               Riots
               ,
               Seditious
               Asse●blies
               )
            
             in
             the
             fields
             ,
             by
             the
             Sea
             ,
             
               &c.
               Acts
            
             16.
             13
             ,
             14.
             
             Mat.
             5.
             1.
             
             Mark
             4.
             1.
             
             &
             6.
             32
             ,
             34.
             
             &
             10.
             1.
             
             Luke
             4
             ,
             42
             ,
             Preaching
             to
             a
             private
             family
             or
             single
             person
             ,
             John
             47
             ,
             &c.
             Acts
             8
             ,
             35.
             
             &
             16
             ,
             31
             ,
             32.
             
          
           
             *
             1
             King.
             2
             ,
             27.
             see
             Zadok
             his
             pedigree
             and
             heirship
             ,
             1
             Chron.
             6.
             3.
             
             &c.
             the
             Promise
             to
             
               Phinehas
               .
               Num.
            
             25.
             13.
             and
             consult
             the
             
               English
               Annotations
            
             on
             1
             King.
             1.
             26
             ,
             27.
             
          
           
             1
             Chr.
             29.
             22
             1
             
             King.
             2.
             27
             
          
           
             †
             1
             Chro.
             29.
             22.
             
          
           
             *
             Ezek.
             44.
             15.
             
          
           
             †
             2
             Sam.
             15.
             27.
             
          
           
             †
             1
             King.
             1.
             
          
           
             *
             See
             the
             Dutch
             Divines
             ,
             on
             1
             King.
             2.
             16.
             
          
           
             †
             Luke
             2.
             8.
             1
             
             Pet.
             5.
             2.
             
          
           
             *
             Act.
             20.
             8.
             
             Act.
             12.
             12.
             
          
           
             †
             Act.
             5.
             42.
             
             Col.
             1.
             28.
             
             Act.
             20.
             20.
             
          
           
             *
             Mat.
             5.
             10
             ,
             11
             ,
             12.
             
          
           
             †
             Mark
             10.
             29
             ,
             30.
             
          
           
             *
             Phil.
             1.
             29.
             
          
           
             †
             Act.
             5.
             41.
             
          
           
             *
             Gal.
             6.
             14.
             2
             
             Cor.
             12.
             9.
             
             Rom.
             5.
             3.
             
          
           
             †
             Jam.
             1.
             12.
             
          
           
             *
             1
             Pet.
             4.
             14.
             
          
           
             †
             ibid.
             
          
           
             *
             Phil.
             1.
             12.
             
          
           
             †
             Jam.
             1.
             12.
             
          
           
             *
             Mat.
             5.
             10.
             
          
           
             †
             Rom.
             5.
             3
             ,
             4.
             
             Jam.
             1.
             3.
             
          
           
             *
             2
             Cor.
             4.
             16
             ,
             17.
             
          
           
             †
             1
             Pet.
             2.
             21
             
             &
             3.
             18.
             
          
           
             †
             Job
             32.
             18.
             
          
           
             *
             2
             Cor.
             6.
             11
             
          
           
             †
             Job
             23.
             4.
             
          
           
             †
             Job
             19.
             17.
             
          
           
             *
             John
             21.
             15
             ,
             16
             ,
             17.
             
          
           
             †
             Act.
             20.
             28.
             
          
           
             *
             Phil.
             2
             ,
             1.
             
          
           
             *
             1
             Pet.
             2.
             25
             
          
           
             †
             Heb.
             13.
             20
             
             Joh.
             10.
             11.
             
          
           
             *
             Ephes.
             4.
             11
             ,
             12.
             
          
           
             †
             Ezek.
             34.
             5
             ,
             6.
             
          
           
             *
             Ezek.
             34.
             14.
             
          
           
             †
             Ibid.
             v.
             16.
             
          
           
             *
             2
             Sam.
             7.
             28.
             
          
           
             †
             ibid.
             v.
             29●
             
          
           
             *
             Mal.
             4.
             6.
             
          
           
             †
             Isa.
             63.
             15.
             
          
           
             *
             Jer.
             23.
             4.
             
          
           
             †
             Psal.
             79.
             13.