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I Know not what thanks to render to you, nor to God for you, for all the unexpressable love which I have found in you towards me; and not terminatively to me, but to Christ in me; for I believe it is for his sake, as I am a Messenger and Ambassador of his to you, that you have loved me and done so much every way for me; and I think I may say of Taunton as the Psalmist of Jerusalem, If I forget thee, let my right hand forget her cunning, if I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth. I would not, my dear Brethren, that you should be dejected or discouraged at the late disappointments: for through the goodness of God I am not, but rather more satisfied than before: and this I can truly say, nothing doth sadden me more than to see so much sadness in your faces. As on the contrary nothing doth comfort me so much as to see your cheer and courage. Therefore I beseech you, Brethren, faint not because of my Tribulation, nor of Gods delays, but strengthen the hands, and the feeble knees. And the Lord bolster up your hands, as they did the hands of Moses, that they may not fall down till Israel do prevail. Let us fear lest there be some evil among us, that God being angry with us, doth send this farther trial upon us. Pray earnestly for me lest the eye of the most jealous God should discern that in me which should render me unfit for the mercy you desire. And let every one of you search his heart, and search his house to see if there be not cause there: Let not these disappointments make you to be nevertheless in love with Prayers, but the more out of love ⟨p. 75⟩with sin. Let us humble our selves under the mighty hand of God, and he shall exalt us in due time. And for the enemies of God, you must know also that their foot shall slide in due time. Let the Servants of God encourage themselves in their God: for in the things wherein they deal proudly, he is above them: therefore fret not your selves because of evil doers; commit your cause to him that judgeth righteously. Remember that you are bid if you see oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of Judgement and Justice in a Province, not to marvel at the matter: verily, there is a God that judgeth in the Earth: and you have the liberty of appeals: rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him, and fret not your selves, because of the men that bring wicked devises to pass:

I Know not what thanks to render to you, nor to God for you, for all the unexpressable love which I have found in you towards me; and not terminatively to me, but to Christ in me; for I believe it is for his sake, as I am a Messenger and Embassador of his to you, that you have loved me and done so much every way for me; and I think I may say of Taunton as the Psalmist of Jerusalem, If I forget thee, let my right hand forget her cunning, if I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth. I would not, my dear Brethren, that you snould be dejected or discouraged at the late disappointments: for through the goodness of God I am not, but rather more satisfied than before: and this I can truly say, nothing doth sadden me more than to see so much sadness in your faces. As on the contrary nothing doth comfort me so much as to see your chear and courage. Therefore I beseech you, Brethren, faint not because of my Tribulation, nor of Gods delays, but strengthen the hands, and the feeble knees. And the Lord bolster up your hands, as they did the hands of Moses, that they may not fall down till Israel do prevail. Let us fear lest there be some evil among us, that God being angry with us, doth send this farther tryal upon us. Pray earnestly for me lest the eye of the most jealous God should discern that in me which should render me unfit for the mercy you desire. And let every one of you search his heart, and search his house to see if there be not cause there: Let not these disappointments make you to be nevertheless in love with Prayers, but the more out of love