Compassionate counsel to all young men especially I. London apprentices, II. students of divinity,…

When we yet continue under the same distractions and convulsions, and all cry out that a flood of misery is breaking in on the Land, and like to overwhelm us all, and still it is the Clergy that cannot or will not be reconciled, but animate Rulers and people against each other, and cannot or will not find the way of peace; yea all would be soon healed in probability, could the Nation but procure the Clergy to consent; certainly there is some grievous disease in our selves, which is like to prove mortal to such a Kingdom, and that while so many pray and strive for peace. Those men that have no more skill or will to heal the wounds, and stop the blood of a fainting Church and State, nor will by any reason or humble importunity be entreated to consent to the cheap and necessary cure, no nor to hold their hands from continued tearing of us, do tell all the world that they are sadly wanting in fitness for their sacred office, and that this unfitness is like to cost an endangered Nation dear.

When we yet continue under the same distractions and convulsions, and all cry out that a flood of misery is breaking in on the Land, and like to overwhelm us all, and still it is the Clergy that cannot or will not be reconciled, but animate Rulers and people against each other, and cannot or will not find the way of peace; yea all would be soon healed in probability, could the Nation but procure the Clergy to consent; certainly there is some grievous disease in our selves, which is like to pove mortal to such a Kingdom, and that while so many pray and strive for peace. Those men that have no more skill or will to heal the wounds, and stop the blood of a fainting Church and State, nor wil by any reason or humble importunity be intreated to consent to the cheap and necessary cure, no nor to hold their hands from continued tearing of us, do tell all the world that they are sadly wanting in fitness for their sacred office, and that this unfitness is like to cost an endangered Nation dear.

Woe, woe, woe, to that Church, that hath Hypocrites, Ungodly, Unexperienced, Proud, Worldly, Fleshly, Unskilful, unfaithful and Malignant Pastors, and that hath Wolves instead of Shepherds; woe to the Land that hath such. Woe to the Prince and States that have and follow such Counsellors, and to the Souls that are subverted by them. Alas! from a bad Clergy hath sprung the greatest calamities of the Churches, in all places to this very day.