6. That particular Churches ought, to be much, often considering their ways, get a sense of their miscarriages upon them, pollutions amongst them, to remember from whence they are fallen; repent, do their first works. And if ever 'twere the duty of the Churches of Christ to attend carefully to these things, it's much more now. What languishing, dying Churches have we? How is Jehovah by word, providential Dispensations crying aloud to them, to be zealous, Repent, return? What little attendment to his Voice amongst many? How doth he discover his unwillingness to leave them? How doth he seem to hover over them? How many ways hath he been alluring, drawing by cords of Love unto himself; and if after all, he should pull down these Tabernacles, and erect others for himself in some remote part of the World; leave poor England, suffer Papal Darkness, Superstition, Idolatry, to overspread the Land; must we not say, he is Holy, we reap the fruit of our own doings: He is faithful to his Word: Churches (Ordinances) He will have in the world to bear his Name, though we are reduced to Rubbish, Ruins. I have been, am trembling within my self, lest he should at last be provoked to leave us (at least for a season): Woe, woe, woe, unto us if he depart from us. Repent oh England; Awake, awake Churches; awake, awake Professors; lay hold on God, renew your Covenant with him, labour to find out every accursed thing that may be in the midst of you; cast it away with loathing, abhorrency; bemoan your selves for the sins, iniquities, are with you; be conscientious in filling up the relation you stand in each to other, as members of the same Body: cry to God to fill you with Presence, Glory; to communicate the suitable grace to you, that you may be able to glorify him in the Fires; Oh Watch and Pray, ⟨image 10⟩that you may be accounted worthy to escape the things that are to come to pass, and stand before the son of man. Oh! Wait, look for his Coming as those that are indeed ready for it. And if you meet with any spiritual good, and advantage, by the serious perusal of the ensuing Treatise, let God have the Glory, and pray for him, who accounts it his honour, to be,
6. That particular Churches ought, to be much, often considering their ways, get a sense of their miscarriages upon them, pollutions amongst them, to remember from whence they are fallen; repent, do their first works. And if ever 'twere the duty of the Churches of Christ to attend carefully to these things, it's much more now. What languishing, dying Churches have we? How is Jehovah by word, providential Dispensations crying aloud to them, to be zealous, Repent, return? What little attendment to his Voice amongst many? How doth he discover his unwillingness to leave them? How doth he seem to hover over them? How many ways hath he been alluring, drawing by cords of Love unto himself; and if after all, he should pull down these Tabernacles, and erect others for himself in some remote part of the World; leave poor England, suffer Papal Darkness, Superstition, Idolatry, to overspread the Land; must we not say, he is Holy, we reap the fruit of our own doings: He is faithful to his Word: Churches (Ordinances) He will have in the world to bear his Name, though we are reduced to Rubbish, Ruins. I have been, am trembling within my self, lest he should at last be provoked to leave us (at least for a season): Wo, wo, wo, unto us if he depart from us. Repent oh England; Awake, awake Churches; awake, awake Professors; lay hold on God, renew your Covenant with him, labour to find out every accursed thing that may be in the midst of you; cast it away with loathing, abhorrency; bemoan your selves for the sins, iniquities, are with you; be conscientious in filling up the relation you stand in each to other, as members of the same Body: cry to God to fill you with Presence, Glory; to communicate the suitable grace to you, that you may be able to glorify him in the Fires; Oh Watch and Pray, ⟨image 10⟩that you may be accounted worthy to escape the things that are to come to pass, and stand before the son of man. Oh! Wait, look for his Coming as those that are indeed ready for it. And if you meet with any spiritual good, and advantage, by the serious perusal of the ensuing Treatise, let God have the Glory, and pray for him, who accounts it his honour, to be,
