God's call to England, for thankfulness after gracious deliverances

Should we again with greedy minds pursue the perishing enjoyments of this alluring world, neglecting the profitable exercises of Religion, and required Devotion? Did the Almighty prolong our expiring Lives, to spend them thus? With what conscience can we allow our selves those large dispensations from holy Duties, for the sake of our worldly employments, after we are purposely delivered, to augment and increase our deserved Obedience? Will not our days be yet shortened, if we remain so straitened in Duties still? And if we cannot spare a little of our strength to work for God, can we think that God will improve his mighty strength, to work out any further Salvation for us? If our houses that might have been without People, still remain without Prayer, may we not expect an angry God will soon unpeople ⟨p. 95⟩them? If now we shall cast off Duty, will he not suddenly cast off us?

Should we again with greedy minds pursue the perishing enjoyments of this alluring world, neglecting the profitable exercises of Religion, and required Devotion? Did the Almighty prolong our expiring Lives, to spend them thus? With what conscience can we allow our selves those large dispensations from holy Duties, for the sake of our worldly employments, after we are purposely deliver'd, to augment and increase our deserved Obedience? Will not our days be yet shortned, if we remain so straitned in Duties still? And if we cannot spare a little of our strength to work for God, can we think that God will improve his mighty strength, to work out any further Salvation for us? If our houses that might have been without People, still remain without Prayer, may we not expect an angry God will soon unpeople ⟨p. 95⟩them? If now we shall cast off Duty, will he not suddenly cast off us?

Should we again be rending and tearing one another by ravenous Oppression? and ruining one another by unhappy Divisions? Should not this wonderful Love excite such bowels in our softened hearts to one another, that we should no longer be maintaining with unreasonable rigidness one another's assumed Opinions, to the unspeakable prejudice of Church and State? But rather be soldering together into a perpetual Harmony, by mutual condescensions and compliances; thereby ending our unprofitable janglings in indissolvible Unity. Shall not we, who have partaken of this favour together, live always together in the beauty and glory of undissembled Friendship, and unfeigned Love? And if this effect shall not follow our being delivered together, 'tis to be feared, the effect of such disorders will be no other than to be destroyed and cut off together. Oh then let the Kindness of God to us, sweeten our tempers to one another; and let us be so fully united together, that all our Affections may make but one channel of Love, that so the God of Love may dwell among