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

Thus they transforming themselves into Angels of Light, have seduced a blinded Multitude, and by this powerful Engine have gained innumerable Allies to promote a Design most diametrically opposite to Reason and true Religion. Thus Religion is used to destroy the Religious; and Policy clothing it self with the title of Piety, insinuates unspeakable Vigour into infatuated Mortals in the pursuit of gainful designs through greatest difficulties. And had not the Almighty discountenanced such Religion by blasting designs promoted by it, their Religion had brought our ruin, and the shadow of Religion had consumed the substance of it. Now what favour have we found with God, that he should disappoint a Contrivance managed by those who had gained in so many Confederates by the deluding Pretences of Religion? which is also to make its seduced Zealots do more than the greatest Allurements imaginable.

Thus they transforming themselves into Angels of Light, have seduced a blinded Multitude, and by this powerful Engine have gain'd innumerable Allies to promote a Designe most diametrically opposite to Reason and true Religion. Thus Religion is us'd to destroy the Religious; and Policy cloathing it self with the title of Piety, insinuates unspeakable Vigour into infatuated Mortals in the pursuit of gainful designes through greatest difficulties. And had not the Almighty discountenanced such Religion by blasting designes promoted by it, their Religion had brought our ruine, and the shadow of Religion had consumed the substance of it. Now what favour have we found with God, that he should disappoint a Contrivance manag'd by those who had gain'd in so many Confederates by the deluding Pretences of Religion? which is also to make its seduced Zelots do more than the greatest Allurements imaginable.

Hence were the wonderful incitements ⟨p. 101⟩to that unwearied Industry now visible among them, to confound and destroy us. Some drops of their Blood they could undauntedly part with, that they might drink some draughts of ours. What Charges could seem too burdensome to them, to discharge the world of such Heretics as we are accounted by them? How were their Breasts like threatening Thunder-clouds, whose Vapours never leave working till they vent themselves with amassing Terror to the trembling world? How have their Heads, Hearts, and Hands, been willing, contriving, preparing for many years? How have they been, as is said of the Princes of Israel,