The child's portion, or, The unseen glory of the children of God asserted and…

7. We have, at least verbally, acknowledged a Judgement in many, yea, the most, if not all which they have charged us withal: Witness the proposed grounds for many days of fasting, issued out from those who stand as the representatives of this People: Witness the confessions and acknowledgements which have been on such days made unto God: And that which will stand up for a full clearing of this truth against us, witness the Records of the last Synod, in which we shall find the full and free consent of the Elders and Messengers of these Churches, acknowledging that the hand of God is out against this People awful in tokens of wrath; and giving him the Glory, by confessing that there are these and those sins, not only fallen into through infirmity, but so prevalent in the midst of us, as to acquit, not only a just, but a merciful God too in all his severities against us. And shall we not yet believe? Or shall we say to Jeremiah, the Lord sent thee not, but Baruch stirreth thee up? Shall we say, we have such a Magistracy, such a Ministry, such Churches, and therefore ⟨p. 184⟩what need we to fear? When did Micah say, Zion shall be ploughed as a field? Was it not in the days of good Hezekiah? When did God say I will remove Judah out of my sight? Or when did Zephaniah deliver his terrible prophesies, but in the days of godly Josiah? All I shall here add is thus much: If God's faithful Messengers are to be believed when speaking from God himself; if the Word of God be to be credited which they have delivered to us; if the concurrence of so many (divers of whom are now with God) be of any weight,; if Providence may be thought to speak any thing, and the Rod have a voice in it; if to be self-Judged and Condemned be of any efficacy; then there is an hand-writing of God given out against us; and therefore let it be.

7. We have, at least verbally, acknowledged a Judgement in many, yea, the most, if not all which they have charged us withal: Witness the proposed grounds for many days of fasting, issued out from those who stand as the representatives of this People: Witness the confessions and acknowledgments which have been on such dayes made unto God: And that which will stand up for a full clearing of this truth against us, witness the Records of the last Synod, in which we shall find the full and free consent of the Elders and Messengers of these Churches, acknowledging that the hand of God is out against this People awful in tokens of wrath; and giving him the Glory, by confessing that there are these and those sins, not only fallen into through infirmity, but so prevalent in the midst of us, as to acquit, not only a just, but a merciful God too in all his severities against us. And shall we not yet believe? Or shall we say to Jeremiah, the Lord sent thee not, but Baruch stirreth thee up? Shall we say, we have such a Magistracy, such a Ministry, such Churches, and therefore