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¹This is the glass, this is the minor (ô England) in which I ⟨p. 83⟩would, that daily thou shouldest behold, what shall be the final end of those, that do abuse the long suffering of God most mercifully calling all to repentance. If thou shalt think thy self pure and clean from any of the crimes, which before is noted in that people, alas thou shalt declare thy self more then impudent. For all other your iniquities omitted, this your last and universal turning from God by the open denial of his Gospel professed, declareth you from the highest to the lowest manifest tray tours against his godly majesty. It is you all together, who most cruelly have shed the blood of a number of your brethren and sisters,² with from under the alter cry to be revenged. There is no person guiltless in Gods presence, who hath bowed their knees to Idolatry (what soever excuse ⟨p. 84⟩they list to pretend) but as all are Idolaters, so are and shall be reputed murderers before God, which do not wash away that infamy & innocent blood by unfeigned repentance.³

¹This is the glasse, this is the minor (ô England) in whiche I ⟨p. 83⟩would, that dayly thou shuldest behold, what shalbe the final end of those, that do abuse the long sufferinge of God most mercifully calling all to repentance. Yf thou shalt thinke thy self pure and cleane from any of the crimes, which before is noted in that people, alas thou shalt declare thy self more then impudēt. For all other your iniquities omitted, this your last and vniuersal turning from God by the open denyal of his Gospel professed, declareth you from the highest to the lowest manifest tray tours against his godly maiestie. It is you all together, who most cruelly haue shede the blood of a nomber of your brethern and sisters,² wt from vnder the alter crie to be reuenged. There is no person giltles in Gods presence, who hathe bowed their knees to Idolatrie (what soeuer excuse