what you have done in reference to the first table, in reference to the second table? What you have done in reference to Christ, his Truths, Worship, Government, Ministry, Ordinances, People? What you have done in your Covenant with God, and your Declarations to the world? Yea, oh that you would alter the question a little on the negative part, and ask your selves what you have not done in reference to all these? Whether indeed you have taken the accepted time wch God hath fashioned and prepared by his own hand, for the accomplishing of the great work of Reformation, ⟨image 3⟩wherewith God hath entrusted and honoured you? By the improvement whereof you might have been so many Joshuahs, Saviours and Redeemers, to have restored the preserved of England? Whether you have gone about the work in Gods strength, in Gods methods, and to Gods ends? Surely never had Parliament fairer opportunities, better helps, greater encouragements to have set up Jesus Christ in his Throne (the greatest honour and interest that States & Kingdoms are capable of) then you have had; & I humbly hope we shall not have cause to say only, have had; but that God will still entrust you with the work, and bless you in it; and renew upon you all those glorious advantages, whereby you shall be encouraged, and enabled, to carry it on against all oppositions of men and Devils. We cannot but take notice, with much thankfulness to God, and you; rejoicing in the Lord greatly, that now at last (to use the Apostles words) your care for the Public good hath flourished again, in those self-denying, 1and Kingdom-refreshing-votes, which have lately past, your Honourable House; which we look upon as the fruit of your late Serious and extraordinary humiliation, within your own walls, and an answer of Prayer, your own, and the rest of Gods people's who lifted up their hands and voices to God with you, and for you on the same day. Only I beseech you, Honourable, and much Honoured Patriots, give out now real, and lasting Demonstrations, that this motion of yours, is not meetly ab extrinseco, but that it flows from inward principles, and gracious impressions of God upon your Spirits. Go on, and do worthily in the eyes of all the Kingdom and at home, the Churches abroad: and though you are taught of God to be humbled for your ⟨image 4⟩failings, yet let no discouragements enfeeble your hands in the work of God, and the Kingdom;
what you have done in reference to the first table, in reference to the second table? What you have done in reference to Christ, his Truths, Worship, Government, Ministry, Ordinances, People? What you have done in your Covenant with God, and your Declarations to the world? Yea, oh that you would alter the question a little on the negative part, and ask your selves what you have not done in reference to all these? Whether indeed you have taken the accepted time wch God hath fashioned and prepared by his own hand, for the accomplishing of the great work of Reformation, ⟨image 3⟩wherewith God hath entrusted and honoured you? By the improvement whereof you might have been so many Ioshuahs, Saviours and Redeemers, to have restored the preserved of England? Whether you have gone about the work in Gods strength, in Gods methods, and to Gods ends? Surely never had Parliament fairer opportunities, better helps, greater encouragements to have set up Jesus Christ in his Throne (the greatest honor and interest that States & Kingdoms are capable of) then you have had; & I humbly hope we shal not have cause to say only, have had; but that God wil stil entrust you with the work, and bless you in it; and renew upon you all those glorious advantages, whereby you shal be encouraged, and enabled, to carry it on against all oppositions of men and Divels. We cannot but take notice, with much thankfulness to God, and you; rejoycing in the Lord greatly, that now at last (to use the Apostles words) your care for the Publique good hath flourished again, in those self-denying, 1and Kingdom-refreshing-votes, which have lately past, your Honourable House; which we look upon as the fruit of your late Serious and extraordinary humiliation, within your own walles, and an answer of Prayer, your own, and the rest of Gods people's who lifted up their hands and voices to God with you, and for you on the same day. Only I beseech you, Honorable, and much Honoured Patriots, give out now real, and lasting Demonstrations, that this motion of yours, is not meetly ab extrinseco, but that it flows from inward principles, and gracious impressions of God upon your Spirits. Go on, and do worthily in the eyes of all the Kingdom and at home, the Churches abroad: and though you are taught of God to be humbled for your ⟨image 4⟩failings, yet let no discouragements enfeeble your hands in the work of God, and the Kingdom;
- 1[Greek or Hebrew]. quod jam tandem reviruistis Phil. 4.10.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. quod jam tandem reviruistis Phil. 4.10.
