Tis to YOU, much Honoured, that I now Address my self; and I know not what better message to bring you, than This; That whereas you are the Ministers of God unto us for Good, He will certainly Think upon you for Good, according to all that you Do for His People here. It is more than a little that ha's already been done for us, by your prudent and pious management of our Affairs, which we should Accept always with all Thankfulness ▪ The Pains of Governing always are such that Luther justly reckoned them among the three sorts that were Intolerable. But never were they Greater at any time, than since you have been entrusted with the Administration of our Government. That one of your Number who can count, I suppose, Threescore years from ⟨image ?⟩the Time that first he took a seat among our Magistrates, ha's not seen many such Troublesome years, as those that are now Running with us. But we hope that you will still be Doing for us, and that the Fatigues which you have undergone, have not so tired you, as to make you say, I will not be an Healer; Choose me not a Ruler of such a Difficult, and Unworthy people! We do this Day commit ourselves unto your Care, and we will now look upon you as our Fathers. The first Thing that we ask you to do for us, is, Bless us, even us also O our Fathers; tis that you would carry us in the Arms of your prayers, unto that God, who has made us Yours. We beseech you to take a froward and a sinful Congregation into your Arms, as Moses did of old; and not let the Great God Alone, till by your means He become Favourable to us. There is a peculiar Authority in your prayers; which is one of the Considerations, that makes us prefer such a Magistracy as yours, before the Shadows of those Brambles, that would be better skilled at Fleecing of us, than at praying for us. If Hezekiah join with Isaiah, no Assyrians will be able to stand before them. But we do also promise our selves, That while you Speak for us to our God, you will towards us Act for him, who has made you such […] and ⟨image ?⟩Vicegerents of Himself, as to put His own glorious Name upon you, and who has given you, A Sword which is not to be Born in vain. You are this Day betrusted with an Interest as precious as any upon the Face of Gods Earth, even the Sacred and Civil Enjoyments of many Thousands, whose Names be written upon the breast of the Lord Jesus;
Tis to YOU, much Honoured, that I now Address my self; and I know not what better message to bring you, than This; That whereas you are the Ministers of God unto us for Good, He will certainly Think upon you for Good, according to all that you Do for His People here. It is more than a little that ha's already been done for us, by your prudent and pious management of our Affayrs, which we should Accept alwayes with all Thankfulnes• ▪ The Pains of Governing always are such that Luther justly reckoned them among the three sorts that were Intolerable. But never were they Greater at any time, than since you have been entrusted with the Administration of our Government. That one of your Number who can count, I suppose, Threescore years from ⟨image ?⟩the Time that first he took a seat among our Magistrates, ha's not seen many such Troublesome years, as those that are now Running with us. But we hope that you will still be Doing for us, and that the Fatigues which you have undergone, have not so tired you, as to make you say, I will not be an Healer; Choose me not a Ruler of such a Difficult, and Unworthy people! We do this Day commit ourselves unto your Care, and we will now look upon you as our Fathers. The first Thing that we ask you to do for us, is, Bless us, even us also O our Fathers; tis that you would carry us in the Arms of your prayers, unto that God, who has made us Yours. We besech you to take a froward and a sinful Congregation into your Arms, as Moses did of old; and not let the Great God Alone, till by your means He become Favourable to us. There is a peculiar Authority in your prayers; which is one of the Considerations, that makes us prefer such a Magistracy as yours, before the Shadows of those Brambles, that would be better skill'd at Fleecing of us, than at praying for us. If Hezekiah join with Isaiah, no Assyrians will be able to stand before them. But we do also promise our selves, That while you Speak for us to our God, you will towards us Act for him, who has made you such 〈…〉 and ⟨image ?⟩Vicegerents of Himself, as to put His own glorious Name upon you, and who has given you, A Sword which is not to be Born in vain. You are this Day betrusted with an Interest as precious as any upon the Face of Gods Earth, even the Sacred and Civil Enjoyments of many Thousands, whose Names be written upon the breast of the Lord Jesus;
