First, as duty requireth, I do yield most humble thanks to our Lord and Saviour Christ Jesus, whom it hath pleased of his unsearchable mercy and bountiful love towards us, to minister so notable an occasion of our assembly, this present day, & place: and so fruitful an argument for me to impart unto you all. Secondly, I do no less heartily thank, then worthily commend in the Lord, all you that are present, who, according to your accustomed manner, are so willingly and joyfully gathered together, induced hereunto, not through any vain delight of fond novelty, but of a serious, and studious zeal of godliness, not as gazers of frivolous fantastical fables, but as willing witnesses of this great and inestimable benefit ⟨image 10⟩of almighty God. Lastly, I do from the bottom of my heart rejoice in the behalf of this person, for whose cause we are as now met here together, who being transported from out the uttermost parts of Barbary into England, and conversant amongest us, by the space of six whole years, renouncing now at the last the natural contumacy of his native country, doth with so earnest bent affection of voluntary will, cheerfully desire to become a member of Jesus Christ, and to be made partaker of his holy congregation through faith, and Baptism. And withal I most humbly beseech Almighty God, that he will not only vouchsafe his gracious increase to this glorious work begun with this Israelite stranger, but also to allure the whole remnant of the circumcised Race, by this his example, to be desirous of the same communion: So that at the length, all nations, as well Jews, as Gentiles, embracing the faith, and Sacraments of Christ Jesus, acknowledging one Shepherd, united together in one sheepfold, may with one voice, one soul, and one general agreement, glorify the only begotten son our saviour Jesus Christ, & be glorified again of him. And that ⟨image 10⟩it may please him of his singular clemency to grant the same, as also to bless these our days with quiet calm, and joyful tranquillity, which we do now enjoy under the government of our most gracious Sovereign, and her most honourable Magistrates, I beseech you of your charity, to join with me in heart and mind unto the eternal God father of us all, with the same prayer which his only begotten son taught us in the Gospel.
FIrst, as duetie requireth, I do yeeld most humble thāks to our Lorde and Sauiour Christ Iesu, whome it hath pleased of his vnsearcheable mercie and bountifull loue towardes vs, to minister so notable an occasion of our assembly, this present day, & place: and so fruitefull an argument for mee to empart vnto you all. Secondly, I doe no lesse heartily thanke, then woorthily commend in the Lord, all you that are present, who, according to your accustomed maner, are so willingly and ioyfully gathered together, enduced hereunto, not through any vayne delight of fonde noueltie, but of a seryons, and studious zeale of godlinesse, not as gazers of friuolous fantasticall fables, but as willing witnesses of this great and inestimable benefite ⟨image 10⟩of almightie God. Lastly, I do from the bottome of my heart reioyce in the behalfe of this person, for whose cause we are as nowe mette here together, who being transported from out the vttermost parts of Barbarie into England, and conuersant amongest vs, by the space of sixe whole yeeres, renouncing nowe at the last the naturall contumacie of his natiue country, doth with so earnest bent affection of voluntarie wil, chearefully desire to become a member of Iesu Christ, and to be made partaker of his holye congregatio• through faith, and Baptisme. And withall I most humbly beseeche Almightie God, that he will not onely vouchsafe his gracious encrease to this glorious worke begunne with this Israelite stranger, but also to allure the whole remnant of the circumcised Race, by this his example, to be desirous of the same communion: So that at the length, all nations, as well Iewes, as Gentiles, embracing the faith, and Sacramentes of Christ Iesu, acknowledging one Shephearde, vnited together in one sheepefold, may with one voice, one soule, and one generall agreemēt, glo•ifie the only begotten sonne our sauiour Iesus Christ, & be glorified againe of him. And that ⟨image 10⟩it may please him of his singular clemencie to graunt the same, as also to blesse these our dayes with quiet calme, and ioyfull tranquillitie, which we doe nowe enioy vnder the gouernmēt of our most gracious Souereigne, and her most honorable Magistrates, I beseeche you of your charitie, to ioyne with me in heart and minde vnto the eternall God father of vs all, with the same prayer which his onely begotten sonne taught vs in the Gospell.
