selfish which that there may be danger of we admonish or else give our thoughts may be from the minde of the Lord in this thing also That then our Christian friends and neighbours the Godly of the Parish yea one or two of these bodies may for the honour of Christ the Vindication of the Gospel yea and for the good and humbling of the guifted Christian brother with a great great deal of humility grave and godly exhortation call in and take back his Commission with a dehortation to exercise any more for the present yet after a full manifestation of his godly sorrow not for a week moneth scarce three or four let it be returned and when ever it is with a great deal of grave exhortation yea and prayer among your selves yea ordain none nor Ticket none without that nor let never none claim to or look upon himself as an absolute Minister but as a kind of assistant much lesse to meddle with many things quite out of their sphere as baptizing burying ministring the Sacrament or any such kind of works for these are without dispute the proper office of the Minister who hath the charge of the place and not of these who help onely of good will exercising not every day so constantly as the Minister better misse three Lords dayes than not hit one my meaning is not good and sound matter and now I think how they were served that went to cast out Divels Acts 19. 15 16. upon whom the evill-Spirits fell and cryed out against wounding tearing and sending them away naked and ashamed so say we haply a Ranter vain or ungodly man may attempt to imitate or do in vain glory but let all such take heed the beadel people or Church-wardens do not fall upon them nothing will preserve a man from mischief but sincerity in such a case therefore let all take heed what they attempt from the example of these vagabond Jews and how they do disturb any congregation or come with teares vain wanton notions or delusions of the devil to disturb our holy worship and in case such a man do come mark the sting or poyson of the adder and mildely give a hint of that the Justice will take course if he come too often but for once he may passe as he is but no more by no meanes But as I said but now Scribes Pharisees and Hypocrites will storm and grieve exceedingly notwithstanding all these cautions and cry down for pride Schism faction new doctrine and I know not what yea a legion of lyes they will raise against it but this is one yea a thumper to cry out so unlesse it be in this sence they mean it hath been lying by a long time we do confesse yea and up by Antichrist but be it new or old it must be sold and broached every day an old suit or fashion long laid by is a new when put on again an old Antichristian Errour is the like when it is new broached but we are sure this Gospel-truth spurn'd at by the Ministers whilst they send a Post to Scotland for you know what and what it cost is no new thing but an old thing and that must not be despised nor the old customes of the Saints in the Primitive times too Take a bundle of Texts and weigh them at your leasure we are in haste too Acts 8. 4. 8. Acts 18. 28. Acts 17. 11. Acts 11. 19 20 21. Heb. 3. 13. Heb. 10. 24 25. Jud. 20. 1 Thess 5. 11. 14 19 20. 1 Pet. 4. 10 11. 2 Pet. 1. 20. 21. 1 Pet. 2. 9. James 5. 19. 20. Mal. 3. 16. Isaiah 2. 3. Joel 2. 28. 1 Cor. 14. 34. Col. 3. 16. 1 Cor. 2. 14 15 16. Phil. 1. 16. 17. Num. 11. 26. Mar. 9. 38 39. Surely some of these are to the purpose and never a one in the Biblâ— lookes with a full and broad face against us But to come to the old matter Well are you for the work or are you not You bondmen to the Ministers five to Mr. such a one and ten to Mr. such a one yea and it may be twice as many to another Oh ye captive daughters of Sion Isa 52. 2. Yea Sinah I had almost said the children of the bond-woman Gal. 4. 22 25. But the Lord make you free whose freemen you are if you be Believers have you never read that Text If the Son make you free you are free indeed John 8. 36. We know he hath yea we cry aloud Come out of her my people all kinde of Antichristian bondage and how fast are you in yea tyed by the leg to one Pew or one Pulpit daring scarce for your life misse one Sermon in a whole year of one mans Preaching when a hundred may be five are as good within a mile round here in the City but still you ly groaning under such a one and such a ones Cushion as it were where he beates the Law yea breakes your heart or at least puzles and fills your soul with doubts yea almost quite off from believing that your sins are pardoned which were pardoned long ago For the Lords sake do not sigh and cry if I have not all grace I have none all faith yea to remove mountains especially that of Repentance which they branch out fourty waies sometimes thirty of them in impossibilities hast thou a loathing of sin love and liking to Christ Faith in and on Christ to act and fetch comfort from Christ it is enough yea hast thou nothing of all this Believe thy sins pardoned and they are pardoned yea believe it to be so really and they are as sure as the Lord lives fetch strength from that wash thy face dip thy head back and belly in the blood of Christ the Fountain set open for Judah and Jerusalem to wash in Zech. 14. 1. Yea dabble day and night thy soul there especially in your hot dayes of temptations and accusations yea in such dayes lay alwayes by your thoughts in the Fountain dipping and diving of your souls like the little dive dapper in the mean time put on thy beautifull garments Isa 42. 1. and come away and do not cry I am for Paul and I am for Apolos I am for Cephas 1 Cor. 3. 22. I am for Christ for so do many say dividing him but will you be for us and our old work you that say you are for Christ we are in his way and for his work and resolved upon it by the grace of God you are for Christ in one we for Christ in every man Yea to make him known to every man like Philip we would call Nathaniell John 1. 45. Run and tell yea Preach we was about to say with the woman of Samaria and with the Angel shew where men have laid by Christ and Religion too in these times yea where and when again he is risen in the souls of his and with Stephen witnesse these things almost with our blood I do not see Stephen now I
Jonathans was with David froward things are sometimes in our mouths yet our hearts can never be divorc'd nor our affections let go you out of our thoughts no no my Lord far be that ingratitude from us who long since have learned better things and as far be it from you to forget us who were once as deer to you almost as Israel was to Paul for whom he even wisht himself accurst jeapordi'd his life a thousand times hunger cold and perils sure the latter you have done more than ever any did that for us a murmuring people against you and your God whose protection with you the Israel of God under your command was your guard rearguard yea your strength victory in all your mighty battels in every nation Oh that we should do so oh that we should be so unworthy so illy to requit so good a God so good a servant it is our sin let never yours be to revenge or yet be angry with a froward people it was Moses sin you know his punishment far be that from you may you see the deliverance of Sion fully wrought and they as in the land of promise all the priveledges of the Gospel yea this may you see in your dayes and say in the end thereof Let me now thy servant depart in peace so mine eyes have seen thy salvation the salvation of Sion and her deliverance fully wrought and oh that your soul with such expressions may leave this world at once this flattering world whose highest glories joyes and pleasures leaves but sadnesse in the soul of man yea they fill that immortall Jewell with nothing else but shame guilt and sorrow but may your Sun never set in such clouds but like a rain-bow in a hopefull day This is our Prayer and now comes our Petition not for our lives nor our liberties commonly so called but our Christian Priviledge yet not granted to us no nor scarce thought on neither My Lord excuse us we cannot but with hearts grief so speak it care is taken for many things we doubt not the poor the fatherlesse the right of the needy the debts Lawes and Liberties of the Nation as far as this juncture of time will give leave yea further the Gospel and the Preaching of the Gospel by godly sound and able men with the discountenance of all vice and unsoundnesse And yet my Lord is this all far be it from you to think so we look we long we hope for more yea for more than all this and never shall be silent till you or your God and ours hear We look we long for liberty in our selves whilst men have it in their thoughts to crush us for owning Christ too much and yet it is too little yea this is the thing we tend the throne of grace for now whilst we petition you and the godly in your Councel for Liberty in our selves for the word is as fire in our bones the Spirit having long since kindled it we cannot longer now be silent but do claime for this as our undoubted Priviledge Namely the exercise of our Gifts in the open Congregations yea this is so much our duty and a Priviledge that we cannot without guilt sin and shame keep one moment longer silent no no it is too long since we have wrong'd our selves our choycest selves this way and grieved the Spirit to purpose yea we have wrong'd thousands as our selves had our candle been as on a hill which is as underneath a bushell how many souls might we ere this day have enlightned some of which unhappily are in hell complaining of their unhappinesse and our unfaithfulnesse My Lord this is the case and it is plain and clear we are guilty we are guilty in the presence of the LORD yea we confesse before heaven earth men and Angels and all the hoste of both we are guilty and what shall we now do but with ropes about our necks guilt shame and sorrow in our souls now about our work and oh that the the time is so far past and we not aware but the night comes on wherein no man can work for God Christ self or others yet that we may at last be doing to purpose yea for all men My Lord we cry for help and cry we will untill deliverance come by you or else some other way Israel was heard we doubt not but we shall be the like our cause is far better we groan not for outward burdens though some do and that justly too but for the glorious liberty of the Sons of God yea to be set into that by you O my Lord Crumwel now under God our Protector if you shall say the time is not yet come and defer us one moment longer God will lay you by and certainly out of the hearts of his deerest ones and raise up deliverance some other way for the time of Sions deliverance is come will come let men and divels say nay yea the set time is come and the watchmen are on her walls there they see it and the Spirit of Prophesie is in their mouths and they will not keep silent longer you are to guard them that is your Title work and Honour the subjection of Nations without the affections of Gods people is a small thing your greatnesse glory and honour is nothing if while you sit at the stern you guide not the ship for the most to Gods glory the good of his people and souls of all men how much will this tend to both yea to the Nations of which we may with sadnesse say millions perish for want of knowledge thousands have words in their mouths abilities with sincerity in their hearts why should they want incouragement or rather protection by a law for that same purpose for that is all they do desire a small thing for you my Lord to deny to them Let them be tryed and tryed again and again for sincerity soundnesse holinesse and ability in some measure the latter will come on apace when we have this Liberty Protection and Commission to speak in all the schooles of the Prophets and Churches of Christ the national ones In all which we promise by the grace of God whose we are to do nothing against the truth but for it waving all disputes and contentions whatsoever nothing in disdain to our Fathers in Christ but in love to our brethren and sisters especially the little ones yea for their sakes plead we thus and the strangers that knowes not God but you will say they are taught already true my Lord and better then we can do it yet we will not rob them nor unteach them but add a word of our experience in convenient seasons sometimes sooner sometimes later This was practised by your Army to the good of thousands in their marches up and down yea the greatest my Lord you know it well enough the publick exercises are as the bellowes of the Almighty on â—â—s people carried on in the
Church in time wise men would weep to see mad men laugh and as much laugh to hear fools rail for their Ministers and they know not what well curse rail jear and do what you will we are still the same yea such as do truly pity and pray for you though you cannot for your selves nor will not so well as you may the Lord Jesus do both for you and open your eyes to see and loath what you love and love what you lâ—ath especially the people of God some of which you would send for if you were to die with speed fetch them fetch them let them come pray well now you have them do not rail that is divilish nor judge them that is presumption or leave your Churches if they should come there to exercise their Gifts they time and your present meanes of grace will too soon be gone if they speak of their experiences they have learned something if they speak of Christ the love and lovelines of Christ Eph. 2. 4. Cant. 5. 16. then it seems they know him and that it life eternall John If they speak of sin the sinfulnesse of that then it seems they loath it if they speak of you and the way to heaven they would save you from the wayes to hell which we are sure you are in if you loath them for their love to God Christ his Word and your souls one of which is more worth than a thousand worlds and although it be your own proper work and the Ministers to minde that yet are we in conscience bound not to suffer sin upon your heads who would not help an ox out of the pit Mat. 12. 11. if like to perish Much more a soul they that this way set theiâ— helping hands can never be your enemies God forbid that these lamps should be so counted though they be not torches lesser lights may be useful so may the gifts graces of the Saints the Spirit speaketh where it listeth John 3. 8. Hear that where ever it be Would a soul in hell say If I were on earth I would not hear the Saints or should a man for heaven say I wil go no further such such are going too ô Friend if you be going to hell or they be going to heaven hear consider before it be too late time wil never come again nor they nor you from the dead to hear one another now you have Moses the Prophets Luk. â—6 31. so are they whom ye despise if they preach to you the same trutâ—s by the same Spirit the Lord make you wise after wit will do no good nor repentance neither one day you may say O that we had the Saints again their prayers light and Counsels when it is too late A certain man where some of these lay prisoners in the late warres thought of them as some of you now do but he being sick to death cryed night and day fetch the Saints again fetch the Saints again but they were gone long before be the Sun-set or near it you are they dead or dying what will good Sun good death or good Saint stay a little longer Any thing avail No no the night comes and none can work John 9. 3. they for you nor you for your selves Let them preach let them speak let them pray while they may if they be against your sins they are for your souls if they be against your customes the old or the new it is for a better may not time before and after Ministers have done be better spent then it is especially the Lords day and the after part of it but you are afraid your Religion will go down take heed that that be not a form rather than a truth many have the form of godlinesse but deny the power 2 Tim. 3. 5. But the bulk of men deny both in England Lord what should be the cause have our Pastors made us so nusling us up in ignorance My people perish for want of knowledge sayeth the Lord Prov. 29. 28. Hos 4 6. And sayeth Christ If the blinde lead the blinde wo be to both Luk. 6. 39. or have you opposed truth and would not see the light because of your deeds John 3 19. Searching light is a saving light if well improved have your Ministers so preached as certainly many have take heed that you refuse not him that speaks from heaven Heb. 12. 25. by their mouths yea and take heed of winking at what you see or may see in guifted Christians they can tell you from experience in their own language the mercies of a God Eph. 3. 18. the heighth depth breadth and length yea to you the worst of sinners if you will accept it but I obtained mercy 1 Tim. 1. 13. Yea they can tell you of his Loves the length and strength of that in some measure which is better than life so sayeth David Psal 63. 3. This love and mercy God sends to sinners sometimes by poor weak plain and unworthy men without Latine Phrases therefore thousands do refuse it yea Christ the Bread the Tree Rev. 2. 7. the Well of life Psal 36. 9. is the like with all his Loves loveliness and vertues Luk 6. 19 upon the same account O Christ who almost knowes thee Who almost owns thee the chiefest of ten thousand Cant. 5. 10. which art all in all in life death and eternity Col. 3. 11. Well this King Priest and Prophet can the Saints tell the world of yea by the Spirit in the Word they can open as it were his side and heart give them out his blood to set their souls free from sin death hell and eternall burnings yea they can give a taste of the life and joyes to come 1 Pet. 2. 3. one drop thereof is more worth than the treasures of the world if well considered yea they can breath upon you the holy Ghost my meaning is they by the Spirit in them breathing from them conveyes the words of life to poor sinners many times thousands can seal to this no fires ever kindled one another like this hoâ—y fire the Spirit of love the Dove in Noahs Ark Gen. 8. 8. rest it where it will it ever brings an embleme of peace from the God of peace O that men should refuse this love this Dove this peace an embleme of peace speckled with the blood of Christ because it breatheth not where the world listeth but it self Joh. 3. 8. Well be ye not offended I go not to throw down men nor Ministers no the Lord Jesus keep up them that are good and watch for your souls as they that must give account for in the day of judgement Heb. 13. 17. and throw down all yea all besides and what I say for Ministers who are your Seerâ— Isa 13. 10. Prophets Watchmen Jer. 6. 19. Shepherds Jer. 23. 4. which have the main care of your souls commited Acts 20. 28. to them by Christ when as he sends them to you and not a lesser benefice
are treating with for our liberty which we charge you to preach up for 't is the year of Jubile that is come Lev. 25. 10. Sions captives some Psal 126. 1. of them we are yea we warn you by the Trumpet of the Lord so to do Noah being warned of God prepared an Ark Heb. 11. do you do the like yea prepare an Ark of protection from my Lord Protector for us and your selves especially we fear not the Lord and his Word will save us yea his Arm shall save us for we are children that will not lie Isa 63. 8. nor do not lye for it is the truth we stand for nor can ye do any thing against it if ye would This Rock will break and dash yee all in pieces set you up who will yea this truth hinted will prick you to the heart if ye kick against them that maintain it Why should ye that are for God and have been so all your daies many of you fight now against him take heed and take that Scripture Acts 5. 39. Yea again take heed lest ye be found so doing through pride self-hastinesse or any thing Men Brethren and Preachers we babes and children warn you old men and Fathers 1 John 2. 12. Yea we write these things unto you Fathers because ye have known him and owned him all your daies that was from the beginning yea we know ye know him and this to be his minde yea a Truth according to his minde that we now stand and plead thus for your conscience tells you it is so we know it doth so and before the Lord we think most of your consciences know it but something or another troubles fear of errors fear of slighting meanes and maintainance honour and esteem from men which if you be pleasers of you know what is said Iohn 5. 44. But fear ye none of all these things do not perplex your hearts this way fear him whom ye should fear our King and yours the King of Saints great and marvellous are thy works Lord God Almightie Just and true are thy wayes O King of Saints who shall not fear thee O Lord and glorifie thy Name all nations shall come and worship before thee Rev. 15. 4. A sweet Scripture but to the point fear not Errours which we think is one of your great and main feares fear not that God is wiser than man ye than the wisest of the sons of men we nor you never play the fools more than when we set our wisdomes to his minde what we say Ye may think to save the truth of Christ as Vzzah did the Ark by putting out your counsel take Gamaliells counsel we have done ye that of the Ark which erring ye turn against us Vzzah was forbid to touch the Ark we are bid to build up one another and covet the best gifts yea to Prophesie 1 Cor. 14. 1. Iude 20. which we do men of old ordained unto condemnation creep forth with us Iude 4. not without the minde of God and broach damnable Errours yea denying the Lord that bought them In zeal as you think for him to save his truths Word and Ordinances it may be your selves yea all from falling ye put your hand power policy and humane wisdome against these men and us with them in true zeal as you think to save these truths well if ye do we think what we know and we know what we think and tell you too of the Texts 1 Chron. 13. 9 10. Acts 5. 33 39. A Word to the well satisfied sanctified and Godly of the Nation who are in Christ Jesus Saints by Calling 1 Cor. 1. 2. ANd for you of all formes and Judgements that are good and sound we have a word to each and first for you Churches and holy Brethren partakers of the heavenly calling Heb. 3. 1. We shall need to say but little to you about our Modell or Petition Yea nothing at all but straight choose ye out from amongst your selves men that are full of the holie Ghost like Stephen Acts 6. 3. zealous as Paul self-denying as John the Baptist who alwaies pointed to Christ denying himself that like to the other John may preach nothing but love love to God and all his wayes love to Saints in all their formes such men there are such men choose from amongst your selves yea and be sure they be so to promote this work in the publick places But first call a meeting ye that are in fellowship have many pray spend one or two in a serious consultation in and about this Modell for your next Petition I mean not for words but substance ye that I pray consult the minde of God is amongst the light of God in and the truth of God professed by you lay the golden Rule the Reed of the Temple the Word or the Modell and Petition to this Rule trie see search and find if it be not so But herein you are satisfied already Yea I think scarce a man otherwise What then Up and be doing for the Lord is with and hath laid this as a present work before you Yea do not you see it on your Tables as you sit and in your Bibles too Yea is it not and was it not in your hearts long ago well you had never such a nick of time as now to promote so good a work One man can do more than fifty could formerly you know who we mean you have the ear of God Yea you his little Church and Churches have so and the heart of this man too Pray what should hinder It is but ask and have two humble lines from one of your Society doth this work we will warrand you but for company sake which is good yea exceeding good in a good matter You may all draw a line or two of love and liking to the Work and when he that hath our hearts as well as we his shall be humbly presented with these desires we shall then see what a gracious answer we shall soon find believe it the Lord our God nor the Lord protector our true old Friend and good Friend under him can denie nothing to the Saints and little Churches scarce himself especially such a thing as this as tends so much to the good of all souls peace and welfare of the Church and State the glorie of both which is most under his care now so then it is but to seek and find ask and have one knock by a Petition and this door of Liberty flies wide open beating down all that stand against it Well is the Work before you yea on your Tables in your hearts Yea and put into your hand by God and his poor sinning servants do not delay time it requires haste post-haste therefore do not delay because ye know not what they are nor where they are nor of whose judgement all which concernes just nothing The work is the Lords and before you by his Providence so we say again do not ye be busie Paul once complained
contribute what he hath and yet I know my brethren you have just nothing of your own but a little self-pride and self-covetousnesse earthlinesse and lust anger pride malice emptinesse and fulnesse in your own conceit yea this is all the best of you all have Are not ye stufft with these things hatred and rebuke yea your very hearts as David speakes in another sense and would be seen of men as Christ tells elsewhere being very hypocrites pray preach dispute and Prophesie for nothing else in the world but to get the world because it is a step and stirrup for preferment to be seen of men so to do and glory to the flesh to be counted somebody and a brave Preacher yea almost a Pastor at least a Member and an Officer in the Church of Christ called such a mans Church an ungodly divelish word Who hath a Church but Christ What hath every selfish Saint a Church purchased by his own blood got and brought from the body I know not how No it may be never of it but got into it at a back door or brought in head and shoulders or for company which is best still in the best things But this is stark nought to call any Church of Christ or little peece of his body by the name of this or that or t'other man but be ye what ye will Pastor Preacher Church or no Church Minde what you are in your selves though in Christ we all know you are righteous Col. 2. 10. Yea you especially that are gifted Saints indeed for our eye is still on you and onely you for carrying on this work of Reformation in the world and setting up of Christ in the Popes Chair as it were and if ever he had a pill or a pull this will be one to purpose yea me thinks we see the Rope just about his neck himself hanged up and choaked and the Spirit breathing yea the witnesses which have lyen dead and slain as it were many hundred years or Prophesying in sackcloath at the best are now alive again do not you hear and see them speak pray Preach and Prophesie and their beds green Cant. 1. 16. Fruitfull in their Work successefull in their warre against sin Satan Turk Pope divel divels mates and all the powers of hell Munks Punks Priests Fryars whorish and false worshippers these rogues rovers drovers robbers of the soul of men backs and bellies too Pigmongers whoormongers Applemongers Egg Corn Pease or Baconmongers loving all and better bitts too greedy doggs and Priests that can never bark pray nor preach but are snapping honest men in all hours and companies often on the Ale bench Puffe and tipling elsewhere but the witnesses are up on their leggs again for the King of glory as in the dayes of old And have at away runs the rabble the Kings of the Eall drive these locusts to the West the Divels to their dens and Imps to their dams and Errors to their homes yea all to the Divell most to the Pope many to the Mass-Priest t'other Priest too and his tail lustfull lazy idle simple ignorant wanton loose and vain-glorlous Christians Shakers Quakers and ungodly Ranters some such there be All these and your journey Jobbers hard red faced Clerks Sawers Psalm-men Wardens Pares neither good drunken Readers Sleepers Runners or Baptizers that have alwayes Crosse and Common prayer yea and Godfathers in their Pockets too these are all the long tail of the Priest where these errors like a bag full of catterpillars hang as on an old bush the rising of these Kings Tub-Preachers so call'd fires frights yea burnes bag bush yea the divels nest and all And this is your work mark how Pauls fals the scaffold to the Body all to the ground It is our work and it doth us good to the heart to see how the old idle whoore tumbles yet hang her she will make a brave Hospital and a good piece of Reformation it would be to give her to the Saints for such a kind of use you that are free fit and long for this work yea to be setting up this new Trade as some fools think yea too many good godly choice and precious Saints but take a serious observation though a weak application follow the Jews Temple rent Mat. 27. 51. at the slaying Christ in that was the true worship and true worshippers of God but the worship and worshippers were little lesse then a den of thieves and robbers yea they murdered the Lord of life and glory Acts 7. 52. God teares their worship yea the worshippers in pieces rejecting both by this simile rending the whole Temple in twain yea did he ever since smile on that sinfull selfish people against the appearances of Christ in his own Person and Disciples whom he ever did and doth still love as himself but these zealots in their darknesse doth by the servant as before with the Master one is a Belzebub yea so saith the Scribes Pharisees and Doctors most Temple-men but before this inhumane murther of our Lord Jesus the people cryed Hosanna Hosanna John 12. 13. though after Crucifie Crucifie Mark 15. 13. 14. The Priest leads the people to their sin God rejecteth both they reject the Stone Mat. 21. 42. the Stone rejects the builders Rom. 11. 15. Yea the sacrifice of them all but the Temple then was rent Mind their sin throughly for which this Judgment comes the Person of Christ they loathed the Spirit of Christ is as really now in the members of Christ 2 Cor. 13. 5. As God was in the humane nature of Christ when they hang'd him on a tree this Spirit they cannot come at but how many this day nail this Spirit and the appearances of it yea the very arms and legs of it they crown these appearances with reproaches yea thornes some think they are making such a cap now others see them spit continually in every Sermon I could almost name some that cry for the spear noted ones C. A and others what hath this love and speckled Dove done against these men which good work is it they would now stone him for is it for enlightning the world or filling their hearts with joy which others did with sorrow for convincing men too much of the deeds of darknesse John 16. 8. or distinguishing of the works of holinesse wills and inventions of men all which this Spirit doth must and was to do yea to fill the world with Prophets but take heed ye despise not these little ones Mat. 18. 6. yea erring ones for so they are in the esteem of most men Touch not the anointed of the Lord he hath rebuked Kings for their sakes nor do these Prophets any harm Psal 105. 15. If ever you do know God and men forewarnes you of medling with these or his little Churches which you are too apt to spit at and speak hardly of but the work of God is carried on by these little trees scattered Saints and Churches yea God and his