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And feeing that it happened fo, that the Copies of the Letter# of the Lords Prifoner*, were left in the hands of their Enemies, in a (Irange Land, it is feen meet to infert them among the reft of their Writings, for the good of many of their own Nation o f EngU/iH, who may right-well favour the tender love and virtue o f true and pure natural affeftion, not onely to their kindred and Father* Houfc, but alfo to their own Countrcy; all of which they werejruly calkd to forfake,as was good old Abrthm our Father,

who in obedltncc to tbegood Wordand Commandment of the Almighty God, went forth, not knowing whither he went, even aitbcfcpoor, and many more, who are deemed by the wife o f. this world, foolifh.things, not well coofidcring how that the Lord hath chofen the poor of this world, and made them rich in faith, and alfo chafeth bafe things, andweak things, and foolifh things, to confound the things that are mighty , and to bring tonought things that are, to the end that no flcfli fliould glory in his prefcncr, who with his mighty hand and outftretched arm of Dignity and excellent Power, is defacing and Raining the pride

•of all glory, and bringing into contempt all the hono­ rable of the Earch that's out of order, and bringing

‘ .down the haughtinefs and loftinefsof man, who (hall know that it is the evtrlailing and terrible God of Eternity, when he ari* fctb to fhake terribly the E arth, that prefTeth down and op'prtffeth the Seed of his Bowels, and trampleth on the principal Wheat thac came out of the good Husband-mans right hand* for which the God of Heaven is vilicing the Nations as in the ancient days: Albeit he hath long time held hit peace in the habitation' o f bis Hohneefs, where his Honor dwcllcthj but behold, behold, he is arifing in the greatnefi o f his ftrength, even as a Lyon over his prey,'or as a Lyonnefs bereaved of her young,' for out of &- *t> hath he uttered hit voice, and thundered forth the Ma/efly of his powerful Word of, Salvation, through the Gate of his beloved'.

: City JerttfMem from on high,free-born; which hath ecchoedinto< the ears & hearts o f (he Hypocrites,8c furprized the double-min­ ded with fear on eyery hfcndjfor he hath cryed, and yet will,in the fpirit of his prophetic through bis Sons and Daughters, in whom .