their owne lioufes: and as for Matter Stuck j himfelfe , he was fo diftfafted with Law-futts, Intangled with the world and mony engage­ ments, as that he was feldomewithusatour fafts and times of prayer. Hence I began to fufpe&, that they intended nothing but reparation,and fetting up of them-felves and their owne interefts and defignes, which did exceedingly trouble mee. Upon our private faft dayes, when wee had done praying, it was our cuftome ( for the help of thofe that were to pray) to fpendalittle ^ time in Conference,and at fuch times did I tak'e occafion to fpeak of the diforders among us,& told the plainly,that Heard we did feparatcfrtf others more godly then our felves,as cW//,\vho went out,from the prefence of the Lord to build citties * that there was little regard had to what we at fir ft pretended, the fetting up of: pure ordin?nrcs •, I often told them that I never heard or read in Scripture, or other hiftory ,that the Lord did make ufe of a people of fuch earthly, luke-warme, and indifferent fpirit, in , any publique worke ofreformation'$ that it was not a party, or confederacy that I looked after, but -to have the Gofpcl more difcovered in greater light and beauty j and the ordinances to • be enjoyed in greater purity: the beauty o f . Gods ornament to be fet in Majeftie, and more purity and felfe-'dcniall to appeare in us,, who B had

DOI link for their owne lioufes: and as for Matter Stuck j himfelfe , he was fo diftfafted with Law-futts, Intangled with the world and mony engage­ ments, as that he was feldomewithusatour fafts and times of prayer. Hence I began to fufpe&, that they intended nothing but reparation,and fetting up of them-felves and their owne interefts and defignes, which did exceedingly trouble mee. Upon our private faft dayes, when wee had done praying, it was our cuftome ( for the help of thofe that were to pray) to fpendalittle ^ time in Conference,and at fuch times did I tak'e occafion to fpeak of the diforders among us,& told the plainly,that Heard we did feparatcfrtf others more godly then our felves,as cW//,\vho went out,from the prefence of the Lord to build citties * that there was little regard had to what we at fir ft pretended, the fetting up of: pure ordin?nrcs •, I often told them that I never heard or read in Scripture, or other hiftory ,that the Lord did make ufe of a people of fuch earthly, luke-warme, and indifferent fpirit, in , any publique worke ofreformation'$ that it was not a party, or confederacy that I looked after, but -to have the Gofpcl more difcovered in greater light and beauty j and the ordinances to • be enjoyed in greater purity: the beauty o f . Gods ornament to be fet in Majeftie, and more purity and felfe-'dcniall to appeare in us,, who B had

their owne lioufes: and as for Matter Stuck j himfelfe , he was fo diftfafted with Law-futts, Intangled with the world and mony engage­ ments, as that he was feldomewithusatour fafts and times of prayer. Hence I began to fufpe&, that they intended nothing but reparation,and fetting up of them-felves and their owne interefts and defignes, which did exceedingly trouble mee. Upon our private faft dayes, when wee had done praying, it was our cuftome ( for the help of thofe that were to pray) to fpendalittle ^ time in Conference,and at fuch times did I tak'e occafion to fpeak of the diforders among us,& told the plainly,that Heard we did feparatcfrtf others more godly then our felves,as cW//,\vho went out,from the prefence of the Lord to build citties * that there was little regard had to what we at fir ft pretended, the fetting up of: pure ordin?nrcs •, I often told them that I never heard or read in Scripture, or other hiftory ,that the Lord did make ufe of a people of fuch earthly, luke-warme, and indifferent fpirit, in , any publique worke ofreformation'$ that it was not a party, or confederacy that I looked after, but -to have the Gofpcl more difcovered in greater light and beauty j and the ordinances to • be enjoyed in greater purity: the beauty o f . Gods ornament to be fet in Majeftie, and more purity and felfe-'dcniall to appeare in us,, who B had