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a|;c presumptuous war. Let us reflect here a moment. aiHl observe the wickedness of men, who, with :ill the advATiti)ge!< of the grace of Chrisi Jexun, and all x\w ortli- nances of his visible church, could so far forsake him, and fall away unto Satan, in boxh way« of apofltasv. and over all the extent of Christendom. And though we be the exception, I fear wc will not be so long.— Secondly, observe the long- auffering and the severity of God. and the terrible judgments with which in tinier pa«t he hath punished his church, and from them consider the tenfold terror of the&e with which she is to be utterly destroyed.— And, finally, find if you can, any ray of hope, any door of escape for the mi- aerabit? world, save in the promitiea made to the Jewish mition, and to the Gentiles through and after them; in ihe coming of the Lord, and in biB universal reign and kingdom. For which, oh t let your souls be stirKd up to pray most fer- vently, while ye wait most patiently, and long 1020 THE DRYING UP OF THE EUPHaA*^ who might scourge her not a little^ -^ covering him and his myrmidons,^ ^ ^ looked to him, with darkness and • ^ % ^ thus having chastened, in five. \ %, % 'I and, I may say also, in five ; i ^ ^ ^ ^ all the Papal nations, excep* ^^^%'^_%% ^ which ness and stayeth have a recess from sr, ^ ^? .-> "l, ^ .^ ^ wherein to reflect up" f^.- 4. \ 'X ^ ' heads ia rapid sue ; ^ > ^, j ^ "^ evolution* And . - \ 1- ^ which all this • , i [ ^ ^^ quiet observ0 ; -e are i^ being nothir , -*>nottr of our lb he accomp; --** «^Mt of th^ la^ fiingle in -*ered with their bloodfS continu' -^'urch and state, for they ut » been ' -*e, under which we have eajoy^ g^ ^yf^ J, and achieved such wonders^ and na^im in ^ ^ divine canopy, such a multitiide of w jtftcrs have been gathered into giory, I »m i» ■ j^uf of the supinenes*, of the ignorance of tfce^ jiflerence to which we are grown, anrd tke aourablc reproaches which arc heaped Qpo^ a- work of OUT lathers. I am feaifiil Ummty ^^j J* and for your chiltlren, and lor the ■■■mj^i j ,. daiichter of my people, lest the Loa^v i^T mcnt» should overtake them with aotttf fci^S dirsiroyi::i: histe: and bein^ 'PP<>*M4 IT^ nun m /ios. I am purp<i«ed. the V^m^ TOC, to c>ar my own *c;:i* and free ibe Kvod «::' ^; csen. I I^vk back 04 our ck^LTch. i:>i 1 c:^ ocr fiihcii 1022 THE DUVINO VP OF TH£ XLPUnATtB, [Z>ll» most devoutly for the day of the glorious coming of bis