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ing the lightofpropbec; to giiitle iix, and lieing continoally conutelled Christ to observe tbo sifn^s of tbo timea, ahall w^j »hutouTeye«aod rcfu»eto loolcon, or, lookinf BhalL wc rc)g«c to cousidcr, or, CfuiaiderUtfr, ahi we refuse to 9peakf Id thin our Mupid bci ne«fL, in thifi our uDchrialian treatment of evenl^ij in this OUT rage for difTereiit parties tn goTomtDeni while all parties are alike: imliRcrcDt to God, lh( whole subject of a providence over kingdoiDS over familitts ha^ been lost sight of; the dutit ii governors towards the God of goda forgoU and never pressed upou tbur attcnttou ; the trui standing ot" thiB Proicstaat oatioa despised, ant the (Ujotned a|K>Ma^y of the P»p.^l kiugilom* weli Gomedp with tltc ri^ht h-Hiiid uf fellowship: ao< the privileged Jewa forgotten, and their pregnani promises deftpided ; aod I know not what blindi M4fl to qU differences uod distinctions of rcligioa^l as to political qvialiticatiiwtft, hath come over li eye of men. The precious mine of a national wealth, whidi at the Reformation began to wrought by the fear and honour of God in all oui JAatiiutioDft, and the patronage of bisdiiirch ie al our acbemes, and the discountenance of the staay, is now about worked out. And tbo counter*^] vti ORTH£ TKV T|ltBK9, 1178 nuafi of a Mtion'tf ccrtaiu nuD b bcgianiiig \o bo worked with all diligence, upon Uie pru)CL|ilo that till- ^overriorv ainl riil«rK of uatt(>Ti« vIioulU lie aU togctlier iadiffereiit to n;li]:(iou& di&tiactions, and fiteer &t ^-ide of the dangerous priuciple ttiat they can in any \^uy prove ficr viecablo \o tho church of Chmt* The silent testimony which qmt laws, which OUT courts of justice, which our forms of merchandize, which every thintf belonging to ihe oonstituiion of a state, did hear for God againat the apostasy, is all beginnin? to be rudoly and uncivilly sjjuken against. So that wor« 1 not zeaioua for Ihc honour of God, and his fearful woid, 1 would be zealous for the memory of out ^hers, and wouUl ri^e ;iguinst the juofaners of their moat cxceilciu works> All this. I «ay, liath Atc^en oQ in the uiter blindneac of th€ watchmen of the land, which are her mimsteni; in the silence of the pulpits set up over the land for the teach- ing of truth to king aud subject, to prince and people. 1 fear it is too late to think of stemming ordriring back the flood of error which hath made way in the mean time. 1 fear it is hardly jiuK&ible to ttand against the atream of prejudice which will bd dlfeeced agaiiu^t any ot^ who will dare to re- as