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28 it is the way to the crown; trouble and ſuffering hath always been the lot of the ſaints, and began as ſoon as grace did. Abel firſt hanelt the croſs, and many hath followed ſince, and obtained the crown.

And now, people of God, What are ye doing? the Pope and Papiſts at Rome are rejoicing and burning bonefires: they are rejoicing that Britain and Ireland is coming home again to their ancient mother-church as they call themſelves. What are ye doing, people of God? O for ſuch a party to pray as Eſther and her maidens, that was a bloody decree too, as there is many now in Scotland. Now, people of God, beware of dipping with the wicked party; for, if you do it, it will be hard for you to retract again: for theſe curſed time ſerving clergymen, when once they join with the enemies, and run in defection with them, the devil learns them ſo many curſed ſhifts to defend their knavery, that hardly a conviction can reach them, and ſo they go on, and many of them will go to the pit in this age. And now, people of God in Scotland, What are ye doing? O pray faſt; but I will tell you, though ye ſhould pray none, yet the church of Chriſt in Scotland ſhall be delivered: the groaning of the ſaints and the ſighing of the priſoners, and the innocent blood of his people; the cries of many widows and fatherleſs in Scotland, and the reproaches of the perſecuted party in Scotland will put him to ariſe; the trampling of his glory, the renting of his crown violently from his head, will put him to ariſe.

O that there were a praying party now to wreſtle with him: and O that old and young would deal with him to ariſe: and that he would give us ſuch a proof of his love as he gave to his people Iſrael in Egypt: ye know he choſe out Moſes to end down to Egypt to deliver his kirk. Moſes had no will to go; No; ſays Moſes, I am not eloquent Na, ah the Lord, Go tell them, I AM hath ſent you: Well,