the great God and Father of us All, and of his Son Jesus Christ, who is God Bleffed for ever. Who has appointed us to watch for your Souls: Who has regularly fent us to preach the glad Tidings of Salvation to all People: To Adminifter the Holy Sacraments of the New Teftament. To be his Ambaffadors, and Refidentiaries here on Earth: To go in and out before his People, and to feed them with the Bread of Life. To whom he has given his Portion, but, as Usufructuaries and Stewards to be accountable unto Him for the fame. Certainly, He never intended fuch, as are dignified with thofe high Characters, thould be brought down to the fame level with the common People, and to live on their Eleemofynary ftipends: Whatever fome Mens Thoughts, and other lefs, confiderate Mens Speeches are, about this Matter; who have no good Will to our Sion, and feem to have but little Reverence to God and his Church, and but a mean Opini on on of another World, or else they would never fo much defpife, or neglect the means that fhould bring them to the Happiness of it. To Conclude, Let not Atheism and Profaneness; let not Herefie and Schifm; Sacrilege and Sedition; Bribery and Corruption; Perjury and falfe Witnefs, or any Combinations of wicked Men, hope to prevail againft God's Church; to exterminate His Worship; to rob Him of its Revenue, or even to difcourage his Servants from standing up in its Vindication. Confidering how in due Time, the mighty God will arife in his own Strength, to punish the Evil doings of his Enemies; and to reward the Courage, the Piety, and Zeal of fuch, as will refolutely ftick to Honesty and Truth, and the Maintenance of His Divine Worship and Service. And God grant, that none may perfift in his Wickedness, or Er rors; rors; but that every one may return unto Him by an hearty Repentance, and 'not refuse to make Satisfaction for the Injuries he has done in times paft; and by a careful Amendment for the future, obtain Mercy and Forgiveness, of the God of Mercy. Now to God the Father, &c. be FINIS. |