him, untill he plead our cause, and execute judgement for
us._ And what though our Candles be put out? So that our Sun shine: What
though our honour be laid in the dust? So that GOD work out his own
honour, yea, our happinesse out of our shame. In vain have we trusted to
the arm of flesh: In the Lord our GOD is the _Salvation of Israel._ No
flesh must glory before him, _but he that glorieth, must glory in the
Lord._

These duties of Humiliation, Repentance, Faith, Amendment of life, and
Fervent Prayer, though the principal, yet are not all which are required
at the hands of this Nation, but men of all sorts and degrees, must timely
apply themselves to such other Resolutions and Actions as are most
suteable and necessary at this time: Which that all may the better
understand, and bee excited and encouraged to act accordingly, let it be
well observed, that the present state of the Controversie and Cause is no
other but what hath been formerly professed before GOD and the world, that
is, The Reformation and Preservation of Religion, The Defence of the
Honour and Happinesse of the King, and of the authority of the Parliament,
together with the maintenance of our Lawes, Liberties, Lives, and Estates.
We are not changed from our former principles and intentions, but these
who did fall off from us to the contrary party, have now made it manifest,
that these were not their ends when they seemed to joyn with us:
_Therefore are they gone out from us, because they were not of us._ And as
our Cause is the fame, so the danger thereof is not lesse, but greater
then before, and that from two sorts of Enemies. First, from open Enemies,
we mean those of the Popish, Prelatical, and Malignant Faction, who have
displayed a Banner against the Lord, and against his Christ, in all the
three Kingdoms, being _set on fire of Hell_, and by the special
inspiration of Satan, who is full of fury; because he knowes he hath but a
short time to reigne. The Cockatrice before hatched, is now broken forth
into a Viper. The danger was before feared, now it is felt; before
imminent, now incumbent; before our division, now our destruction is
endeavoured; before the Sword was fourbished and made ready; now the
_Sword is made fat with Flesh, and drunk with Bloud_, and yet it hungreth
and thirsteth for more. The Queen is most active abroad, using all means
for strengthening the Popish, and suppressing the Protestant party;
insomuch that Malignants have insolent