Sighs for Sion: or, Faith and love constraning some grievings in her sorrow, and groanings for her deliverance: by a few of her weak and unworthy children. Humbly, and in all faithfulness, presented to those assemblies of hers, where grace hath set them as watchmen; and unto any others, that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours. In way of essay, to blow the trumpet in Sion, and sound an alarm in Gods holy mountain, to the awakening them that are at ease, and pressing and encouraging all the upright in heart, to be in pain with her, in this day of her sore travel, and great expectation.

To the several Congregrations respectively, to which we stand especially related; viz. In

• ...Plymouth,
• ...Abingdon,
• ...Totness,
• ...Bovhey-Tracy,
• and Dartmouth.

Dearly Beloved,

WE know, and acknowledge our selves to be debtors (yea, we owe our own selves) to the Lord, and you, for the exceeding grace that we (though most unworthy) have found in his sight, counting us faith∣ful, and putting us into the Ministry of his Gospel; and for that our service amongst you hath been, and is in any measure accepted. Under the sense of which engagement, it is the least we can do, to be ready to render an accompt of our selves from time to time unto you; the which we the more chearfully now undertake, as being under the perswa∣sion of a Call of the Lord, leading us forth thereunto, and having good hopes, through grace, that our labour shall not be vain in him; in and through whom we are,

Yours, faithfully labouring (though in much weakness) for your Souls prosperity, as those whose joy and rejoycing, both here, and in the day of Christ, wait to be fulfilled therein.

• Abraham Cheare,
• Henry Forty,
• John Pendarves,
• Tho: Glasse,
• Robert Steede.