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REader, I thought it necessary to advertise thee of a few things.
1 That to mee it is a great sign that that is a Truth, and a Truth of great concernment, which when it is as∣serted, or taught, men of corrupt minds, are enraged at, and oppose: They would have the Servants sleep, that being their time of sowing Tares: therefore it is very ob∣serveable, that when ever godliness was most likely to en∣crease, when the Ministry have been most famous and active, then the Devil hath stirred up deadly enemies and opposers: this hath been in all ages, this wee sadly ex∣perience in our daies. Was there ever a more learned, pious, famous Ministry in England, than now there is? I challenge even its enemies, and amongst them Mr. Ives to contradict it if they can: And (shall wee not sigh at it) had ever the Ministry of England so great and so many Designers to undermine it? But the Father of Truth usually so blesseth his own cause, that it gets by op∣position; thus wee can say of this truth of Ordination of Ministers, which in my knowledge hath gotten ground by these late Broyles. Gather your selves together, and you shall bee broken in peeces, for the Lord is with us, Isa. 8.9, 10. Mat. 28.20.
2 That those that have Designs against the Truth, have usually some plausible pretence to carry them on: the Devil hath got the Art now adaies to wrap himself in a Prophets Mantle; to appear as an Angel of light in his choycest Instruments, who usually with a seeming religi∣ous