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The Conclusion, God with us, the establishment of the Commonwealth.
TO conclude, Behold then here as in a Christall Mirrour, the good old Cause purg'd from those dreggs and defilements, which in time it had contracted: You that scost at it, you that have start∣ed from it, you that have mix'd it, may herein clearly veiw as in a Summary and Compendium, The Cause in its first rise and management, and as it was seconded, and re-inforced with its cir∣cumstantiall explanationss: It hath been the price of Blood, if you desert it now, and basely betray it in••o the power of any, it will either argue, that the blood spilt therein has been innocent, and causeless, or else convince you of stupour and sorrishness, that you know not the value of that which you have so dearly purchased. It hath been confirmed by your many and solemne Covenants and Engagements, if you are not conscientious to fullfill them, you will leave on your names to all Posterity, the stain and blem sh of Falshood and Unfaithfullness. It hath been signally owned by God, having had the impresse of his Name and Presence upon it; If you shall court the worldy Powers, Advantages, and Grandures, which he hath blasted and forsaken, you may indeed embrace a shadow, but you will lose the substance; you may indeed have the empty shinings of mans favour, but you will therein be depri∣ed of the face of God. It will certainly be our safety, it will be our honour to preserve these two in an inseparable union, and con∣junction, and to have them alwayes ingraven together, as it were in letters of Gold upon burnisht brass, GOD WITH US, THE COM∣MON-WEALTH OF ENGLAND.