proceedings of _James
Grahame_, sometime _Earle of Montrose_, and his Complices: Their
conversing or intercommuning by word of writ, with him, or other
excommunicate Lords, contrary to the nature of that Ordinance of Christ,
and to the old Acts of General Assemblies: Their making merry, and their
insolent carriage, at the News of any prosperous successe of the Popish
and Malignant Armies in any of these Kingdomes: Their drawing of Parties
and Factions, to the weakning of the common Union: Their spreading of
Informations, That Uniformitie in Religion, and the Presbyterial
Government, is not intended by the Parliament of England: Their
Endeavours, Informations, & Sollicitations, tending to weaken the hearts &
hands of others and to make them withold their assistance from this Work.

Let this sort of bosome Enemies, and dis-affected Persons, be well marked,
timely discovered, and carefully avoided, lest they infuse the poison of
their seducing counsels into the mindes of others: Wherein let Ministers
be faithful, and Presbyteries vigilant and unpartial, as they will answer
the contrary to GOD, and to the General Assembly, or their Commissioners.

The cause and the dangers thereof being thus evidenced, unlesse men will
blot out of their hearts the love of Religion, and the Cause of GOD, and
cast of all care of their Countrey, Lawes, Liberties, and Estates, yea,
all naturall affection to the preservation of themselves, their Wives,
Children, and Friends, and whosoever is dearest to them under the Sun (all
these being in the visible danger of a present ruine and destruction) they
must now or never appear actively, each one stretching himself to, yea
beyond his power. It is not time to dally, nor go about the businesse by
halfes, nor by _almost_, but _altogether_ zealous: _Cursed be he that doth
the Work of the Lord negligently, or dealeth falsly in the Covenant of
God._ If we have been so forward to assist our Neighbour Kingdomes, shall
we neglect to defend our own? Or shall the Enemies of GOD be more active
against his Cause: than his People for it? GOD forbid. If the Work being
so far carried on, shall now mis-carry, and fail in our hands, our own
consciences shall condemne us, and posterity shall curse us: But if wee
stand stoutly and stedfastly to it, the _pleasure of the Lord shall
prosper in our hands, and all Generations shall call us blessed._

Let Ministers stir up others by free and faithful preaching, and by
admon