of you, and that
knowing the acceptable time and the day of salvation will not alwayes
last, but the Lord Jesus is to be revealed from heaven with his mighty
Angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God and
obey not the Gospel, you will the rather bestirre your selves timely and
with all diligence to seek the Lord while he may bee found, to endeavour
that you may have among you the ordinary means of grace and salvation, to
pray that God would give you Pastors according to his heart, who shall
feede you with knowledge and understanding, to consult also and agree
among your selves with consent of your Superiors under whom you live
(whose favour and good will we trust will not be wanting to you in so good
and necessary a work) for setting up the worship of God and
Ecclesiasticall Discipline among you according to the form established and
received in this your mother Kirk, and for a way of settled maintenance to
Pastors and Teachers, Which if you do, our Commissioners appointed to meet
from time to time in the intervall betwixt this and the next Nationall
Assembly, will bee ready (upon your desire made known to them) to provide
some able and godly Ministers for you, as likewise to communicate to you
our Directory for the publike worship of God, and our form of
Ecclesiastical Government and Discipline; together with the Confession of
Faith and Catechisme.

And in the meane time we exhort you that you neglect not the Worship of
God in secret and in your families, and that ye continue stedfast in the
Profession of that faith in which yee were baptised, and by a godly,
righteous, and sober conversation adorn the Gospel; and with all, that
distance of place make you not the lesse sensible of your Countries
sufferings, both in respect of the just judgements of God for the sinnes
of the land, and in respect of the malice of Enemies for the Common Cause
& Covenant of the three Kingdoms, of which happie conjunction,
notwithstanding we do not repent us, but by the grace of God shall
continue faithful and steadfast therein.

This Letter wee have thought fit to bee Printed and published, that it may
be with the greater ease and conveniency conveyed to the many several
places of your habitation or traffique. Consider what we have said, and
the Lord give you understanding in all things. The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ be with you all, Amen.

_Edinburgh, August 31. 1647._

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