od lying upon us, and therefore cannot eschew his Wrath when
he shall come in Judgement, _to be a swift witnesse against those that
swear falsly by his Name._

These things are the more grievous to us, because (beside many other
wofull evils brought forth by them) they have interrupted the building of
the Lords House in _England_; the foundation whereof was laid by Oath and
Covenant with the most High God, and followed for some years with many
Declarations and Protestations of Faithfull adhering thereto, and with
great expense of blood and Treasure: Which things were to all the godly in
these Nations a branch of hope, that the Lord would bring to perfection
the Work of Uniformity (so far advanced in all the parts thereof) in these
three Kingdoms.

But the great obstructions and sad interruptions that have been made
therein, by the strange and unexpected practises of many now in place and
power in _England_, are to all the welaffected in both Kingdoms, and in
all the Churches abroad, the mater of their sorrow and humiliation. And if
there be any place left for admonition, we Warn such as have forgotten the
Covenant, and despised the Oath of God, and turned aside to lies and
errour, to consider whence they are fallen, and to repent. Prosperity and
success for a time are no warrantable evidences of a good Cause, nor
sufficient guards against the wrath of God; It is no good use of the Lords
mercy for such men under pretext of Liberty to make both themselves and
others slaves to corruption, and to make all men both in Church and State
like the fishes of the Sea, or the creeping things that have no ruler over
them. Are these things according to the Word of God, and the pattern of
the best Reformed Churches? Or is that the endeavour to bring the three
Kingdoms to the nearest uniformity that may be in Doctrine, Worship,
Government, and Discipline; Or is that the maintaining of the union
betwixt the three Kingdomes, when the straitest bond thereof is utterly
dissolved and quite taken away, and the fundamentall Government by King
and Parliament wholly overturned; The just God who is of pure eyes beholds
these things, and shall with no lesse fury and indignation break the horn
of these men, then he hath broken the power, and brought down the pride of
Malignants before them, if repentance prevent not.

Amidst these sors and griefes it is unto us matter of rejoycing, that
there be many in _England_ who mourn for all these abominati