the defigns and hopes of a Popifh and Jacobite party, preferve the happy conftitution of this national church, fanctify and remove our prefent grievances, and teach us to profit by all. his difpenfations; that he would profper and blefs our fovereign Queen Anne, direct her councils, and profper her government; that he would preferve and maintain, against all its oppofers, the Proteftant fucceffion in the houfe of Hanover, and eminently bless that illuftrious family; that he would give wildom to all ranks to understand the times; that he would pour out a spirit of love, or power, and of a found mind, upon minifters, that with one heart and mouth they may strive together, in defence of the doctrine; worship, and government of this church, as now fettled; that he would blefs them with meeknefs, wisdom, and zeal, to avoid all divifions that bring a fcandal upon religion, endanger our conftitution, and expofe us to the fcorn of our enemies, and give them advantage over us: that the Lord would give to all of us to reflect seriously on the many troubles which have afflicted our Zion, and to fhun carefully all thofe fins which procured them; that he would keep up in our lively remembrance, the great danger our religion and liberties were in, when in his infinite goodness he surprised thefe nations with the late happy Revolution, a mercy never to be forgotten, without the highest ingratitude to God, and the greatest injuftice to the memory of the late glorious King William, which ought always to be favoury to all good Proteftants;, that he would enable us to make a right improvement of that gofpel-light and purity which we now enjoy, and work in us a temper of fpirit suitable thereto; that he would make serious godliness and Christian charity to flourish amongst us, and give all ranks one heart, and one way to fear him, and keep his commandments always; that fo our gracious God would dwell in our land, and that it may be well with us, and our pofterity at

ter us.

The above-written warning and exhortation having been read at fundry diets of the Commiffion, and fully confidered, was this day voted and unanimously approved by them. And they appointed the fame to be forthwith printed, and copies thereof to be fent to the respective prefbyteries; and recommend to them to take the most effectual way to publish the fame to the feveral minifters and members of this church.

As the author had no opportunity of revifing the sheets from the prefs, the reader is defired to correct the following

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In p. 153 the afte:ifk in the notes is ufed inftead of †, which belongs to the text of the preceding page.

Befides thefe, fome literal and leffer mistakes occur: the marks of quotation are sometimes improperly placed, fo as to leave out what ought to be included, or the contrary, as in p. 49, 119, 121, 138, &c. all which are referred to the difcernment and candour of the reader.