THE CONCURRENT TESTIMONY OF THE MINISTERS In the County of VVILTES, With their Reverend Brethren the Miniſters of the Province of London, TO THE Truth of JESƲS CHRIST, And to the ſolemn League and Covenant: As alſo, Againſt the Errors, Hereſies, and Blaſphemies of theſe Times, and the Toleration of them.
LONDON, Printed by R. Cotes for Stephen Bowtell at the Bible in Popeshead-Alley, June 26. 1648.
IN this time of Jacobs trouble, wherein the great red Dragon hath watched the woman cloathed with the Sun, to devour the man-child as ſoon as it ſhould be borne, and wherein the ſerpent hath caſt out of his mouth a flood of Hereſies and Errors, to carry away the woman and the child; wee are much comforted to ſee that God hath raiſed up any help for the Woman in the earth, and that there is a remnant of her ſeed which keep the Commandements of God, and the Teſtimony of Jeſus Chriſt, and who are reſolved earneſtly to contend for the faith, which was once for all given2 unto the ſaints. We look upon your Teſtimony as a forerunner of Truths reſurrection, wch is lately fallen in the ſtreet, & as the returning of the ſpirit of life into the two Witneſſes which were to be ſlain. Bleſſed be God that hath ſtirred up your hearts to witneſſe a good confeſſion, and ſo effectually to conform your ſelves to Jeſus Chriſt, who for this end came into the world that hee might beare witneſſe to the truth Since the day we firſt ſaw your zeal for the truth of Jeſus Chriſt, our hearts affectionately joyned with you in the Teſtimony; and now we doe moſt readily with our hands alſo (which we lifted up unto the Moſt High God with you, in taking the Solemne League and Covenant) ſubſcribe and ſet our ſeals to the Teſtimony with you, To the Truth of Jeſus Chriſt, and to the Solemne League and Covenant; as alſo againſt the Errors, Hereſies, and Blaſphemies of theſe times, and the Toleration of them. God forbid that we ſhould be aſhamed of Chriſt and of his Word, in this adulterous and ſinfull generation, leſt the Son of man ſhould be aſhamed of us, when he commeth in the glory of his Father. We reſolve rather through the grace of3 God to diſcharge our conſciences with you, though we ſhould be ſlain for the word of God, and for the Teſtimony of Jeſus Chriſt, Neither ſhal we count our lives dear to us, that ſo we may finiſh our courſe with joy, and the Miniſtry which we have received of the Lord, to teſtify the Goſpel of the grace of God. Be you encouraged therefore (Deare Brethen) with an holy zeale and in vincible reſolution to perſiſt in pleading Gods cauſe, and oppoſing the enemies of the truth and Kingdome of Jeſus Chriſt, who wil not be unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which you have ſhewed toward his name; but be aſſured if ye ſuffer with him, ye ſhall alſo reigne with him, and receive the crown of righteouſneſſe, which is laid up for all them that fight the good fight, and finiſh their courſe, and keep the faith. We commend you to the grace of God, and reſt
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