And now Sir, you see the liberty which I have taken, and how farr I have adventured to testifie a friendship which I have ever professed for you:  I have indeed been very bold; but it was greatly requisite; and you know that amongst all men there are none which more openly use the freedom of reprehension, then those who love most:  Advices are not rejected by any, but such as determine to pursue their evill courses; and the language which I use, is not to offend, but to beseech you to return.  I conjure you therefore to re-enter into your self, and not to suffer these mean and dishonourable respects, which are unworthy your nobler spirit, to prompt you to a course so deform’d, and altogether unworthy your education and Family.  Behold your friends all deploaring your misfortunes, and your Enemies even pitie you; whilst to gratifie a few mean and desperate persons, you cancell your duty to your prince, and disband your Religion; dishonour your name, bring ruine and infamy on your posterity.

But when all this shall fail (as God forbid a title of it should) I have yet this hope remaining; that when you have been sufficiently fated with this wicked course, wandred from place to place, government to government, sect to sect, in so universal a deluge, and find no repose for the sole of your foot (as it is certain you never shal) you with at last with the peaceful Dove, return to the Arke from whence you fled, to your first principles, and to sober counsels; or with the repenting Prodigall in the Gospel, to your Father which is in heaven, and to the Father of your Countrey:  For in so doing, you shall not only rejoyce your servant, and all good men, but the very Angels which are in heaven, and who are never said to rejoyce indeed, but at the Conversion of a sinner.

This 27.  Octob. 1659

Et tu conversus, converte Fratres.

PSAL. 37.

10.  Yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be clean gone, thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be away.

36.  I my self have seen the ungodly in great power, and flourishing like a green Bay-tree.

37.  I went by, and lo he was gone; I sought him, but his place could no where be found.

38.  Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right:  For that shall bring a Man peace at the last.

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I request the Reader to take notice, that where, mentioning the Presbyterian, I have let fall expressions, somewhat relishing of more then usuall asperity; I do by no means intend it to the prejudice of many of that Judgment, who were either men of peaceable spirits from the beginning; or that have of late given testimony of the sense of their errour, whilst they were abused by those specious pretences I have reproved; but I do regard them with as much charity and affection, as becomes a sincere Christian, and their Brother.