1: It is concluded by all, that the worke is bothe lawfull and honorable.

2: It must be advanced by suche instrumentes, as have giftes suteable to the action.

3. Everye one that it fitt, hath not a minde to the worke, and no bonde of conscience can be imposed vpon him, who hathe no desire to it.

The opportunity of converting suche a parte of the world is to be preferred before the comforte of the life of some allreadye in the Faithe. more care for one lost sheepe more care for a younger child no portion etc. 4. The service of raysinge and vpholdinge a particular Churche is to be preferred before the 125betteringe some small parte of a Churche allreadye established.

5. The members of that Churche may be of better vse to their mother Churche heere in tyme then those whom she shall kepe in her bosome. when the woman was persecuted by the dragon, and forced to flye into the wildernesse, her man child was taken vp into heaven, and there brought vp for future service when she should returne after the storme.2 It was a good service to the Churche of the Jewes that Joseph and Marye forsooke them, that their mesiah might be preserved for them against tymes of better service.

so religious a worke enterprized by such worthy servants of God, and the ende so holye and of so large extent for the good of the Churche must be furthered according to the latitude of it, though with great inconvenience to many particulars. 6. The exercise of an office of lesse consequence for God and the Churche, where into any is putt by an ordinary Callinge, may be lefte, vpon the like Callinge to an other office, of greater consequence especially where there is no violation of the rule of Righteousnesse, and that there is suche difference betweene the supportinge of these plantations, and the execution of an ordinarye place of magistracye in this lande, I refere to the iudgment of the beste ministers, who vnderstande bothe aright.

7. I can instance divers godly magistrates, who for private respectes have forsaken the places where they have been longe settled to great vse, and their changes approved.

1: It is come to that issue, as, in all probabilitye, the wellfare of the plantation depends vpon my assistance: for the maine pillers of it beinge gentlemen of highe qualitye, and eminent partes, bothe for wisdome and godlinesse, are determined to sitt still, if I deserte them.

When a man is to wade throughe a deepe water, there is required tallnesse, as well as Courage, and if he findes it past his depth, and God open a gapp another waye, he may take it. 2. my meanes heere are so shortned (now my 3 eldest sonnes are come to age) as I shall not be able to continue in this place and imployment where I now am: and a souldier may with honor quitt his ground rather then be forced from it and with what comfort can I live with 7. or 8: servants in that place and condition where for many years I have spent 3: or 400 li. per annum, and maintain as great a chardge? and if I should let passe this opportunitye, that talent which God hath bestowed on me for publike service, were like to be buried.

when God intendes a man to a worke he setts a Byas on his heart so as tho' he be tumbled this way and that way yet his Bias still drawes him to that side, and there he restes at last. 3. I have a lawfull callinge, outwarde, from the Cheife of the plantation, approved by godly and iuditious divines: and inwarde by the inclination of mine owne heart to the worke: and there is in this the like mediate Call from the kings, which was in the other.

4. my wife and suche of my Children, as are come to yeares of discreation, are voluntaryly disposed to the same course.

5. In my youth I did seariously consecrate my life to the service of the Churche (intendinge the ministry) but was diverted from that course by the counsell of some, whose Judgment I did much reverence: but it hathe ofte troubled me since, so as I thinke I am the rather bounde to take the opportunitye for spendinge the small remainder of my tyme, to the best service of the Churche which I may.

Item, which way the streame of Gods providence leades a man to the greatest good, he may, nay he must goe.

The removing of a scandall from a whole church and religion it self is to be preferred before the benefit of any particular Churche. It is a scandale to our Religion that we shewe not as muche zeale in seekinge the conversion of the heathen, as the Papistes doe, they sticke not to imploye of their most able men, while we sende onely suche as we can best spare, or are a burden to vs.

The constant practice in all other like cases might be a rule in this: in all foraine expeditions we sticke not to imploy of our best statesmen and we grutche not the want of their service at home, while they are imployed for the good of other thinges abroad.

Ob: many speake ill of this Countrye, of the barrennesse etc. of it

Ans: so did the Spyes of the lande of Canaan.

Ob: but should a man leave his Countrye where he is so well beloved, and breake through the teares and desires of so many good people?

Answ: So did Paul Actes xxi. 13 what doe you weepinge and breakinge my heart etc:?

The wellfare of this Commonwealth standes vpon 2: main pillars Religion and Lawe.

Gen. i: 28. And the Lo: blessed them and said increase and multiply and replenishe the earth and subdue it. God did not replenishe the earth at first with men, but gave them this comission to multiplye and replenishe and subdue it, which is warrant enoughe for any man that liues in a Country where the people are a burden, to seeke out and replenishe and subdue other places, which lye waste, that God may have the glorye of the Creature there also and man may enioye the fruit of the earthe, which was given him by this general comission. if it be obiected, that suche should goe as have no lande etc: It is easyly answered such cannot goe alone, some of ability must goe to convey them over.