Make The Iron Hot By Striking It.

Sir, What Can Be Said Of These Things? Is It The Arm Of The Flesh That Hath Done These Things? Is It The Wisdom And Counsel, Or Strength Of Man? It Is The Lord Only. God Will Curse That Man And His House That Dares To Think Otherwise. Sir, You See The Work Is Done By A Divine Leading. God Gets Into The Hearts Of Men, And Persuades Them To Come Under You.

Men Have Been Led In Dark Paths, Through The Providence And Dispensation Of God. Why, Surely It Is Not To Be Objected To A Man, For Who Can Love To Walk In The Dark? But Providence Doth Often So Dispose.

I Was By Birth A Gentleman, Living Neither In Any Considerable Height, Nor Yet In Obscurity. I Have Been Called To Several Employments In The Nation - To Serve In Parliaments, - And ( Because I Would Not Be Over Tedious ) I Did Endeavour To Discharge The Duty Of An Honest Man In Those Services, To God, And His People's Interest, And Of The Commonwealth; Having, When Time Was, A Competent Acceptation In The Hearts Of Men, And Some Evidence Thereof.

For That Which You Mention Concerning Liberty Of Conscience, I Meddle Not With Any Man's Conscience.

A Man-of-war Is The Best Ambassador.