▁Jew ▁and ▁Gent ile , ▁kind red s , ▁tong ues , ▁people ▁and ▁nations , ▁who ▁des ires ▁to ▁know ▁the ▁on ely ▁true ▁God , ▁and ▁Christ ▁Jesus ▁whom ▁he ▁hath ▁sent ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁and ▁salv ation ▁to ▁the ▁ends ▁of ▁the ▁earth , ▁to ▁all ▁that ▁obey ▁him ; ▁but ▁a ▁stone ▁of ▁st umb ling ▁and ▁a ▁rock ▁of ▁off ence ▁to ▁all ▁that ▁reject ▁his ▁coun sel , ▁whom ▁he ▁will ▁take ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁craft , ▁and ▁over turn ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁devices ▁to ▁the ▁shame ▁and ▁confusion ▁of ▁their ▁faces ; ▁but ▁they ▁that ▁believe ▁in ▁him , ▁shall ▁never ▁be ▁ash amed . ▁The ▁word ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁faithful ▁scattered ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁coun sel ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁stands ▁to ▁strength en ▁the ▁des ires ▁raised ▁towards ▁his ▁name , ▁them ▁to ▁give ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁world . ▁A ▁warning ▁to ▁all ▁that ▁dwell ▁upon ▁the ▁earth , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁k ings , ▁princes , ▁and ▁r ul ers ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁to ▁submit ▁to ▁Christ ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁l est ▁they ▁per ish ▁in ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁his ▁fier ce ▁wr ath , ▁when ▁the ▁hearts ▁of ▁all ▁that ▁dis ob ey ▁him , ▁do ▁fall ▁before ▁him . ▁From ▁the ▁common ▁goal ▁in ▁North am pton , ▁the ▁ 7 ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 ▁month , ▁ 1 6 5 5 . ▁Given