The Preface to the Readers. 4., I can honour and reverence my Brethren, while I honour not their error,which I would hate if I found it in my felt. Attgufi. Epifi. 147. Quid atom in to honorare nondubitem, facile intelligis-; Non erroremfchifmatis,unde onmes quantum ad me attinet cupio fanari, dignum bonore aliquo exiflimo. 5. I muft freelyconfefs that I both take the generali- tyof the Minifters now in England, to be the belt and wifell fort of men in the Land;and yet tobea great caufe of our troubles and calamities , in that they are not wi- fer andbetter then they are : Their calling requireth fo muchmore then a common degree of wifdoin and good- nefs,that if they bebut meerly honeft as-other men, they will be our ruine. Nazian: Orat. i. fai:h(pag.8.) Prx- fativel Autifitis (vitium eft) non quam-optimum nec novas fubinde virtuturn accefsiones flare Siquidern vir- tutis fua praflantia multitudinem admediocritatem trac7u- rus fit ; Ibid. Profeolo Ars padam 4rtium & fcientia entiarum mihi effe videtur ;)ominem regere, animal vmnium maxime varium&multiplex. Et p.6. At vero homini cum difficile fit fcire pArere, turn multo cdificilius effe videtur, fcire homini bus imperare ; at pr,efertim in hoc nofiro imperio, pod in legedivina fitum eft, & ad Deurn ducit : cujus qua maims efl majorque dignitits,eo etiain majosperi, culum eftsprudenti utique homini& cordat o. obiea.6. Another accufation is, that I din folicitous after a union with fuch as are not tobe united With ; and to that end-dobend the Truthto fucha ihapeas may feern leaft offenfive to theth '5 which compliance or -fyncretifth affefted. with4103 then, doth argue Come fecret incliaiai on to their Opinions,. moue then I yet Mhnifeft,. 'Anfiv: pert,; I haVre arifWer to make, but toappeal hirtithatkilibWeth the heart, and know- ech whetherI diffembleMyffith, or they be daring flan- (c 3) eierers I ufe the Tram nation rather hen the Greek,as fup. ftoefia R aders derictiand eta
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