To the Poor in Spirit. who is glad to hear what all can fay , and to make trial of every thing by which he hash any hope ofcafe. Andthen there is fo much opium in thefe Mountebanks Nepenthes, or Antidote of 2efl : fo many principles of carnal Jecurity and prefumption, which tendto the Prefent cafe of the Patient (whatever follow ) that it is no wonder if fame reel-meaning Chriflians do quickly [wallow the bait, and proclaim the rare effects of this Medicament, and the admirable skit ofthis unskilful Seri, to the en fnaring of others efpecially that are in the like drftrefs. Efpeciallj when theymeet with Tome Divines of our own, who do deliver to themfame (A/tafter- points of this Syfeme of c :flakes, which are fo neceffarily concatenated to the refi , that they may eafily fee if they have one they muff have all , unlefs they will hold Contra- dittions. e11s to infiance in the Doctrine ofyollification before Faith : or the dillolviizg the oligation to Punifhment (which is nothing but Remi1'ion o, f (in) before Faith : So that no- thing remains face Chrifis death (asfcme) or face Gods Decree (as others) but onely to have our Pardon manifefled, or to be luflifledin Con- fcience, or (as fome phrafe it) to have that yu/lification which is terminated in Confcience. There is a very yudicious man, tA/tr. Benjam. Woodbridge
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