~~ r,, ....; I l v·rl.lf . W I tlu: etui:' ,.f I "" dur'"· Clu p6''·'· totht I:Jo f mr.•; •• thch•h. Cl~P, 1"'· I~;~~·· ve~l 7to rl'~ H . veif.n. 'o'cr(l f.tO. dlc:u. v~rf..::.l. to ~h: cndc. 'The cpiflfe 'Dcdicatorie. 1--·--, comf<>rtablc aff.,rance ~er erA, ~ucnin I:is gre~rcfl miCcric. The fcconcl doth tnr>rc pe- 1 culi.uly rcfpc\.~ the {imd,onof tnt mtnijlcrte , the ordtn:tnc mcancs of artaining rhc for– mer happiner.<:. ·,·ttc third rdlorerh the morall Law to his truefcnfc and ,~1 ea!1ing, which the Icwil11 Teachers had fhame!ully pcruertcd, lr>asnow we may make fl rai:c ficp s vmo our fccr c in rh c W'.l)' ~f1 ~bcdicnc~. T~1e fotn-tbdiredcth vs in th erigJJt 11:an-· 1 ner ofdoi,ggocd tVorkc.o, byfpcC1a~l 111flance 111 thdc three, <..Almu, Pr.9rr, and Faltmg, , wherein the Hypocri:icall P!ton(tes had fpent much lab<.'llf in vaine. Theffih prc- , fcribeth thatmoderateure and deflrc ofearthly ulungs, whtch cloth flocke vp toueto"fmlfc, I the roore of a!I euill. Thcjl.xth rcforn,eth the pr~Clifc of rafh iudgemcnt, for th e better1 cmdence of humtlme 111 om !dues, and of l0o11e vnt~our brethren. T11cfiaumthpre- , f<.nbeth m>nijlaurlfdifcrett~n, 111 the dtfpenlauon of the holy th111gs of God, for the , tnm kerpir.g of thcrhtng• rhcmfdues, an.dthe[aft 6eungof the di(pen(ersthereof. The I eight dothnotabl.J tnwt~rage VJbt>th by precept andpromtfe,r_o_th~ holyexerci(e ofpr.<ier ~nd inv oeation. The ntnth dorh furmfh vsco the prac\Jfc ol lfljltu and equitiein our ci– uill cotwcr(J<ion. The tenth Joth d feClnally vrge vs vnto care of our (aluation, bywa/· 1 king in thejlraitcWa] oflife, and {hunmngthe broadway th>t ieadeth todtj/Y11&1ion.Thet!euenth dorl1forewarne vsof ialleTeachers , who be thc_maine (edncersout of the w~y oflife. , The twelfthand la(!, with the conclufion~ doth knuvp all, per(wafling vs both by pro– miCe ~fhapft»t/fi erernall, and offccumu, mofi comfortable; as alfo vpon peril! ?f vttcr r~ttnerrrecollerabk,wahoutward profcffiou 5o toynean!iverablc obc-<heOE:c,both mheart and life. Nowall and eucry one of rhcfe (Right Honourable) arc _of that importance in tbe life ofa Chfiflian, rhat none ofrhcm can be negleCted ofhtm that wirh comfort and fJfctic would liue godly in Cbri£lle!its. Forthc bener cuiden£c whereof, I mult re– ferre your Honour, with the Chn(han Reader, to thts godly and learned Expofirion enfi.ting ; wherein the reuercnt <.Authcr,.ifbleffid mmtorte, hath faithfully laboured vpon found interpretation '?f the Text, to lay down_e wholefomc iofiructions for the obedience of fanh. My pawes herem harh bcene ch1efiy rhts, as neere as I could out of mine owne and others notes, to commend vnro the publike viewc, the Authors faitbfulllabours in hisownemc~ning. Oncly I haue here and there vpon good occa– fion( thoughpriuateJO myfclfe) addedfom~references in the margent vmo clafficall Popifhwritci-s,forfuch opinionsas are herem charged vpon them. Mine inrerefi for the publifhing of this worke, 1hope I 01a!l approoue vnro any gainefayer. Now what– foeuer itis,inallboundcn duue and fenuce, I humbly commend it vnro your Lord– fhip,and vndc:ryour honourable pro_teClion, to the houiliold of faith. And becaufel doubt not of your diligence in rhe fa1:hfulhnd frequent perufall of it, I will ntrne my pemvafions towards you this way,.into prayerro t?e Alrnightic for you,that by the edi– fying ofyour fauh,and other grace~of God herem;you may more and more abound in the fruits ofrighteoufi1effc, inioymg here m~1~h true honour, with l~ngand happie daies, in the peace ofour Syon, and the profperme of your farn1ly, and m the end eternalllife through Icfus Cbrifi. Maie, I 6o 8. · ~ur Honours to commaund"- ----------~~------------------~; t \
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