~AN ADVERTISE· MENT TO THE CHRISTIAN. 'l{eader 1 eoncerning the Worl<ts of M. w. P ERK!N S, • Ecau(e theTitleofthisBooke (Good Reader) importeth aconli•m– mation and finifhing of the lon g expected laboursofour godly and learned Diuine, M. W. P E KK r N s; and yet Ill this Catalogue prcfillled;befiderhetwoformerVolumes, th?uwanrefl: fome par.. ticularsrliat heretofore were promlfed, (as hrs Exprfttion of the F • and r ro. Pfalmes; The Coll{iltationof Canift~~< Cateahifme, with other Sermom;)Ithought goodwacquaint thee with fome reafons,wher– by his Executorshaue beene perfwadcd to makeafinall fl:ay and li•ppre!!'ing of tlte1.n. 1 , They were of thefirfl: fruit ofhis labours, which if he had intended for rhe preffe, he would no doubt haue reuifed long fince,as he did fomeorher things, which then he handled and publifhed for thy good. 2. Befide that the Church of God enloyeth the bertefit of other mens labours of the fame' k~,d ( ~hereto o~r ret~erendAuthor had due b refpect,) the truth is, that the ~~~~:::'~., .mofl: matenall pomts colllarned m thefe fuppreffed lectures,are more largely and exact- '"' ,•.'t>r.t. ly handled in his Workes alrea~ie publifhed. To infl:ancein fome t The whole argu- ~;:~~·;~ ~;:i. 111ent of the IIo.P_(alme,(to vfeour. Auth?rsowne diuifion) containerh either Chrifls 1 ~~~'l:;:.r kingdome,or hu Prtejlhood: both which pornt~ thou fhalt finde parucularly handled i•t ~:;;~hir'"' thego!dmchauu, Chap.t8.and more at large m theCrude: H!sktngdolfJe,m rhefewords, bs"h;, •d· [Hejittethat tha rrght h<ndof God,] and his Priejlhood, i" ' handlingChrijls Sacrifice. And 'I ;~;;;;'.~';':' for the3z.Pfalme, the points of largefl: difcoucfe_, ar_e The knowledgeofremifjion ofjinne, ~;'.';~;~,;;,. JJrth ajfi.rallceoffo!rJJtron, vponrheftrjl verfe; whtch rs far more fully dtfcuifed , in the d ••M'h' '·• 1 Treatifeof Confcienc~: 'CafesofConfcicnce, and r Reformed Catholike : And vpon ~~;;~·'"'"' thefocondverfe, the pomt ofIujlifoatronhJr"'P"'"'rrghteoufneffl, andnot 6y !11orkes:which di~~~:l:;,:" toth~ full content are cleared, in the g golden chaine,and "ReformedCatholike, bellde many ;·~·P·•· other ploces which I purpolely omit. And for theconfi•tationofCdlltjia<, what material! ''"· '· point of controuerfie can be expeCl:ed ,which is not either in hisgo!denchaine, The ReEt:?;;:;:·•· · formtdCatho!ike, TheiJolatrieofthel•fl times, The tnatifoof GodJfoegrace, and m•mfree 'Ch'P·17· will, or inhisPi'ohleme?Nay, I am perfwaded it would not be any difficulttbing, tO note I ~,;;,,.,,. 'out in particular, the feuerall points of thefeforenamed Sermons, in fome one placeor 'Clup.f•• other of his publifhed vVorkes ; whereby it is plainc that the fupprefling of them IS neitherpreiudiciall to the Author, or to rhe Reader . Thefethings well confidered,and withal!thegreatquanriti.e and price whereto his Workes are alreadie rifen, I hop~ thou wilt approoue of their aduifc that deliberately wifhed their final! !lay. It may bee f<mte will thinke it vnmeetc, that any thing of r,his reuercnd Diuine lhould be fuppreffed; Bmlet fi1ch confider well, what the bcloued A· poHie faith of the blclfcd workes of ourSauiour Chrifl:, to wit, that k many of tbtm, )'tA k Ioh.,c.J• · the g"atefl, 1111mber •f/htm, rvereomitted,a11dthoje t/;ing; one!ywr;ttm whichrve~c necejfariefor i ~;:~3~1up. t~r,rormaand confrmatrmo(our fotth: There ne~des no apphcauon, feetng our rim~~ I ~----------------------------------~A.~5________ are
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=