TO, THE R·E·V E REND, ( My deare and worthy friend Mr. SIMEON ASH,. lVlinifter of Chrifi at Auflint, LONDON. ' KINDE Sl R, '"'-'~~.~~~are, and have been fo long in my heart, that' I cannot but remembtr you in my book ; my jirft acquAintance with you I drew ottt of your books, whiles I W.M but reading one pa(Jage i~J ysur Sermon on Pfal.73.1 .I found it fo fweet, that I couldnot off it, till! h,zd both writ to yotJ, and receiv- ' ed letters fmn you. Sitt~e then your love bath many tr~ayes Abounded towards me, andmy engagements to you both for temporals and {pi rituals are {o great, thAt l jhal neverforget you, o~ your labours of love,but e[pecially thofe pa(Jages or lines · whh-fg 1 tranfcribed out ofyour book into my heart. when I was with y~u, I ab{erved the large me.tfure of the fpirit ~f prayer and {t1pplications which God h.-d given you, and ever · ftnce I h,we tb&rtght it my happine([e that I hAd a premt:;: t!J be in your prayers; I know your holy ~~equaintance, andfa- • mili.trity with God is above ordinary ; and I am mt againft, . but (or mediatours ofinterces(ton, fo that we limit them to Scripture·n1les. 'The Lord for tbe[e ma?S_y years hath made JOfl ,
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