The Preface. the Bookfeller de firing me to give him forre ad. litions to it, I thought -meet firft to make up the exciting part in the fame flyle, and then to add a Direftory for the praEtice of judicious Believers. z. And if it offend thee that the fecond Part containeth but f itch matter as I have already publ fhed, in my kafons of the Chr f ian Re= legion, underftand t. That I perceived that that Treat f e. was negleFled by the-more unlearnedfort of Chrftians, as not depending enough to their cape cities ; and that it would be ufeful to the confer= mation of their Faith, to draw forth Tome of the molt obvious Arguments, in as plain a manner, and as briefly as I could, that length nor obfcu_ city might not deprive them of the benefit, who are too f lothfull, or too dull, to make ofe of more copious and accurate d f courfe. 2. And I knew not how to write a Treatfe. of the Ufes of Faith, which jhould wholly leave out the Confirmations of Faith, without much reluftancy of my Deafon. 3. And again, Ifay, I can bear the d fpraife of Repetition, if I may but further mens Faith and Salvation. 3. ..Ind if it offend thee that I am fo dull in ail the Vireflive part, I cannot well do `both works at once, .awaken the *lions, and arm. ratel
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