To the Chriftian Reader. defervedly be calledmore than apiece ofproud. eft modefly. Such as it is, from the beginning to the end, 'tis what my weaknefs, with the ftrengthof Chrift given in ; what my fmall in- duflrioufners, with the bleffing given down from above, couldattain unto. And I humbly give thanks to the Father of lights, fromwhom every good gift, andevery perfect gift cometh, for any light receivedor held out towards the underftandingofthis Book; in which (whofees not ? ) there are many things (as the Apoftle Peterfaith of Saint Pauls Epiftles) hard to be under-flood , fo hard to be underflood , that, though I am confident(through thegrace ofGod withme) I have not wrefted them to my own hurt, or the hurt (much lefr deftruclion) of' o. thers, (as'tis therefaid, the ignorant and un- flable do the other Scriptures, to their own deflruftion) yet I am no' t afiamed to aclçnow- ledge, that I fear I have not attained fo clear an underftanding about fomeof them, as to clear them (which bath been my defre) with fatis- faction to the underflanding of others. How- ever, ifwhat I have attained to, maybe in any meafure ferviceable to the Church of God, or helpful to any poor foul in an a f lieied condition ( filchwas Jobs) Ihave reached one great end aimed
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