... ~~~~~~.~,;~~~ ~'l;tc~"A·~~~~~~~~~Y.~ A friendly coun[dl to the Cprifiian Reader, • touching the Au.thor and his booke. · ' . R Eadcr;~ebapp_v are that l~Ttc,i?z this bleflage oflig,ht, ~M:~t.rJ. Jl'Vbm byGods grace ar'd.f,ifis .to mm, CiJrijiJGojptll fhineth bright: 16. Andhappy[i1re)in minerfieeme, are tbofc that Pa/iors baue, Ad:. lo• VVho faitbfollyivzll cj;t Gods la~,in lottc rheirjo~tlcs tnfmre : " 7 • Tbat ·will memvery hidden faults make~nowr1e r.mto the;i' heart, c ~ I . · h. {;r;l. , dfi d ' l ;n I· or.r4·"• T ;elro~ 'IJC ttOJ-t ~hat t. ! 1 c aunetm_y may,(lf;l. .;z mCJrtr a part. ~· . 2 .Tim.2.• Such fo itiJf.Jll pni1tts fhall &6nuert fonlr:s by GodAimi£,bties flrength: 25• ·VVbtn blind:wd linjefa ithlejjcdrfJanes]hall be det r:Ef,ct length, · ~Hof.4.& To b~ the troubltrr oftbe ftatc, chicfe wor~en afalt woe, ( a.]\j;;g.18.1~ ~'1.~·1·8 To~mg,to &hurth,to common·wealth:.uf~orm true_tomam foe. . 1 •H• l[tbcnlhou liue in fiteh aplact,whert Gptl(i:r.l1guide dothgi11e~ •• • , OIJ.bleffe b'isnamc,attmdhis voice,obeybis law t:rtd lilit: But it inplace thouhaur abodeUJhtreignorance da.rk! doth raignt 1 ,.,.,;jh rhee forthtr (ee~e fiwtruth,or lhtre due not remaine. F~r w:hy(alm!)where ~ifton foilu)ht J'tople ptrifhm1tjl; A.nd[oule,not goodfor l»ant oft rutb,tuhtll,t·hm&fJrps ro dufl. Jutyet if• hat to Chrifl thou vvou!d'jl,i;: this dar~ejhtdeojnight, Sec htre alitlleflarre God[eader,iit ltJur to giue thee light : ' A. mirrJJur of Gods per(ctt lavv,vt~hercby thouji?memayftfie, .Aild{tei?Jgjh:m,and flie toC}rifl, that he mPy coucr thee. This vvillpr,lldnTJt~ne thy PIJp,Jb pride{l[merttingco1ueitr. . ()fable ~rength to ~eepe Gods lav11, at~djuch li'<f 'tletp decei[s 0 fiugling Sat an,blirldingfouler,andketpii!gmm in finne, Andytt bevvitciJingthem to hopr,hea'Hen by 'livor~s tovvinnt.. rea forther.yet, iffo thou vvilt d~oofethi!l·to·be thy guide. Lca_de thu i.t vTJill inptrfe_llpat.h,t~atfeete]halt neuerJlide: ~r1/thtJttfltf,recouerlbtt ztvvJU,zj erre,retati: Iffeeble,flrmgthe11andpre(ertte~at lea~, from ft;z,tllfaU. · AnaVtJhat thetr thot~gh ,gainfl authors minde,it ftrft apptllr' d i11 fight, Bynours hand,in ruder tyrecompos'd, andhomelydight f T~t mAt~thereinaVl.-'OY~e ofGud,brirtging topubli~e viC'tiV OfmalJJ,V'that i11tcneled vvas f6rpriuatcgoadoffevv; AndnovvreuiS'dbyauthors eye,andfaults ofp~"int cor:tlt, lngraue and[ober modeft vveede,not garifbiy bcdeckt. "Jtt,eiue inlo~e this holy vvoJ~e: byv1.1hich zfgco"t thou find, · Let'GtJdhaueprai{e for all; yet to his {errta11t thus be ~ind, To .Uvifl; that ftill. his life may be, to Gods mo(lglorirJUs prai[t, T.t~ChNr~hes f.ODd,andChriflians ioy,vvith ltnAJhofhappy d~tiet. E. c. . Prn.29·tl. Prots, 19 2. ~.Their.&.& 1.Cor.a.1~
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