To THE READER. them oftheirerroursand lye.s; then ( wanting this helpe) if we fhould fpcnd our whole time in rea- dingofControuerfes, and euen dimme our eyes, and tyre our brayncs in the perufingand fudying ofPolemical) difcourfes. For,thefe many grounds ofTruth doeyeeld from them fuch a cleere light, that they do not onlyappeare in theirownebright- nef e,but allo difcouer the blackneffe oferrour,and from one Principle well vndcrflood,we inferre the falfhood of innumerable contrarie Concluliions: whereofit is, that we fhall very rarelyoblerue any well-grounded in the fundamental) points of Re- ligion, to fall into the Mares of fubtill Seducers : whereas contrariwife wee may commonly fee, that tholewho are ignorant of them , though neuer fo fharpe-lighted incurious fpeculations,doe become an eaue prey,andarequickly catched in thenets of their Sophilirie. In which refpeCts it were much tobe witted , that bothMiniflers would beemore frequent and diligent in laying there grounds in their Teaching and Writing ; and alto that the peoplewould receive this more folid and fub(lan- tiall foode with a better appetite. The which of both is too much negleted , becaufe howfoeuer there grounds'are moft neccffarie, yet they doe not make fo glorious a (hew as other points leffe fub Rantiall, becaufe like a lure foundation they are plaine and vnpolifhed ; whereas the other being beautifully garnifhed withwir and eloqucnce,doe delight thefenfe, and morepleafingly workevpon the heart and affections. And yet we mull acknow- ledge to Gods glorie,who hash giuen there gifts to If 3 men,
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