Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE, SIR THOMA'S EGERTON KNIGHT, BARON OF Ellefinere, Lord high Chancellor of England,and one of his Maid -lies moil honorable priuie Countll, I. D. wilheth all grace and profperitie in this life, and eternal! happineffein the life to come. Hen I confidered ( Right Honorable) the great pu- iflance , and preuailing fñrength , of the fe arch- enemies of our faluation, the world, and worldly va- nities, manifeffed in their daily conquefts, not onely of thofe,who voluntarily yeeld at the firf} onfet, and are willingly content to become their vaffals and flaues, for the vn- certaine tenure, and bafe wages of earthly vanities; but alto of -fuch as hauing giuen their names to Chrift,by receiuing his facra- ment, profefled themfelues to be his foul di- a 2 ers