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The
Eple
to
the
Reader.
Why
may
not
a
di
¡courfe
of
Confcicnce,
though
long ago
preached
,
be
fufered
to
revive and live
for the
falvation of
thole
that !hall
havegrace
to
reade
it
aright
?
efpecially confidering
that
thefe
fer-
mons
Were
perfected
by
himfelf
in
his
life
time
?
Much
I
could
fay
in
commendation
of
this worthie
Divine,
both
in
regard
of
his unWeariforne
pains
in
preaching
,
confuming
hie
own bodie
to
lave
the
fouls of
others,
as
al,/o
of
hi
learning and
eo.
en-
exemplarie
pietee
:
but
I
forbear.
All
that
I
will
fay
is
thi
;
They
do
Ae
that
fully
knew him did love
and
reverence him: and
if
any
did
dij-
efleem
.him,
it
was
becaufe
they
did
not
fully
know
him.
He
is
noW
a
fhining
flarre
in
the firmament
of
heaven.
And
there are hun-
dreds
o
f
people
that
Will
bile
f
God to
all
eternity
for
his
pains.
He
needeth not
our
prai
/es,
but
our
imitation.
All
that
I
de
fire
from
you
that
reade this
!bon
treatife
is
this
;
That
ye
would
either
get
a
good
confcience
by
the reading
of
this
bookkl
or
bring
a good
confcience to the
reading
ofit.
Labour
to make
*
Tanta
eft
an addition to the heavenly
joyes
of
this
faithfull
fervant
of
God
by
dulcedo
making
this
book.a
means to
bring
thy loud to thole
heavenly
joyes
celeßirgau-
which
are
at
Gods
right
hand
fo`r
evermore
:
which
are
joyes
un- dai,utj
i
l
u-
fpeaable
andglorious, fo
great,
that*
as
S.
Augufline
faith, I
f
na
g
g
difjlutretán
one
drop ofthe
joyes
of
heaven
fhould fall
into
hell,
it would
infernum,
fwallow up
all
the bitternefíe
of
Hell.
And
that god
Would
make
tutamama-
you heirs
of
this joy,
is
the
prayer
of
your
foul-friend
ràtudànem
inferni
ab%
forboret.
EDM.
CALAMY.