The Epifile Dedicatory. cares for this prefent world. No man that tvarreth intangleth himfelfwith the afaires of this life, that he may pleafe hirrr 7:Fim7.4 who hatb cho.fin him to be a fouldier; 2Tim. 2, 4. , It it be- hoves any to have their Will ready made, and their worldly interefls fet at come nay, then finely the fouldier: ifany fouldier, 'then the Chriftian. Get but once your hearts mortified to the world, and care rolled upon God, for name, &ate, and relations here, and then you are fit to march whereever Chrift will lead you. ri'e want of this bath made many run home to lave their own private flake there, when they fhouldhave been in the field for Chrift. And now, my Chriflian friends, marchon, not in the con7 fidence ofyour Armour, but in the power of his might, who hath promifed fhortly to fubdue Satan under your feet. I have done, only I mutt crave pardonofyou, for rending thispart ofthe Treadle from the other, which nei- ther my little flrengthor leisure would 'fuller me to grafp at once. But NS' having firft put forth its hand in preaching,can 'make no great breach upon that,. though it get the (tart a little in printing. Let me therefore, dear friends, (if God than make thisimperfet birthany way ferviceable to your faith)) humbly clefire, that you would as continue to Drive at the throne of grace for a Melling onmy poor,Miniflery amongyou fo alfo lift up a prayer, that ft rength may be given, toCring forth what of this yet is undeliver'd. I do not fend you thither where I intend not to meet you, but full del re erace to be found faithful in Driving withyou, and for you, that amongft thofe who finde any fpiritual ad- vantage from my weak labours, you to whom they are . chiefly devoted maynot receive the leaft. Lavenham, an. 1 , 1 6 5 5, So prAyeth your affeftionate, though unworthy Miniffer, Wil..L5fAiviCuRNALL;.
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