TO THE RIGH T H ONOV R A BLE A ND T R V L Y N 0 B L E L 0 R D, F a A N c 1 s Lord R u s s E L , Baron of Cf'hornhaugb, all increafe of Honour and Happineffe. RIGHT HONOURABLE, Oujhallnot need to impute it to any other rea(on bejides yourvertues, that I ha"9e prefumedto Jhroud thu peece of my Labours under your :JX..Eb!ePatronage. The rvorldhath ta~n jufl ~~~ notice horv much the qof}ell iJ graced by your real!profeflion;whom neitherHonor hathmade overlie, nor tllealth lavijh, norch4rgemiferable, nor greatnejfe licentiottS qoe on happily in theje fafe andgainfullfleps o{goodnej{e;andJlillhonor the qod that bath honouredyou;In the'mean time, accept.frommy umllorthy hands thefepoore A1.editations more hig/1for theirfubje'il,then meanfor their Author:Wherein Shimeies curfesjhall teachyou how unable eithergreatnejfe,or innocence u to beare off the bloJ-pes ofill tong~tes;& hoJll bajenes ever molds tt Jelf according to the advantage~~ times .Achitoph~ls depth comparedwith hu endjhallJhew horJJ witlejfe and injen{ate craft is,tllhen itflrives againfl honejiy;and holll jufl{y aretheyforfaf<!n of their reafon,that ha·ve abandonedqod;'[he blood of Abfalom andShebaproclaime the inevitable revenge of rebellion, which neitlm:in woods norwalls can jinde Jafetie. 7 he latefamine oflfi"aeljor theforgotten violenceojforedto the _ _________ 'BJb_~b3_, __q_ib_e--i...-ro--'
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=