srä m, 7'.Tla a216- q.a]'. 9c. gel. y=. qßá,.' ,6,irk7 dS?[® 1' -' To the Hone(} andwel-difpofed Reader. Tis thevfuall mannir ofthemofiwhiehpeb/ifbbooker, todedicate the fame tofameHonorableperfcnage,or to fume one off eciallplace,part: ly toIhew thankefulnfefor f mereceiuedfanourr,partly tóprocterecre. andcountenanee to theirwritings, that vnder fogoodproteEtion,they may the moreboldly pelfPerth to the common viewefall men, 1 fI NON varyfromthr+genCrallreceiried courfe,thinkenet lpray thee(good Reader) bat Idoe itinfame humour, tuff eitherafeided /ingularity, or mifhkedthe common enflame: dut kowfer atruth , that thereare theft twocaufesofmyfadoing; Thefiriia,theobfcurityofmineore condition , whokitinghere itsa remotepart, bane wantedeither will, oropportunity, orboth, ro:(htmvtñmyfrlfeunderthe patronageoffame great perjon: Thefrond it, thenatu'reofthrs prelim7reatf : For howfoeuer therebee andthatnot ferrefrom the placeofmineabode)fame efgoadyuality,vpanwbofeaccep- tance 1thiuke Imightbaueprcfumed; yetcen/ideriug thatWhich 1baneframed,o, but a homely andmarlsdtfceurfe, meantchiefly fir mbnoftheplantedfashion, ItbasegheI /houlddreake the rules ofcomelinen andcadre((andante, if!Amid aduancethe enferipti- omefmylabour, toaperfoaofhgherdegtee, thenofthat mesneandmiddleranke,tothe tile whereof allthat thefefílomeo1 leaner contain, principallywas intended. Therefore (friendly Reader)whefoener thus duffthoubee trueNathaniel =, amanofanhoneft a lobe and good heart, be shy outwardeoodotsos, soi it rndy b: b, though thou lye among the b Luke í.tr< pots e, orart behind Meeweswith youngd,orhowfoeuer elfe,enenas it merebound c Pfal e8, ;. inoutward mifery e, and efbajeeffeemein theeyes ofinen, yetthou art hewhofepatro. dvfal 7s ,7r. sage laQeI3,andinthehope f wholegaodallowance, (take comfsrt,1knowwell, that be'PGLsoy,t' tobteh afoothanything to thefight ofthe avorld,mufl makereadybu baekeforthelong furrowe.s 'ofentry btugcenfterer. It was tray faidofbon ( thoughhut Heathen) fPiet clog:. thatamongst men , nothing can (cape without nippe. But what thenI If thy frail.,-44. eonfcience (hailgiuethostellimany ofmine endeauours,thattby heart o, comfortedohoreby, ßRR"eon in regardthat thyiudgemenefafhengtbenedinfo reentryaport, thenlet themoltpre. Clcarchuaad fef(èd and(harp- toothedcarper jaywhat hepimp r Nay though (as lob/peaks/4) bee podAchen. fhouldwriteabooke againft mee, yet I would rake it vpon my (boulder, and bindeitasacrownevrtomec. And.uDasidrechgneth notofMichols taunts, ingTob;r.;{. regard of thehonour doneunto himby thole religions tAlaidens h : fowdilalfofit at h _ Sam. 6.as nought themalicioustaxings ofallgain-fayers,if Jball appròue myfella to thy con- r a Cor.gs, fcience in the fight ofGod i. Ifnow thou demand ofine,wbatitiswhich Ideehere offrr unto thee,know this briefly; The fumme of Itis a Trestífetendmgte thedrfeameryoftheworth andexcellencyoftheword preached; theToeatife teachttngtheea /jo, whichartacontinual!bearer , haw thou matefiby hearingedihethy felfe in thymoll holy faithk, as wellby eltablifhing thy heart on the feundneffeofkludeao. truth, thatfo thoumateffmet becartedabout with diners and Portage do/trinesti'filch.t;y;- asbyframingthy f lfe toobey from the heart varo the forme ofdoârine, where - vntothan Miser art,ar/hilt bedeliueredo. This is thejumme. "Rom.e.t7. Iftboudemandopine , whathathmooned meto attempt.this ? Ianfwerémasfew Thecaufesof words. Thereare two gmeffienrcommon im the mouthes ofmany, either ignorantor ill- writing it. chfirofiel perfonr, bywhichthebeauty ofTreachingis andbath beenmach defacedin the eyes ofmany, notfbwellfelled ; theone u; Whàt needs all thisPreaching7 Theother ia, WItoknoweth who tobeleeue among therePreachers? Theft twodemands were firflbatched inhell batlince being eberofhedbyAwabaptillicallandPopifhfpirtts, andby them buzzed into the heads ofoolearned,nioj/able n, andornehogoouopeople, they naPet. not, arebrought vetoadiuelllb perfeEfion. Somewhat ! canfay oneofmineowne experiences thatthrough aconceit that thefetwo yueffions (ns they arepuffedby famewit) worke. men)arevnafwerable, our, tí2linificyia drasoneintoeontempt,andthe callingofa Pre. giber,oo deemedo fallotherprofeliomt the noeflfoyerfluaue, andfuchas may wellbeefpa- red
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