kW4h1,VAIVAWASINIWZ-Wks'leil " u To the right VVorshipfull Knights S'. Ferdiráando gorges, Commander of his Maieliies Fort arPlimmouth, S`.vrilliamStrode of: ewing- ham, SSYrrwickHede of YYenbury, S'. Chr, ffopher Ilaria ofRádford, andto the worthipfuliGeorge Chodlégh of Stracblei$b Efquirs. Ight Worfhipfull,Let it not (i befeechyou)be thoughtpefiernp.. tionin me,toprefeeotthat now toyour view bypenne,which not longfine,i commere dtoyourearesbivoyce.)ant ,amongma- ny others, thankell toGod, who bathput itintoyour hearts, both to commiferate,andto helpe thefbirituel necefity ofanvn. taught Town,byprocuring the eflablifhment ofaweekely Lecâurein it. Ihope theLordfliallrememberyou ingoodneffe, according to that which hereinyou hauecaredto diefor thatpeople. And doubt not but thefoules,which feall rca/ic comfortby the ordinanceofGodifiere,willblegeyou, andGod foryou, acknowledging you his lnftrumentsfor theirbef! good.lt isfallen tomy lot, byyourchu!ng,to beone in thisPreaching courfe: when myfir turnecame, I thought itfluting tohanfell (aait wore) theBufineffê, by treating vpoto the worthandnecefity ofthatferüice,which the ref! fmyBrethren,andniyfelf, were there called to difcharge; thatbob theywhich wanted it, mightvnder- ffándtheir Hazard, andthey which enioyedit, might know theirhappine /, if theymight befohappy ne to embrace it.This thing thm labouredin by me, (accordingly mymeafure)though itwitsgladly entertainedby themof!,yet by fameitwas notfo wholly approuedof,but thought infameparticulárr,eafinel . toomuch ofpelf-opinion.This bathmouedme(contrary tomy firf! thoughts) to aduentureit byprinting, -upon thecommoneenfure. I hauedeliueredno- thing in it,butthatwhichi hauelearned,eartly in theYniuerf ty,partlyfnce by my Pooreflutbesin the Country, andthatfromthe chiefef!for Learning, Place,andPaines,in this ourEnglifli Churih,whereofIreioycetobe a Sonne; andwherein; it(hallbe mygloryandmyGroynein the day ofChrifl, to hatte been employed a cldinifter.2w,1 ambold,tofhrowditunderyour patro- nage, inas muchasyourcalling ine toaTurne in this Lellure, was the occa- flonofits firft Being, fledyouall likewif ganecountenance to it by your prefenceiaccordingasyou baue releíëiuely donethelike tá vs all,and ltruft willdoflill)wbenit was deliuered.lf youihallpleaf toaccept as afruit ofmy duereified to eachofyou inyourplaces,it is allthe recompenceI !cokefar _ In *confident ecpellation robereofl bindmy [elfe undermy hand! to be Euerat your Worfhips feruice in theLord, SAM. 111ERON. From lvlodhur}'. 16 I&.
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