The Epiffle DedicAtory. ~~~--------------------------------~~ aU affect to be great, but not good; and would be as gods, not in Bolinep, but rJ'ower: nothing · hath cofi: the Creature dearer fince the Creati– on ; It turned Angels into 'De1JilJ, andAdttmout ofParadife~ In thefe-Times we have feen flrange changes : God hath been contending with the Oaks and Cedars, .Amos 2~ ;·9. and A:aining ·all worldly glory. Certainly there is no fecurity in any thing on this ftde·Chri.ft; what ever fl:orm·co~eth,you will finde his Bofom the furefl:.place of retreat ; the Lord give you to lay·· up· your Soul there, by the fure repofal of a lively and attive Faith. Sir, You will bear witi}. my plainnefs .and fr(edom with you ; Other addrelles would nei– ther be comely in me, nor pleajing to you :· Our work is not toflatterGreatnefs, but in the Scrip– ture-fence (not in the humor ofthe Age) i.tQ le'lJel ;J;uke 3; >• Mountai1ts. N.ow;Sir,.the God -and~ Father of our Lord Jefus ChriA: blefs you W·ith,all Spiritual Bleffings in Chri{l; . as alfa your pioru Confort;, your h()pefulJBuds; with·- all the "»Jorthy fRJlatives ... -and Branches..of your Family;~ that the Nam'e sf P O·P;E'A·M may yeeld forth a iweet and frefh ·perfume in the Chnrches ofChrifl:; which. . .. liddjre to fix.here;as the ·pr~yer ofhim·; who-is, ' SIR., . "'. ' . ·x:ours.inall Chrifhan.Obferv:ance, . ~ . ~ho. c8vfanton~
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