The Preface. to vindicate ~ his Honour, and to witnefs him the only Refl: and Re\Vard of the Souls of men, as they. are called and have opportunity. This and no other is the peiign of the enfuing '"frea~ tife; wherein as all things fall unfpeakably fhort of the Glory, Excellency and Subli1nity of the SubjeCt treated of, for no Mind can conceive, no Tongue can exprefs the real fubfl:antial Glory ofthem ; fo there is no doubr but that in all the Parts of it, there is a Reflection offail– ings and itnperfe&ions from the weaknefs, ofits Author. Bu,r yet I tnufl: fay with confidence, that in the whole, . that Eternal Truth of God concerning the Myfl:ery of his Wifd~1n_, Love, ~race_ ~d Pow~r, in the Per!o ·· and Medratton of Chnfl,with our Dunes tovvards Hun– felfrherein, even the Father, Son, and Eternal Spirit, is pleaded and vindicated, which ffiall neve_r be fhaken by the utn1ofl endeavours and oppofition~ of the Gates ofI-Iell. And in the ackno\vledgment of the Truth c'oncern– ing thefe things confifts that Faith in an efpecial man– ner, \vhich . was the Life and Glory of the Primitive Church, \vhich they earnefHy contended for~ . wherein and whereby they were viCtorious againfl:.alJ the troops of fl:01nbling Adverfaries, by whotn it was affaulted.. In; giying te!hmony hereunto , they loved not ·their lives unto death, bu~ poured out their blood like \Vater, undet~ all the PJ,gan Perfecutions 1 which had .n<? other c deG~n i ' • ,;:)
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