... ....,. 'The Printer to the Reader. SVPP0 SE it altogcthfrnetdlcffi { Chri(iian R64der) by commending M,, W I t L I A.M p E R X I N S .j thf e/(HtiJor if thU .Bo~k!" towooe)'Ditr ho!J ajfeEJion, which eithtr himftlfe .nhiolife timebyhu Chriflianconuerfoti•- '"'h troone in.JiU, or fit hence hU death" the neHer-dying memt»i.e of his ex~.,t//cnt' k.._nowledge, hisgreat hnmilitie, hMfoundreligion, hiJforNtnt ua/e, his paincfu/1 14boMrs,intheChurchofGod,doemojl••f/ly challenge•tyour h•nds.Oneiyinone WordI tlare be boldtofoy ofhim, "'in timesp.jl Naztanzen JP•".! ofAthana– iius. His life was agooddefinition ofatrue Minillor and preacherofthe Gofpcl• .Andnccdl1Ji •lfou it ( i[IIOtiniurioHJ) by praifing ofhio learnedan4godlywritings,tothiok!to inclineyourbetter iudgem<nt which in fo holyafobie£1(.u io tbebotfyof'Diuinitie,@dprinciples ofRel<gi– on) [dare notfofPc& tobe vnfttled; andio fo eajiea mtthodeandJ•,.fiar 1t f/yle, wh1eh he vftthin them both, JamJure can hardlymiftarrie.Such iJ hU bJHetrJ all, thllt, 44 for the mtttur of hM e/o[/rine, b,tCDn , ttflte-thandfotisfttth the moflle~trned; fo for the mann~rof his dtliJtf'rin,_~ thefome~ hecondeftmdeth to the c~tp.<Uitic ofthemeaneft DjG~dJ children. 1hereonce more prrfimt.1.mtoyoHthc worf<!s of thM worthy man. Redethemdiligently, andtHdge ofthemfteclr· 1 do~bt not but m~oH~ exaileft ceNJitre, iJOH willcon!jire with thofo learnedMm~ wh11[ortheprofitab/esn.f/rHElUJllthey contametn 11/l~or tbemoftpoints".[ Chrt'ftia~ nitzt ~for the morecommo11gooJ of theChNrch of Gad :1 haue decm~dthem Worthy theirg11d!J ln.bo~trs; by tranjltuin'g them into di11ers /angHttgiJ~.u intoL4tine~ Dmch:~Spanijh, &c. A thmg notordi11rzri!Jobfir_ nedinothcrwritingsofthditmrtimes. · , Concerning thi;new Edition, if JOH .uke, why1 h•u~ ~ot •dkdtho(e other Trwife 1 of hi;, which hnHe beenepublijhed Jinu theform~r lmpr.ejfion? 1anf~er,st u ner d()~twsthout the ariH~e_e of gr:aue !lfJdicar~ed mm in two relfuEls: Fsrjl, tofit a difference ( 11-1 sndeede thereugrent oddes) betlt'-JXt thoft book!s rrhu;h the .AHtl»rhimfolfey etliuing,by hU ownecarenotone!J.intht p~nning:~ but ltk[w_iftinthecOJ7eClingofthe fome,Jidfttforth' antitho{eotherwhi&4-•.Polthuml, that u, borneafterhudcath,gatheredandroi. teCledby others' Such .uaretheftfollowing: I, Vpon three chapters of theReuelation. •· Sathans Sophillrie. 3 • Vpon the Epill!e of Saiot Iude. 4: Thedignitieof the Minillerie. · 5, Vpan the eleuenrll chapterto the Hebrewes. 6. Vpon three chaptersof Saint Matthewes Gofpel, &c. Sccondty,becauft 1haue remaiwingby me,fo manyotherTre•tifes mditters pri11tsandfo,.'l'esofthefomc Authors owne colle!Jion, which 1pnrpeft (byGodspermiffion) tofitforth, .u will•mountto4ftcondVol#Jmeequa/1 tfJ thU,ifnst bigger. · lntheme~netime, what heretofore I hauewifhedconcerningji~eh .uh•Hetb• intcref/ inthofo After– !Nrths, viz. thatthry would•grec lik_ewife, todr,.. them aU intoone TToli<me, th•tfothry that tal<[ delight inM,, Perkins hio -.,ritmgs, mighrwithle({elabour of theiTB-.,ne, •ttaine tB thccomple-te h•dyofhilflu. dies: itb.;ng a!fo more conueniemfqr thtJr vfo, tohaue thm-J ratherct17npllEltdinoneYoiHme,tben (Cntte~ redinto diuers p•rccls ofdiuersformes ' I mrwvndcrj/and,i;efftCled,andnothing hcnsoforth to be .-ddeJ, Thm with promifetomak!<OIJ pojftbie experlition infttting[orth thefccondV.itlme of hi<work!s: 1eo,._ me,ndthio toyour diligent rc•ding, "'Jtndenuours to your~f,flritablecon.ftruClion, andvs a//to thebiejflng 4lldholnrotel:tlon ofAlm'f.ht« God. From London thJHJ· of December. I6I2· . The
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