. 1 7"he €pijlle ·Vedicatorie. '1' I - 1 _ , \ fore CH R • ',. s incnnation: all which Chewed the life offaith by their workes;andwc ! ; i 1 I in them '""Y fee how to pllt our fa1th in praC1ife. Now, the rarhcr mull wee artcndc ! I Ikb.6, , I hereunro, becau!e in all e!lares we·mu!l·prach{c lairh. For, With011t {-1i1h it is imp.offb!c j I toplraf~ God. And what e(lare of life can po!lible befall v,, wherein wee hauc not a· . liacly pactcrnc and forcrunnec lead.ing vs the WJ)' m Hcaucn , wirhin til(· compatTe of l I nf .this Clo,de?·Arc thou aKingor.Magiflrate' behold D Av 1 o, Hr z r K< As, all({ the \ I11~~es: art rhou a Co:~rtier_? Lookeot~ Mo s F. s: arc thou a )lf.1rtia!iman~ BeholdS A ~1M ·~ ' s"'"• D Av r"' 1os v AH. Here is EN o c ,,, Nor, and the Prophets for Mmiflirs; the .·. Ptr'trtardNs for FJrhcrs: SA RA and the ·shunamitc fo-r mothers: Is A .to.. c and I os E. p 11 ·I ' f"t cl_1ildren; Here is A • E L for Shc?heards, and RA H•A u for vitlua:J~rs; Here 'ire,\ fome tlut lined in ho0our, in peacc,andplentie,fome in want, and .fome in fickendfe: . '·""·'·t· butm,j!l of.all in perlecution; becaufe'therein is·the greardltria// offailb. So that, \ ! wiHch \Vl)' iocuer w: turne vs, 1f we walke by f~rth, we haue here fume foithfull wic1 i neffe eo goc before vs. And tockcre thetr fleps tile b~rter to our light ,.that fo we may !fol!owch.rd tJr<J<rds themJrke wirhoiltw:indring, wee haue-here a not.able light in this I l learn~d. Commcntarjc; which, we mufl co'.'feffe, is much ob!cured, for hcke of the refinmg lllnd of the godly Alltbot bunfelfe: but now, feemg thatfhrnmg light is que•!chcd, vfe tbisour Lampc; it is fed with fi1ch oyle as we receiued in the Lords SanCiuarie,from that Oliuc Tree,whence many a one did fill his veffell. And beeing im– ·ponuned to expofe the fome fort he Common good, we baue prefim1ed to place it vn– derrhe fhelter ofyour Honourable names; bcfcecbing God it m~y helpe to.gui</e our L"'·'·79· fiete in the way o(peace. · . The religious prcfidents ofyour Honourable Parents (Right Noble and hopefrdl ::.ter.u.rr. &.:.to the enJr. ~~:·King.rr. J, Sam-~. 3G. llfal.37.4Gemlemen)mull perfwade you much to be found,& conflant in the faith:for decli11irtg in religion bri.ngs 'll•ine ofhonour, anq decay b euen-ofrcmporall porrion.But,labout you ro incrcafe in ~race,and tru~ th~ Loril with ~ou~outward greatnelfc.Honour hi~, · and he will honour you:delrght !ll htm,and he wdl.gweyou your holy hearts defire;h1s faithfulnes will be your fhcild ,to the griefe oftho(e chat cnuy your happines. But , btr w'are of bad example,andeuill counfell,which are thebane and poyfon ofyonger years. H<b.u.r. Walke with God like Enoch:v[e the world as .AbraiJ.fmdid,and followeM~s in the mar1 ""'·'~ rcrs of delight,forfaking them when they become the pleafures of finne. Sofhall you ;[;~.~i:~;: obtainegoodreport, and your memories fhall be bleffed with your Poficritics, like thefc faithful! Wimdfcs. N 0 V EMBER, I o. I 6o 7· Yours 1n the Lord to hecommAnde~ · .'\VilliamCrailiaw,. Thomas Pier(on. I.
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