!-.------· -~~ne!Fii/Jie iieJt:t!;Tr~------=-----0 ·-,~=~ ~~=~- ; punitbmenr of our(inncs.Let vs then rbercfore be patient i1i crouble,coni1J.r}t: in lw?e,! rooted in loude< vs WJite, and he will come,call,a"d he 1\'illl)elrc,bckwe,and he wi!l ; perf;>rme, repcnr vs of our cdl·co:nmined again!! him; and he will repe!1t of his euill i11tt:nded ao-ai oll v'-'. .Hee isou<;r-vs by his prouicence, abom vs by his Angel!<, in vs by 1 hisfpirit, ~~ith v~ byhl5~·ord, mdcr vs by his _powcr~ and,~poa vsby h_is IOn!'"· In him 1 is Ollf hclpc,fr9m !11\ 1 r> our aorpforr, by h11n lS 00~ VtEtOr!C1 a._nd for h1m IS OL:r tro·uh!c. .· ' In thee hauc"I rr_u!lcd, (Ji<h a I(ing: b who euer was ~onf01_mdcd th'\t :ru!led in die ,C ;·;~:;." Lord,faid a freind·?,and...as ~lkanah\;,as to 1 Hantiah tnllcaa ~~ -tllany fonncs,f<>G"d is ro j'." '''"·' s his in llead ofmany comtonq~., Ot other con1f9rters, we may f.1y » lob dtd of Ius . freinds; dSilly comforters are you all.They willlcauevs; as mice doe a ruinous houfe: ~d iob,,.;, but the Lord(like' Ruth to Noomi)wtllneuer leaue vs; nor forfJke vs. Efpccially in rhe :;' "'"" "'" houre of death, r which is in remembrooce.bi!terto great tnen : in that houre of death 'r""·'-'·'· he will be wirh vs,and comman.cl his s Aoge\sto take charge of ourfouks,the hearth to · ;L"k·''·''· be as a bed for our bodies: that{(, the one 'may go in<o glorv,the other fefcrucd in hope :;i::k','t of like glR_r.ie,k.and•bc made one day like vnto the glorious·bbdy of Chriil Iefi:s. Thus; 1 1 ."'''' "'"' right Honourable, you haue feene the righteous in afRichon; as 1 Ifracl w"s io Babylon: 'f Pfol.•l7· a;d the Lord like'"Zorobable is re>dy to dcliuer rhem.Though in troubles Chnll fccmes m '"h.•·'· as in the •Jbip to ileepe,yetin d~liuerance he awakes as a nun out .!>f!Ieep, and asa Gy- ""'"b·'·'~ ant ~efr.eihed with wine.He will rebuke the ~au(!s and winds of troubles and perfccutf.. l, , .. on,and thfY l11all flre before,htmas Syfera dtd before' Debora, and the h Pht!tlltms be- I' r,g •1·•· fore Io_nathan and his.fert}ant:f\nrl_as f;hd!l askingth~ woman ofhcr accufer,lbe anfwe- ~tb '·'""·'•· red.Ther~wasnone:fo 1nthe·en'd·~·skea Chn(ilan ~fhts trouble,>nd he wtl f•y, There are I none.He IS abucklerfor our left hand,and a fword 111 our nghr : hee JSan hclmetou our . . , head,and harndfe fo~,ou,r body,\j\le~alllook,e vpori trou!>lcs,as d Ifrael,Giid vpon th_e E- ~~~;~~-'"' gypri:ins,as the Iewcs'did on Goliah,& as the' <?.rccians did oh' HeCl:or,tq tJyulnph ouer ~: ''m·•1. 1 rhet1):and "'the Ange!fa1d tolofeph/ They a~e .. ll~adth~r fought the chrlds.ltfe; forhc f ""·'·'o· j Spirit 11~all faytotheaffl1Cl:ed, Thexaredead>l!~t d1d lee~q9urhfc. Ad:Jyofdelme.lj , l rance;a.yc!are ofluh.lewdl come;:ma then EIofeph lball be our of rnfon,hJacob Out of '~ g~::::: I feru11ude,and' Iobihallhcno more m the dufl:ofthe earth: k Let vs comfort our fehtes· Iob •'·"· ,•· · h 1 r d ·o,Th<-<-•8 wu ~ ~e17~wor s. .. ··\·· . .;" \ . .:.. . , . ~ I hatre exceeded 'an Eplllle,efpecli)Ily · to !ltch\ir.nall booke. If the walls fee me to"d l gre~t ~<>,r tl;lis c(tic; abu.l!d~nscautefttnJnJiotet.' 7r'i5;i!uall for lludcnrs not oncly to prefent j their owne labours, but alfo other n{ens ro great. perfonagcs,efpecially fitch Workes wherein'tl\ev haue_beene cither(ra'ilifarors or·otierfeers. It were' infinite to inllance this poinr. iam bold to doe the like to your Honour ar this rime.•This Copie it was brought v111o my hand, I_haue co~1fe~red it with another 1 1 haue per'u(ed it atthe Preife, ! I heard diners ofthe Ser,rfion'; I l\'a11~ arjd~a tjothing of mine ownc·: and I defite,tbat of the(c 'many baskets-f,ug of moll dc"lic~re' dier, y.;hi~.h !~is '\'{onl.1y man hatb now left be:. <Ioh.~t.. hind him, there may not fo much as any '.Qric -b.e loll. .If ~ny, fiteh come vnto my hand, fitrely they (hall not be loll.By his·life had I.much comfort, and I will fcekc to honour him after he is dead. I was twcmie ycares acquainted with him: I at hls requefi made the I firfl:fruits of his labour~ rofpeakc Englilb. And now I am bold to prcfent th.ish.is ppfl:· !n., go!C<" 1 hume 1byb'ltr patrorllge~ Your hOiJOurablcNephew,his vetnlot1sL~dy{fot\t vlonhy ~~~''';," r f! filler,haue heretofore accepted rhe labours of this man. If it lball pleafc·'your goo·d .,~r.:,;:'• honour to doe tbcliki:,- this Prcfaaed mine i1t~ll Ternaine ,as'i! .P<rpemi'Jl tellirwo~ of ;,';(, ~~~;~. my dmytrl'ydu: and-the bodkefdlloW!hgasfollyfnncd agai(lfl: all fi1di''~4ll~rrariesas ;~;:<::,. .•. lballfpcakcagainlltt.The God ofheauen, who lir.hm;rde you honourable in yourrnoit I ~rr,bf 1 .~ ~~ honourable Progenitors,make you thrice honourable m your fit ture fuccclfor: that the 'm "' ' ~ memonall ofthe nghteous m~y be euerlaitmg,whenasthename ofthe Wicked ihallrot, , 1 1P,o•·••1· ~ London, ~at~tMarttnsmthefolds.l4tJ. l2. 1604. ' . /!' ~~ ' .. ··-· -Tour Hon;;,s .;commandement, R o ~;:~ ~ Hr t i, 1 'i ~~ 1-- Fellow of S. Iohns Col!. in Cambrtdge. , I Lll3 A G ~---~
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