To the Reader. truths, and mayefi eafily difcern .his Spirit, and a Spirt above his own breathing in them. Concerning the Author; it were worth the while to write theftory ofhis life. It is needleffe to fpeak in his commendation, His works praife him in the gates. They that brow him, !know he had as real apprehenfions of the things ofGod, and lived as much with God , andwith his own heart, andmore than the molt of Cbriftiansdo. Hehad bis education at Immanuel -College in Cambridge. The Converfion and Change of his heart was wrought betimes when he lived in the Vni- verfity, andenjoyedfir. Preftons lilinilgery,where- by Godhad the very heft andftrengthofhis parts and years for himfelf. When he was firft awakened to looks after Religion,hflying beforefu am quietly in the fireamof the times, he was utterly at a lope which way to take, being much 3nolejledwith fuggeftions of At.iieifrn, (in the depths whereof Junius was quite loft for a time) andmovedand tempted to the wayes of Familifm alfo; for (me advifedhim in this con iition to go to Grindiefone and to hear Mr. Brier icy, and being informed that the people were wont to finda mighty puff(frog over powering prefince, and workof the Spirit when they beardhim, he ;Ion the journey ; but Godin mercy diverted him; having referved himfor better things, Tel he read what they f;id, and the Books ofH. N. amongft the re/t, where meeting with this pottage, That a Chri'b an is fo fwallow'd lip in the fpirit, that what nllion foever the fpirit moves him to, fuppofe whore- dome, he may do it and it is nofin tohim; this was enough for being againfi the light of his natural confcience, it bred inhim anutter abhorrent ofthole loofè andvilewayes and principles ever after. 4'bis ad. :.
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