To theReader. adantagèalfo he had, that Donor Tuckney was then his Tutor, whom he 'acquainted with his condi* tion, andhad his diretlíon andhelp in thofe mi(ra, Ile fluúuations and 'traits of his foul. Happy is the man whofe doubtings end in eftablifhtnentf, nil tam certuni, quàrngaod de dubio certuni, but when men,rrrive in Scepticifm,as the lajl iure felt ofall their debates and thoughts of heart about Religion, it had been good for filch if they had ne. ver been born. After his heart was changed, it was obfervedof him,that his abilities ofmind were alfa much enlar, ged,divinity, though it be chiefly the Art andrule f the will, yet raifing and perfetiing the underftan, ding alfo; which I conceive came to pafs chiefly by this means, that the fear of God fixed him, and made him ferious, and taught him to meditate which is the main improvement ofthe underfianding. Therefore fuch as came to him for diretiion about their fiudies,hewould often advife them to be much in meditation, profeffing, that having (pent fame time in meditation every day in his beginning times, and written down his thoughts ; he faw caufe now to bleffe Godfor it. He was affigned to the workof the Minifiery at a folerrirt meeting and conference ojfùn. dry godly Minifiers about it:, there were to the rum- ber of twelveprefent at the meeting,whofe folemn ad- vice was that hefllould ferve the Lord in the Goípc1 of his Son; wherein they have been the falvatio i of many a foul : for upon this he addrejt himfelf to the sorb, with that reality and feriouînefe in Wooing andwinning fouls, that his words made deep ime prefons, andfeldome or neverfell to the grouvd He was let'turer a while at E iries-cone inE T C (which I take it was the fill fl place ofhis lllinifiery) 3 where
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