Cl&e gintroDuction. t 



impoflible here to give an account of the natures of 

 nil Fifh ; 1 Ihall therefore refer you to fuch Authors 

 who have made it their bufinefs to write large Vo- 

 lumes. 



Before I put an end to this Introdudion, permit 

 me to infert fomethiog in the praife of Fijljermm and 

 Fijlnng. 



jijbort E?7Co?mu?n > or fomewhat in Praife of 

 Fiflicr-nien mid Fifliing- 



T is very remarkable , that amongfl the Twelve 

 HolyApollIes there were four of them Filher men, 

 whom our Saviour elected and infpircdro preach the 

 Gofpel. And the realon that fome give for this 

 choice is , that he knew and found the hearts of inch 

 men natnrally more fitted for Contemplation and 

 quietnefs, having Spirits mild, fweet , and peace- 

 able. 



Befides , our Saviour feems to have a more than 

 common refpei1:for their Ocupation,fcr two reafons. 

 Firft, He never reproved theie for their profefiion,a3 

 »he did others, viz^, the Scribes and Trloney-changers. 

 Next, He dignified thefe p^or Fifher-rnen with the 

 priority of Nomination in the Catalogue of his 

 Twelve Apoltles. Nay, that which is moreoblerva- 

 ble is this, that our Saviour took only three of thefe 

 Fifher-men with him when he afccnded the Mount 

 to bear him company at his Transfiguration. 



Now as to the liwfclnefs of Fifhing , 1 think none 

 canfpeak againilit, fince our Saviour himfelf com- 

 manded St. Peter to fi fli to pay dcfar his Tribute. 



And as the Aacients have highly applauded and ap- 

 proved 



