The PREFACE. 



the Manner of Delivery and 'Exprejjion may he more 

 fait able tofome Mens Apprehenjion, andfacil to their 

 TJnderJlandi7tgs, If that will not hold^ I pretejid^ 

 Thirdly, T^hat all the Particulars contain d in this 

 Book cannot be found in a7iy one Piece known to mCy 

 but lie fcatterd and difpers'd in many^ and fo this 

 tnayferve to relieve thofe fajiidious Readers that are 

 not willing to take the Pains to fear ch them out-, 

 and pofjibly there may be fome whofe Ability (what- 

 ever their Indufiry might be) will not ferve them to 

 pur chafe ^ nor their Opportunity to borrow thofe 

 Books^ who yet may fpare Money enough to buy fo in- 

 confiderable a 'Trifle. If none of thefe Excufes fuffice 

 to acquit me of Blame ^ and remove all Prejudice^ I 

 have two farther Reafons to offer ^ which I think 

 will reach home^ andju/lify this Undertaking. Firft, 

 That all Men who prefume to write^ at leafi whofe 

 Writijtgs the Printers will venture to puhlifh^ are 

 of fome Note in the World -^^ and where they doy 

 cr have livd and convers'd^ have fome Sphere of 

 Friends and Acquaintance^ that know and efieejn 

 them^ who it is likely will buy any Book they fjall 

 write for the Author s Sake, who otherwije would 

 have read none of that SubjeB, tbo ten times better -, 

 and fo the Book, however inferior to what have 

 been already publifod,' may happen to do much 

 Good. Secondly, By Virtue of my FunBion I 

 fufpeB my felf to be obligd to write fomething 

 in Divinity, having written fo much on other 

 SubjeBs ', for being not permitted to ferve the 

 Church with my Tongue in Preaching, I know 

 not but it may be my Duty to ferve it with my 



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