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Two sermons tending to direction for Christian carriage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and…Two sermons tending to direction for Christian cariage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and…
Two sermons tending to direction for Christian carriage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and in judgements imminent : the former on Psalm 13.1, the latter on Hebr. 11.7 / by Thomas Gataker, B. in D. and pastor of Rotherhith.Two sermons tending to direction for Christian cariage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and in judgements imminent : the former on Psalm 13.1, the latter on Hebr. 11.7 / by Thomas Gataker, B. in D. and pastor of Rotherhith.
London: printed by John Haviland, 1623London: printed by Iohn Haviland, 1623
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL Sir JOHN HOBART Knight, Eldest Son and Heir to the Right Honourable Sir HENRY HOBART, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.
TO THE RIGHT VVORSHIPFVLL Sir IOHN HOBART Knight, Eldest Sonne and Heire to the Right Honourable Sir HENRY HOBART, Lord Chiefe Iustice of the Common Pleaes.
RIGHT WORSHIPFUL:
RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL:
HAVING upon some inducements (how weighty I leave to the censure of others; but such as to me then seemed not altogether unsufficient) conceived a purpose of publishing the former Discourse, I thought it not amiss to annex this ensuing unto it, as meetly well suiting with the Argument therein handled, and not unfit therefore to second it. And remembering withal, that among other of those, whom I owe duty and respect unto, I ⟨image 49⟩had not hitherto▪ remembered your self in this kind, I checked my self for it, and resolved with my self not to rest longer guilty of such neglect. I know I shall not need in many words to entreat your Worships kind acceptance of it, either for mine own sake, or for it self. The one I am bold to presume of upon experience of your wonted courteous usage and professed respect of me far above my desert. The other the subject Matter of it maketh me confident of: Which what it is, either the bare Title, or Text it self will soon acquaint you withal: And both jointly together will (I hope) help sufficiently either to cover or to countervail, the rawness and rudeness, or what ever other defects in my weak and unworthy Manner of handling so singular a Subject, may seem any way to blemish the Work. I was never furnished with any store of Rhetorical lights: And am willing therefore the rather to embellish my writings with such borrowed helps as my poor reading affordeth either out of holy or humane Writers: