Having finished in a late Treatise the doctrine of the true observation of the Sabbath, as a furtherance to nourish religion in them that are already called, we now have purposed considering the small proceeding in Christian profession, which ought to be found in this ripeness of the Gospel more glorious and abundant, to entreat of such matter, as being most agreeable to them that as yet have not tasted how sweet Christ is and his Gospel, & very profitable for our senseless▪ age wherein Christ is almost utterly forsaken, may breed some love of religion, and begin at the least some care of our profession in us. And to deliver you from further suspense of mind and musing with your selves what this thing should be, it is the comfortable doctrine of Christ crucified, and joyful tidings of the passion of Christ: whereof, because I know none that have gone with a through stitch in this matter, but either, if they wrote ⟨p. 364⟩soundly, they did it more sparingly than so excellent an argument doth deserve; or if any have laboured more largely, they have done it more corruptly, than the history of the Gospel will permit them: by the grace of God I have purposed, and by the blessing of God I shall perform, to write of this matter more at large. Now for a preface or preparation hereunto, we have made choice of that holy protestation of Paul, Galath, 6. 14. But be it far from me that I should rejoice, but in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, whereby the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world, 15. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. 16. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace shall be upon them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. The Apostle having written against such corrupt teachers and false Prophets, as, after he had preached the liberty of the Gospel, laboured to bring in again the politic government of the Jewish ceremonies, and to intermingle the beggarly rudiments of the law with the glorious profession of the Gospel;
HAuing finished in a late Treatise the doctrine of the true obseruation of the Sabbath, as a furtherance to nourish religion in them that are alreadie called, we now haue purposed considering the small proceeding in Christian profession, which ought to be found in this ripenes of the Gospell more glorious and abundant, to entreate of such matter, as being most agreeable to them that as yet haue not tasted how sweete Christ is and his Gospell, & very profitable for our senseles▪ age wherein Christ is almost vtterly forsaken, may breede some loue of religion, and beginne at the least some care of our profession in vs. And to deliuer you from further suspense of minde and musing with your selues what this thing should bee, it is the comfortable doctrine of Christ crucified, and ioyfull tidings of the passion of Christ: whereof, because I know none that haue gone with a through stitch in this matter, but either, if they wrote ⟨p. 364⟩soundly, they did it more sparingly than so excellent an argument doth deserue; or if any haue laboured more largely, they haue done it more corruptly, than the historie of the Gospell will permit them: by the grace of God I haue purposed, and by the blessing of God I shall performe, to write of this matter more at large. Now for a preface or preparation hereunto, we haue made choise of that holy protestation of Paul, Galath, 6. 14. But be it farre from mee that I should reioyce, but in the crosse of our Lord Iesus Christ, whereby the world is crucified vnto mee, and I vnto the world, 15. For in Christ Iesus neither circumcision auaileth any thing, nor vncircumcision, but a new creature. 16. And as many as walke according to this rule, peace shall be vpon them, and mercie, and vpon the Israel of God. The Apostle hauing written against such corrupt teachers and false Prophets, as, after he had preached the libertie of the Gospell, laboured to bring in againe the politique gouernment of the Iewish ceremonies, and to intermingle the beggerly rudiments of the law with the glorious profession of the Gospell;
