Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading…Seuen treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading…

¹Now it remaineth to direct the reader how to bestow his time profitably ⟨image 9⟩herein, and how he may read it to his benefit. For I doubt nothing, but he that shall be conversant in it, desiring to be directed in his course, shall think his time well spent, so as he be helped to understand the same. First therefore let him read the contents of it briefly set down in the table before the book, to help his memory; then the marginal notes of the chapters. And if he conceive and understand the short sum of it so set down; then let him read the book it self, till he be acquainted with and understand it: wherein if his capacity be the weaker and shallower, he must desire the help of some which are more skilful (and better able to see the drift, scope and meaning of it) then himself, especially in such points of it, as are more hard and difficult, either to understand, or to practise. For although many shall have no need of this directing of them to read it with profit, because they can easily direct themselves when they once know the general parts, and argument of it, as before is mentioned: yet because my desire herein is as well to help and benefit the plain, and simple, (such as many of them are, amongst whom I have preached the same) as well as to bring the wiser and more learned sort acquainted with the practise of it, therefore I know they shall have need thereof.

¹Now it remaineth to direct the reader how to bestow his time profitably ⟨image 9⟩herein, and how he may reade it to his benefit. For I doubt nothing, but he that shall be conuersant in it, desiring to be directed in his course, shall thinke his time well spent, so as he be helped to vnderstand the same. First therfore let him reade the contents of it briefly set downe in the table before the booke, to helpe his memorie; then the marginall notes of the chapters. And if he conceiue and vnderstand the short summe of it so set downe; then let him reade the booke it selfe, till he be acquainted with and vnderstand it: wherein if his capacitie be the weaker and shallower, he must desire the helpe of some which are more skilfull (and better able to see the drift, scope and meaning of it) then himselfe, especially in such points of it, as are more hard and difficult, either to vnderstand, or to practise. For although many shall haue no neede of this directing of them to reade it with profit, because they can easily direct themselues when they once know the generall parts, and argument of it, as before is mentioned: yet because my desire herein is as well to helpe and benefit the plaine, and simple, (such as many of them are, amongst whom I haue preached the same) as well as to bring the wiser and more learned sort acquainted with the practise of it, therefore I know they shall haue neede thereof.