The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatisesThe marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises

Being destitute of a better gift to bestow upon your Ladyship, to testify my thankfulness or observance, I present this little Treatise unto you. It may have more use then it shows for. For if things shine more ⟨p. 190⟩clearly when their contraries are set by them; then may this description of the estate of a wicked man by Signs, serve much to establish the godly in the point of Assurance, when he seeth himself freed from those fearful & forlorn marks. And if men use to make much of all those directions, by which any gain or treasure may be certainly compassed, then ought the Directions not to be despised, that show how the Spirit of God and the Graces thereof may be attained: For by these directions, both those that want the true graces of Christ, may here learn how to get them; and such as have them but in weak measure, may by the same ⟨p. 191⟩Rules learn how to increase them.

BEing destitute of a better gift to bestow vpon your Ladiship, to testifie my thankefulnesse or obseruance, I present this little Treatise vnto you. It may haue more vse then it shewes for. For if things shine more ⟨p. 190⟩cleerly when their contraries are set by them; then may this description of the estate of a wicked man by Signes, serue much to establish the godly in the point of Assurance, when he seeth himselfe freed from those fearefull & forlorne markes. And if men vse to make much of all those directions, by which any gaine or treasure may be certainely compassed, then ought the Directions not to bee despised, that shew how the Spirit of God and the Graces thereof may bee attained: For by these directions, both those that want the true graces of Christ, may here learne how to get them; and such as haue them but in weake measure, may by the same ⟨p. 191⟩Rules learne how to increase them.