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

Thus of the shorter Catalogue of signs. Now it follows, that I proceed to those infallible marks of Election and Salvation. And whereas I have ¹divers years since published a Treatise which I called Essays, or Signs of Gods love and mans salvation: Having observed that divers have accounted the manner of setting the Signs down somewhat obscure in divers parts of the Book, I will now, by Gods assistance, for the helping of the weakest Christians, in this Treatise, endeavour to express my self in this Doctrine of the trial of a true Christian estate, in a more plain and easy course ⟨p. 114⟩of examination; and leave both the former Treatise and this new Catalogue unto the blessing of God, and the free choice of the godly Reader, to use which he findeth most agreeable to his own taste, being both such as are warranted and founded upon the infallible evidence of Gods unchangeable truth.

THus of the shorter Catalogue of signes. Now it followes, that I proceed to those infallible markes of Election and Saluation. And whereas I haue ¹diuers yeeres since published a Treatise which I called Essayes, or Signes of Gods loue and mans saluation: Hauing obserued that diuers haue accounted the manner of setting the Signes downe somewhat obscure in diuers parts of the Booke, I will now, by Gods assistance, for the helping of the weakest Christians, in this Treatise, endeauour to expresse my selfe in this Doctrine of the tryall of a true Christian estate, in a more plaine and easie course ⟨p. 114⟩of ex•mination; and leaue both the former Treatise and this new Catalogue vnto the blessing of God, and the free choise of the godly Reader, to vse which hee findeth most agreeable to his owne taste, being both such as are warranted and founded vpon the infallible euidence of Gods vnchangeable truth.

1. 1The occasion of this Treatise.