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The Printer to the Reader.

Some perhaps will marvel at the new impression of this book / and so much the more will they wonder / because they shall see / that with great confidence & boldness (notwithstanding our most gracious Princes late published proclamation / procured rather by the Bishops / then willingly sought for by her majesty / whose mildness is such / that she were easier led to yield to the proclamation of the highest / then drawn to proclaim any thing against him / were it not for the subtle persuasions and wicked dealings of this horned generation / as by their false doctrine and cruel practises is to be seen) and by the special motion of Gods spirit / and his protection / it hath been both attempted and ended. But cease to muse good christian reader / whosoever thou art: and learn to know / that no laws were they never so hard and severe / can put out the force of Gods spirit in his children / nor any cruelty / though it stretched it self so far / as to shedding of blood (from which kind of dealing the Bishops are not clear (as the Prisons in London / the Gatehouse at Westminster. &c. can witness) the Lord for give them and us our sins) can discharge the saints and servants of the Lord / from going forward in that which is good. For the profit therefore of the godly and their instruction / have we hazarded our selves / and / as it were cast our selves into such dangers and troubles as shall be laid upon us if we come into the hands of the persecuting Bishops. From the which pray the Lord if it be his will to deliver us / if not / yet that it would please him to give us both patience / to bear what so ever he shall give them power and liberty to lay upon us / and constancy also to continue in his truth and the profession thereof / unto our lives end. Farewell in the Lord and praise God for this work.

SOme perhaps will maruel at the newe impression of thys boke / and so muche the more will they wonder / because they shall see / that with great confidence & boldnes (notwythstanding our most gracious Princes late published proclamation / procured rather by the Byshops / then willingly sought for by her maiestie / whose mildnes is such / that she were easyer led to yelde to the proclamation of the highest / then drawne to proclaime any thing against hym / were it not for the subtil perswasions and wicked dealings of thys horned generation / as by their false doctrine and cruell practises is to bee seene) and by the speciall motion of Gods spirite / and hys protection / it hath bene both attempted and ended. But cease to muse good christian reader / whosoeuer thou art: and learne to know / that no lawes were they neuer so hard and seuere / can put out the force of Gods spirite in hys children / nor any cruelty / though it stretched it selfe so far / as to sheding of bloud (from which kynde of dealing the Byshops are not cleare (as the Prysons in London / the Gatehouse at Westminster. &c. can witnesse) the Lord for geue them and vs our sinnes) can discharge the sayntes and seruauntes of the Lord / from going forwarde in that which is good. For the profite therefore of the godly and their instruction / haue we hazarded our selues / and / as it were cast our selues into suche daungers and troubles as shalbe layed vpon vs if we come into ye hāds of the persecuting Bishops. From the which pray the Lord if it be hys will to delyuer vs / if not / yet that it woulde please hym to geue vs both patience / to beare what so euer he shall geue them power and lyberty to lay vpon vs / and constancy also to contynue in hys truth and the profession thereof / vnto our lyues end. Farewell in the Lord and prayse God for thys worke.