Certain letters, translated into English, being first written in Latin. Two, by the reverend…Certayne letters, translated into English, being first written in Latine. Two, by the reverend…

Such as have separated themselves / from the corrupt service of God / used in the public congregations and parishes of England being persecuted with afflictions reproaches and slanders both at home and in the land whe• now they live exiles: have ben constrained to publish to the world / the confession of their Christian faith / and causes of their departure from the foresaid English synagogues for clearing of the truth of God and witnesses of the same / both which were much and many ways calumniated. More specially they dedicated that little book to all Christian universities near about to be discussed / approved or reproved by the godly learned in them And sending one in particular to the hands of M.H. Junius, a man of great learning and godliness / dwelling near unto them to be by him and the rest of his brethren of the university at Leiden judged of they received from him a letter lately by one R.G. translated and printed in English whether with the authors consent or not is yet unknown: but the copy (as the publisher saith) was given out by the author himself / who might had done well to have given a copy of the answer likewise▪ or if he did / the translator hath not dealt indifferently to publish one and not an other. How ever it were / all men may see how just and necessary occasion those exiled Christians now have / to print their answer also which upon the receipt of his Letter they sent unto him / but hitherto have spared to give out any one copy either of his or theirs: whether for doubt of their own cause or reverend regard rather of that man / let the sequel declare / and let the discrete reader by it judge / whether party hath most advantage.

SUch as have separated themselves / from the corrupt service of God / vsed in the publick congregations and parishes of England being persecuted with af•lictions reproches and slanders both at home and in the land whe• now they live exiles: have ben constreyned to publish to the world / the confession of their Christian faith / and causes of their departure from the foresayd English synagogues for clearing of the truth of God and witnesses of the same / both which were much and many wayes calumniated. More specially they dedicated that litle book to al Christian vniversities neer about to be discussed / approved or reproved by the godly learned in them And sending one in particular to the hands of M.H. Iunius, a man of great learning and godlines / dwelling neer vnto them to be by him and the rest of his brethrē of the vniversitie at Leyden judged of they received from him a letter lately by one R.G. trāslated and printed in English whether with the authors consent or not is yet vnknowne: but the copy (as the publisher sayth) was given out by the author himself / who might had done wel to have given a copy of the answer likewise or if he did / the translator hath not dealt indifferently to publish one and not an other. How ever it were / al men may see how just and necessary occasion those eriled Christians now have / to print their answer also which vpō the receipt of his Letter they sent vnto him / but hitherto have spared to give out any one copy either of his or theirs: whether for doubt of their owne cause or reverend regard rather of that mā / let the sequel declare / and let the discrete reader by it judge / whether party hath most advantage.