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TO THE Right Worshipful Sir Henry Herbert, Kt. &c.

TO THE Right Worshipfull Sir Henry Herbert, Kt. &c.

SIR,

The reasons are many which induce me to presume to direct these Papers first to you, and to tell the world how much I honour you: first my personal ancient obligations to you: secondly, Principally, your approved wisdom and moderation, and taking part with the ways of Charity and Peace, in your most public capacity in these trying times: thirdly, your Relation to the Noble Author on whose writing I here Animadvert; which as it is your honour to be the Brother ⟨image 3⟩of so learned and ingenious a Lord, and the Brother of so excellently holy as well as learned and ingenious a person, as Mr. George Herbert, Orator to the University of Cambridge, and a faithful Pastor in the English Church; so it obligeth me the more to give you an account of this Animadversion. It is long since I sought after the Book, as provoked by the Title and the honour of the Authors name, and received it from you as your gift. The premised Letter from an unknown person of the same name, occasioned me to review it: The sad case of many of my acquaintance, and the increase of Infidelity of late, especially among debauched sensual Gallants, and the danger of England hereby, and the Temptations against which the best of Christians have need of help, were the Reasons of my presumption, it being my Calling to propagate and vindicate the Christian ⟨image 3⟩