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I had not troubled the Reader with this Apology, had I thought so well of this Writing as to be a sufficient Apology for it self: or had I not taken it for a heinous Crime to speak Idly in Print.

I had not troubled the Reader with this Apologie, had I thought so well of this Writing as to be a sufficient Apologie for it self: or had I not taken it for a hainous Crime to speak Idly in Print.

For the Doctrine here contained, it is of a Middle strain, between (I think) the Extremes of some others. I have laboured so to build up Peace, as not thereby to fortify Presumption. And perhaps in some Points you may see my meaning more plainly, which through the obscurity of former Writings I was mis-understood in. As for the Manner of this Writing, I must desire them that expect Learning or Exactness, to turn away their eyes: and know, that I wrote it not for such as ⟨image 20⟩they. I use not to speak any thing b•• plain English to that Sex, or to that Us• and End for which I wrote these Lines I wrote to the utmost verge of my Paper before I thought to make it public, an• so had no room for Marginal Quotations▪ (nor time to transcribe that Copy that might have room) nor indeed much min• of them, if I had had both room and time.

For the Doctrine here contained, it is of a Middle strain, between (I think) the Extreams of some others. I have laboured so to build up Peace, as not thereby to fortifie Presumption. And perhaps in some Points you may see my meaning more plainly, which through the obscurity of former Writings I was mis-understood in. As for the Manner of this Writing, I must desire them that expect Learning or Exactness, to turn away their eyes: and know, that I wrote it not for such as ⟨image 20⟩