Divine Conduct, or The Mystery of Providence

I have not had much regard to the dress, and ornament in which this Discourse is to go abroad, for I am debtor both to the strong and weak, the wise and foolish: and in all my observation I have not found, that ever God hath made much use of laboured periods, Rhetorical flowers, and Elegancies to improve the power of Religion in the world: Yea, I have observed, how Providence hath sometimes rebuked good men, when upon other Subjects they have too much affected those pedantic fooleries in withdrawing from them its usual aids, and exposing them to shame; and much more may it do so, when it self is the Subject.

I have not had much regard to the dress, and ornament in which this Discourse is to go abroad, for I am debtor both to the strong and weak, the wise and foolish: and in all my observation I have not found, that ever God hath made much use of laboured periods, Rhetorical flowers, and Elegancies to improve the power of Religion in the world: Yea, I have observed, how Providence hath sometimes rebuked good men, when upon other Subjects they have too much affected those pedantick fooleries in withdrawing from them its usual aids, and exposing them to shame; and much more may it do so, when it self is the Subject.

Reader, if thy stomach be nice and squeasie, and nothing will relish with thee, but what is spruce and elegant, there are store of such composures in the world, upon which thou mayest even surfeit thy curious fancy: mean time there will be found some that will bless God for what thou despisest, and make many a sweet meal upon what thou loathest.

Reader, if thy stomach be nice and squeasie, and nothing will relish with thee, but what is spruce and elegant, there are store of such composures in the world, upon which thou maist even surfeit thy curious fancy: mean time there will be found some that will bless God for what thou despisest, and make many a sweet meal upon what thou loathest.