The Fountain of Life Opened

I am sensible it may fall under some censorious, (it may be envious) eyes; and that far different judgements will pass upon it, for pro captu lectoris habent sua fata libelli: and no wonder if a Treatise of Christ be, when Christ ⟨image 8⟩himself was to some, a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence. I expect not to please every Reader, especially the envious,¹ magna debet esse eloquentia, quae invitis placet. It is as hard for some to look upon other mens gifts without envy, as it is to look upon their own without pride: nor will I be any farther concerned with such Readers, than to pity them; well knowing that every proud contempt, and envious censure is a Grenade that breaks in the hand of him that casts it.

I am sensible it may fall under some censorious, (it may be envious) eyes; and that far different judgements will pass upon it, for pro captu lectoris habent sua fata libelli: and no wonder if a Treatise of Christ be, when Christ ⟨image 8⟩himself was to some, a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence. I expect not to please every Reader, especially the envious,¹ magna debet esse eloquentia, quae invitis placet. It is as hard for some to look upon other mens gifts without envy, as it is to look upon their own without pride: nor will I be any farther concerned with such Readers, than to pity them; well knowing that every proud contempt, and envious censure is a Granado that breaks in the hand of him that casts it.

1. 1Seneca.

But to the ingenious and candid Reader, I owe satisfaction for the obscurity of some parts of this discourse, occasioned partly by the conciseness of the stile, and partly by the mistakes of the Printer.