Pliny the great Naturalist, taxeth some of 1the Greek, and Latin Writers in his time, of folly at the least, for sending abroad their empty and worthless Pamphlets with an over-praise in the Title, promising much at the first sight, but utterly deceiving the Reader in his further search: But he that shall with judgment read this Sermon, will find somewhat more then a naked title to commend it. Sometimes the workman graceth the work: Sometimes the Work the Work-man; but behold in this Treatise they kiss each other, and are joined together as a white Rose & a red Rose in one sweet Posy. But, that both have been abused in the first Impression hereof, it appeareth as clearly (by the Manuscript) as the splendant Sun within Earths spangled Canopy: for all those Passages, which will make the Arminians to stumble and (without doubt) to fall in some measure, are (by ⟨image 3⟩the Imprimatur-ist) deleted; as if Arminianism 2were Englands true Doctrine. But now for thy comfort (Dear Christian) thou hast the Author's Sermon as it was preached before King James, without the least diminution; And I send it out with that prayer, or benediction that Jacob sent with his sons into Egypt; God Almighty give thee mercy in the 3sight of the man: In the sight of the great man, that thou mayest make him humble: Of the poor man, that thou mayest make him content: Of the stubborn man, that thou mayest hammer, and supple him: Of the penitent man, that thou mayest bind up his wounds & sores. Of every man, that thou mayest touch his conscience, and wound his soul.
PLiny the great Naturalist, taxeth some of 1the Greeke, and Latin Writers in his time, of folly at the least, for sending abroad their empty and worthlesse Pamphlets with an over-praise in the Title, promising much at the first sight, but utterly deceiving the Reader in his further search: But he that shal with judgment reade this Sermon, will finde somewhat more then a naked title to commend it. Sometimes the workman graceth the worke: Sometimes the Worke the Worke-man; but behold in this Treatise they kisse each other, and are joyned together as a white Rose & a red Rose in one sweete Posie. But, that both have beene abused in the first Impression hereof, it appeareth as clearely (by the Manuscript) as the splendant Sun within Earths spangled Canopy: for al those Passages, which will make the Arminians to stumble and (without doubt) to fall in some measure, are (by ⟨image 3⟩the Imprimatur-ist) deleted; as if Arminianisine 2were Englands true Doctrine. But now for thy comfort (Dear Christian) thou hast the Author's Sermon as it was preached before King Iames, without the least diminution; And I send it out with that prayer, or benediction that Iacob sent with his sonnes into Aegypt; God Almighty give thee mercy in the 3sight of the man: In the sight of the great man, that thou maist make him humble: Of the poore man, that thou maist make him content: Of the stubborne man, that thou maist hammer, and supple him: Of the penitent man, that thou maist bind up his wounds & sores. Of every man, that thou maist touch his conscience, and wound his soule.
- 1Plin. Pr•efar. Hist. Natural.
- 2D. W. 2 Leaves in some places.
- 3Gen. 3. 14.
