A59663:13
The first principles of the oracles of God collected
The first principles of the oracles of God collected by Thomas Shepherd ...The first principles of the oracles of God collected by Thomas Shephard ...
London: printed for John Rothwel, 1655
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Christian Reader,
Being desired to peruse and give our opinion of •e resolutions in thi• Letter now presented to •y view: We must confess, they appeared t• •ery precious; For we have seldom seen acuteness, profoundness, and godliness, so eminently, equally, and happily matched. There are in Christ, School divers forms, elementaries, and men of exercise• wits The Scholar proposing these cases was no Puny, and he was happy in meeting with a teacher so able for resolution. Therefore, who ever reads and •eeds, will not re•ent of his labour. But the mo•e knowing the Reader is, and the more experienced in the Ways of Christ, the more delight may •e take in, and the more p•fit may he reap by these pious and profound resolutions. So we are
BEing desired to peruse and give our opinion of •e resol•tions in thi• Letter now presented to •y view: VVe must confesse, they appeared t• ery precious; For we have seldome seen acutenesse, profoundnesse, and godliness, so eminently, eqully, and happilly matched. There are in Christ, School divers forms, elementaries, and men of exercise wits The Scholar proposing these cases was no Puny, and he was happy in meeting with a teacher so able for resolution. Therefore, who ever reads and eeds, will not reent of his labour. But the moe knwing the Reader is, and the more experienced in the VVaies of Chist, the more delight may e take in, and the more pfit may he reap by these pious and profound resolutions. So we are