4. I considered my weak body, and my short time of sojourning here, and that I shall not speak long to children, friends, or Gods precious people, I am sure not to many in England, to whom I owe almost my whole ⟨image 3⟩self, whom I shall see in this world no more; I have been therefore willing to get the wind, and take the season, that I might leave some part of Gods precious truth on record, that it might speak (oh that it might be to the heart) among whom I cannot (and when I shall not) be. I account it a part of Gods infinite grace to make me an instrument of the least good to any. If the Lord shall so far accept of me in publishing these things, it is all that I would desire; if not, yet I have desired forgiveness in the blood of his Son, for what ever errors or weaknesses may be in it, or are in my self, which may hinder success, and frustrate ⟨image 4⟩its end; only what I have in much weakness believed, I have written, and sent it unto you, leaving it wholly with your self, whom I much love and honour, that you would add or detract any thing you see meet, (so as it be not cross to what I have writ) and if you then think it meet for public view, you see upon what grounds I am content with it; but if you shall bury it, and put it to perpetual silence, it shall be most pleasing to him who thinks more meanly of it then others can,
4. I considered my weake body, and my short time of sojourning here, and that I shall not speak long to children, friends, or Gods precious people, I am sure not to many in England, to whom I owe almost my whole ⟨image 3⟩selfe, whom I shall see in this world no more; I have beene therefore willing to get the wind, and take the season, that I might leave some part of Gods precious truth on record, that it might speak (oh that it might be to the heart) among whom I cannot (and when I shal not) be. I account it a part of Gods infinite grace to make me an instrument of the least good to any. If the Lord shall so far accept of me in publishing these things, it is all that I would desire; if not, yet I have desired forgivenesse in the blood of his Sonne, for what ever errors or weaknesses may be in it, or are in my self, which may hinder successe, and frustrate ⟨image 4⟩its end; only what I have in much weaknesse beleeved, I have written, and sent it unto you, leaving it wholly with your selfe, whom I much love and honour, that you would adde or detract any thing you see meet, (so as it be not crosse to what I have writ) and if you then think it meet for publike view, you see upon what grounds I am content with it; but if you shall bury it, and put it to perpetuall silence, it shall be most pleasing to him who thinks more meanly of it then others can,
