Thirdly if in his life time when he endeavoured to his utmost to suppress such publications, there came out without his knowledge, and against his mind, That book entitled, *The sum and substance of Christian Religion, some of the materials with the Method only his, collected by him in his younger years for his own private use, but the rest Transcribed out of Mr. Cartwrights Catechism, and Mr. Crooks, and some other English Divines, dissonant in divers places from his own judgement; he was yet very well content any industrious person that would cut off what is weak and superfluous therein, and supply the wants thereof, and cast it into a new Mould of his own framing, should make what use he pleaseth of the materials therein, and set out the whole in his own name, Because he perceived it had done much good: Then I say it may be supposed had he yet been alive (as I hope his good name will never dye) he ⟨image 17⟩would have been contented upon the same account to let these notes go forth. The publishers were high honourers of him, men of Learning and Judgment, and though all be not taken which perhaps he spake, and something perhaps also himself would have pared off, (as it is scarce possible for any man but himself to publish, either sermon, or any thing else came out of his mouth, in that exactness himself would have done it;) yet is here nothing added of their own, here is only (as they say) *the body, the bulk, not the Gloss, the spirit, the energy of them. These things considered it is hoped (which they trust) 3the publishing of these notes will not be interpreted by any, in the least to reflect on the unparalleled worth of the preacher, to whose very dust they profess to owe a sacred reverence.
Thirdly if in his life time when he endeavoured to his utmost to suppresse such publications, there came out without his knowledge, and against his mind, That book entitled, *The sum and substance of Christian Religion, some of the materials with the Method only his, collected by him in his younger yeers for his own private use, but the rest Transcribed out of Mr. Cartwrights Chatechisme, and Mr. Crooks, and some other English Divines, dissonant in divers places from his own judgement; he was yet very well content any industrious person that would cut off what is weak and superfluous therein, and supply the wants thereof, and cast it into a new Mould of his own framing, should make what use he pleaseth of the materials therein, and set out the whole in his own name, Because he perceived it had done much good: Then I say it may be supposed had he yet been alive (as I hope his good name will never dye) he ⟨image 17⟩would have been contented upon the same account to let these notes go forth. The publishers were high honourers of him, men of Learning and Judgment, and though all be not taken which perhaps he spake, and somthing perhaps also himself would have pared off, (as it is scarce possible for any man but himself to publish, either sermon, or any thing else came out of his mouth, in that exactnesse himself would have done it;) yet is here nothing added of their own, here is only (as they say) *the body, the bulk, not the Glosse, the spirit, the energy of them. These things considered it is hoped (which they trust) 3the publishing of these notes will not be interpreted by any, in the least to reflect on the unparalleld worth of the preacher, to whose very dust they professe to owe a sacred reverence.
- *See Dr. Ber. Loc. Citat.
- *See their Epist to the Reader.
- 3Ibidem.
