Subjection to Christ in all his ordinances, and appointments, the best means to preserve…

TO THE Christian READER.

The precious memory of the Author of these ensuing Sermons, needs no reviving to any gracious heart, that had any knowledge of him. Yea the world knows in part (though but in a little part) by some pieces of his formerly printed (while he was yet with us) who this Author was, what it owes to God for him, and how justly it might sigh over his grave, with that of the Apostle, Of whom the world was not worthy! His praise throughout all the Churches, is far above any addition by so mean a pen as writes these lines. But it is not fit that the first page of any thing published after his death (for I doubt not but his death is long ago publicly took notice of) should go without some witness of a mournful ⟨image 8⟩remembrance thereof, which indeed no tears can sufficiently lament. We who sometimes sate under his shadow, & were fed from God by him, (the poor flock of this Shepherd) among whom he lived, testifying Repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ; and whom he sometimes exhorted, comforted and charged every one of us as a father doth his children; we cannot but carry sorrow in the bottom of our hearts to this day, that we must here see his face no more. Neither do we believe that his loss remains with us alone, or only within the limits of this remote wilderness; the benefit (and consequently the want) of such a burning and shining Light, is of more general concernment then we easily apprehend, especially in this Age, wherein not only many sit in utter darkness, but which is more, the new Light thereof is darkness; and the Love of many waxing cold. But we must all be silent before Him, whose judgements are unsearchable. Neither may we presume to say to him, What doest thou?

THe precious memory of the Author of these ensuing Sermons, needs no reviving to any gracious heart, that had any knowledge of him. Yea the world knows in part (though but in a little part) by some pieces of his formerly printed (while he was yet with us) who this Author was, what it owes to God for him, and how justly it might sigh over his grave, with that of the Apostle, Of whom the world was not worthy! His praise throughout all the Churches, is farre above any addition by so mean a pen as writes these lines. But it is not fit that the first page of any thing published after his death (for I doubt not but his death is long ago publickly took notice of) should go without some witnesse of a mournfull