The fiery trial no strange thing; delivered in a sermon preached at Charlestown, February…The fiery tryal no strange thing; delivered in a sermon preached at Charlstown, February…

TO THE READER

Christian Reader,

There is nothing, more perplexeth a Believer in his race of Godliness, than to meet with, & be engaged in such difficulties as he allotted not upon: Those that promised themselves a fair, & easy way in the service of Christ, when persecutions arise, anon they are offended in Him: Our Saviour therefore adviseth every man that will undertake to be a Christian, first to sit down, & count the Cost. The ensuing Discourse will acquaint you with one of the hard Lessons of Religion; and tell you what you may rationally propound to your selves, as likely to meet withal between this, & glory: Nor is this to discourage, and make you to repent, as of an hard bargain; (for an Eternal weight of glory, will more than compensate all the tribulations you can go through, in the way to it) but to call you to preparation: that the newness of it may not amuse you; nor the greatness of it affright you. How seasonable such a word is, let the Times speak. If what is here spoken may in any wise help your Faith, it shall not be labour lost; which that it may, I commend it, & you to the Grace of God, who am

There is nothing, more perplexeth a Believer in his race of Godliness, than to meet with, & be engaged in such difficultyes as he allotted not upon: Those that promised themselves a fair, & easy way in the service of Christ, when persecutions arise, anon they are offended in Him: Our Saviour therefore adviseth every man that will undertake to be a Christian, first to sit down, & count the Cost. The ensuing Discourse will acquaint you with one of the hard Lessons of Religion; and tell you what you may rationally propound to your selves, as likely to meet withall between this, & glory: Nor is this to discourage, and make you to repent, as of an hard bargain; (for an Eternal weight of glory, will more than compensate all the tribulations you can go through, in the way to it) but to call you to preparation: that the newness of it may not amuse you; nor the greatness of it affright you. How seasonable such a word is, let the Times speake. If what is here spoken may in any wise help your Faith, it shall not be labour lost; which that it may, I commend it, & you to the Grace of God, who am