To the godly and wellaffected Reader whosoever.To the godly and wellaffected Reader whosoeuer.
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To the godly and well affected Reader whosoever.
To the godly and wellaffected Reader whosoeuer.
I Do now at the length offer unto thy view (Christian Reader) the whole Treatise of Case-divinity, so far as the Author proceeded in the delivery thereof before his death. If thou hast bin longer held in expectation thereof, then either thy self desiredst, or was meet, I must entreat thy favourable interpretation of my forbearance, partly in regard of many private distractions, and sundry occurrents wherewith I was detained from this duty, and partly also in respect of my desire to publish it in such sort to thy contentment, that it might afterward require no further filing or furbishing by secondary Corrections. Wherein, notwithstanding mine endeavour to the contrary, my hope hath been in part prejudiced, by reason of some faults escaped in the Printing, through want of careful attendance on the Press in my necessary absence. The principal I have noted in a Table before the first Book, and the other of lesser moment, I commend to thy private pardon.
I Doe now at the length offer vnto thy view (Christian Reader) the whole Treatise of Case-divinitie, so farre as the Author proceeded in the deliuerie thereof before his death. If thou hast bin longer held in expectation thereof, then either thy selfe desiredst, or was meete, I must intreat thy fauourable interpretation of my forbearance, partly in regard of many priuate distractions, and sundrie occurrents wherewith I was detained from this dutie, and partly also in respect of my desire to publish it in such sort to thy contentment, that it might afterward require no further filing or forbishing by secondarie Corrections. Wherein, notwithstanding mine endeauour to the contrarie, my hope hath beene in part preiudiced, by reason of some faults escaped in the Printing, through want of carefull attendance on the Presse in my necessarie absence. The principall I haue noted in a Table before the first Booke, and the other of lesser moment, I commend to thy priuate pardon.