To the Christian Reader.

To the Christian Reader.

Look not (good reader) to find in these Sermons an absolute discourse of this subject of preparation to the Sacrament: for that was not intended by the authors, but only the excitement of their present auditors, as they saw occasion: whereby yet I doubt not but a Christian heart shall find great furtherance in that work of preparation.

LOOke not (good reader) to find in these Sermons an absolute discourse of this subiect of preparation to the Sacrament: for that was not intended by the authors, but onely the excitement of their present auditors, as they saw occasion: whereby yet I doubt not but a Christian heart shall finde great furtherance in that worke of preparation.

Furthermore let it please the Reader to be advertised, that the texts handled in this book have neither so many doctrines gathered from them, as the authors could have done, nor so many uses enforced upon the doctrines, but only such as were thought most meet for their present auditory.

Furthermore let it please the Reader to bee aduertised, that the texts handled in this booke haue neither so many doctrines gathered from them, as the authors could haue done, nor so many vses enforced vpon the doctrines, but onlie such as were thought most meete for their present auditorie.

In this which I have done, I had as the approbation, ⟨image 5⟩so also the help of those that preached these Sermons following, for the revising and perfecting of divers things: yet so as their leisure could afford and therefore what defects soever shall be found in the manner of penning, let them be imputed to me (if the Printer be not faulty) not unto them, who were content to put a finger, but not their whole hand to this work.