2. I desire also hereby to acquaint the world with the reverend esteem I have of you, and ⟨image 4⟩to show the contemners of the ministry some examples for their confutation: That they who think that England hath not as learned, holy, experimental, judicious, humble, heart-piercing Preachers, as any other Nation whatsoever, may look upon you and confess their error: That for all the dissentions that have so wasted both Church and State, it may appear in you, we had some that were lovers of peace; and if all had been so minded, our wounds had bin healed. That our ignorant yonglings that rush upon the Ministry (who may see themselves in that glass, 1. Tim. 3. 6. may consider their distance from such as you, and be humbled. That those who wonder at the spreading of errors in our people, may see in you, we had some that taught them better; And Alexander did unjustly hang Ephestion's Physician because he dyed. And that our Authors or defenders of Jeroboam's worship, whose fingers itch to be doing with the Prophets that gain say them, may see what manner of men they have to deal with, whose worth is sufficient to disgrace the proudest persecutors, and make their names hateful to all generations: To whom I commend Sir Walter Raleigh's true observation (Hist. of the world par. 1. l. 4. c. 3. •. 6.) [If Antipater upon his conquest had carried all other actions never so mildly, yet for killing Demosthenes, all that ⟨image 4⟩read his eloquent Orations, do condemn him for a bloody Tyrant to this day: Such grace and reputation do the learned Arts find in all civill Nations, that the evil done to a man famous in one of them, is able to blemish any action how good soever otherwise it be, or honourably carried. To such ends as these have I here prefixed your names; and not to interesse you in the dishonour of the imperfections of this slender Tractate.
2. I desire also hereby to acquaint the world with the reverend esteem I have of you, and ⟨image 4⟩to shew the contemners of the ministry some examples for their confutation: That they who think that England hath not as learned, holy, experimentall, judicious, humble, heart-piercing Preachers, as any other Nation whatsoever, may look upon you and confesse their errour: That for all the dissentions that have so wasted both Church and State, it may appeare in you, wee had some that were lovers of peace; and if all had been so minded, our wounds had bin heal'd. That our ignorant yonglings that rush upon the Ministry (who may see themselves in that glasse, 1. Tim. 3. 6. may consider their distance from such as you, and be humbled. That those who wonder at the spreading of errors in our people, may see in you, we had some that taught them better; And Alexander did unjustly hang Ephestions Physitian because hee dyed. And that our Authors or defenders of Ieroboams worship, whose fingers itch to be doing with the Prophets that gain say them, may see what manner of men they have to deale with, whose worth is sufficient to disgrace the proudest persecutors, and make their names hatefull to all generations: To whom I commend Sir Walter Rawleighs true observation (Hist. of the world par. 1. l. 4. c. 3. •. 6.) [If Antipater upon his conquest had carried all other actions never so mildly, yet for killing Demosthenes, all that ⟨image 4⟩read his eloquent Orations, doe condemn him for a bloody Tyrant to this day: Such grace and reputation doe the learned Arts finde in all civill Nations, that the evill done to a man famous in one of them, is able to blemish any action how good soever otherwise it be, or honorably carryed. To such ends as these have I here prefixed your names; and not to interesse you in the dishonour of the imperfections of this slender Tractate.
