The true tryall and examination of a mans owne selfe wherein euery faithfull Christian, by looking into his conscience, may most plainely behold his spirituall deformity by nature, described, his actuall rebellion by disobedience detected, his promise breach at baptisme, by ordinary transgression apparantly proued, his lamentable estate through sinne discouered, his wilfull obstinacie by dayly disorder displayed, and lastly howe by earnest repentaunce, and faith in Christ Iesu, he is from all the same clearely pardoned, forgiuen, released and reconciled / done in Englishe by Tho. Newton.

TO THE RIGHT noble and excellent La∣dy, the Lady LETTICE, Countesse of Leycester.

SVCH persons of Honour, Woorship and Wealth, as in respecte of vnfeig∣ned goodwill, and ••owed duetie, present vnto your renowmed Ladyshippe the glori∣ous giftes of glittering gold, pre∣cious pearles, or other rich and sumptuous furniture, although thereby they gratefullie testifie their cheareful hearts and louing mindes to your Honour, yet do••

they therein bestowe none other thing, then that which by nature is perishing pelfe, and transitorie tra••h, subiect to casualtie, liable to chaunge, and remoueable by chaunce: and withall also, such, whereof your Honour (through Gods especiall good grace, and bountifull fauour) standeth al∣ready most richly stoared, mag∣nificently possessed, and aboun∣dantly furnished, But as my slen∣der estate and base condition en∣uieth me the hap, and forestalleth me the possibility to send abroad such florishing fairings: so again, on the other side, hath duety ve∣hemently incited mee to deuise one course or other, how to no∣tifie my zeale, & loyalty towards your excellent estate and dignity. Hereupon it hath pleased God to make this small Treatise, the in∣instrument

of my wished desire, and the faithfull messenger of my willing hart. Small it is (Madam) & compendious (I confesse) both in volume & words: but yet such, as shall (I doubt not) minister a∣boundant stoare of spirituall di∣rection and comfortable counsel, for any Christian conscience, that shall aduisedly read, & attentiuely marke the godly documents, & sound aduertisements therein cō∣prised. For herein are there brief∣ly, plainly, familiarly, and metho∣dically laid open, ripped vp, dis∣plaied, anatomized and vnfolded (in effect) all the secret corners & starting hoales of the inwarde man: together with the stinking Camerine of all the other parti∣cular enormities, offēses & trans∣gressiōs outwardly also, through thesway of sinne, bursting out in

vs into action. Whereuppon, the conscience being by most plaine and apparant euidence, endited, arraigned & conuicted, is driuen to disclaime al helpe, merit, righ∣teousnes, condignity or worthi∣nes in it selfe, & prostrately to sue for pardon at the mercifull hands of God thorough Christ. The which, as I most hartily (for the vowed duety, and vnfeigned loy∣alty, that I beare vnto you, & vnto that rare Mirour of Nobility, the Earle of Essex your Son, my sin∣gular good Lord and Master) doe heere offer vnto your Honorable patrocinie: so doe I no lesse hum∣bly beseech you (right renowmed Lady) to afford thereunto the be∣nefit of your fauorable protectiō: as I during my life, shal remaine a true & continual petitioner vnto almighty god, for the prosperous

health & glorious successe of that Noble Earle your husband, with all the honorable, worshipfull, va∣liant, faithful & true hearted En∣glishmen now vnder his charge & gouernement: of your good La∣dyshippe, and all your Christian housholde: Wishing the blessed grace of Christ still to keepe you, his holy Spirite to leade you, his mercy to nourish you, his counsel to direct you, his peace to com∣fort you, his rich giftes to adorne you, and his heauenly blessing in honour to continue you, to the glory of his holy name, the com∣fort of your owne consciences▪ & the common wealth of this our florishing Realme and Country.

From my poore house at Little Ilford, in Essex the 6. of October▪ 1587.

Your Honours most humble THOMAS NEWTON.