Theophilus, or Loue diuine A treatise containing fiue degrees, fiue markes, fiue aides, of the loue of God. Translated by Richard Goring, out of the third French edition: renewed, corrected and augmented by the author M. Peter Moulin, preacher the reformed Church of Paris.

To my Wor∣shipful good Friend M. George Hakewill, Bat∣chelor of Diuinitie, and Fellow of Exeter Colledge in Oxford.

SIR, when you first wished me to reade this Discourse, (cō∣mending it as a worke, no lesse scholerlike then reli∣gious) I was thinking how I might some way requite with somewhat more then verball thankfulnes, your kind fauors & good wishes

towards me. But hauing perused the same, I thought I could not better employ my time of small emploiment, then to tran∣slate the same, as being a subiect fit for all men seri∣ouslie to meditate vpon, supplying with my willing but poore endeuour, that which you could haue bet∣ter polished; and I dare say willinglie would, by reason of your familiar acquain∣tance with the Author, if your leisure might haue serued you to haue taken it in hand your selfe. There∣fore as you commended it vnto me, for a peece neatly

and eloquentlie done in the originall: so surelie it did rauish me in the rea∣ding, as being a most wor∣thie theame; and hath em∣boldned me to recommend it backe againe vnto you, thus homelie apparelled in our mother tong; in which it can leese but litle grace, being in it selfe so graci∣ous as it is. Suffer it ther∣fore I pray you (if it be not too full of defects) to passe vnder your name, who best deserue herin, if ought there be deseruing. For mine owne part, I wil onlie say, I haue striued to shew some part of the paines,

I would gladlie take to do you anie pleasing seruice in requitall of your manie fauours; which I will pray you still to continue, as I will alwaies endeuor to be thankfull, and constant∣lie rest

Your very affectio∣nate and much bounden Rich. Goring.