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TO THE CHRISTIAN READER.
Good Reader,
TIs my lot (so divine Providence is pleased to order it) that in my conflicts for Truth, and a∣gainst Error, I should not enter the field and fight single combats, but encounter with many: My Antapologia was an Answer unto five men, esteemed Gyants by many of these times; who though they were five to one, yet by the good hand of God that was with mee in that work, I keep the field till this day, nei∣ther they nor any for them (notwithstanding all the great threats given out) having yet engaged against mee in that cause. Now in this present booke, consisting partly of a Reply, I have to do with Three, a three-head∣ed Cerberus, the three-bodied monster Geryon: The Apologists were fair smooth men in comparison of these, their voice was the voice of Ja∣cob; but these are hairy, rough, wilde red men, especially, Cretensis: These are grown higher, are gone farther, and are more daring then the former; and yet I doubt not but hee that then brought me off with safety and honour too, will also now stand by mee, and having delivered mee from the lion and the bear, these uncircumcised Philistims, especially Goliah Goodwin shall be as one of them. Whilest I was making this Reply, had even finished it, striking off this three-headed Cerberus, new heads of that monstrous Hydra of Sectarism sprung up, which the Reader shall also find have their deaths wound too in this present Book; and yet after all these heads cut off, I expect a great red Dragon having seven heads, and seven horne, and seven crowns upon his heads; but let as ma∣ny