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The Printer to the Reader.
BEhold a Printer, extraordinary both in his fault, and his confession, who ac∣knowledges the having offended all the severall parties of these times, & can think of no excuse, unlesse it be, the influence of the erring Planets of this Conjun∣cture, raigning over our Presses & working Errata so commonly, either in the mat∣ter or the form of our Trade; and the piety of the Author, having preserved his Pen untainted, the malignity of our Stars, hath prevailed much upon our Pensils, in miscopying his Pen; Insomuch, as the Author is the onely abused person in this new Book, who having for some yeers past, enjoyed no liberty but that of his Pen, wee must confesse it a great injury in us, to have so often restrained his sense, in this excellent piece of spiritual Inlargement, his Prison hath presented the whole Nati∣on: For my indulgence from the Author, I will take sanctuary in his own charita∣ble Treatise, of forgiving Injuries: And for my pardon from the Reader, I may re∣sort to a contrary pretence, namely, the merit of having been the deliverer to him of so over-weighty a Piece of Piety & Reason, as may beare a deduction of more sense, then I have clipt from it, and consequently the delight of the Reader, may well endure the allay of so much pains, as the looking often upon my Errata.