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A PRAYER.
ETernall and only wise God, because on the one side Satan standeth with danger in his hands, and laboureth to inveigle us to search into curious and needlesse matters: and on the other side standeth our naturall lazinesse, with distrust making men beleeve they can never finde out such truthes, as indeed may be found: I humbly beseech thee (O gracious God, and giver of all good gifts) to preserve me from both of these extremes; and grant unto me (good Lord) that I may abhorre to looke after things unsearchable, super subtile, and above my reach, which lie hid within the closet of thy breast; and yet may with all holy and reve∣rent industry proceed to the finding out of Thee, Thyself in, and by thy Truth, even Iesus Christ my alone Saviour, and Redeemer. Amen.