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SIR.
IF Elisha were at a stand, when hee considered what the good Shuna∣mite had done for ••im, that hee askesa 1.1. What to bee done againe for her? sAnd Ahasuerus for Mor∣decay,
when hee had recea∣ved a good turne from him that hee saiesb 1.2, What hath beene done to him for this? How much more maie I saie of you, you have been beneficiall to mee from my Youth, what du∣tie and service shall J re∣turne to you againe? J confesse that if there bee anie thing in these my weake labours that maie deserue acceptance, you maie justlie challenge it as your owne, Without whose bountie I had not lived in the Univer∣sity, nor attained to that small measure of knowledge that J have. And therefore (be∣ing able to doe nothing else)
J commit this Sermon to your Patronage and protection, and your selfe, your fruitfull Vine, and Olive branches to the pro∣tection of the Almighty, de∣siring him to give you the bles∣sings of his Right hand, and of his left, to fill you with the blessing of grace heere, and of glorie hereafter.
Yours, to be commanded in Christ Jesus WILLIAM PARKES.
2 Kings 4.13.
Esther. 6.3.