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To the ingenuous godly Reader.
ALL I have to entreat thee in the reading of these sheets is, first that thou wouldst no•• look on it as a bare Treatise, wherein things are only opened and demonstrated, but as Sermons where the same things must sometimes be repeated, and often inculcated to worke the notions, if possible, into the spirits of men. Secondly, that thou wouldst do thy selfe and me so much right as to correct what thou findest amisse, and especially there is need of thy charity in reading this book; for in expressing such high and great mysteries, the least omission or addition of a syllable, yea, of a letter, may make it blasphemy to the Reader; I have found out some which I point out before thee, p. 44. for very read every. p. 45. for 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 r. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. p. 67. for God did manifest himselfe r. God did not. p. 69. for nature r. heart. p. 77. for dwelling r. dreadfull. p. 93. for when r. were p. 94. for you r. gone p. 96. for wise r. wisdome. p. 97. for your death r. on∣ly you. p. 119. for expression r. impression. p. 145. read the foure first verses warily. p. 183. for take r. took. p. 144. leave out very p. 190. for Iews r. Gentiles. Other things I entreat thee to correct thy selfe, and where the sense failes to helpe it with charity; the Lord give an understanding heart, and a dis∣cerning eye to dive into the mysteries of the Go∣spell; this is the desire of him who is
Thine in the Gospell C. S.