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The Naked Truth laid open, a∣gainst what is amiss, or may be mis-interpreted, in these two Books: The one, entituled, The Foot out of the Snare: And the other, The Snare bro∣ken.
FOrasmuch, as there hath appeared some secresie in me, in that work which first I appeared in to the World, entituled, † By which, the true end and scope of my purpose, in the greatest part of what I have discovered, is much clouded in obscurity from the ge∣neral sight of men: and also, for that I have stood up in the Defence of this my Vanity, in that of † By which, much prejudice may attend that work, which the Prince of Righ∣teousnesse is now in this our day bringing to passe, that his Name might be known in the Earth, a Deliverer from the Bonds of Iniquity, a Leader Captivity Captive, a Redeemer of ••i•• Chosen, which hath long lain in Death, by the disobe∣dience of a Rebellious people: I say, having not been found faithfull to that Witnesse of God in my own Conscience, which condemneth all deceit; and being much rebuked and condemned for what I have done, I am constrained in this further Discovery, that the Simple might be undeceived, and the Envious might be reproved.
When first I was perswaded to write, I had principally 4. things in my Eye: First, my design was to discover the em∣ptiness, and the vanity of all that Ministry, and of all those Ways, and Forms of Worship, which generally is upheld amongst us by the dark mind of those who are blind in their understandings; by which the people, who are in darknesse,