Satan's harbinger encountered, his false news of a trumpet detected, his crooked ways in the wildrnesse [sic] laid open to the view of the imperial and iudicious. Being something by way of answer to Daniel Leeds his book entituled News of a trumpet sounding in the wildernesse &c. ... / By C.P. ; [Four lines of Scripture texts]

THE PREFACE

Friendly Reader.

A••••••ough 〈…〉〈…〉 true which Solomon saith, Eccles. 12:12, Of making many books there is no end, and much 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is a weariness to the flesh: Yet I hope none can ••astly b••ame me for publishing this, when they seriously consider, that the dr••ft of it is only to clear the truth and those many good men grossly a••persed, from the envious insinuations c••st against it and them, and the wrong inferences pretendedly drawn from their writings by our present Adversary Daniel Leeds, who has, hand over head, in a very palpable manner, to his own shame, ventured to abuse our friends at a very shamefull rate; not only by wrong meanings put ••pon their words and doctrines, but also by false Citations out of their books, thereby endeavouring to make them speak, what they never spake, nor (I beleive) ever thought; in order to represent them to the people greatly contradictory to one another. Of which fa••se Citations I shall in this place produce one, and b••t one, referring thee to the following book for a view of m••ny ••••re of them; It is in Number 58, where he quotes William P•••••• his Sandy Foundation p 20, saying; W. P there ca••••s the man Christ, The finite impotent Creature: Whereas there is no such saying or irreverent expression in the whole book: for where W. P. uses the words. Finite and impotent Creature, The subject he was there treating of plainly shews, th••n be meant it of us sinners that need forgiveness; but not of the Man Christ who never sinned. Than which, what greater abuse could be put upon any mans writings?

Reader, The substance of this book was wrote near two years ago, but being backward in my self to appear in print, as also the press being long expected here before it came, and when come taken up with other important matters interve|ning, occasioned the delay of its publication till now.

As for the Errours of the press, which are many, especi|ally in the former part of the book; and more especially in one place, which is very material to be corrected, without which it will read so, as will m••••e it look very gross, and appear to

be false 〈◊〉〈◊〉; it is in p. 17: l. 9, where after, works sake the Printer hath omitted, but for his sake, which words are in the written copy by which ••e printed it. I must desire thee (Reader) upon occasion to take the trouble of turning to the Errata, where I hope thou will find the most material collected. The chief occasion of there being so many errours, was, the Printer being a man of another nation and language, as also not bred to that employment, consequent|ly something unexpert both in language and calling, and the corrector's not being so frequently at hand as the case required, all which I desire thou wouldst favourably consider.

The Intent of publishing this, was chiefly to prevent any from being deceived, and also to undeceive those that may have been already deceived by this unfair, man's abusive book; for such it is, and as such, let it be added to the Catalogue of those many envious and abusive writings, that have been sent forth in|to the world, from time to time, to hinder the spreading of truth, and the progress of Gods people in the way of it: all which will surely be accounted for one day, and not witstanding all which, the truth remains the same, and I am satisfied will more and more spread it self, and prevail, in and upon and the hearts spirits of people, notwithstanding the vari|ous and restless attempts of its Opposers, to hinder it. And as the way of its working, is to cleanse and purify mankind in soul, body and spirit, and make them fi•••• temples for God to dwell in, by virtue of his holy spirit in us and also entitle us effectually, to partake of the great and un|speakable benefit, that accrues to mankind, by that one offering of our Lord Jesus Christ, on the tree of the Cross: So it is highly necessary that we more and more come to experience this cleansing work to be wrought in us, in order to be entitu|led to those afore said benefits. For although our blessed Lord Jesus Christ then offered up himself for the sins of the whole world, yet we read of none, who by that offering are for ever perfected, but those who are sanctified. Heb. 10:14.

Caleb Pusey.