Expositions Upon Divers Parts of Scripture, Title page – Errata
CERTAINE Godly and learned Expoſitions vponupon diuers parts of Scripture.
AS THEY WERE PREAched, and afterwards more briefly penned by that vvorthy man of GOD, Maiſter George Estey, ſometimes fellovve of Goneuill and Caius Colledge in Cambridge.
❧ Late Preacher of the word of God in Saint Edmunds Burie.
AT LONDON, ❧ Printed by I.R. for Richard Banckworth, and are to be ſold in Paules Churchyard, at the ſigne of the Sunne. 1603.
❧ The particuler expoſitions are, of
1 The 51 Pſalme.
2 The 10 Commaundenients.
3 The Lords Suppers.
4 The Creede.
5 The firſt part of the 119 Pſalme.
6 Some part of the Hiſtorie of the Goſpell.
7 A text in Peter.
To the right vertuous Lady Anne Drurie, all things for life and godlineſſe.
MAdame, this Pſalme was preached not long ſince at Bury. Afterward ſome deſired the notes, ſhort, ragged, broken, vnfit to profit any Reader, witneſſe (at the first bluſh of them) your Ladiſhip: to whom though, for that you are wont to thinke ſomewhat of my nothing, I preſume to ſend them, onelyonly in deſire ſomeway to witneſſe my thanks, to GOD, for his grace bestowed on you in the mysterie of Christ, and for your L. kindneſſe to me in that behalfe. I thinke of Sinaetas the Perſian, who hauing nothing according to the faſhion of his country to preſent Artaxerxes with, ranne to the Riuer Cyrus, and tooke both his hands full of water, and offered that. He was not much miſliked, as for the neceſſity of water, ſo for the name of Cyrus which it bare. Foorthwith was it put to be kept in a golden flagon. The Scriptures are aboue allwater, and Dauid beyond any Cyrus, onelyonly my vnmannerly hands may tincture, & leſſen account. The Pſalme is the ſame that euer it was, which if I hauehave any way opened, I thanke God. Howſoeuer, I wiſh the ſweet fruite of it in your Ladiſhips hart, as I know God hath, and will more ſtill there treaſure it vp. Often pray this Pſalme to God, and keepe theſe blotted leaues vntounto your ſelfe. Serue them as they deſerue. I were loth that eueryevery body ſhould know my rawneſſe. Thus crauing humbly your pardon, I take my leaue. Bury.
Your Ladiſhips in all Chriſtian dutie, George Estey.
To the Reader.
CHriſtian Reader, you hauehave heere before your eyes, ſome labours of that faithfull ſeruaunt of Chriſt, Ma. George Estey. Such as hauehave knowne him (if the feare of God be within their breaſts) will both bewaile his immature death, and alſo take in good worth, euen theſe fruits of his happy life. Wee may graunt with griefe, that if the Author had longer liued, theſe works might deſerue to hauehave beene the better loued, and if hee had publiſhed, they muſt needs hauehave been thoroughly poliſhed: Neuertheleſſe, let vsus rather thankfully make vſe of what Gods mercy hath left, then diſcontentedly remember what Gods anger hath denyed. There is no cauſe why thou ſhouldeſt blame my poore endeauour, ſeeing there hath not beene wanting on my part, either the iudgement of graue men to counſell me, or the importunitie of friends to call vponupon me, or mine own fidelitie to diſcharge mee, for and in the imparting of theſe things vntounto thee. Neither will there be cauſe (I truſt) to blame the workes, ſo be it there be not wanting on thy part iudgement, wiſedome, and patience, ſoundly to weigh all things, wiſely to interpret ſome things, ſlightly, or with little meditation to read nothing. And ſo I am ſure, wee may finde in theſe pithy and conciſe writings, plentifull matter of ſinguler inſtruction. Somewhat hath beene heeretofore publiſhed by others, but with much deprauation in diuers places, and ſore againſt my will to whom the originall copies were committed: alſo in this impreſſion, ſomething is kept backe by authoritie, as namely the proofe of the Authors iudgement, touching Chriſtes diſcention into hell. Let me giuegive further notice, that the beginning of the hiſtorie of the Goſpell vntounto the 6 verſe of the 1 of Iohn, I was faine to ſupply out of the Authors notes in Latine, which he penned firſt, beeing wanting in the Engliſh copie of his ſecond penning. I thought this courſe very neceſsary, that ſeeing ſo good a work wanting an end, by reaſon of the too too ſoone end of the Authour (if it had pleaſed God) yet it might hauehave ſome beginning, as alſo that the method and order of that which followeth might be perceiued. The order which the beginning of the Creed mentioneth, is not to be vnderſtood of that which is ſet before it, but of the courſe in preaching. Finally, the Epiſtle dedicatorie of the Authors owne making, though priuatly ſent in his life time with a written copie, yet becauſe I found them together among his owne originall writings, and hauing permiſſion by will to publiſh theſe his works, I thought it meete not to ſuppreſſe ſo thankfull, ſo deſerued, and ſo elegant a dedication. And thus (Chriſtian Reader) I commend thee & thy labour in theſe workes, vntounto the bleſſing of the Almightie.
Chriſtian Reader, ſome faults are eſcaped in the printing of theſe workes▪ I hauehave ſet downe the chiefeſt, & the moſt of them ſo neere as I could gather them vponupon the ſuddaine; leauing the reſt (if there be any) vntounto thy fauourable amending of them.
FOR and, read not, fol, 2, b line 5. Between the 34 and 35 lines, put in this, 6 To make them vſe well the things they get with ſuch great ſute. fol. 10, a. For I take it to be, read I take it be. fol, 31 a line 4. For ſtraitly, read ſcarcely hath leiſure. fol, 35 a line 12. For ſaction, read ſanction, fol. 42 a line 13. For no outward, read an outward, fol. 43 a line 4. For he reſiteth, read he viſiteth, fol, 45 a line 1. For occaſion. The bridegroome, read occaſion, the bridegroome, 68 a line 10.
Errata in the ſecond part.
For vagam, read vagum, fol, 4 line 19. After baked a full point, ibid. line 26. read danger, fol, 4 b line 11. Read not meant of quantitie, ibid. line 23. Read Krima eayto, fol, 7 a line 15. For quod audistis, read quae audistu, fol, 9 b line 26. Read Idiopoioumenoi, fol, 13, line 8. For expedition, read expetition, ibid. line 22. Read in reſpect of his Mother, fol, 23 b line 23. For parties, read pa…ts, fol, 26 a line 25. For Andred, read Andreas, fol, 39 b line 5. Read in which reſpect it is called, fol, 41 a line 13. For ſmall, read finall fol, 42, a line 16. For of the wil, GOD read of the wil of God) fol, 54 b line 20. For may be in ſome, read may be iudged in ſome, ibid, line 24. For perceiued, read perceiue, fol 56, a line 16. For may counted, read may be counted, fol, 57 b line 19, 20. For mutable, read imitable, fol, 61 a line 32. For exorciſed, read exerciſed, fol. 62 b line 16. For or, read namely, fol, 66, a line 7. After ſame things: take out: ibid. b line 13. For priuate, read priuatiue, fol, 95 b line 31. Read in the ſame ſence is it ſaid, fol, 101 b line 7. For confimed, read confirmed, fol, 103 line 9. For no, read not, fol, 105 a line 3. For conueſion, read conuerſion, fol, 110 b line 1. For before. God, read before God, fol, 112 b line 2. For ſecure, read ſnare, 117 b line 4. For parenty, read parents. fol, 126, b line 8. For brought into, read brought in to, ibid. line 18. For appoſed, read oppoſed, fol, 132 b line 2. For thought, read though, 140 a line 22. For ſaluation, read ſalutation, fol, 144 b line 14. For diſpleaſe not God, read diſpleaſe God, fol, 149 a line 18. For vncombering read vncouering, fol. 150 a line 8. For hauehave him ſelfe, read gaue himſelfe. fol, 152. b line 2. For imped with fayth, read mixed with faith, ibid. line 13.