Letter to Merchants, Title page – Dedication
A LETTER Firſt written and ſent by Io. FORBES, Paſtour of the Engliſh Church at MIDDELBVRGH, vntounto certen of the companie of Marchands Adventurers at STOADE, at their earneſt deſire, for reſolving this Queſtion: How a Chriſtian man may diſcerne the testimonie of Gods ſpirit, from the testimonie of his owne ſpirit, in witneſsing his Adoption.
And now againe renewed and enlarged by the Authour, at the deſire of divers good Chriſtians▪ for the comfort of their troubled cōſciences▪ and publiſhed by thoſe of his flocke, to whom he did dedicate it for the publike vſe of the Church.
Thy Rod and thy Staffe they comfort me,
Pſal. 23. 4.
AT MIDDELBVRGH, Printed by Richard Schilders, 1616.
To Mr Edw. Bennet, Mr. Iohn Turner, and Mr Ed. Kay, the Authour wiſheth increaſe of all Spirituall bleſſing in Chriſt.
RECEYVE (beloved in the Lord) a certen Letter, which above eight yeeres ago, I firſt did write at the deſire of Mr Io. Scharpuls, now with God, and others of the companie then at Stoade, & now againe have revewed and ſomewhat enlarged the ſame, vponupon occaſion of the trouble of cōſcience wherein I did perceyve manie good Chriſtians to bee caſt for want of ſufficiēt light in the ſame queſtion which is heere handled, deſiring to miniſter ſome comfort vntounto them, if it shall pleaſe God to bleſſe this my endeavour, in that meaſure of light which he hath given me: vſe it, and if yee finde any fruit in it, impart it to ſuch as have need. The ſpirit of comfort and true peace bee with you to the end. Iuli 20. 1616.
Yours in the Lord Io. Forbes.