The Doctrine of the Saints Infirmities, Title page 1 – Dedication
THE Doctrine of the SAINTS Infirmities.
Deliverd in Sundry SERMONS.
By Iohn Preston, Dr. in D: Mr. of Emmanuel Colledge, in Cambridge.
AND late Preacher of Lincolnes Inn.
London.
Printed for Henry Taunton, and are to be sold, at his shop in St. Dunstons, Church-yard, Fleet street.
THE DOCTRINE OF THE SAINTS Infirmities.
Delivered in severall Sermons by JOHN PRESTON Doctor in Divinity, Mr. of Emanuel-Colledge in Cambridge.
And late Preacher of Lincolnes INNE.
LONDON, Printed by Nich. and Iohn Okes for Hen. Taunton, and are to be sold at his shop in St. Dunstans Churchyard in Fleet-street. 1636
TO THE LEARNED and Religious Gentleman HENRY LAURENCE Esquire.
WOrthy Sir, although your own native worth might justly draw from us a greater testimony of observance, then the putting of this little Treatise into your hand; yet have wee been rather hereunto induced, by the consideration of such adornments of wisdome, learning, & piety in you, as had expres relation to the author, and may to be the fruit & issues of his labours in your younger years. It is true indeed that the goodnes of the soile ads much unto the greatnesse of the crop; but it is as true, that the industry and wisedome of the husbandman ads also much unto the goodnesse of the soile; yet neither of these without a gracious influence from heaven bring forth a harvest.
It hath pleased God, there should be extant divers monuments wherby the authors eminent abilities doe yet survive in the hearts and eesteeme of men: yet none expresse him more unto the life, then the piety & ver tue of those that grew up under him, he lives 1 Thes. 3. 8.if they stand fast in the Lord. Among whom as you had a greater intimacy, of all the nearest, not of a pupill but of a bosom-friend, & continuall companion; and therein a longer time: so have you answered it, as then in love and respect to him, so since in a proportionable & happy improvement of what you did receive. And therfore as we conceived, it would bee a derogation injurious to your candid and ingenious disposition, to thinke you unwilling to bee put in minde of him, by whose religious care you were so often put in minde of God, & of your selfe: So also an unworthy and un gratefull direspect, to have omitted inscription of your name; especially by us, who long have beene and are
Your loving and obliged Friends.
Tho. Goodwin
Tho. Ball.