Remains, Title page – Dedication
SOME Genuine Remains Of the Late Pious and Learned John Lightfoot, D. D. Consisting of Three Tracts; VIZ.
I. Rules for a Student of the Holy Scriptures.
II. Meditations upon some Abstruser Points of Divinity, and Explanations of divers Difficult Places of Scripture.
III. An Exposition of Two Select Articles of the Apostles Creed.
TOGETHER With a large Preface concerning the Author; His Learned Debates in the Assembly of Divines, His Peculiar Opinions, His Christian Piety; and the Faithful Discharge of His Ministry.
LONDON: Printed by R. J. for J. Robinson, at the Golden-Lion; and J. Wyat, at the Rose in St. Paul's Church-yard, MDCC.
TO THE RIGHT REVEREND Father in God, JOHN, L. Bishop of Norwich.
My Lord,
I Present this Book to Your Lordship in this Publick and Solemn manner, moved thereto by good Reasons: Knowing with what Respect and Honour You are wont to treat the Memory of the Reverend and Pious Man, the Author, and the great Esteem You express to have of his Studies. To whom therefore the Sight of these Tracts, some Genuine Remains of that excellent Divine, will not, I know, be unacceptable.
I was willing also this way to express my Sense of Your Lordship's obliging Favours towards me, which You have been pleased to shew, not only upon Account of our antient Acquaintance, and equal Standing in the University, but chiefly in respect of those Studies I have of late addicted my self to; which You (a known Patron and Furtherer of all good Learning) have been always ready to assist and promote. You have, my Lord, afforded me the free Use of Your singular Library, stored with so many and so choice Manuscripts, together with such Antique, and to the present Generation scarce heard of, Books and Treatises, when Printing was but, as it were, in its Infancy. And besides, You have got me the sight of other valuable Manuscripts. Whereby I must gratefully acknowledge the considerable Improvements I have made in my Searches into the Historical Affairs of this Church, when it first began to reform Abuses, and to vindicate it self from Rome, and as it happily proceeded under our two first Protestant Princes. Which must be more amply owned, in case any of my Studies of this Nature hereafter see the Light.
I beseech Your Lordship therefore to take in good part this my Presumption, and to accept of the humble Respects of,
My Lord, Your Lordship's most Obliged Servant, John Stryp.