Several Discourses Considering the Providence of God, To the reader – Errata
To the Reader.
WHat the Poet ſaith of men, None lives without ſome errors, He is beſt that hath feweſt, it's true concerning Printed books. Whoſo conſidereth how much intenſion is required to the writing, compoſure for the Preſs, and correcting of ſo many Words, and Letters, as a Book of this bulk hath, will eaſily conclude it a matter of no eaſie atchievement, for any but tolerably to acquit themſelves, and muſt be very uncharitable, if he will not give ſome allowances, for the want of ſome letter in a word, or the tranſpoſing of a letter, or the miſtake of a Point, the want of a little particle, or needleſs doubling of it, being but common infirmities of a quick Pen, or Preſs. But there are ſome others of which I muſt give thee ſome account. The Author who intended no more than the general Title to run through the leaves of the whole Book, muſt not be charged, if the Title of any leaf be not ſo properly ſet, as he would have done (who beſt knows the matter:) that buſineſs was done by another hand, not knowing the Authors mind, and finding the top of the pages without titles. 2. Two Preſſes being imployed for expedition, the Printer not caſting the ſheets punctually that he turned off to another, thou wilt find a diſorder in the figures of the pages from 594 to 601. The number of Sermons alſo miſcounted, next 45 follows 48 Sermon: but that is ſupplied in the matter of the Sermons preceding 45. 2 of them making 4, but not diſtinguiſhed by the Printer. The Errataes troubling the ſenſe are very few, the greateſt in p. 108. l. 21. Theſe following the Author deſires thee to be charitable to him, and the Printer for
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