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    Preface Treatise Containing The Doctrine of Godliness Text Profile
    Genre Preface Treatise Doctrinal
    Date 1648
    Full Title "No title" In: Norton, John. A brief and excellent treatise Containing The Doctrine of Godliness, or Living unto God. [...]
    Source Wing N1315
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    THE PUBLISHER To the Courteous READER.

    TO be tedious in Prefacing
    where the Work is so short,
    would be prejudicial both to
    the Author that hath studied, and the
    Reader that delights in brevity: Yet
    because the world is grown to such a
    frame, that little though never so
    excellent is now respected, if not
    commended, accept a word or two.
    The subject cannot but please any
    who is cordially affected to approve

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    himself to God and the world, by
    walking in all godliness and honesty:
    To live, is the desire of the creature;
    to live to sin, of a sensual and corrupt
    creature; to live unto God, of
    a new creature: If Christ be in us
    we are new creatures, and so shall
    daily be renewed in strength and
    grace, till we attain to that state
    where old things shall utterly vanish.
    Among others, take this little Treatise,
    attend to it, and in these giddy
    times, wherein poor souls seem to be
    bewitched and led captive with the
    enticing words of Mens Doctrines,
    thou mayest have a direction to lead
    thee toward thine end, the enjoyment
    of God.
    Touching the Author, though he
    be far above my commendation, or
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    the worlds usual expectation; yet,
    lest the ignorance of him should prejudice
    his worth, and so the benefit of
    his Labors, Honesty requires me to
    speak what Modesty justly denies
    him to publish. Where he is he is
    eminent honorable among the Worthies;
    yea without injury to any
    one of the chief. Whosoever reads
    this which is but a piece of him let
    him, if he can, justly deny his abilities
    and learning. If any fall out with
    his Opinion concerning Church-power,
    let him, before he censure, read his
    Answer to Apollonius in Latine,
    and then if he be not fully satisfied,
    let him censure on, or disprove it if
    he can, and let the Author have his
    Plea to make it good, and then let the
    world judge who hath the best.

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    To trouble thee no farther, as
    there are diversities of subjects, so
    there are diversities of gifts, that
    every one whose eye is to heaven,
    may have somewhat spoken suitable
    to his own heart: It may be what
    satisfaction thou hast missed elsewhere,
    thou mayest receive here. Read
    thou, and God give thee understanding
    in all things.
    Farewel.
    J. W.
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