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Apologeticall,
mc : but atall times favourable, and gracious : ro the great joy and comfort
of my true, faithfjll,and loyall heart. And (thirdly) Seeing , the works of
sny hands, and words of my mouth(here before notified, in the Schedule of
my books, and writings) may beare lively vvitncilc of the thoughts of my
heart, and incljnati|^tmy minde,generally,(asa.'l wife men do know, and
Chrift himfelfdotj^Ruch, ) It might, in mannei' feem needlcire,thus care-
fully (though moinKiefly and fpeedily) to have warned or confounded the
fcornfull, the malicious,, the proud,and die rafli in.thtir untrue reports, opi-
nions^and fables ofmy jftudies, or exerciles Piilofophicall : but that , ic is
of more importance, thac the godlv , the honeft , the modefl , the difcrect^
grave, and charitable Chriiiian>s(E;;^///^ or other,) lovers of Juftice, truth,
and good learning, may hereby receive certaine comfor: in themfclves ( to
perceive , that Veritas tandem pr^ei/akbit^ and fufficiently be weaponed and
armed with found truth, to defend ircagainfi: fuch kind of my adverfarics
hereafter they will begin afrcfh or hold on obltinatelyin tjieir former errofSjVain
in^aginations,falfe rep:rt3,and mofl: ungodly flandcrs ofme & my
ftudies.^Therefore,(to make all this caufc,for evcr,before God 8c man,out
of all doubt :) Seeing, your Lordfhips good grace, arc, as it were, our high
Prieff, and chief EcclcfiafticallMinifter, ( under our mofl dread and Sove-
raigne Lady Queen Eli-^abeth) to whofe cenfure and judgement,! fubnaitall
my Ifudies and iixercifes j yea all my Books paft, prefenr, and hereafter to
be written,by rac (of my own skill,judgement, or opinion,) I do, at this
p'cfent time,moil: humbly, finccrgly, and unfainedly, and in the name of
Aimghry God, (yea for his honour and glory ) requeft , and befeech youc
Grace, (when, and as conveniently you may, to be well and throughly certi6ed
of mcj what lam, Intns