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geticall, with a plain Demonstration, and fervent Protestation jfor the lawful 1, sincere, very saithsull and Christian course ;of the Philosophical! Studies and Exercises, of a certain I

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X 0 the most Reverend Father in §od, the Lord Archbishop ojsCanrerbury,Primate andMetropolitane of all England, one of Her Majesties mostHonorable Privie Councell: my singular good Lord,

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Oft humbly and heartily I crave your Graces pardon, if jI offend any thing, to send, or present unto your Gra- -ces hand, lo simple a Discourse as this is: Although, by ilone sage and ci creet my friends their opinion, it is I

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to cometopublick view : Not so much, to stop the mouthes, and, at length Ito stay the impudent attempts , oftheralh, and malicious devisers, and cc n-tri vers of most unt rue, foolish, and wicked re ports, and sables, of, and con-cerning my foresaid studious exercises, passed o er, with my great x (yeain- ;credible) paines, tra ells, cares, and costs, in the search, and learning of true 'philosophic; As, therein, So, to cercifie, andsatisfie the godly and unparti- 'all Christian hearer, or reader hereof: That, by his own judgement, ( upon j a< ^Mihis due consideration, and examination of this, no little parcell, of the par- x P Ie, *titiculars of my forefaid studies , and exercises philosophical! annexed) He j 3 -,will,- or may, be sufficiently informed,andperstvaded j That I have wonder^ I ™ an d>fully laboured,to find,follow,use,and haunt the true,straight,and most naf- jtow path, leading all true, devour, zealous, saithsull, and constant Chri-

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