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Show J!e~if.lt Df ,;.. tdlimony of a mo{l dt voted Heart. That it,mjght be won:hy of you , feeing I could vqt~ give )t. value from my felf , I have 'fke.n it from the .matt~r· , moH wo·~ful in ip[ J~~ f~Ct , moll jqy£.ul. in the effeet and fru4~ .. I]1qft 'facred every way. This alone uljl,i,t~~ .~qe divided .min4s ofChrilbans,firi· ying M'ith one another as much in hatred ~~ t~~y ought in l<;>v~ ~' and keeps them ~H !ll~t>ll inyindbk~1Nt; perl'pittino their ~tfeh~nccs to be iqfinite. No oth~ Ar· 3\:JtnS~I!. .could ~e f.QUDQ)JlOre agreeable to cYsmr Mind, .who lo.ng~mourn for· the \~ll}Cfi\l;able difi~a¢l.iOJ;~r.of this Age., and ~udy_tP.ptp~ure_,as much as is in y9u (and yery , p:u~ch is Jn. yqu) the Peaoe of. the C4~rc;l\; p. ~hing ihat we can op!Y' vvifh (o.r~ :J1'?r, .thCl-t , Truth neceffary to falva· v~tlOip.r.bemg ·efiablifht, due liberty 'twixt l!fJJ~ij. ·.Domina tk>n" ~nd unbridJed ,,Li· ~eJil:.C~ .bring granrc:d in other points·, the J?(~rt~e¥ , ~~uch infl~.ro· d; by ambi tiori;a va· fJ~$!;_;1.P.rJvate ~nt.er.e~s~ , and i~punity ·of ftw;}~tpW& pott)g ¢v).l ,~ought in by wars, ma,y :Py ;degre~ :.. ~e; ,r.¢<;t>nciled .>~J1P dofe in a Je.~gue ; to ·tbi~:_.qnd (I fr"J· )1cho All· t~G>ri~y 9f yo_ur K~qg., t·he Princie' .. o(·Chri· llj'\n, P~i~w.eg,_ an4·nex.; unto dtaty9ur le· ~~ty a.~d moder~t~ ,)3nd 1gf;.fudt !~sy.ou a.rre~ . Y 1eldeth usalm gre,a~e.ft Hn'~·JW·hich ijqpF..-.lPay.l;le,~r~ijgth. ~ briqg t(Jmo .. ~n ~ff~, ~~o ~! our t:{>romon Red~emet:{<lnd hath·boJJght us ~tb }lis own blood 1 the me~frY. of 'W hich.i~dfable' Benefit., .we •• r l .have Tho Authof. have expreffed in this Tragedy , if not with happy fuccefs, yet with a pious endeavour. This /aft paj[age I WM the more willing to communicatt to the Chrljfian ReaJer , becaufe h Jhews, that our Author ver1 early entred into that pious care of the Churches Peace,which he ~arried with him all along the cour[e of his life, even to his grave, M we Jhalt obferve in that which ffJ/lows. In his Jludies of Piety and Religion be had the domeftick__ A[fi/fance Pf the lel(r.ned and peaceabl~ Divrne Francifcus Junius ; who[e Opiniom yet , our Grotius did not fo obftinately embrace,( M the manner.o([ome is to follow their Maflers beyond·reafon) but 'that he had an tar for Arminius , ane of the pubticl(profejfors at.~ Leyden about the fame time. B ecaufe 1 have mention' d a name hated by many (more throngh prejudice, than 11pon anj.Jrue ground) I Jhall here anne": osr Authors Verfes uyon..his death '*,not* Anno 16o9. fo much out of an intention to praife the man, 'M ·ts fet forth the Temper of our Jlut~or in ht.s lJWn liV'efJ words; ... '\''· . * Scrllt~ttor alt£ Veriratis Armini . Suh/ime_pe5t-H's, ani~;;ef~ta doftrintt, Solerti£q; perfpicacis exemplum, T, ~n(1 ademptuPJ~tcufo 'tenebricofrv Et feMicf£c£ palpitantium turb£ {lv.o.s. beattt /uchincolis campos : E.t jitle multum deb Kit tibi vemm , Sett '* Grot. Fttrr1g • libro 3· lJ morttm ]ll• eobi .Armitfii. |
