THE
PREFACE
.
CHRISTIAN
Religion
is
summed
up
in
these
two
words
:
LOVE
God
with
all
thy
Heart
,
and
thy
Neighbour
as
thy self
.
Here
indeed
lies
contracted
the
whole
LAW
of
God
,
and
of
Nature
.
There
are
not
many
Volumns
of
Acts
and
Statutes
to
be
observ'd
,
nor
need
mans
memory
be
much
burthen'd
with
the
number
of
Doctrines
and
Commands
:
They
are
few
and
Natural
;
easie
and
plain
.
They
are
all
contracted
into
one
word
LOVE
:
and
what
more
natural
appetite
is
there
then
that
?
Vhat
is
Natural
is
easie
,
what
easie
,
is
plain
.
Man
in
his
primarie
state
and
Condition
was
created
with
this
appetite
Love
,
as
the
meanes
whereby
he
might
enjoy
the
felicity
he
was
created
to
;
He
naturally
loved
God
his
Creator
,
and
Fountain
from
whence
he
sprung
;
as
it
is
still
naturall
for
all
Creatures
to
Love
their
Original
,
which
is
their
Natural
appetite
not
depraved
.
Now
God
requires
no
more
of
man
,
but
that
he
follow
that
first
institution
and
appetite
of
true
Nature
for
which
he
was
Created
,
which
was
to
Love
God
,
and
that
since
his
fellow
Creatures
were
multiplyed
,
that
that
natural
appetite
of
Love
should
also
be
branc●ed
forth
to
them
,
as
a
part
of
Man's
self
:
so
that
the
one
has
relation
to
our
souls
enjoyment
,
the
other
to
our
living
rightly
;
that
is
Godly
,
soberly
,
righteously
.
But
Man
being
created
a
free
Agent
,
whilst
in
Paradise
,
this
natural
appetite
grew
weak
,
and
through
his
dis●●dience
became
depraved
,
and
fell
to
lower
Objects
,
which
as
a
Curse
inherently
sticks
on
all
his
posterity
,
so
that
Man
is
apt
to
Love
the
base
and
terrene
things
of
this
world
better
than
his
Creator
,
and
the
more
sublime
of
the
other
World
.
This
is
the
reason
Man
disobeys
God
,
aud
hurts
himself
;
for
the
strongest
Love
causes
the
strickest
obedience
;
so
that
did
we
love
God
,
we
should
obey
him
,
and
did
we
truly
love
our selves
,
we
should
not
sinne
against
our
Neighbour
,
for
what
ever
injury
we
do
to
him
,
the
Law
of
〈◊〉
,
giv●s
him
a
retaliating
power
to
do
to
us
;
though
the
strict
Rules
of
the
Go●●●l
an●
of
C●ri●●inity
teaches
better
.
Now
〈◊〉
to
Lov●●nd
serve
God
is
the
end
of
all
Religion
:
what
need
there
be
so
many
Disputes
,
and
alterations
concerning
the
m●an●s
of
●o
●hip
,
and
formes
of
Religion
?
whilst
man
busies
●imself
in
those
outward
Quarrels
,
and
D●fferences
he
looses
the
substance
and
ma●row
of
his
Religion
,
and
instead
of
a
f●●ling
Love
of
God
finds
only
a
moral
No●ion
of
Him
.
Aw●y
then
with
the
Names
of
sects
,
of
Churches
,
and
more
Holy
and
separate
Congregations
of
Men
,
and
let
all
p●esse
af●er
this
Love
of
God
,
and
Charity
to
our
Neighbour
,
to
do
to
Him
as
we
would
have
him
do
to
us
,
and
to
live
with
a
good
Conscience
under
those
Lawes
,
and
formes
,
as
our
superiours
by
the
special
Providence
of
God
are
permitted
to
impo●e
upon
us
,
which
we
ought
to
do
if
such
L●wes
and
Formes
are
no
wayes
a
hinderance
to
th●s
Command
of
Loving
God
;
It
is
in
e●d
that
di●●utative
and
wrangling
Spirit
which
has
lately
seiz'd
on
this
part
of
the
World
,
that
●as
dampt
Man's
Love
to
God
,
and
Ch●●ity
towards
his
Neighbour
;
every
one
imposing
on
the
l●berty
and
Conscience
of
another
what
a●p●ars
Truth
to
himself
.
They
forget
to
write
this
on
the
Table
of
their
memories
ab
alio
expectes
alteri
quod
feceris
,
for
did
they
,
they
would
Con●●der
,
that
Man's
Conscience
is
not
to
b●
forc'd
,
the
worship
of
God
ought
to
be
free
:
and
that
there
is
an
unchangeable
and
Eternal
Law
wrote
by
the
〈◊〉
of
God
in
the
Heart
of
every
man
by
which
he
shall
receive
his
Condemnation
if
〈◊〉
;
by
which
the
Heathens
are
inexc●sable
,
a●d
must
b●
brought
to
Iudgement
.
Ch●ist
the
Saviour
of
man-kind
ca●e
not
into
the
World
to
abrogate
this
Law
,
but
to
confirm
it
,
to
make
it
m●re
excellent
,
and
to
polish
it
by
his
Pr●cepts
●nd
Doctrine
,
whereby
it
might
become
more
easie
,
and
more
to
the
Capacity
of
ma●
.
Therefore
to
live
according
to
the
Rules
an●
Pr●c●pts
of
Christ
,
and
to
be
a
true
Chris●ian
,
is
to
Live
according
to
the
Rules
of
Nature
sublime●
,
by
the
Doctrine
of
Iesus
.
But
th●
Devil
that
sub●le
Enemy
of
mankind
has
ev●r
made
the
way
of
a
Christian
to
seem
so
hard
,
and
●o
repugnant
to
the
Lawes
of
Nature
that
it
has
almost
affright●d
flesh
and
blood
to
enter
upon
it
,
wh●n
indeed
it
is
the
most
genuine
a●d
natural
●ath
that
can
be
●rod
,
both
to
the
satisfaction
of
the
Soul
,
and
Body
.
Indeed
to
Nature
d●praved
,
from
its
first
institution
and
purity
,
〈◊〉
with
the
vitious
enormities
of
hellish
〈◊〉
,
and
of
that
dark
Sphear
,
the
way
of
a
Christian
must
seem
hard
,
and
intolerable
,
and
in
that
regard
strait
is
the
Way
,
and
●●rrow
is
the
Gate
that
lea●s
to
Life
Eternal
.
Through
the
cunning
instigation
of
the
Devil
,
Man
being
in
the
state
of
fallen
or
depraved
Nature
,
and
finding
the
outward
World
,
with
all
its
pleasurable
baits
and
alluren●ents
so
gr●eable
and
corre●●ondent
to
this
depraved
Na●ure
,
and
to
his
senses
,
he
is
content
to
live
●herein
,
and
superficially
to
worship
God
un●er
a
few
Notions
,
and
〈◊〉
,
about
which
he
much
troubles
hi●●elf
,
w●en
indeed
h●
ought
to
worship
God
in
Spi●it
and
in
●r●th
,
which
is
to
L●ve
him
with
the
whole
Heart
,
and
to
obey
him
intirely
;
therefore
he
must
put
off
this
whole
Nature
and
be
cloat●ed
an●w
,
which
is
the
〈◊〉
and
narrow
way
of
C●rcumcision
,
and
then
,
that
Light
or
Eternal
Law
written
in
his
Heart
will
direct
him
to
live
holily
before
God
,
and
uprightly
towards
men
.
Man
being
a
sensible
Creature
,
as
well
as
rational
,
is
in
both
capacities
depraved
and
fallen
;
This
world
and
the
things
thereof
falling
under
the
senses
,
whereby
they
are
busied
,
and
the
Soul
hinder●d
from
more
internal
Contemplations
,
is
indeed
the
great
Engine
whereby
the
Devil
captivates
so
many
,
that
they
have
not
time
to
consider
the
nature
of
their
souls
,
or
the
state
of
other
worlds
.
They
have
some
slight
and
sup●rficial
Notions
,
and
Ideas
of
them
,
which
they
receive
fro●
the
dictates
of
others
,
and
with
which
they
content
themselves
,
and
rest
satisfie●
,
never
understanding
the
deep
mysteries
contained
in
themselves
.
Did
man
search
the
profundity
of
himself
,
he
would
find
a
great
mysterie
,
and
then
●his
Hieglyphical
Figure
would
not
seem
so
great
a
Paradox
as
I
question
not
but
it
will
do
to
some
.
There
are
some
things
in
it
which
will
seem
st●a●ge
and
new
,
and
which
doth
not
quadrate
wholly
with
what
is
generally
receiv'd
:
but
since
there
is
no
difference
in
any
fundamental
p●rt
of
our
faith
in
Christ
Iesus
,
all
may
read
it
though
of
different
opinions
without
offence
.
CHRIST
the
great
Exemplar
of
Holinesse
and
of
Cobriety
,
is
here
set
out
to
be
the
Pattern
of
all
Christians
to
walk
after
,
and
though
it
is
not
to
be
expected
t●at
any
can
arrive
to
so
sublime
a
pitch
which
●e
in
being
both
God
and
man
arrived
at
,
yet
Man
may
attain
to
that
degree
of
perfection
in
this
Life
as
to
walk
uprigh●ly
,
holily
,
and
devoutly
before
God
,
and
justly
and
blamelesly
befor●
men
.
Religion
is
not
a
m●e●
notional
knowledge
of
God
,
but
a
practical
fe●ling
of
him
,
non
magna
Ioquimur
sed
vi●i●ur
,
●t
us
live
well
rat●er
than
talk
well
,
for
knowledge
without
practise
will
but
encrease
our
cond●mnation
in
that
great
day
,
and
will
but
witnesse
against
us
to
our
prejudice
.
Nor
can
Ignorance
be
an
excuse
to
any
since
God
has
given
and
Understanding
and
Capacity
as
a
tall●nt
to
every
m●n
,
to
know
and
do
enough
for
his
own
salvation
,
and
which
ought
to
be
improved
more
or
l●sse
according
to
the
value
of
his
Tallent
,
and
not
sluggi●hly
to
be
cast
aside
in
a
Napkin
,
or
layed
out
in
f●volous
,
and
unprofitable
Thing●
;
The
great
helps
Christians
have
above
others
,
for
that
improvement
,
will
call
for
a
greater
●ncrease
of
their
Tallents
,
and
greater
will
their
condemnation
be
for
their
neglects
.
It
is
therefore
out
of
that
consideration
and
not
ou●
of
any
phantastick
desire
and
itch
of
writing
)
that
I
have
p●nn'd
this
following
discourse
,
being
the
explanation
of
an
Hierogliphical
Figure
of
the
Worlds
,
which
came
into
my
hands
,
another
being
the
Author
:
That
I
might
not
stifle
that
internal
motion
which
prompted
me
to
it
,
though
it
was
done
without
intention
of
making
it
publike
:
But
having
p●ssed
the
test
of
better
Iudgements
than
my
own
and
approv●d
,
I
have
sent
it
forth
,
in
that
rude
dr●ss
as
it
fell
from
my
hasty
Pen
,
without
other
Ornaments
and
flatteries
of
Rheto●ick
,
and
Lang
age
,
than
what
was
natural
and
becoming
,
〈…〉
more
secret
parts
from
rude
and
profa●e
eyes
.
If
that
my
good
intention
of
awakening
others
to
look
after
those
Worlds
most
still
ignore
,
and
blindly
grope
after
,
and
seriously
to
consider
the
immortality
of
their
souls
,
and
of
the
Eternal
fel●cities
or
everlasting
Torments
,
they
hereafter
m●st
enjoy
,
take
effect
,
I
shall
think
my self
happy
,
if
not
,
I
have
done
my
duty
,
and
my
peace
will
be
my
Reward
.
Casta
placent
superis
;
purâ
cum
mente
venite
,
Et
manibus
puris
sumite
fontis
aquam
.
Tibul.
Elg.