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in all the Aftions oifAofes AttiCM his Femateuchy The Entperour Julian' sEdids were admitted into Schols^ although vulgarly efteemed a more pernirious Engine and Marchination againft the Frotejlantfaithy The late King Charles hath excellently defended the Faith againft the Fofe^ Furitans^ /ImbaptiftSy ^ua- ksrSy an^iallthe Religious^ Qrept into the Church by Corruption of teachers.
And of late King Charles in our Age,was troubled with Jcfuits as his Predeceilpurs were, who par ly in thmfelvcsand partly by Emulation and Frovoca- lion of that Kingly Fhilofopher^ and fccond Solomon have much quickned the Proteftant Do£trine on our fide, ('we fee I fay j what Notable ferviccs they have done on their fide, and what helps they have brought into the Repairing and Eftabliihing of the Koman Sea.
Laftly, You may read in the fame Book, that Glorious example of the late King, viz. In his ^IKHN BAsiAIKEjofPfalmSjProverbs^ind holy Me- ditations: IloveVertue in whom focver I find it: And 1 am willing and as fincercly wifh, that others may go beyond him in this laft Age, as he went be- yond others in his time, treading thejftepsof D/^t^i^ and his Son Solomon,
Thus have we given you a fiiort view of our thoughts, and of Mam Souly and God ; as Chriftians are infpired by their Guardian Genii, and Etherial biejjed Angels ; nor I am not at all inconfiftent with my (dfc^ for I am ftill of opinion, that the letter of the Holy Scripture teaches not any precept of F^i- lofophy^ concerning which there can be any Contro- vcrfie amongft men or difference from this holy lent* pie of ^nfdome : And when you venture beyond the litteral fenfe, you are not taught by the Scripture, R rr 4 but
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but what you have learned fome other way, you apply thereto. And they ought /to be no 7rajh^ HO trivial Notions^ nor Confutable hy Keafon^ or more ioYidVrincipies of Tkilofophy^ that^ nianfhould dare to caft upon (o facra'd a Tcxtjbut fuch a one^ is well affured, will bear the ftrifteft examination^and that lead to the more full knowledg of Go^^and do more cleerly fie the Fh^nomena of Nature, and External providence, to his moft Precious Attributes, and tend to the furthering of the holy life, which I do again profefs is the fole end of the Scripture, and of wha^ is here difcovered for your help and Condudi, and hethatveiitures beyond the letter, without that guid, will foon be loft in his own fancies, where- fore if this Temple, which I have built amongft thofe many other infpired Chriftians Advantagious fe- crets, I have recited, had not this alfo added unto it, the aimc of Advancing the Vivine life, in the world, I fiiould look upon it, as both falfeandun- frofitable^ and fhould have refted fatisfied with K^ Harmony of the World, for the Divine life of infpired Chriftians, is above all Tslatmall and Metaphifxcul h^ewledg whatfoever.And that Man is a perfeft man I cannot but gratifie, with the Holy Guide, that is coming publick in Print.
Eiii: if any more zealous pretender to Prudence and Righteoufnefs, wanting eitHer Lcafure or Abi- lity to deface ihislemple I have ere^ed, and this jjro2;refsI have made to fearch the Body, 5'oul,and Criftalline Heaven, to the bottome backwards,{hall jiotwithftandingCondemne it or Admire it, he has Kuibecominglyandindifcrectly ventered out of his own Sphere; and I cannot acquit himg^f injuftice
Nor