The next way to France: or, A short dialogue between two zealous well-wishers for the advancement of the kingdom of Christ; viz. H. P. and B. G.
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             The next way to France: or, A short dialogue between two zealous well-wishers for the advancement of the kingdom of Christ; viz. H. P. and B. G.
             H. P.
             B. G.
          
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             The
             next
             way
             to
          
           FRANCE
           :
           OR
           ,
           A
           SHORT
           DIALOGUE
           BETWEEN
           Two
           zealous
           well-wishers
           for
           the
           advancement
           OF
           
             The
             Kingdom
             of
             CHRIST
             ;
          
           Viz.
           
        
         
           H.
           P.
           
             and
          
           B.
           G.
           
        
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           GILES
           CALVERT
           ,
           at
           the
           black
           Spread-Eagle
           at
           the
           West-end
           of
           
             Pauls
             .
          
           1651.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           The
           next
           way
           to
           France
           :
           
             OR
             ,
             A
             short
             Dialogue
             ,
          
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             H.
             P.
             
          
           
             FRriend
             ,
             what
             sayest
             thou
             from
             abroad
             ?
          
        
         
           
             B.
             G.
             
          
           
             That
             it
             's
             conceived
             to
             be
             a
             convenient
             time
             for
             to
             put
             life
             and
             vigour
             into
             those
             of
             the
             Reformed
             Religion
             ,
             that
             thereby
             they
             might
             endeavour
             to
             recover
             themselves
             .
          
        
         
           
             H.
             P.
             
          
           
             Why
             do
             they
             not
             lay
             hold
             on
             the
             present
             occasion
             to
             joyn
             with
             the
             Prince
             of
             
               Condé
               ,
            
             that
             so
             by
             his
             means
             they
             may
             regain
             their
             Sixscore
             Towns
             of
             security
             ,
             (
             which
             they
             formerly
             lost
             )
             as
             well
             as
             their
             Three
             hundred
             thousand
             crowns
             yeerly
             Revenue
             ,
             and
             their
             places
             of
             Judicature
             to
             boot
             ?
          
        
         
           
             B.
             G.
             
          
           
             As
             they
             lost
             them
             for
             having
             sided
             with
             this
             Prince
             of
             
               Condé's
            
             father
             ,
             (
             who
             ,
             after
             that
             he
             had
             attained
             unto
             his
             own
             ends
             ,
             left
             them
             at
             the
             French
             King's
             mercy
             ,
             to
             make
             the
             best
             Composition
             they
             could
             for
             themselves
             at
             the
             Treaty
             of
             
               Loudun
               )
            
             so
             may
             you
             rest
             assured
             ,
             that
             those
             of
             the
             Reformed
             Religion
             will
             never
             venture
             to
             take
             up
             Arms
             against
             their
             King
             ,
             in
             the
             behalf
             of
             any
             party
             of
             their
             own
             Nation
             ;
             nor
             in
             respect
             of
             any
             Forraigners
             whatsoever
             ,
             except
             for
             such
             who
             minde
             the
             propagation
             of
             the
             Gospel
             of
             Christ
             ,
             who
             intend
             to
             knock
             at
             
               Rome's
            
             gates
             ,
             and
             who
             will
             not
             for
             any
             worldly
             respects
             abandon
             them
             .
          
        
         
           
             H.
             P.
             
          
           
             Do
             you
             conceive
             that
             their
             hopes
             were
             well
             fix'd
             ,
             and
             that
             they
             were
             well
             secured
             ,
             whenas
             the
             Duke
             of
             
               Soubize
            
             was
             wafted
             towards
             
               Rochel
            
             and
             
               Ré
            
             by
             the
             late
             Duke
             of
             
               Buckingham
               ?
            
             
             Think
             you
             not
             that
             it
             was
             a
             like
             business
             to
             that
             of
             
               Anthony
            
             King
             of
             
               Portugal
               ,
            
             whenas
             he
             was
             conducted
             towards
             
               Lisbon
            
             by
             the
             Earl
             of
             
               Essex
               ?
            
          
        
         
           
             B.
             G.
             
          
           
             Those
             of
             
               Rochel
            
             made
             Sir
             
               William
               Beecher
            
             attend
             half
             a
             day
             at
             their
             gates
             ,
             before
             they
             would
             admit
             him
             ;
             for
             that
             they
             were
             not
             well
             assured
             of
             the
             reality
             of
             that
             good
             which
             was
             pretended
             unto
             them
             ,
             as
             then
             ;
             nor
             did
             there
             so
             much
             as
             one
             man
             of
             those
             of
             the
             Reformed
             Religion
             budge
             after
             the
             descent
             at
             the
             Isle
             of
             
               Ré
               :
            
             for
             that
             none
             of
             them
             (
             as
             aforesaid
             )
             will
             in
             the
             least
             enter
             into
             any
             League
             with
             whatsoever
             parties
             ,
             unless
             they
             be
             qualified
             as
             above-said
             ;
             such
             who
             shall
             have
             assured
             them
             (
             by
             such
             persons
             as
             may
             be
             confided
             in
             ,
             on
             the
             profession
             of
             true
             Christianity
             )
             that
             they
             will
             go
             thorow-stitch
             with
             the
             propagation
             of
             the
             Gospel's
             purity
             ;
             who
             will
             not
             cease
             till
             they
             have
             knockt
             at
             
               Rome's
            
             gates
             ,
             and
             who
             shall
             appear
             in
             their
             own
             persons
             amongst
             them
             .
          
        
         
           
             H.
             P.
             
          
           
             As
             then
             whatsoever
             may
             be
             conceived
             of
             a
             possibility
             of
             their
             stirring
             at
             present
             ,
             or
             of
             their
             siding
             with
             the
             Prince
             of
             
               Condé
               ,
            
             must
             even
             pass
             for
             fair
             nights
             dreams
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             their
             bruited
             reflecting
             on
             the
             present
             proceedings
             in
             
               England
            
             and
             
               Scotland
               ,
            
             and
             on
             him
             who
             appears
             to
             be
             the
             great
             
               Joshua
            
             of
             
               Britain
               ,
            
             who
             (
             as
             wise
             men
             do
             conceive
             )
             ought
             to
             be
             sought
             unto
             :
             for
             ▪
             did
             not
             those
             of
             
               Rochel
            
             send
             a
             very
             considerable
             number
             of
             their
             select
             members
             unto
             King
             
               James
               ,
            
             as
             well
             as
             unto
             the
             late
             King
             ?
             And
             did
             not
             the
             States
             of
             the
             United
             Provinces
             send
             their
             great
             
               Barnavelt
               ,
            
             with
             two
             more
             of
             their
             Deputies
             ,
             to
             seek
             unto
             Queen
             
               Elizabeth
               ?
            
          
        
         
           
             B.
             G.
             
          
           
             Nay
             ,
             did
             not
             
               Henry
            
             the
             Fourth
             of
             
               France
            
             send
             unto
             her
             ?
             And
             doth
             not
             the
             Paper-room
             at
             
               White-hall
            
             contain
             one
             of
             his
             Letters
             ,
             bearing
             these
             very
             words
             :
             
               My
               sister
               ,
               my
               sister
               ,
               if
               you
               would
               have
               opened
               your
               coffers
               ,
               your
               brother
            
             Henry
             
               would
               not
               have
               been
               constrained
               to
               go
               to
               Mass
               ?
            
             This
             was
             a
             King
             put
             to
             great
             straights
             by
             a
             Spanish
             League
             .
             But
             in
             case
             the
             Common-wealth
             of
             
               England
            
             should
             deem
             fitting
             to
             minde
             the
             preservation
             of
             those
             of
             the
             Reformed
             Religion
             in
             
               France
               ,
            
             you
             will
             finde
             it
             altogether
             necessary
             to
             put
             them
             secretly
             into
             a
             strong
             and
             assured
             hope
             thereof
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             abetting
             of
             them
             ;
             and
             to
             insinuate
             the
             same
             unto
             them
             by
             such
             as
             could
             waft
             (
             even
             from
             their
             bosomes
             ,
             to
             the
             Prince
             of
             
               Condé
            
             and
             his
             Party
             )
             their
             longing
             desires
             to
             see
             him
             prosper
             :
             As
             then
             that
             Prince
             and
             his
             party
             would
             not
             run
             the
             danger
             
             of
             being
             gained
             by
             Titles
             and
             Treasures
             ,
             but
             would
             stick
             close
             unto
             his
             first
             resolutions
             and
             principles
             ;
             whereby
             he
             would
             continue
             to
             cut
             out
             work
             for
             the
             Parasites
             and
             
               Sejanus's
            
             of
             that
             Court
             ,
             to
             pick
             their
             teeths
             withal
             .
          
        
         
           
             H.
             P.
             
          
           
             It
             were
             no
             hard
             task
             to
             feed
             the
             ears
             of
             some
             of
             the
             French
             Reformed
             Preachers
             with
             fair
             hopes
             ,
             and
             also
             those
             who
             may
             serve
             as
             Interlopers
             .
          
        
         
           
             B.
             G.
             
          
           
             Take
             my
             word
             for
             it
             ,
             nothing
             so
             much
             hath
             been
             the
             overthrow
             of
             that
             Cause
             ,
             as
             such
             ear-feedings
             ,
             and
             the
             over-prodigalities
             of
             promised
             fair
             hopes
             :
             for
             that
             we
             finde
             by
             experience
             ,
             how
             that
             at
             the
             greatest
             Assembly
             that
             ever
             was
             held
             of
             those
             of
             the
             Reformed
             Religion
             in
             
               France
               ,
            
             (
             at
             which
             several
             Dukes
             ,
             Marquesses
             ,
             Barons
             ,
             and
             an
             infinite
             number
             of
             such
             as
             were
             thought
             to
             be
             the
             very
             Pillars
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             assisted
             )
             even
             as
             then
             ,
             Five
             and
             twenty
             of
             them
             fell
             off
             at
             a
             clap
             ,
             and
             deserted
             the
             rest
             ;
             insomuch
             as
             that
             they
             were
             then
             called
             in
             French
             ,
             
               Le
               meschant
               quartron
               ,
            
             for
             that
             they
             had
             betrayed
             the
             whole
             party
             .
             In
             the
             same
             manner
             ,
             the
             most
             part
             of
             all
             those
             who
             during
             these
             later
             Ages
             were
             employed
             by
             the
             French
             (
             to
             negotiate
             with
             their
             Neighbours
             )
             did
             also
             betray
             their
             parties
             ;
             as
             well
             such
             as
             were
             intrusted
             to
             treat
             for
             those
             of
             the
             Reformed
             Religion
             ,
             as
             those
             who
             were
             to
             treat
             for
             the
             Romane
             Catholikes
             ,
             and
             likewise
             those
             which
             were
             employed
             by
             the
             discontented
             Princes
             .
             Finally
             ,
             those
             who
             treated
             for
             the
             late
             Queen-mother
             of
             
               France
               ,
            
             and
             for
             the
             present
             Duke
             of
             
               Orleans
               ,
            
             during
             their
             exiles
             ,
             served
             them
             no
             better
             .
          
        
         
           
             H.
             P.
             
          
           
             By
             the
             matter
             as
             then
             I
             perceive
             that
             there
             is
             little
             account
             to
             be
             made
             of
             those
             giddy-brain'd
             and
             perfidiously-given
             men
             ,
             who
             are
             so
             much
             addicted
             to
             Whimsies
             and
             Romances
             .
             And
             should
             the
             Lord's
             work
             (
             which
             solely
             depends
             on
             his
             providence
             )
             be
             intrusted
             to
             such
             Bunglers
             ,
             it
             would
             surely
             be
             but
             in
             a
             desperate
             condition
             .
             You
             see
             how
             marvelously
             it
             hath
             thus
             far
             prospered
             ,
             by
             the
             attendance
             of
             the
             Almighty's
             providence
             ,
             by
             those
             who
             have
             fought
             under
             the
             Banners
             of
             Christ
             in
             this
             Land
             .
             True
             it
             is
             ,
             that
             weak
             and
             earthen
             vessels
             are
             oftentimes
             employed
             in
             the
             refining
             of
             Gold
             ,
             even
             in
             the
             most
             violent
             fires
             .
          
        
         
           
             B.
             G.
             
          
           
             The
             same
             Lord
             who
             hath
             been
             pleased
             to
             bless
             the
             proceedings
             at
             home
             ,
             may
             also
             do
             the
             like
             in
             their
             endeavours
             to
             heed
             those
             occasions
             which
             are
             requisite
             to
             be
             reflected
             on
             from
             abroad
             ;
             
             and
             may
             make
             them
             so
             successful
             ,
             as
             that
             they
             shall
             not
             run
             the
             hazard
             ,
             or
             need
             to
             apprehend
             the
             being
             foiled
             by
             the
             weakness
             and
             inconstancie
             of
             others
             .
             And
             doubtless
             there
             may
             be
             a
             great
             deal
             of
             good
             done
             (
             Providence
             being
             the
             Leader
             )
             if
             so
             be
             these
             present
             occasions
             were
             heeded
             ;
             for
             that
             thereby
             ,
             sundry
             mischiefs
             which
             are
             like
             to
             ensue
             ,
             might
             be
             prevented
             .
             The
             good
             which
             is
             to
             be
             done
             ,
             might
             be
             promoted
             on
             the
             true
             Principles
             of
             Conscience
             and
             Religion
             .
             So
             likewise
             the
             preventing
             of
             the
             evil
             which
             is
             apprehended
             ,
             may
             be
             carried
             on
             ,
             on
             the
             Principles
             of
             Self-charity
             and
             Justice
             .
          
        
         
           
             H.
             P.
             
          
           
             I
             doubt
             not
             but
             that
             you
             are
             able
             to
             prove
             what
             you
             say
             .
          
        
         
           
             B.
             G.
             
          
           
             Why
             truly
             I
             can
             do
             it
             to
             the
             purpose
             ;
             for
             that
             you
             must
             of
             necessity
             grant
             ,
             how
             that
             God
             himself
             divided
             the
             speech
             of
             those
             who
             went
             about
             to
             build
             the
             Tower
             of
             
               Babel
               .
            
             He
             caused
             the
             
               Midianites
            
             to
             fight
             against
             their
             brethren
             ,
             in
             
               Gideon's
            
             days
             .
             He
             sent
             a
             spirit
             of
             dissention
             between
             
               Abimelech
            
             and
             the
             
               Sichemites
               ,
            
             for
             that
             he
             would
             destroy
             both
             the
             one
             and
             the
             other
             .
             He
             suffered
             a
             lying
             spirit
             to
             act
             by
             the
             mouth
             of
             his
             own
             Prophets
             ,
             for
             to
             bring
             
               Ahab
            
             to
             a
             fall
             in
             
               Ramoth-Gilead
               .
            
             He
             permitted
             
               Samson
            
             to
             fire
             the
             foxes
             tails
             ,
             to
             set
             them
             on
             to
             do
             mischief
             .
             
               Paul
            
             himself
             raised
             a
             difference
             between
             the
             Sadduces
             and
             the
             Pharisees
             ,
             that
             so
             he
             might
             work
             his
             own
             deliverance
             .
             In
             the
             like
             manner
             ,
             it
             's
             void
             of
             all
             doubt
             ,
             that
             the
             Publike
             Good
             may
             be
             endeavoured
             with
             a
             very
             safe
             conscience
             ,
             although
             it
             should
             be
             effected
             by
             the
             causing
             of
             a
             confusion
             amongst
             men
             ;
             yea
             ,
             although
             they
             were
             neighbours
             ;
             especially
             such
             ,
             who
             ▪
             should
             they
             be
             left
             at
             liberty
             ,
             would
             sheathe
             their
             swords
             in
             our
             own
             bowels
             :
             whenas
             ,
             in
             case
             they
             be
             prevented
             therein
             ,
             the
             truth
             of
             the
             Gospel
             may
             thereby
             have
             a
             free
             passage
             ,
             and
             so
             consequently
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             Christ
             may
             be
             advanced
             ;
             which
             is
             the
             main
             thing
             to
             be
             minded
             .
             As
             for
             the
             accessory
             results
             of
             such
             an
             Undertaking
             ,
             it
             must
             needs
             be
             granted
             that
             it
             cannot
             chuse
             but
             be
             a
             great
             advantage
             for
             any
             State
             to
             cut
             out
             work
             amongst
             its
             neighbours
             abroad
             ,
             that
             so
             it
             may
             have
             rest
             at
             home
             :
             a
             Maxime
             which
             in
             all
             times
             hath
             been
             held
             void
             of
             all
             dispute
             ,
             and
             the
             which
             hath
             swayed
             amidst
             all
             men
             ;
             not
             onely
             those
             of
             the
             first
             Age
             ,
             and
             the
             second
             ,
             or
             during
             the
             times
             that
             
               Hannibal
            
             left
             
               Carthage
               ,
            
             to
             war
             on
             the
             
               Romanes
               ,
            
             or
             whenas
             the
             
               Athenians
            
             and
             
               Thebans
            
             bestirred
             themselves
             to
             puzzle
             the
             
               Spartans
               ;
            
             but
             even
             in
             these
             later
             Ages
             ,
             in
             our
             grandfathers
             and
             fathers
             days
             ,
             (
             the
             particulars
             whereof
             may
             be
             
             as
             yet
             fresh
             in
             our
             memories
             )
             
               viz.
            
             How
             that
             in
             
               Philip
            
             the
             second
             King
             of
             
               Spain's
            
             Reign
             ,
             the
             French
             King's
             ,
             the
             Emperour's
             ,
             Queen
             
               Elizabeth
            
             of
             
               England
               ,
            
             the
             King
             of
             
               Denmark's
            
             ,
             the
             
               Swedes
               ,
            
             nay
             and
             amidst
             the
             States
             General
             of
             the
             
               Low-Countries
               ,
            
             the
             same
             hath
             been
             found
             to
             be
             a
             necessary
             course
             ,
             and
             an
             usual
             practice
             :
             whereunto
             the
             said
             King
             
               Philip
            
             the
             second
             had
             so
             much
             accustomed
             himself
             ,
             
               viz.
            
             to
             minde
             and
             endeavour
             the
             embroyling
             and
             setting
             by
             the
             ears
             together
             of
             all
             the
             other
             Christian
             Princes
             ,
             as
             that
             the
             several
             inhabitants
             of
             
               Europe
            
             were
             at
             length
             constrained
             to
             imitate
             him
             therein
             ,
             though
             not
             to
             the
             same
             extension
             of
             their
             consciences
             as
             he
             did
             ;
             especially
             whenas
             his
             extreme
             passion
             ,
             illimitated
             ambition
             ,
             and
             cruel
             fire-brands
             ,
             moved
             him
             to
             see
             all
             his
             neighbours
             on
             fire
             :
             nay
             ,
             he
             endeavoured
             to
             have
             made
             use
             of
             
               Henry
            
             the
             Fourth
             of
             
               Navar
               ,
            
             (
             as
             then
             of
             the
             Reformed
             Religion
             )
             to
             make
             war
             against
             the
             French
             King
             
               Henry
            
             the
             Third
             ;
             when
             at
             the
             self-same
             time
             the
             said
             King
             
               Philip
            
             the
             second
             made
             an
             agreement
             with
             the
             Infidel
             
               Muley
               Malucco
               .
            
             It
             may
             therefore
             (
             without
             any
             further
             allegations
             or
             examples
             )
             be
             maintained
             ,
             that
             those
             who
             do
             not
             much
             differ
             in
             the
             point
             of
             Religion
             from
             those
             of
             the
             Reformed
             Religion
             in
             
               France
               ,
            
             may
             lawfully
             use
             all
             plausible
             means
             to
             back
             and
             abet
             them
             in
             the
             advancing
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             Christ
             ,
             and
             in
             their
             opposing
             of
             that
             Faction
             which
             meaneth
             nought
             save
             destruction
             unto
             the
             
               Britains
               ;
            
             and
             so
             interrupt
             them
             in
             their
             running
             alongst
             on
             the
             Lords
             providence
             .
             Thus
             I
             have
             made
             good
             the
             goodness
             ,
             justness
             ,
             necessity
             ,
             and
             plausibleness
             of
             the
             Undertaking
             .
          
        
         
           
             H.
             P.
             
          
           
             But
             as
             now
             pray
             resolve
             me
             concerning
             the
             apprehended
             mischiefs
             which
             may
             ensue
             ,
             if
             so
             be
             this
             present
             occasion
             be
             not
             heeded
             .
          
        
         
           
             B.
             G.
             
          
           
             Hereunto
             I
             answer
             ,
             That
             as
             there
             is
             nothing
             so
             inconstant
             as
             a
             French-man's
             spirit
             ;
             so
             is
             there
             nothing
             so
             furious
             in
             its
             resentments
             :
             As
             for
             instance
             ;
             the
             
               Flemings
            
             can
             very
             well
             determinate
             whether
             the
             French
             furies
             and
             massacres
             were
             not
             far
             more
             violent
             and
             outrageous
             then
             the
             Spanish
             :
             although
             it
             cannot
             be
             denied
             ,
             but
             that
             the
             
               French
            
             will
             also
             passionately
             love
             and
             befriend
             ,
             where
             once
             they
             are
             engaged
             .
             All
             which
             infers
             ,
             how
             that
             there
             is
             nothing
             so
             apparent
             ,
             as
             that
             in
             case
             the
             discontented
             French
             Princes
             should
             perceive
             that
             neither
             those
             of
             the
             Reformed
             Religion
             in
             
               France
               ,
            
             nor
             themselves
             (
             when
             once
             engaged
             )
             could
             expect
             to
             be
             countenanced
             ,
             
             abetted
             ,
             and
             back'd
             ,
             they
             would
             as
             then
             with
             the
             more
             violence
             hasten
             to
             patch
             up
             their
             own
             domestick
             Jars
             at
             any
             rates
             ,
             as
             also
             their
             forraign
             Wars
             with
             
               Spain
               :
            
             which
             if
             they
             should
             once
             compass
             ,
             what
             can
             there
             then
             be
             expected
             ,
             but
             that
             they
             would
             all
             together
             joyn
             their
             malice
             and
             forces
             towards
             the
             impediting
             of
             the
             
               Britains
            
             their
             designe
             ,
             and
             so
             unanimously
             proceed
             to
             the
             troubling
             of
             the
             English
             Seas
             ?
             So
             hath
             it
             likewise
             ever
             been
             accounted
             for
             an
             infallible
             truth
             ,
             that
             though
             the
             French
             Nation
             be
             excessively
             inconstant
             ▪
             ready
             and
             capable
             at
             each
             turning
             of
             the
             winde
             to
             embroil
             one
             another
             ,
             and
             to
             commit
             most
             egregious
             oversights
             ;
             so
             are
             they
             as
             ready
             and
             capable
             to
             piece
             up
             their
             own
             differences
             again
             ,
             and
             to
             finde
             out
             Expedients
             to
             salve
             over
             their
             faults
             .
             Moreover
             ,
             as
             they
             are
             more
             violent
             then
             any
             other
             Nations
             in
             the
             hatching
             of
             mischiefs
             against
             those
             with
             whom
             they
             fall
             foul
             (
             being
             ▪
             as
             
               Cesar
            
             observes
             at
             their
             first
             onset
             more
             then
             men
             )
             so
             likewise
             are
             they
             easily
             pacified
             ,
             and
             soon
             reconciled
             .
             Wherefore
             ,
             my
             conclusion
             thereon
             is
             no
             other
             then
             this
             ,
             
               Viz.
               
            
             That
             although
             Divine
             Providence
             steers
             all
             things
             on
             its
             own
             score
             ,
             yet
             that
             there
             is
             an
             obligation
             which
             may
             very
             well
             to
             observe
             ,
             and
             to
             make
             good
             ;
             and
             that
             same
             seems
             at
             present
             to
             be
             in
             season
             ;
             to
             wit
             ,
             
               That
               a
               fair
               ,
               civil
               ,
               and
               hopeful
               demonstration
               might
               be
               made
               of
               Amity
               and
               countenance
               unto
               those
               of
               the
               Reformed
               Religion
               in
               France
               ,
               and
               unto
               the
               discontented
               Princes
               :
            
             whenas
             this
             following
             truth
             will
             not
             admit
             of
             any
             gainsaying
             
               viz.
               How
               that
               both
               of
               them
               do
               conceive
               that
               they
               have
               sufficiently
               exprest
               their
               meanings
               thereon
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             H.
             P.
             
          
           
             By
             what
             ,
             I
             pray
             ?
          
        
         
           
             B.
             G.
             
          
           
             By
             that
             which
             I
             have
             instanced
             on
             to
             shew
             and
             to
             unfold
             ;
             so
             that
             if
             you
             heed
             it
             not
             ,
             it
             must
             needs
             lie
             at
             your
             own
             door
             :
             And
             the
             which
             is
             the
             less
             to
             be
             excused
             ,
             for
             that
             in
             two
             yeers
             time
             the
             said
             Particular
             could
             not
             so
             much
             as
             be
             permitted
             to
             be
             represented
             :
             nor
             was
             there
             so
             much
             as
             any
             notice
             taken
             
               That
               the
               same
               was
               grounded
               on
               Credentials
               ,
               whereon
               it
               was
               to
               have
               been
               manifested
               .
            
             Besides
             ,
             men
             have
             not
             Letters
             Patents
             for
             their
             lives
             durance
             ;
             nor
             can
             it
             be
             expected
             ,
             that
             whenas
             Parties
             do
             not
             meet
             with
             the
             least
             encouragement
             at
             all
             for
             the
             heeding
             of
             their
             Overtures
             in
             fit
             time
             ,
             they
             should
             as
             then
             expect
             any
             better
             success
             on
             their
             Proffers
             ,
             then
             those
             who
             sowe
             seeds
             on
             Ice
             or
             Snow
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 Octob.
              
               17.
               
               Anno
               1651.