A Being Filled with the Spirit

“The author, it is true, according to his wonted genius, doth often traverse a great deal of ground, and fetcheth some compasses before he come to his designed journey’s end; yet he makes it pleasant too by such variety, and will thereby pay the reader for his paints , and patience in following of him. That this and all good books may be well read and improved, is the hearty wish and prayer of him who is a lover of all Christians, yea, and of all men.” — Ralph Venning in the Epistle Dedicatory