It is ftrange, that but for the efforts of two gentlemen, Dr. Irving and Mr. Singer, not a fingle edition of the Table Talk' would have appeared this century. The neglect of our English masterpieces of thought is a thing incredible. BEING THE DISCOURSES OF John Selden, Esq.; OR HIS SENCE Of Various MATTERS OF WEIGHT and High CONSEQUENCE Relating especially to Religion and State. Diftingue Tempora. LONDON, Printed for E. Smith, in the Year MDCLXXXIX. Invincible Ignorance, Images, Imperial Constitution, Imprisonment, Incendiaries, Independency, Things Indifferent, Publick Interest, Humane Invention, Judgements, Judge, Juggling, Jurisdiction, Jus Divinum, King, King of England, The King 61 62 45 46 47 48 50 51 18 19 64 Knights-Service, Land, Language, Law, Law of Nature, Learning, Lecturers, Libels, Liturgy, Lords in the Parliament, Lords before the Parliament, Marriage, Marriage of Coufin-Germans, Measure of Things, Religion, Sabboth, Sacrament, Salvation, State, Superftition, Subfidies, Simony, Ship-Money, Synod, Affembly, Thanksgiving, Tythes, Trade, Tradition, Tranfubftantiation, Traitor, Trinity, University, Vows, Ufury, Pious Ufes, War, Mr. Justice Hales, One of the JUDGES OF THE Common-Pleas; And to the much Honoured EDWARD HEYWOOD,* IOHN Moft worthy Gentlemen, W Ere you not Executors to that Perfon, who (while he liv'd) was the Glory of the Nation; yet I am Confident any thing of his would find Acceptance with you, and truly the Senfe and Notion here is wholy his, and most of the words. I had the opportunity to hear his Difcourfe twenty Years together, and leaft all thofe Excellent things that ufually fell from him might be loft, fome of them from time to time I faithfully committed to Writing, where here digefled into this Method, I humbly prefent to your Hands; you will quickly perceive them to be his by the familiar Illuftrations wherewith they are fet off, and in which way you know he was fo happy, that (with a marvelous delight to thofe that heard him) he would prefently convey the highest Points of Religion, and the most important Affairs of State to an ordinary apprehenfion. In reading be pleafed to diftinguish Times, and in your Fancy carry along with you, the When and the Why, many of thefe things were spoken; this will give them the more Life, and the fmarter Relish. Tis poffible the Entertainment you find in them, may render you the more inclinable to pardon the Prefumption of Your most Obliged and moft Humble Servant, RI: MILWARD. * Misprints for Mr. Justice Hale and Edward Heyward: see p. 7. |