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To the Reader.
which bis Beloved. Dorpius (with whom Le
bad Contratted as near a Familiarity, as Pere
fonal Conference, and frequent Correfpondence,
could either occafion.or improve,) was fo net¬
tled at the firft Appearance of this Trad,
that he fends him a rattling. Reproof ; to
which, tbough Erafmus fubjoined a very Re¬
conciling Reply, yet we have good Grounds
zo preſume that they were never afterwards
cordially Friends. Aud Lifter who, in Eraf¬
-mus his Life-time republifhed this Treatiſe
with bis own Notes, or Commentaries, ##¬
dertook this Task, not Jo much out of Reſpect
to his Friend the Author, or Care for the
Promotion of Learning, as he did to Salve
and Palliate the ſeveral Refletions upon the
zhen Faſhionable Religion, as- will appear to
any indifferent Obferver, who cannot but fee
that the Obfcurities and Difficulties ‘of the
Text (which perhaps are too few and mean
to need anyLxplication) are but flightly touch'd
at, while great Pains and Caution ts employed.
in either pervetting, or at-leafé mollifying,,
rthofe Paffages, which lay too heavy a Hand:
upon any of their hallowed Corruptions. Nay,
the whole: Catholick Party were. fo incenfed
at bis Liberty. of «Reflecting, that. though for
the forebinted inducements they did mot by
any formal Interdict fend bin in Perſon +0
tbe Devil..while Alive, yet -fince bis Death
they bave difpatch’d him half Way to Hell ix.
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