Resolves - Divine, Moral, Political

IT is an undoubted fact, that there is an increasing love and demand for really sound Literature and if rue loolc to the religious naorld, zue here see an anxious enquiry for the works of our old Divines and that reprints are issuing forth in every shape, from the quarto down to the 64mo. I t is the k zowledgeo f thisf act, that has induced the Publishers to the present Edition of OWEN FELG THARZS RESOLVES t , h e book has been a long time annoznzced, but they have not been at liberty to send it forth till nozu but Owen Felltham is at anj, and at all times seasonuble, Ae is an Author full of tizttlt, and suited to all renders, and the more he is read, the more admired he will be his style is quaint, but the very quaintness is refreshiny . The Publishers l acpe - itzted this Edition without taking any liberties with the text, the on alteration being in the spelling of the words, which to those, zitzacquai zted raitk Authors of the dcte of Fellthanis rariting, mt l t be considered typographical errors, And i t tucts thozight adviseable to adhere to the Authors ozun sgle, and expression, for it shews the chalzge rultich ln zgzlage has since undergone, artd the mode of writing which existed in that aye, and therefore, interesting to venzarli the diference. 17te Publishers, therefore trust, this Editio t will be received with that attention nu hi cl its character so richly deserves, and that their attempt, of precozf in9 so aalztahle and tseful a work, from passiny into oblivion, will tot go unrelca. cled. A short accotc zto f Fellthams l i f is prejired, zaAich will, is presu ned, be acceptuble to the readers of this Edition. September, 1840, Bible 4 Crown, Alarliet Ilace, Leicester. n 0 A . SHORT ACCOUNT THERE are few writers of the same talent as our Author, of whom less is known. It appears the Fellthams were a family of great antiquity in Norfolk and Suffolk and lived at Fellthams illanor, in Norfolk, as early as the reign of Henry 111. The father of our Author lived in Suffolk, and died on the l lth of March, 1631, aged 62, and was buried at Babram, in Cambridgeshire. Owen Felltham was probably born at the beginning of the reign of James the first but of his private history nothing is Imown-but it is certain he held some situation in the household of the Earl of Thomond. The Resolves tell us what manner of man he was, and throw a strong light on his personal character. Oaen Felltham appears never to have been in affluent circurnstanccs yet to have possessed enough to satisfy oue of his happy frame of mind, and to enable him with his well-ordered habits, to administer to the wants and necessities of others. He was but youth when he tlius spoke of himself, in one of his original HesolvCs, to be found only in the very early editions. I lire in a ranke, though not of the highest, yet affording more freedome, as being exempt from those susl icious cares that pricke the bosome of the wealthy man. I t is such as might content my betters, and such as heaven smiles on with a gracious promise of blessi ig, if my carriage bee hire and C f L l ACCOUNT OF TIlE AUTIIOR. V honeste and without these, who is well I have necessaries, and what is decent and when I desire it, something for pleasure. Who hath more that is needfull If I be not so rich, as to sow almes by sackfulls, even my mite is beyond the superfluetie of wealth and my pen, my tongue, and ny life, shall I I ope, hebe sonte to better treasure than the earth afords them...