I Have been encouraged to some enlargement of this Treatise, in that part of it, which concerns the account of Books and Authors. There is here some Addition to the several kinds of them. And because it would be of excellent use, if the many choise Treatises upon particular subjects in divinity, were so distinctly reduced, that a man might have recourse to them upon any emergent occasion; therefore I have here attempted something to this purpose, namely, to referre them unto the several heads in the Analysis of Divinity, towards the latter end of this Book.
The Latine or Greck Tracts of the ancient Fathers and other eminent Writers, are already thus reduced under several heads in Bolduanus, Draudius, Molanus, &c. by whose direction it is easie to finde the chief Authors or Discourses in those Languages upon any particular subject.
The like is here endeavoured for our English Treatises, which for their clearnesse and fulnesse in matters of practical Divinity, are generally esteemed to be of special use and eminency.
It cannot be expected but that the first attempt in this kinde, must needs be very defective. But it is easie for any one to alter, or adde, as his own better experience shall direct.
I have now by an Asterisk noted some of those Commentators who are esteemed most judicious and useful.
I did farther intend by some mark to have distinguished them, according to their several times & Professions, whether Fathers, Rabbies, Papists, Lutherans, Calvinists. The nature of their Works and Comments, whether more brief, by way of Annotation, Analysis or more large, by way of Questions, Common places, or Doctrines, whereby younger Students might be directed in the choice of their several kinds. But I am forced as yet to lay this aside, as being a businesse which will require more pains and leisure, then my other necessary employments can permit.