The Doctrine of the Most Holy Trinity

Dedication.

[...affability] considered, this concern completely vanishes; since
I can be certain that the glory must necessarily reflect back upon
Your Excellence, as one of whom everyone holds the opinion
that it is not so much that certain merits original: Meriten and rendered
services must force Your The author uses the archaic respectful pronoun Dero grace, but rather that
Your helpful spirit is always ready to show kindness to
everyone as much as possible. However, I pass over all of
this and mention only the single fact: that the high esteem and
feeling for divine things which I have encountered in Your Excel-
lence have primarily brought me to the point that I have
confidently ventured to take the liberty The author refers to the "liberty" of dedicating this work to a high-ranking patron of doing so. For just as
it is reasonable original: billig; in this context meaning fair or appropriate that one investigates when presenting a
writing whether its content will also be pleasing; so, on the
other hand, one has no reason to doubt that if the subject matter
is liked, then the dedication The formal act of naming a patron for a book cannot be unpleasant,
even if one should find something to object to in the execution
of the matter. Indeed, today is such a sorrowful time, where
more than in many other times, spiritual things are either not
esteemed original: æstimirt at all by great lords, or at least many articles
of faith original: Glaubens-Artickul; the fundamental points of religious doctrine are not considered worthy of any proper investigation,
but are instead cast aside as unnecessary matters of dispute:
nevertheless, the mighty GOD still always has His own,
who highly value His laws and rights, and recognize that
His testimonies must be properly investigated and tested.

Findet man gleich eine grosse Menge derer / die die Göttli=
Even if one finds a great multitude of those who consider
divine wisdom to be foolishness, and who willfully crush
themselves everywhere on the stumbling block original: Stein des Anstosses; a biblical reference to 1 Peter 2:8, describing those who reject divine truth; yet, on
the other hand, there is no lack of those who well per-