CHRISTIAN'S DEFENCE Against the FEARS of DEATH. WITH Seasonable Directions HOW TO Prepare our felves to DIE well. Written Originally in FRENCH CHAR. DRELINCOURT: Translated into ENGLISH By MARIUS D' ASSIGNY, B. D. The Tenth Edition newly Corrected: With an LONDON: Printed by J. BETTENHAM, for R. WIL- THE PREFACE TO THE Christian Reader. THE HE true Character of Monfieur Drelincourt, the Author of these excellent Meditations, we find published by Mr. Bayle in his great Historical Dictionary, &c. as followeth : Harles Drelincourt, Minifter of the Church of Paris, : was born the 10th of July, 1595, at Sedan, where his Father was admitted to an honourable Office, being Secretary to Henry Robert de la Mark, Duke of Bouillon, and Sovereign Prince of Sedan; afterwards he was advanced to be Secretary to the chief Council of that City. His Son Charles was put to study Ethicks and Divinity, in that University; but was sent to Saumur to compleat his Philosophy under Mr. Duncan. He was ordain'd Minister in June 1618, and began the Exercise of his Function near Langres, continuing there until he was called to the Church of Paris in March 1620. He was married in the Year 1625, to an only Child of a rich Merchant of Paris, call'd Monfieur Balduck, who had newly embrac'd the Proteftant Religion. Providence blest him and his Wife 'with a numerous Issue, he having had fixteen Children by her; and gave no less Success to his Miniftry. His Sermons were very powerful: But his chief Talent A 2 was |