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The very excellent preface to this treatise, written by George Cokayn, will inform the reader of the melancholy circumstances under which it was published, and of the author's intention, and mode of treatment. Very little more need be said, by way of introducing to our readers this new edition of Bunyan's Excellency of a Broken Heart.
George Cokayn was a gospel minister in London, who became eventually connected with the Independent denomination. He was a learned man brought up at the university had preached before the House of Commons was chaplain to that eminent statesman and historian, Whitelocke was rector of St.
And now, as I hinted in the beginning, that what was transcribed out of the author's heart into the book, may be transcribed out of the book into the hearts of all who shall peruse it, is the desire and prayer of A lover and honourer of all saints as such, George Cokayn September 21, 1688 This psalm is David's penitential psalm.
Surely there is water enough connected with that controversy to quench any unholy fire that differences of opinion might ignite. George Cokayn appears to have possessed much a kindred spirit with John Bunyan. Some of his expressions are remarkably Bunyanish.
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