A brief apology of Thomas Cartwright against all such slanderous accusations as it pleaseth…A brief apologie of Thomas Cartwright against all such slaunderous accusations as it pleaseth…

Being (as I feel my self) short of th'ordinary works of my calling both in general duties of christianity, and in the particular way of the government of mine own family: woe should be unto me if I should vainly boast of miraculous works, which my self have especially written against, in condemning extraordinary callings whereof miracles are the seals: yet Mr D. Sutcliffe seemeth to insinuate thus much (I say insinuate) for that the brethren he brandeth to have them in estimation (I doubt not) he meaneth to be men so favouring me as they would be loth to do it if they thought it would not stand with my good liking. Now let the town wherein I dwell be examined, whether any voice tending hereunto did ever ⟨image 9⟩come from me. And, as I think, none can be produced that will glory in this folly: so my desire is, that when this Legend shall come forth, there may be for the credit of him that setteth it out, the names of the reporters, & likewise of the brethren laid down that are guilty of the dotage he speaketh of, that thereby they may be cleared, or otherwise pass condemnation of the folly he chargeth them with.

Being (as I feele my self) short of th'ordinary works of my calling both in generall duties of christianitie, and in the particuler way of the gouernement of mine owne familie: woe should be vnto me if I should vainly boast of miraculous works, which my self haue especially written against, in condemning extraordinary callings whereof miracles are the seales: yet Mr D. Sutcliffe seemeth to insinuate thus much (I say insinuate) for that the brethren he brandeth to haue them in estimation (I doubt not) he meaneth to be men so fauouring me as they would bee loth to doo it if they thought it would not stande with my good liking. Now let the towne wherein I dwell be examined, whether any voice tēding herevnto did euer