A taste of the tartness of Doctor Burgess his Spirit, in the several passages of his answer.
This tartness vvill appear in 3. kinds.
1. His heavy Censures, and that, of the very hearts, & consciences of men.
2. His open reviling of the persons of the non conformists: or secret inducements to bring them into distaste:
3. His Keen & scornful jests, which are his pastime, frequently expressed through the whole.
Heavy Censures.
1. They who tell us, that all the Church may do touching rites ⟨image 24⟩is: but the application of circumstances, which are in nature, Civill: Adding that the Church may not ordain any Cerem: merely Ecclesiastical; do Manifest a spirit which lusteth after contradiction p. 37 of manuduc.
In the answer.
2. If it seem so to him indeed: God hath smitten his contentious spirit, with Giddiness: for who but a man forsaken of all wisdom. &c. 62. p.
⟨image 24⟩3. The Convocation house is not so likely to conclude &c. as this Libeller, is to come to shame for his factious, & intolerable comparison, unless God humble him. p. 62.
4. For whosoever thinks not as ⟨image 25⟩(they) must either be condemned of gross corruption, or excused, as having some good meaning: yet much weakness with all, scil. in (comparison of them) And this pride makes them so scornful: p. 65.
5. It is so palpably false, that I should hardly believe, any Friar durst have set it down in print: p. 67.
⟨image 25⟩6. And see how these men that talk & write in so haughty, & magistral a fashion, do but gull, & deceive them with the names of worthy men.
Which is so great & shameful a sin, & in this Replyer, so frequent, that I wonder he dares dispute about Cerem: before he have learned the substance of common honesty: p. 83. in his alligations.
7. How can you believe any truth, cross to your opinion? when as you seek glory one of another, & presume of your new traditions, as if the spirit of truth came to you, or from you alone. p. 103.
8. As for terms of excrements, ⟨image 26⟩which he would be loath, one should apply to the hair of his head, It savoureth of a spirit of rancour, as doth the like Foul speech, in the Scotch Dialogue. God vvill judge them for these reproaches, by which they labour, to breed scorn, and abhorring of these, in the minds of ignorant men. p. 131.
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A tast of the tartnes of Doctor Burgesse his Spirit, in the severall passages of his ansvver.
This tartnes vvill appeare in 3. kindes.
1. His heavy Censures, and that, of the very hearts, & consciences of men.
2. His open reviling of the persons of the nō conformists: or secret inducements to bring them into distast:
3. His Keene & scornefull jests, vvhich are his pastime, frequently expressed through the vvholl.
Heavy Censures.
1. They vvho tell us, that all the Church may doe touching rites ⟨image 24⟩is: but the application of circumstances, vvhich are in nature, Civill: Adding that the Church may not ordayne any Cerem: meerly Ecclesiasticall; do Manifest a spirit vvhich lusteth after contradiction p. 37 of manuduc.
In the ansvver.
2. If it seeme so to him indeed: God hath smitten his contentious spirit, vvith Giddines: for vvho but a man forsaken of all vvisdome. &c. 62. p.
⟨image 24⟩3. The Convocation house is not so likely to conclude &c. as this Libeller, is to come to shame for his factious, & intollerable comparison, unlesse God humble him. p. 62.
4. For vvhosoever thinksnot as ⟨image 25⟩(they) must either be condemned of grosse corruption, or excused, as having some good meaning: yet much vveaknes vvith all, scil. in (comparison of them) And this pride makes them so scornefull: p. 65.
5. It is so palpablely false, that I should hardly beleeue, any Fryar durst haue sett it dovvne in print: p. 67.
⟨image 25⟩6. And see hovv these men that talke & vvrite in so haughty, & magistrall a fashion, doe but gull, & deceiue them vvith the names of vvorthy men.
Vvhich is so great & shamefull a sinne, & in this Replyer, so frequent, that I vvonder he dares dispute about Cerem: before he have learned the substance of common honesty: p. 83. in his alligations.
7. Hovv can you beleeue any truth, crosse to your opinion? vvhen as you seek glory one of another, & presume of your nevv traditions, as if the spirit of truth came to you, or from you alone. p. 103.
8. As for tearmes of excrements, ⟨image 26⟩vvhich he vvould be loath, one should apply to the hayre of his heade, It savoureth of a spirit of rancor, as doth the like Foule speech, in the Scotch Dialogue. God vvill judge them for these reproches, by vvhich they labor, to breed scorne, and abhorring of these, in the minds of ignorant men. p. 131.
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