An apologetical reply to a book called an answer to the unjust complaint of…An apologeticall reply to a booke called an ansvver to the unjust complaint of…

2. That experience which I have of the ill setting down of the acts of the Consistory in mine own case (which I shall discover in its place) causeth me the less to regard their records of propositions, of agreements, in that meeting, & to account them insufficient evidences for proof of the doing, or not doing any thing in question.

2. That experience which I have of the ill setting downe of the acts of the Consistory in myne owne case (which I shall discover in its place) causeth me the lesse to regard theyre records of propositions, of agreements, in that meeting, & to account them insufficient evidences for proofe of the doing, or not doing any thing in question.

Ans. To the second, that to one asking him occasionally; he signified that he thought him not fit for them, neither could give his consent for him.] Be it so, he confesseth that he signified so much to one, (whether that one asked this question secretly, Reply. or in the Consistory alone, or in the presence of others, he saith not) this maketh good that part of the complaint, that he opposed, & rejected Dr. Ames also. Neither doeth the not putting of it to voices prove that they did not generally desire him, seeing his peremptory answer to that one might cause them to despair of enjoying their desire, if they had proceeded further in it. It is some favour to have a quick dispatch. I wish, from my heart, he had said so to me, and I should have prevented all this trouble, by a voluntary desistance, long before. And so much I said to him, but he said, he would not answer me alone, that the blame should lye upon him only, & he would see what could be done with the Classis, in favour of me, as I understood him, but time hath taught me my mistake. Pardon this digression. But why was not Dr. Ames fit?

Ans. To the second, that to one asking him occasionally; he signifyed that he thought him not fit for them, neither could give his consent for him.] Be it so, he confesseth that he signifyed so much to one, (whether that one asked this question secretly, Reply. or in the Consistory alone, or in the presence of others, he sayth not) this maketh good that part of the complaint, that he opposed, & rejected Dr. Ames also. Neither doeth the not putting of it to voyces prove that they did not generally desire him, seing his peremptory answer to that one might cause them to dispayre of injoying their desire, if they had proceeded further in it. It is some favour to have a quick dispatch. I wish, from my heart, he had said so to me, and I should have prevented all this trouble, by a voluntary desistance, long before. And so much I said to him, but he said, he would not answer me alone, that the blame should lye upon him only, & he would see what could be done with the Classis, in favour of me, as I understood him, but time hath taught me my mistake. Pardon this digression. But why was not Dr. Ames fit?