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…

To the first.] Herein may be noted. 1. The Answerers unequal dealing in publishing to the world these particulars against Mr. F. which, by his own confession, were, at least 24 years past,¹ whereas he blameth the Complainants for unseasonable admonition, in that they complain now of matters done above 20 years agone, about Mr. Parker and Mr. Forbes. Was it unseasonable in them, and is it not so in him? Nor will it help, that he say, they compel him to it, seeing in the very next instance (viz speaking of Mr. Peters) he saith. I think it needles to give a reason here, why I gave not my voice for him. Why might not this answer as well have served in the former instances? 2. His policy is to be noted, in this passage, in his urging that appeal as a mean to keep out Mr. Forbes, well knowing that Mr. Forbes would not now pass from that, for procuring a Ministry in Amsterdam, for the which he had formerly taken his life in his hand, and, at that instant, endured banishment. 3. His disparaging of Mr. Forbes his judgment, when he saith, he sought to maintain his appeal, insinuating thereby an endeavour, without ability.

To the first.] Herein may be noated. 1. The Answerers unaequall dealing in publishing to the world these particulars against Mr. F. which, by his owne confession, were, at least 24 yeares past,¹ whereas he blameth the Complainants for unseasonable admonition, in that they complaine now of matters done above 20 yeares agone, about Mr. Parker and Mr. Forbes. Was it unseasonable in them, and is it not so in him? Nor will it helpe, that he say, they compell him to it, seing in the very next instance (viz speaking of Mr. Peters) he sayth. I thinck it needles to give a reason here, why I gave not my voyce for him. Why might not this answer as well have served in the former instances? 2. His policy is to be noated, in this passage, in his urging that appeale as a meane to keepe out Mr. Forbes, well knowing that Mr. Forbes would not now passe from that, for procuring a Ministry in Amsterdam, for the which he had formerly taken his life in his hand, and, at that instant, indured banishment. 3. His disparadging of Mr. Forbes his judgment, when he sayth, he saught to maintayne his appeale, insinuating thereby an indeavour, without ability.

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