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…

1. That it is no slander, when they say, that none of our Nation, that come immediately from England, though never so fit and able, shall be admitted, but they must be forced to take one that can speak Dutch. Himself in relating the story, confesseth this to be no slander, but a trueth.

1. That it is no slander, when they say, that none of our Nation, that come immediatly from England, though never so fit and able, shall be admitted, but they must be forced to take one that can speake Dutch. Himselfe in relating the story, confesseth this to be no slander, but a trueth.

2. That it is no slander, when they complain of him as guilty of this injury. For, besides what he hath done towards the procuring of this, it is evident, that he was so far from ⟨p. 91⟩pleading, or stirring up the Elders to join with him, in petition for the altering of this order, as that he pleadeth for it, though, they say, it is to the unspeakable injury and grief of the Church.

2. That it is no slander, when they complaine of him as guilty of this injury. For, besides what he hath done towards the procuring of this, it is evident, that he was so farr from ⟨p. 91⟩pleading, or stirring up the Elders to joyne with him, in petition for the altering of this order, as that he pleadeth for it, though, they say, it is to the unspeakeakle injury and greife of the Church.

3. That it is no slander, that they complain of the Answerer for this, and not of the Magistrate, seeing he urgeth it more vehemently then they seem to do. For they propound it as a matter only, in some respects, convenient, that the English preacher speak Dutch, but he presseth it as necessary. The former appeareth three ways. 1. in that caution which they give [If it were possible] wherein I suppose, they mean, with the consent and approbation of the Church: for otherwise, if they would obtrude one upon them, they need not put in that proviso. 2. In the reasons, which they give for that their desire, which do imply only an expediency, viz, that he may debate matters with the Classis, and treat with the Magistrate, on the Churches behalf, as occasion shall require, which a man may do, by learning the language after he is settled, though he have no Dutch before. 3. In their indulgence to me, which the Answerer acknowledgeth, in saying, that they were content to dispense with my want of the Dutch language, which showeth that they accounted it but an expediency, with which they would dispense, in a case of necessity. The latter (viz,