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…

Hereunto he pretendeth ten answers; but they are such as (to say no worse) I marvel he would print them.

Hereunto he pretendeth ten answers; but they are such as (to say no worse) I marvayle he would print them.

His first answer is, that it is no reproach to call my assertion an error, Reply.] But. 1. To call that an error which he hath not proved, nor can prove to be an error, is a reproach. Himself saith it is no reproachful upbraiding of me, unless they could convince him of error for so speaking, Enough hath been said in the twelfth Section, and more may be added hereafter to convince him, unless he be of his mind who said non persuadebis etiamsi persuaseris, though you do convince, yet I will not be convinced. 2. To rank the party, whom he supposed to err, with Anabaptists and Brownists, when he professeth, and is ready to declare that he differeth from them, is a reproachful upbraiding and injurious 3. To do this in the pulpit, where the people expect nothing but words of truth, and passages tending to peace and edification, and from whence a public brand of reproach and disgrace may be left upon a brother, was a more rude expression, then the Complainants used concerning their thought that no godly man will be absolutely bound to subscribe to that writing. 4. It is a poor evasion when he insinuateth that I said in effect Mr. Hook: was in error, when I said that I was not of his opinion in some points. For, to say so much only declareth that mine opinion differed from his, but not that he was in error, seeing that difference might arise from my not understanding him aright, not from his dissenting from the truth. And it savoured of modesty in me, that I would not charge him with error, from whom I differed in opinion, which is far from justifying, and serveth justly to reprove the reproachful speeches of the Answerer, as a ruder language.

His first answer is, that it is no reproach to call my assertion an errour, Reply.] But. 1. To call that an errour which he hath not proved, nor can prove to be an errour, is a reproach. Himselfe sayth it is no reproachfull uprayding of me, unlesse they could convince him of errour for so speaking, Enough hath bene said in the twelfth Section, and more may be added hereafter to convince him, unlesse he be of his mind who said non persuadebis etiamsi persuaseris, though you doe convince, yet I will not be convinced. 2. To ranck the party, whom he supposed to erre, with Anabaptists and Brownists, when he professeth, and is ready to declare that he differeth from them, is a reproachfull uprayding and injurious 3. To doe this in the pulpit, where the people expect nothing but words of truth, and passages tending to peace and aedification, and from whence a publick brand of reproach and disgrace may be left upon a brother, was a more rude expression, then the Complainants used concerning their thought that no godly man will be absolutely bound to subscribe to that wrighting. 4. It is a poore evasion when he insinuateth that I said in effect Mr. Hook: was in errour, when I said that I was not of his opinion in some points. For, to say so much onely declareth that myne opinion differed from his, but not that he was in errour, seing that difference might arise from my not understanding him aright, not from his dissenting from the truth. And it savoured of modesty in me, that I would not charge him with errour, from whom I differed in opinion, which is farr from justifying, and serveth justly to reprove the reproachfull speeches of the Answerer, as a ruder language.