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Secondly, what motive set this Publisher upon this work I know not nor, can I magine, unless I knew the man. If the arrow against the Separation Stick still in his side,¹ and cause him ⟨image 3⟩thus to kick, and fling, let him know that recrimination is no APOLOGY, ²and books are better answered by arguments, then reproaches, and it is more wisdom to heal a mans self, then to wound another, to cleanse himself, then to besmear another. If some other, not engaged in that quarrel, be the doer of it, I wish him to consider seriously, whether some by-respect, or secret distemper have not biassed his spirit a wrong way, or embittered it too much.

Secondly, what motive set this Publisher upon this worke I know not nor, can I magine, unles I knew the man. If the arrow against the Seperation Stick still in his side,¹ and cause him ⟨image 3⟩thus to kick, and fling, let him know that recrimination is no APOLOGY, ²and books are better answered by arguments, then reproaches, and it is more wisdom to heale a mans selfe, then to wound another, to clense himselfe, then to besmeare another. If some other, not ingaged in that quarrail, be the doer of it, I wish him to cōsider seriously, whether some byrespect, or secret distemper have not biassed his spirit a wronge way, or imbittered it too much.

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