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But let the Reader know, That it is so far from my design to wrong the Name of Dr. Owen, by this Defence; that I do openly declare, That except in this point of his Mistake, (and who mistaketh not in more than one? I doubt not but he was a Man of rare Parts and Worth: And tho in the Trials of the late Distractions of this Land, I mention some of his Confessions; it is to tell you that I had reason to hope that he repented for doing no more in his public opportunities against the Spirit of Division, which dissolved us. And which of us need not repentance for our faults in those days of Trial?

But let the Reader know, That it is so far from my design to wrong the Name of Dr. Owen, by this Defence; that I do openly declare, That except in this point of his Mistake, (and who mistaketh not in more than one? I doubt not but he was a Man of rare Parts and Worth: And tho in the Tryals of the late Distractions of this Land, I mention some of his Confessions; it is to tell you that I had reason to hope that he repented for doing no more in his publick opportunities against the Spirit of Division, which dissolved us. And which of us need not repentance for our faults in those days of Tryal?

Ye•, in his Doctrinal writings in his later Years, he is much clearer than heretofore: And even, that Book of Communion with the Trinity, (which he writeth against whom I here deal with in the beginning▪) is an excellent Treatise: And his great Volumes on the Hebrews, do all show his great and eminent Parts: it was his strange Error, if he thought that freedom from a Liturgy, would have made most or many Ministers, like himself, as free▪ and fluent, and copious of Expression. In the late time he had never been so long Dean of Christ-Church, so oft Vice chancellor of […]; so highly esteemed in the Army, and with the Persons then in Power, if his extraordinary Parts had not been known.

Ye•, in his Doctrinal writings in his later Years, he is much clearer than heretofore: And even, that Book of Communion with the Trinity, (which he writeth against whom I here deal with in the beginning) is an excellent Treatise: And his great Volumes on the Hbrews, do all shew his great and eminent Parts: it was his strange Error, if he thought that freedom from a Liturgy, would have made most or many Ministers, like himself, as free and fluent, and copious of Expression. In the late time he had never been so long Dean of Christ-Church, so oft Vice chancellor of ; so highly esteemed in the Army, and with the Persons then in Power, if his extraordinary Parts had not been known.