Catholic communion defended against both extremes, and unnecessary division confuted in five parts ...…Catholick communion defended against both extreams, and unnecessary division confuted in five parts ...…

§ 5. But I must say, That though he hath a smooth and handsome Stile for an Orator; either He, or I, (which of us I am no fit Judge) is so ⟨p. 3⟩woefully defective in Logic, and Politics, that of these Subjects one of us is utterly unfit for a strict dispute, not knowing the usual Sense of ordinary terms, nor explaining them aright, nor seeming to know what a true Definition is; nor proceeding in any Scholar-like method: But that little explication of Terms which he giveth, is usually near the end of the •ook, when a confused dispute before, hath tended but to seduce: which ever of us it is, that is in the fault, it's a great wrong to the Reader: And if it be he, I find no likelihood that any should cure him but himself, or some one that he hath a very high opinion of: For when his mistakes are discovered, the substance of his Answer, is a haughty ignorant scorn at the discovery. Had he happily learnt to Explain, Define, and Distinguish, and Methodize, when he was young enough to submit to his Tutor, it had been well for him: But it being now to be learnt, when he is a Doctor, and such a Doctor, Scorning and ignorant Wrangling will take the place of necessary Learning.

§ 5. But I must say, That though he hath a smooth and handsom Stile for an Orator; either He, or I, (which of us I am no fit Judge) is so ⟨p. 3⟩wofully defective in Logick, and Politicks, that of these Subjects one of us is utterly unfit for a strict dispute, not knowing the usual Sense of ordinary terms, nor explaining them aright, nor seeming to know what a true Definition is; nor proceeding in any Scholar-like method: But that little explication of Terms which he giveth, is usually near the end of the •ook, when a confused dispute before, hath tended but to seduce: which ever of us it is, that is in the fault, it's a great wrong to the Reader: And if it be he, I find no likelihood that any should cure him but himself, or some one that he hath a very high opinion of: For when his mistakes are discovered, the substance of his Answer, is a haughty ignorant scorn at the discovery. Had he happily learnt to Explain, Define, and Distinguish, and Methodize, when he was young enough to submit to his Tutor, it had been well for him: But it being now to be learnt, when he is a Doctor, and such a Doctor, Scorning and ignorant Wrangling will take the place of necessary Learning.