The defence of the nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of the matter…

IV. And I never confound the Case [Whether it may be demanded,] with the Case [whether it may be delivered.]

V. And I still distinguish between [A means which an Unconverted self-knowing Man, is commanded by God to use for his Conversion,] and [a means which God can use, or consequently the Sinner should in the review make use of hereunto, supposing that he hath unlawfully intruded.] As if a Man unlawfully invade the sacred Ministerial Office, when he is in it, there is somewhat that may become a means of his Conversion: Or if one that hath vowed Celibate, Marry a godly Person unlawfully, it may become a means of their Conversion.

Now to make this Controversy intelligible to the unstudied, I would here perform all these parts, and distinctly by Propositions open the Matter: But it is done in the Disputations of Right to Sacraments, which he opposeth: And if every Nibbling of one that refuseth the rational task of a sober Confuter, shall call a Man to write new Books, there will be no end of tiring Readers. I doubt I have Erred already, in not letting some talk on, and show their Mistakes and false Accusations without any Confutation.

Now to make this Controversie intelligible to the unstudied, I would here perform all these parts, and distinctly by Propositions open the Matter: But it is done in the Disputations of Right to Sacraments, which he opposeth: And if every Nibbling of one that refuseth the rational task of a sober Confuter, shall call a Man to write new Books, there will be no end of tiring Readers. I doubt I have Erred already, in not letting some talk on, and shew their Mistakes and false Accusations without any Confutation.