A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and…

I am sorry, 1. That you are so sore and tender as to account it trampling on you, to be entreated to Love your brethren, and not •o divide the Church of God. 2. And that you say, He regardeth not your sufferings, who suffereth with you, and writeth so much as that book containeth against your sufferings. 3. And that you should call that your Innocency, which I have proved so largely to be against the new and great Commandment, and when you make so poor an answer to the proof.

I am sorry, 1. That you are so sore and tender as to account it trampling on you, to be intreated to Love your brethren, and not •o divide the Church of God. 2. And that you say, He regardeth not your sufferings, who suffereth with you, and writeth so much as that book containeth against your sufferings. 3. And that you should call that your Inno•ency, which I have proved so largely to be against the new and great Commandement, and when you make so poor an answer to the proof.

I might number these with your Untruths, but that I will choose out the grosser sort; such as is the next (15th. Untruth)¹ that I speak slightly of Christ. Is it slighting Christ to speak the words and undenied truth of Scripture? Two things I say of Christ; 1. That he increased in wisdom in ⟨p. 51⟩his youth? Do you not believe that to be true? Surely Mr Jeans in all his writings² against Dr. Hammond of that point, did never deny it. 2. That he would not enter upon his public Ministry till he was about 30 years of age? Do you not believe that also? What³ then is here that is a slighting of Christ? The reason of this later which I humbly conjecture at (and elsewhere express) is, that he might be an example to young men, not to venture and enter too early upon the Ministry. The reason you allege from