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

I mentioned some that were scandalized at the scorns of men at the Liturgy heretofore; And, 1. He calls it a profane story fitter for Ranters, 2. He challengeth me to tell ⟨p. 72⟩the names of them that used those expressions. 3. He thinks I did greatly sin in repeating them. 4. Else he will think I invented them▪ on purpose to make my brethren odious, and justify the persecution against them.

I mentioned some that were scandalized at the scorns of men at the Liturgie heretofore; And, 1. He calls it a prophane story fitter for Ranters, 2. He challengeth me to tell ⟨p. 72⟩the names of them that used those expressions. 3. He thinks I did greatly sin in repeating them. 4. Else he will think I invented them▪ on purpose to make my brethren odious, and justifie the persecution against them.

Answ. 1. If it be so bad, why are you so angry with me, for being against it, and th• like, or •ny scorns at other mens tolerable devotion?

2. Your challenge is but a drop of your unrighteousness. I told you I knew them that were inflamed by those words, but not that I knew the Speaker. And how should a man know the names of all that look in at a Church-door? How oft have I had Quakers in the face of the Market and of the public Congregation, revile me, and curse me as in the name of God, and speak as bad words as those, when I seldom asked what their names were. And yet I must name them or be to you a malicious liar. And shall I no be so with you, if I obey your challenge? Is it not unsvoy to name men in such stories? Well, I will thus for this once obey you. In 1640. coming up to London to the Physicians, I lay at Bosoms-Inn in Laurence-e: On the Lords-day the Inn-keeper, an old man (Mr. Hawkshead as I remember his name was) came in from Laurence Church with some guests in a very great passion: We asked him what the matter was? He answered, that as he went into the Church, a fellow looked in, and spake those very words I recited, save that