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

7. I do solemnly profess to you, that I feel no malice against you, much less a desire of your hurt in all this that I say which is against your Judgment, but an unfeigned love to you, and tenderness of your person.

8. Lastly, I again protest against the injustice of any one that shall charge your Opinions and Miscarriages on the Non-conformists; when I know not two Presbyterians or mere Independents of your mind; though too many so called in England, have inclined to unjust separations. And we are no more concerned in the opinions of them that are not Protestants, though they also go under the name of Non-conformists, ⟨p. 145⟩than in the opinions of the Papists, who are called Recusants.

8. Lastly, I again protest against the injustice of any one that shall charge your Opinions and Miscarriages on the Non-conformists; when I know not two Presbyterians or meer Independants of your mind; though too many so called in England, have enclined to unjust separations. And we are no more concerned in the opinions of them that are not Protestants, though they also go under the name of Non-conformists, ⟨p. 145⟩than in the opinions of the Papists, who are called Recusants.

And to Conclude, I assure you, that if you write any more at the rates as you have done in this Antidote, I shall give you the last word, as not intending to confute you, if you shall maintain that Light is darkness; nor plead any more a cause against you, which needeth not much argumentation as to sober judgements, but as to interests, passions, and biassed wills, which are otherwise moved than by truth and reason, and have but one ear; And I fear not to encourage you before-hand by telling you, that you shall see that I have somewhat else to do. For it is a truth that I tell you with grief, that he that will take out of your book, 1. All the false doctrines. 2. All the gross untruths. 3. And all the impotent revilings, together with the professed end or design, to undeceive them that have a good opinion of me; will leave so little, as may contained in a very narrow room. And he that seeketh in it for any thing that savoureth much of Judgement, Repentance, Love, Unity, or Peace, must have other eyes than mine, or be disappointed. And I wonder not at that, when the sound Principles of Love, Unity and Peace are the things that have cast you into this displeasure, and which you write against. For where ever the Principles of Christian Love and Peace seem intolerable, there are such contrary principles as will bring forth contrary