R. Neighbour D. you promised me to bring another kind of Disputant: You hear his conditions: you shall hear my answer.
1. The Case which you told me you were in doubt of, and desired satisfaction in, was Which is the True ⟨p. 7⟩and Safe Religion? This he refuseth to Dispute. Pretending that we cannot dispute of our whole Religion at once. But did you never hear him give any Reasons against our Religion? If he have, Why can he not do it now? I expect not all in a word, but let him give them one by one, and say his worst. I am sure I can give you many against theirs: And we will after debate them particularly as largely as you please.
2. If Writing be it that you desire for your satisfaction, I ask you, whether you have read all, or the fourth part, of what is written against Popery already. Have you read Dr. Challoner of the Catholic Church? Dr. White, Dr. Field, Dr. Downame of Antichrist, Chillingworth, Dr. Abbot, Dr. Willet, Bishop Usher, Bishop Morton, Dr. Stillingfleet, and an hundred more? Why should I expect that you should read what I shall write, if you will not read what's written already?
3. Can you stay so long unresolved without injury to your soul, till he and I have done writing? You cannot but know, that from Sheets we must proceed to the writing of Volumes, in answering each other, as others have done. And this is like to be many years work, for men that have other business: And how know you that we shall all Live so long?
4. Are you able when it cometh to tedious Volumes to examine them, and find who is in the right? Or will you not rather take him to conquer, who hath the last word? And it's like that will be the longest liver?
5. And as to a strict syllogistical form, do you understand that best? I avoid it not, but shall consent to use it as far as you understand it. Do you know all the Logical forms of arguing, all Moods and Figures, and all the fallacies? Or do you not perceive, that you have broken your promise with me, and brought a ⟨p. 8⟩friend of darkness, who cometh purposely to hide the truth?
R. Neighbour D. you promised me to bring another kind of Disputant: You hear his conditions: you shall hear my answer.
1. The Case which you told me you were in doubt of, and desired satisfaction in, was Which is the True ⟨p. 7⟩and Safe Religion? This he refuseth to Dispute. Pretending that we cannot dispute of our whole Religion at once. But did you never hear him give any Reasons against our Religion? If he have, Why can he not do it now? I expect not all in a word, but let him give them one by one, and say his worst. I am sure I can give you many against theirs: And we will after debate them particularly as largely as you please.
2. If Writing be it that you desire for your satisfaction, I ask you, whether you have read all, or the fourth part, of what is written against Popery already. Have you read Dr. Challoner of the Catholick Church? Dr. White, Dr. Field, Dr. Downame of Antichrist, Chillingworth, Dr. Abbot, Dr. Willet, Bishop Ʋsher, Bishop Morton, Dr. Stillingfleet, and an hundred more? Why should I expect that you should read what I shall write, if you will not read what's written already?
3. Can you stay so long unresolved without injury to your soul, till he and I have done writing? You cannot but know, that from Sheets we must proceed to the writing of Volumes, in answering each other, as others have done. And this is like to be many years work, for men that have other business: And how know you that we shall all Live so long?
4. Are you able when it cometh to tedious Volumes to examine them, and find who is in the right? Or will you not rather take him to conquer, who hath the last word? And it's like that will be the longest liver?
5. And as to a strict syllogistical form, do you understand that best? I avoid it not, but shall consent to use it as far as you understand it. Do you know all the Logical forms of arguing, all Moods and Figures, and all the fallacies? Or do you not perceive, that you have broken your promise with me, and brought a ⟨p. 8⟩friend of darkness, who cometh purposely to hide the truth?
