Of justification four disputations clearing and amicably defending the truth against the unnecessary oppositions…

And what do your defences do to justify such dealing? [you said only Causality in general, and not Efficiency or Merit] And did not I openly and privately to you deny Causality in general, and not only Merit or Efficiency? and is that positive or vehement affirming it? Secondly, you said, Causalitas quaedam, which is terminus diminuens.] If quoad esse causalitatis it be terminus diminuens, then the meaning is, that I make them no causes. But do you think any Reader will English Causalitas quaedam, by [no Causality] But doubtless you mean that it is Terminus diminuens as to the quality or nobility of the cause. But first, I never heard before that quaedam was terminus diminuens; and if no Readers must understand you, but those that know this to be true, I think it will be but few. Secondly, But what if that were so? Did you not know that I denied even all causality, how diminute soever quaedam can express, if it be but ⟨p. 99⟩real. Thirdly, But you added [Concurrence] But it was in Concurrence with the several unjust passages before mentioned: and sure the neighbour-hood of that word hath not force enough to make them all true.

And what do your defences do to justifie such dealing? [you said only Causality in general, and not Efficiency or Merit] And did not I openly and privately to you deny Causality in general, and not only Merit or Efficiency? and is that positive or vehement affirming it? Secondly, you said, Causalitas quaedam, which is terminus diminuens.] If quoad esse causalitatis it be terminus diminuens, then the meaning is, that I make them no causes. But do you think any Reader will English Causalitas quaedam, by [no Causality] But doubtless you mean that it is Terminus diminuens as to the quality or nobility of the cause. But first, I never heard before that quaedam was terminus diminuens; and if no Readers must understand you, but those that know this to be true, I think it will be but few. Secondly, But what if that were so? Did you not know that I denyed even all causality, how diminute soever quaedam can express, if it be but ⟨p. 99⟩real. Thirdly, But you added [Concurrence] But it was in Concurrence with the several unjust passages before mentioned: and sure the neighbour-hood of that word hath not force enough to make them all true.