Of the imputation of Christ's righteousness to believers in what sense [sic] sound Protestants…Of the imputation of Christ's righteousness to believers in what sence [sic] sound Protestants…

But, Sir, how easy a Way of Disputing have you happily light on, Who instead of Examining the hundred Witnesses which I brought, and my else-where oft proving the Doctrine opposed by me to be Novel, and Singular, do in few words talk of your holding the Doctrine delivered to the Saints, and of the many Worthies that concur with you, and of my pelting at their Heads, and dragging them by the Hoary-heads, as a Spectacle and Byword to all, (by proving their consent by express Citations) what Armies, and of what Strength appear against me, whose Names I defy and wound, through yours? Answ. And is not he a weak Man that cannot talk thus upon almost any Subject? But who be these Men, and what be their Names? Or rather, first, rub your Eyes, and tell us what is the Controversy? Tully sometimes talked at this rate in his Orations, but verily much better in his Philosophy. And you see no cause to repent, but you bless God that you can again and again call to all Youth, that as they love the Knowledge of Truth, they take me not for an Oracle in my bold dividing Singularities]. Answ. That the Name of Truth is thus abused, is no News; I would the Name of God were not: And I am sorry, that you see no Cause to repent. I am obliged to love you the better, for being ⟨p. 20⟩against dividing Singularities in the general Notion; I hope if you knew it, you would not be for them, as in singular Existents. But sure, none at Oxford are in danger of taking me for an Oracle? This is another needless Work. So Spanhemius took that for a Singularity, which Dallaeus in a large Catalogue, hath proved the Common Judgment of the Church, till Contention of late caused some Dissenters. Will you cease these empty general Ostentations, and choose out any one Point of real▪ Difference between you and me about Justification, and come to a fair Trial, on whose side the Churches of Christ have been for 1500 years after Christ; yea, bring me but any two or one considerable Person, that was for a thousand years for your Cause against mine, and I will say, that you have done more to confute me by far, than yet you have done; and if two only be against me, I will pardon you for calling me Singular. §. VII. Pag. 13, 14, 15.

But, Sir, how easie a Way of Disputing have you happily light on, Who instead of Examining the hundred Witnesses which I brought, and my else-where oft proving the Doctrine opposed by me to be Novel, and Singular, do in few words talk of your holding the Doctrine delivered to the Saints, and of the many Worthies that concur with you, and of my pelting at their Heads, and draging them by the Hoary-heads, as a Spectacle and Byword to all, (by proving their consent by express Citations) what Armies, and of what Strength appear against me, whose Names I defie and wound, through yours? Answ. And is not he a weak Man that cannot talk thus upon almost any Subject? But who be these Men, and what be their Names? Or rather, first, rub your Eyes, and tell us what is the Controversie? Tully sometimes talkt at this rate in his Orations, but verily much better in his Philosophy. And you see no cause to repent, but you bless God that you can again and again call to all Youth, that as they love the Knowledg of Truth, they take me not for an Oracle in my bold dividing Singularities]. Answ. That the Name of Truth is thus abused, is no News; I would the Name of God were not: And I am sorry, that you see no Cause to repent. I am obliged to love you the better, for being