A reply to Mr. Tho. Beverley's answer to my reasons against his doctrine of…

2. I thank you for disclaiming the Doctrines which your words did favour: And entreat you that are so accurate in Prophecy, hereafter to be more accurate in your words, and to speak as you think, and as you would have others think, that understand words according to common usage.

2. I thank you for disclaiming the Doctrines which your words did favour: And intreat you that are so accurate in Prophecy, hereafter to be more accurate in your words, and to speak as you think, and as you would have others think, that understand words according to common usage.

Pag. 6. Of your commendations of Dr. Crispe's Book, I think soil, that I have written a proper Answer to you about it, but stop the publishing of it, because I find you so ready to retract. But I confess your commending to the World, a Book so contrary to Christianity it self, doth much abate my reverence to your confidence in Prophecy.

Pag. 6. Of your commendations of Dr. Crispe's Book, I think soill, that I have written a proper Answer to you about it, but stop the publishing of it, because I find you so ready to retract. But I confess your commending to the World, a Book so contrary to Christianity it self, doth much abate my reverence to your confidence in Prophecy.

If such as Dr. Crispe and you have no safer and sounder words to Preach Justification and Grace by, than to tell men how bad it is to think that sin can possibly do them any hurt, or duty, or any thing they can do (Faith, Hope, Love, Obedience) do them any good, and to tell them that Christ is the greatest hater of God, Murderer, Adulterer, &c. in the World, and that not only the punishment (and guilt of punishment) but the very sins themselves of all the Elect are Christ's own sins; and that if men commit Murder, Adultery, Perjury, Treason, it is none of their sin but Christ's, for it cannot be Christ's and theirs too; they are for all the acts, no Murderers, no Adulterers, no Traitors, no Haters of God, &c. I say, if this be your excellent Preaching of Christ and his Kingdom, I shall not admire your Doctrine of the Kingdom; nor wonder if more of this Doctor's Disciples be like that one, that would come drunk and kneel to prayer in in his Family, and cry, [Lord, all our righteousness is not worth twopence, no, Lord, it is not worth a half-penny.] And I hope hereafter you will speak more intelligibly of our Justification only by God's Essential Righteousness.