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

To pag. 10. It's very true that you say, that there is needful a comprehensive knowledge of the whole frame of Prophecy and Chronology to a clear Judgment of many hard points: But not to the suspension of Judgment, nor to the confutation of every Error.

To pag. 10. It's very true that you say, that there is needful a comprehensive knowledge of the whole frame of Prophecy and Chronology to a clear Judgment of many hard points: But not to the suspension of Judgment, nor to the confutation of every Errour.

And I believe that you have studied Chronology, and Daniel and Ezekiel more than I have done: But should I enter into a dispute with your pretended Scripture Chronology, and object against you, all that I find in Usher, Helvicus, Petavius, Beroaldus, Jos. Scaliger, Carrion, Bucholzer, Functius, Gutberleth, Micrelius, Mr. Talents, &c. how endless would be the dispute? And yet must your Chronology and all its consequents be taken for granted Truths?

And I believe that you have studied Chronology, and Daniel and Ezekiel more than I have done: But should I enter into a dispute with your pretended Scripture Chronology, and object against you, all that I find in Usher, Helvicus, Petavius, Beroaldus, Jos. Scaliger, Carion, Bucholzer, Functius, Gutberleth, Micrelius, Mr. Talents, &c. how endless would be the dispute? And yet must your Chronology and all its consequents be taken for granted Truths?

3. You truly say, that our Infancy, that needs to be fed with Milk, maketh us less capable of these Mysteries. The Lord pity and teach us. But I must say, that the Ministers and People that have most need of Milk, (but least feel their need) are ⟨p. 5⟩