A second admonition to Mr. Edward Bagshaw written to call him to repentance for…

and if it be a messenger of Satan to buffet me, I hope it will not be in vain. 5. And I can assure you, that these Writings which so exasperate ⟨p. 75⟩you, had never come from me, if I had not first so far conquered the esteem of man, and love of reputation, as to be willing to cast my self upon reproach, and to be much indifferent as to the opinion of man? For I was not so ignorant as not to foresee that such as you would take the detection and reproof of their errors for a heinous injury, and be angry at him that called them to repent, and would furiously scatter the fetid excrements of their gall, in revilings of such as contradict them. Methinks then you should see, that I laid by some Pride, when I cared so little for your good word, and exposed my self so readily to your Calumnies.

and if it be a messenger of Satan to buffet me, I hope it will not be in vain. 5. And I can assure you, that these Writings which so exasperate ⟨p. 75⟩you, had never come from me, if I had not first so far conquered the esteem of man, and love of reputation, as to be willing to cast my self upon reproach, and to be much indifferent as to the opinion of man? For I was not so ignorant as not to foresee that such as you would take the detection and reproof of their errors for a heinous injury, and be angry at him that called them to repent, and would furiously scatter the fetide excrements of their gall, in revilings of such as contradict them. Methinks then you should see, that I laid by some Pride, when I cared so little for your good word, and exposed my self so readily to your Calumnies.

2. And I must tell you that though you do as much to cure my pride, as almost any mortal man that ever I had to do with, by the way of open demonstration of the Ensigns of it by your self (as the sight of a Leprosy would cure one that were in love with it;) yet you are too blame for Tempting me so much to pride as you do on the other side, while you decry it: For what is it else but an inviting and tempting a man to be proud, to tell the world, that you have nothing to charge him with to prove it, but such silly Calumnies as these of yours?