R. B. 1. Seeing our debates about Church-dividing must needs be turned to this, Whether I am proud, I grant you the conclusion that I am proud, and what would you have more? 2. Your ductile followers that never saw Tostatus know not how you cheat them by these words; and that you measure by Number, and not by bulk; and twenty of some of my Books, will not make one of Tostatus's for bigness: If you go to number, how many more wrote Origen? But a Sheet is not so big as a large Volume in folio. 13. I never accused Augustine, Chrysostom, Calvin, Zanchy, &c. as imitating Tostatus; And I have not wrote so much as they. 4. The best way to cure one that writeth too much, is to persuade men not to buy and read it, and then the Booksellers will not print it. And till you can do that, you see that all men are not of your mind: And by what obligation am I bound to be of your mind alone, rather than of many thousands that are of another, and those that still importune me to write more? Is it pride only to differ from you, and to write against your judgement? Or were not the Fathers and Divines fore-mentioned, (with Rivet, Chamier, Beza, Luther, &c. yea, and Dr. Owen too, proud, if large Writings be ⟨p. 86⟩a sign of Pride. 5. When you question to what purpose it is to write Books against the Profane, and Jews, and Mahometans, that is, against Infidelity, and to defend the Christian faith, you show what a Guide you are to the Church. 6. When you are confident that none of the Profane, &c. did ever read what I wrote against them, either you believe your self, or not. If you do, how unfit are you to be believed of any that know no better what is credible in a matter of fact? Could you think for instance, that my Call to the Unconverted hath been printed so oft, I think some scores of thousands, and translated into French by Mr. Eliots (as he said he was doing) into the Indian Tongue, and no profane person ever read it? You will take this very instance its like for my pride, which you make necessary to show your temerity and deceit. But if you do not believe your self, how much less should others believe you? 7.
R. B. 1. Seeing our debates about Church-dividing must needs be turned to this, Whether I am proud, I grant you the conclusion that I am proud, and what would you have more? 2. Your ductile followers that never saw Tostatus know not how you cheat them by these words; and that you measure by Number, and not by bulk; and twenty of some of my Books, will not make one of Tostatus's for bigness: If you go to number, how many more wrote Origen? But a Sheet is not so big as a large Volume in folio. 13. I never accused Augustine, Chrysostom, Calvin, Zanchy, &c. as imitating Tostatus; And I have not wrote so much as they. 4. The best way to cure one that writeth too much, is to perswade men not to buy and read it, and then the Booksellers will not print it. And till you can do that, you see that all men are not of your mind: And by what obligation am I bound to be of your mind alone, rather than of many thousands that are of another, and those that still importune me to write more? Is it pride only to differ from you, and to write against your judgement? Or were not the Fathers and Divines fore-mentioned, (with Rivet, Chamier, Beza, Luther, &c. yea, and Dr. Owen too, proud, if large Writings be ⟨p. 86⟩a sign of Pride. 5. When you question to what purpose it is to write Books against the Prophane, and Jews, and Mahumetans, that is, against Infidelity, and to defend the Christian faith, you shew what a Guide you are to the Church. 6. When you are confident that none of the Prophane, &c. did ever read what I wrote against them, either you believe your self, or not. If you do, how unfit are you to be believed of any that know no better what is credible in a matter of fact? Could you think for instance, that my Call to the Vnconverted hath been printed so oft, I think some scores of thousands, and translated into French by Mr. Eliots (as he said he was doing) into the Indian Tongue, and no prophane person ever read it? You will take this very instance its like for my pride, which you make necessary to shew your temerity and deceit. But if you do not believe your self, how much less should others believe you? 7.
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