R. B. It is confutation enough of such an accuser to recite the words which he accuseth; which are [Unless you do (as Mr. Perkins doth to make it good) be so charitable to all the millions else among them, as not to call them Papists, except they practically hold the most pernicious opinions of their Councils and Divines. I confess I affect none of the honour of that Orthodoxness which consisteth in sentencing Millions and Kingdoms to Hell whom I am unacquainted with.] So that I distinguish of Papists properly so called who practically hold all the Popish errors, and Nominal Papists that call themselves such or are called so by others, who know not or practically hold not the pernicious part of their errors: These latter I refused to undertake to judge to Hell, and consequently to damn all in France, Spain, Italy, Germany, &c. who are called Papists. And if this accuser be more valiant, and dare damn them all, I do not wonder that he dare damn me for not damning them: For he that can eat and digest an Ox, will never stick at one crumb more. But he should not be also ⟨p. 147⟩so cruel to the Reader as to put him to read my words twice over, because he dismembers them, to make them seem to have some loathed sense.
R. B. It is confutation enough of such an accuser to recite the words which he accuseth; which are [Vnless you do (as Mr. Perkins doth to make it good) be so charitable to all the millions else among them, as not to call them Papists, except they practically hold the most pernicious opinions of their Councils and Divines. I confess I affect none of the honour of that Orthodoxness which consisteth in sentencing Millions and Kingdoms to Hell whom I am unacquainted with.] So that I distinguish of Papists properly so called who practically hold all the Popish errours, and Nominal Papists that call themselves such or are called so by others, who know not or practically hold not the pernicious part of their errours: These latter I refused to undertake to judge to Hell, and consequently to damn all in France, Spain, Italy, Germany, &c. who are called Papists. And if this accuser be more valiant, and dare damn them all, I do not wonder that he dare damn me for not damning them: For he that can eat and digest an Oxe, will never stick at one crumme more. But he should not be also ⟨p. 147⟩so cruel to the Reader as to put him to read my words twice over, because he dismembers them, to make them seem to have some loathed sense.
