A second true defence of the mere nonconformists against the untrue accusations, reasonings, and…A second true defence of the meer nonconformists against the untrue accusations, reasonings, and…

§. 2. I ever observed that his faults lay in his weakness, and not in wickedness: 1. He was not a man of an accurate distinguishing head, and so was apt to take verbal Controversies for real. 2. And it was no singular thing in him, that hereby he was led by the authorities which he most valued, to think that the differences between the Remonstrants and Contra▪remonstrants were much greater than they are, and Arminianism as it was called, to be a more heinous thing than indeed it is. 3. And when he thought that God's Cause (as Bradwardine called it) was so deeply engaged against such Opinions, who can wonder if he was zealous against them? 4. And then he had a hasty rashness in speaking what he thought was true and necessary, when sometimes it was not well tried▪ and sometime it was in an imprudent manner and time: And so in his hast ran into the temerities and mistakes which Mr. Daillé and I did blame him for. But I never perceived that he had more passion (much less fury) than other ordinary disputers, but a more ra•h and blustering way of uttering his mind, sometimes and in some Cases, where he thought Religion much concerned. He h•• so fervent • love to truth▪ that he sometime rushed upon mistakes ⟨p. 184⟩that wore the visor of it, and then truth (real or supposed) whatever it cost him he would speak. 5. I ever observed it was in his too extreme opposition to some real error or crime, that he was carried into his temerities. 6. And I never found that he was a worldling, nor sinned by the preference of worldly interest; And doubtless the love of worldly profits, honours and pleasures, are more dangerously contrary to the love of God, than some rash uncharitable words and censures in a Cause which he thought was Gods.

§. 2. I ever observed that his faults lay in his weakness, and not in wickedness: 1. He was not a man of an accurate distinguishing head, and so was apt to take verbal Controversies for real. 2. And it was no singular thing in him, that hereby he was led by the authorities which he most valued, to think that the differences between the Remonstrants and Contra▪remonstrants were much greater than they are, and Arminianism as it was called, to be a more heinous thing than indeed it is. 3. And when he thought that God's Cause (as Bradwardine called it) was so deeply engaged against such Opinions, who can wonder if he was zealous against them? 4. And then he had a hasty rashness in speaking what he thought was true and necessary, when sometimes it was not well tryed and sometime it was in an imprudent manner and time: And so in his hast ran into the temerities and mistakes which Mr. Daillé and I did blame him for. But I never perceived that he had more passion (much less fury) than other ordinary disputers, but a more rah and blustering way of uttering his mind, sometimes and in some Cases, where he thought Religion much concerned. He h so servent love to truth that he sometime rusht upon mistakes