wherein I see nothing my self of use or advantage, but only that I may tender satisfaction to the Reader, that he is not Imposed upon by any Spurious Offspring fathered on so great and worthy a Name. Somewhat also I was inclined unto a Compliance with their desires, that I might make use of this Advantage ⟨image 4⟩a little, to declare, How I have been Treated by others in things of this Nature. Not long since came forth some Sermons of a Worthy Person now also at rest with God, with an Epistle prefixed unto them, whereunto some Letters of my Name were subscribed. This occasioned a Person at that time (for I hope he is since grown wiser) designing a Reputation in Buffoonry, to publish a Reviling Letter to me, or against me about that Epistle, which I wrote no more than he did himself; nor do believe had known to this day, either of Book or Epistle, had I not heard of it from him, and some other like minded with him. But he seemed to have had a design, towards whose accomplishments, that practice was judged necessary. Lately also, the Importunate Solicitations of a Bookseller prevailed with me to write a short Epistle to an English Concordance which he had ⟨image 5⟩newly published; and no sooner had I done it, but in the Catalogue of Books Printed the last Term, the Concordance it self is Represented as Completed, Finished, and Published by me, who never added nor altered one word or syllable to it, nor in it. And having now thus far diverted from the present Occasion, I shall crave leave of the Reader, to proceed a little further in an Account of one or two other Disingenuities of the like kind, taken out from a numberless heap of impudent Untruths and Calumnies. Among those many false and fierce Accusations which one of Late hath stuffed his Scandalous Writings withal, there is none which seems more Accommodated to his purpose, than my Composing or Subscribing a Paper published about the Year 1658. containing the proposals and desires of the Subscribers with respect to public affairs. This Paper the man ⟨image 5⟩lighting on, supposing he had obtained a mighty Advantage by finding the Letters of my Name, or my Name it self set unto it, he rageth, and challengeth, and Triumpheth in somewhat a peculiar manner, though that be difficult for him to do. Yet all this while I have just reason to believe, that he knew the Paper was none of mine, that indeed I had no concernment in it;
wherein I see nothing my self of use or advantage, but only that I may tender satisfaction to the Reader, that he is not Imposed upon by any Spurious Offspring fathered on so great and worthy a Name. Somewhat also I was inclined unto a Compliance with their desires, that I might make use of this Advantage ⟨image 4⟩a little, to declare, How I have been Treated by others in things of this Nature. Not long since came forth some Sermons of a Worthy Person now also at rest with God, with an Epistle prefixed unto them, whereunto some Letters of my Name were subscribed. This occasioned a Person at that time (for I hope he is since grown wiser) designing a Reputation in Buffoonry, to publish a Reviling Letter to me, or against me about that Epistle, which I wrote no more than he did himself; nor do believe had known to this day, either of Book or Epistle, had I not heard of it from him, and some other like minded with him. But he seemed to have had a design, towards whose accomplishments, that practice was judged necessary. Lately also, the Importunate Solicitations of a Bookseller prevailed with me to write a short Epistle to an English Concordance which he had ⟨image 5⟩newly published; and no sooner had I done it, but in the Catalogue of Books Printed the last Term, the Concordance it self is Represented as Compleated, Finished, and Published by me, who never added nor altered one word or syllable to it, nor in it. And having now thus far diverted from the present Occasion, I shall crave leave of the Reader, to proceed a little further in an Account of one or two other Disingenuities of the like kind, taken out from a numberless heap of impudent Untruths and Calumnies. Among those many false and fierce Accusations which one of Late hath stuffed his Scandalous Writings withal, there is none which seems more Accommodated to his purpose, than my Composing or Subscribing a Paper published about the Year 1658. containing the proposals and desires of the Subscribers with respect to publick affairs. This Paper the man ⟨image 5⟩lighting on, supposing he had obtained a mighty Advantage by finding the Letters of my Name, or my Name it self set unto it, he rageth, and challengeth, and Triumpheth in somewhat a peculiar manner, though that be difficult for him to do. Yet all this while I have just reason to believe, that he knew the Paper was none of mine, that indeed I had no concernment in it;
