The travels of true godliness, from the beginning of the world to this present…

Secondly, I am accused to be a common Disturber, a mere Make-bate, setting one man against another, the Father against the Son, and the Son against the Father; the Mother-in-law against the Daughter-in-law, and the Daughter-in-law against the Mother-in-law; dividing Cities, Towns, and Villages, setting Neighbour against Neighbour. O, how doth this wound my heart! Was ever any dealt with as I am? Shall such things as these be fathered upon me? I do this day protest and declare before God and all the World, I am abused and unjustly charged, for I am for Peace, Unity, and Concord, and always do teach it; I abhor Strife and Contention, and every evil work, and have endeavoured to bring all men to live in love one with another; but if it fall out at any time where I am received, that the Father is set against the Son, and the Son against the Father, or one Neighbour, against another, 'tis not I that am the cause of it, but that cursed enemy ⟨p. 77⟩Pride, Unbelief and Sensuality, that is in the hearts of the adverse party, they having espoused the interest of Apollyon, my grand Enemy; and alas, it will be so, unless I could connive at, or bear with those cursed evils which are in the hearts of men. But can it be supposed, that Virtue should wink at, or side with filthy Vice, or True Godliness allow of, and indulge men in Ungodliness, or Truth join or close in with Error? Alas, should I do this I should lose my very being, and be no more what I am; for as 'tis impossible for Light to have fellowship with Darkness, or Christ to have concord with Belial, so 'tis for me to allow of or bear with any of the evil enormities of the children of men; should my Children do it, they would at that very instant cease to be my Children; therefore let all the World bear me witness this day, that I clear my self of those foul crimes and calumnies that I am charged with. And further, to vindicate my self, I call in my old friend Saint James, pray hear what he hath to say about the horrible charge brought against me. St. James, pray speak to this great case, from whence come that Strife, Wars and Contention that is in the World? Am I the cause of it?

Secondly, I am accused to be a common Disturber, a meer Make-bate, setting one man against another, the Father against the Son, and the Son against the Father; the Mother-in-law against the Daughter-in-law, and the Daughter-in-law against the Mother-in-law; dividing Cities, Towns, and Villages, setting Neighbour against Neighbour. O, how doth this wound my heart! Was ever any dealt with as I am? Shall such things as these be fathered upon me? I do this day protest and declare before God and all the World, I am abused and unjustly charged, for I am for Peace, Unity, and Concord, and alwayes do teach it; I abhor Strife and Contention, and every evil work, and have endeavoured to bring all men to live in love one with another; but if it fall out at any time where I am received, that the Father is set against the Son, and the Son against the Father, or one Neighbour, against another, 'tis not I that am the cause of it, but that cursed enemy