Animadversions on a treatise entitled Fiat lux, or, A guide in differences of religion,…Animadversions on a treatise intituled Fiat lux, or, A guide in differences of religion,…

No otherwise, in the next place, doth he deal with the Presbyterians: in personating of whom, he pours out a long senseless rhapsody of words, many insignificant ⟨p. 215⟩expressions, vehement exclamations, and uncouth terms, such, as to do them right, I never heard uttered by them in preaching, though I have heard many of them; nor read written by them, though, I suppose, I have perused, at least as many of their Books as our Author hath done of the Quakers. Any one with half an Eye, may see what it is which galls the man, and his Party; which, whether he hath done wisely to discover, his [Greek or Hebrew] will inform him, that is, the Preaching of all sorts of Protestants, that he declares himself to be most perplexed with, and therefore most labours to expose it to reproach and obloquy. And herein he deals with us, as in many of their Stories, their Demoniacs do with their Exorcists; discover which Relic, or which Saints name, or other Engine in that bufle most afflicts them; that so they may be paid more to the purpose. Somewhat we may learn from hence; Fas est & ab hoste doceri. But he will make the Presbyterians amends for all the scorn he endeavours to expose them to, by affirming, when he hath assigned a senseless ⟨p. 216⟩Harangue of words unto them, that the Protestants are not able to answer their Objections. Certainly, if the Presbyterians are such pitiful souls, as not to be able any better to defend their cause, than they are represented by him here to do; those Protestants are beneath all consideration, who are not able to deal and grapple with them: And this is as it should be; Roman-Catholics are wise, learned, holy, angelical, seraphical persons; all others, ignorant dolts, that can scarce say Boo to a Goose. These things considered in themselves are unserious trifles▪ but seria ducunt. We shall see, presently, whither all this lurry tends; for the sting of this whole Discourse is fixed in the Scripture.

No otherwise, in the next place, doth he deal with the Presbyterians: in personating of whom, he pours out a long senseless rapsody of words, many insignificant ⟨p. 215⟩expressions, vehement exclamations, and uncouth terms, such, as to do them right, I never heard uttered by them in preaching, though I have heard many of them; nor read written by them, though, I suppose, I have perused, at least as many of their Books as our Author hath done of the Quakers. Any one with half an Eye, may see what it is which galls the man, and his Party; which, whether he hath done wisely to discover, his will inform him, that is, the Preaching of all sorts of Protestants, that he declares himself to be most perplexed with, and therefore most labours to expose it to reproach and obloquy. And herein he deals with us, as in many of their Stories, their Demoniacks do with their Exorcists; discover which Relick, or which Saints name, or other Engine in that bufle most afflicts them; that so they may be paid more to the purpose. Somewhat we may learn from hence; Fas est & ab hoste doceri. But he will make the Presbyterians amends for all the scorn he endeavours to expose them to, by affirming, when he hath assigned a senseless