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,…

nor doth be insist on the evils of their Contests to persuade them to Peace amongst ⟨p. 13⟩themselves, or to prevail over them to centre in any one Persuasion about which they contend, but to lead them all, over to the Pope. And if any of them with whom our Author deals and sports himself in his Treatise, are fallen off from the Fundamental denominating Principles of Protestant Religion, as some of them seem to be, they come not within the compass of our plea, seeing, as such, they are not dealt with by our Author. It is the Protestant Religion in general, which he charges with all the irregularities, uncertainties, and evils, that he expatiates about; and from the Principles of it, doth he endeavour to withdraw us. As to the case then under debate with him, it is enough, if we manifest that that Profession of Religion is not liable or obnoxious to any of the crimes or inconveniences by him objected unto it; and, that the Remedy of our Evils, whether real or imaginary, which he would impose upon us, is so far from being specific towards their Cure, that it is indeed far worse then the Disease pretended: to the full as undesirable as ⟨p. 14⟩the cutting of the throat, for the cure of a fore-finger. There is no reason therefore in this business, wherefore I should avow any one Persuasion about which Protestants that consent in general in the same Confession of Faith, may have or actually have difference amongst themselves; especially, if I do also evince, there is no cogency in them, to cause any of them to renounce the Truth wherein they all agree.

nor doth be insist on the evils of their Contests to perswade them to Peace amongst ⟨p. 13⟩themselves, or to prevail over them to center in any one Perswasion about which they contend, but to lead them all, over to the Pope. And if any of them with whom our Author deals and sports himself in his Treatise, are fallen off from the Fundamental denominating Principles of Protestant Religion, as some of them seem to be, they come not within the compass of our plea, seeing, as such, they are not dealt with by our Author. It is the Protestant Religion in general, which he charges with all the irregularities, uncertainties, and evils, that he exspatiates about; and from the Principles of it, doth he endeavour to withdraw us. As to the case then under debate with him, it is enough, if we manifest that that Profession of Religion is not lyable or obnoxious to any of the crimes or inconveniences by him objected unto it; and, that the Remedy of our Evils, whether real or imaginary, which he would impose upon us, is so far from being specifical towards their Cure, that it is indeed far worse then the Disease pretended: to the full as undesirable as