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,…

To suppose he can persuade them to any better respect of him than they have, by telling them how fine a gallant Gentleman he is, and what a great way off from them, and the like stories, is to suppose, that he is to deal with fools and Children. For my own part, I approve no man's cursing or reviling of him; let that work be left to himself alone for me: I desire, men would pray for him, that God would convert him, and all his other enemies to the truth of the Gospel; and in the mean time to deliver all his from their policy, rage, and fury.

To suppose he can perswade thē to any better respect of him than they have, by telling them how fine a gallant Gentleman he is, and what a great way off from them, and the like stories, is to suppose, that he is to deal with fools and Children. For my own part, I approve no man's cursing or reviling of him; let that work be left to himself alone for me: I desire, men would pray for him, that God would convert him, and all his other enemies to the truth of the Gospel; and in the mean time to deliver all his from their policy, rage, and fury.

We may easily gather what is to be thought of the other encomiums given to him by our Author, by what hath been observed concerning those we have passed through; as that his whole life and study is to defend innocency, &c. It must needs be granted, that he hath taken some little time to provide for himself in the world▪ he had surely never arrived else to that degree of excellency, as to tread on the necks of Emperors, to have Kings ⟨p. 428⟩hold his stir up, to kick off their Crowns, to exceed the Rulers of the earth in worldly pomp, state, and treasures, which came not to him by inheritance from St. Peter; and whether he hath been such a defender of Innocency and Innocents, the day wherein God shall make inquisition for blood, will manifest. The great work he hath done by his General Councils, a summary of which is given us by our Author, is next pretended. All this was done by him, yea, all that good that was ever done by General Councils in the world was done by him; for they were all his Councils, and that which was not his, is none. I shall only mind our Author of what was said of old, unto one talking at that rate that he is pleased here to do: Labour alieno magnam partam gloriam Verbis saepe in se transmovet, qui habet salem Qui in te est.