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,…

This is taken for granted, by our Author, throughout his Discourse. And the Truth is, that, if a man hath a mind to suppose, and make use of things that are in question between him and his Adversary, it were a folly not to presume on so much as should assuredly serve his turn. To what purpose is it to mince the matter, and give opportunity to new cavils, and exceptions, by baby•me••y-mouthed Petitions of some small things that there is a strife abou•, when a man may as honestly, all […] once, suppose the whole Truth of his side, and proceed without fear of disturbance. And so wisely deals our Author in this business. That which ought to have been his whole work, he takes for granted, to be already done. If this be granted him, he is safe; deny it, and all his fine Oration dwindles into a little sapless Sophistry. But he must get the great number of Books ⟨p. 57⟩that he seems to be troubled with, out of the World, and the Scripture to boot, before he will persuade considerate and unprejudiced men, that there is a word of Truth in this Supposition. That we in these Nations received not the Gospel originally from the Pope, (which pag. 354. our Author tells us is his, purely his, whereas we thought before, it had been Christ's) hath been declared, and shall, if need be, be further evinced. But let us suppose once again, that we did so; yet we constantly deny the Church of Rome, to be the same in Doctrine, Worship, and Discipline, that she was when it is pretended, that by her means we were instituted in the knowledge of Truth. Our Author knows full well, what a facile work I have now lying in view; what an easy thing it were to go over most of the Opinions of the present Church of Rome, and most, if not all their practises in Worship, and to manifest their vast distance from the Doctrine, Practise, and Principles of that Church of old. But, though this were really a more serious work, and more useful, and much more accommodated ⟨p. 58⟩to the nature of the whole difference between us, more easy and pleasant to my self then the pursuit of this odd rambling chase that by following of him I am engaged in;

This is taken for granted, by our Author, throughout his Discourse. And the Truth is, that, if a man hath a mind to suppose, and make use of things that are in question between him and his Adversary, it were a folly not to presume on so much as should assuredly serve his turn. To what purpose is it to mince the matter, and give opportunity to new cavils, and exceptions, by babymey-mouthed Petitions of some small things that there is a strife abou, when a man may as honestly, all once, suppose the whole Truth of his side, and proceed without fear of disturbance. And so wisely deals our Author in this business. That which ought to have been his whole work, he takes for granted, to be already done. If this be granted him, he is safe; deny it, and all his fine Oration dwindles into a little sapless Sophistry. But he must get the great number of Books