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,…

The Treatise, entitled Fiat Lux, which thou wilt find examined in the ensuing Discourse, was lent unto me, not long since, by an Honourable Person, with a request to return an Answer unto it. It had not been many hours in my hand, before the same desire was seconded by others. Having made no engagement unto the person of whom I received it, the Book, after some few days, was rem•nded; yet, as it fell out, not before I had finished my Animadversions upon it. But before I could send my papers to the Press, I heard of a second Edition of that Treatise; which also occasionally coming to my hands, I perceived it had been Printed some good while before I saw or heard of the first. Finding the bulk of the Discourse increased, I thought it needful to go through it once more, to see if any thing of moment were added to that Edition which I had considered, or any alterations ⟨image 3⟩made by the Authors second thoughts. This somewhat discouraged me, tha•, my first Book being gone, I could not compare the Editions, but must trust to my memory, none of the best, as to what […], or was not, in that I had perused. But not designing any use in a mere comparing of the Editions, but only to consider, whether in either of them any thing material was remaining, either not heeded by me, in my hasty passage through the first, or added in the second, undiscussed; I thought it of no great concernment to enquire again after the first Book. What of that nature offered its self unto me, I cast my thoughts upon, into the Margin of what was before written, inserting it into the same continued Discourse. I therefore desire the Reader, that he may not suspect himself deceived, to take notice that whatever quotations out of that Treatise he meets withal, the number of pages throughout, answers the first Edition of it.