A vindication of the Animadversions on Fiat lux

You proceed to the same purpose pag. 15. and to manifest my mistake of your design, give an account of it, and tell us, that one thing you suppose, namely, that we are at difference. So did I also, and am not therefore yet fallen upon the discovery of my mistake. 2. You commend Peace, I acknowledge you ⟨p. 7⟩do, and join with you therein, neither is he worthy the name of a Christian, who is otherwise minded; that is one great Legacy that Christ bequeathed unto his Disciples; [Greek or Hebrew], saith he [Greek or Hebrew]. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you. And he is no Disciple of Christ who doth not long for it, among all his Disciples. This you tell us is the whole sum of Fiat Lux in few words. You will tell us otherwise immediately; and if you should not, yet we should find it otherwise. You add therefore, that to introduce a disposition unto peace, you made it your work to demonstrate the uselessness, endlessness, and unprofitableness of Quarrels: yet my mistake appears not; I perceived you did speak to this purpose; and I acknowledge with you, that Quarrels about Religion are useless and unprofitable, any otherwise than as we are bound to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered unto the Saints, and to stand fast in our Liberty, not giving place to seducers, with labouring by sound doctrine to convince and stop the mouths of gainsayers; all which are made necessary unto us by the commands of Christ, and are not to be called quarrelling. And I know that our Quarrels are not yet actually ended; that they are endless, I believe not, but hope the contrary. You proceed and grant, that you labour to persuade your Countrymen of an Impossibility of ever bringing our debates unto a conclusion, either by Light, or Spirit, or Reason, or Scripture, so long as we stand separated from any superior Judicative Power, unto which all Parties will submit, and therefore that it is rational and Christian like, to leave these endless contentions, and resign our selves to humility and peace. This matter will now quickly be ended, and that ex ore tuo; give me leave I pray to ask you one ⟨p. 8⟩or two plain Questions: 1. Whom do you understand by that Superior Judicative Power, unto whom you persuade all Parties to submit? Have you not told us in your Fiat that it is the Church or Pope of Rome? or will you deny that to be your intention? 2.

You proceed to the same purpose pag. 15. and to manifest my mistake of your designe, give an account of it, and tell us, that one thing you suppose, namely, that we are at difference. So did I also, and am not therefore yet fallen upon the discovery of my mistake. 2. You commend Peace, I acknowledge you