A vindication of Mr Burroughs, against Mr Edwards his foul aspersions, in his spreading…A vindication of Mr Burroughes, against Mr Edwards his foule aspersions, in his spreading…

In his last book I find him exceedingly fretting and vexing at a testimony Master John Goodwin had under my hand against the truth of a story in his Grangraena, which he says is full of Jesuitical equivocation. Yea further, no equivocation can free it from a lye. Bona verba. After master Edwards hath done fretting and chafing, after his fit is over, notwithstanding all he hath said, that testimony is, and must stand true, and will be found in the plainness of it to be a witness against him: what! beyond equivocation? no less then a flat lye. This is the first time that ever any man gave me the lye. But I pray Master Edwards how do you know it is a lye? How? Master Allen (he mistakes the mans name, the man he means is Master All) an honest understanding man he says told him so, and after justified it in Master Bellamies shop in the presence of many; This is the only witness Master Edwards hath against me: as for Master Randal whom he mentions, he speaks only of Nicols his being with M. Greenhil at another time, not of that meeting I testify against, nor any thing about my knowledge of him, nor any thing that Master Greenhill denies. Howsoever then it is but ones I, and ones No: and yet how many have drunk in this report as dirty and foul as it is? surely there is a spirit in men that makes them very thirsty after Calumnies and reproaches. But what if this only witness M. Edwards hath to prove me a Liar, shall give it under his hand that that testimony of mine is true, what if that which M. Edwards in the strength of that witness shall say is a lye, I shall be able in the strength of the same witness, say is true; where will the lye stick then? After ⟨p. 5⟩M. John Goodwins Book came out, I met with this M. All, and in the presence of many, caused him to turn to that page where my testimony is, and to read it; I then asked him, Whether that testimony of mine were true or not? He answered, for any thing he knew it was true. Some in the company desired him to set his hand to what he said; He presently took pen and ink, saying, he would write according to what he apprehended, and so far as he knew, and wrote these words, subscribing his name:

In his last booke I finde him exceedingly fretting and vexing at a testimony Master John Goodwin had under my hand against the truth of a story in his Grangraena, which he sayes is full of Jesuiticall equivocation. Yea further, no equivocation can free it from a lye. Bona verba. After master Edwards hath done fretting and chafing, after his fit is over, notwithstanding all he hath said, that testimony is, and must stand true, and will be found in the plainnesse of it to be a witnesse against him: what! beyond equivocation? no lesse then a flat lye. This is the first time that ever any man gave me the lye. But I pray Master Edwards how doe you know it is a lye? How? Master Allen (he mistakes the mans name, the man he means is Master Alle) an honest understanding man he saies told him so, and after justifyed it in Master Bellamies shop in the presence of many; This is the onely witnesse Master Edwards hath against me: as for Master Randal whom he mentions, he speaks onely of Nicols his being with M. Greenhil at another time, not of that meeting I testifie against, nor any thing about my knowledge of him, nor any thing that Master Greenhill denyes. Howsoever then it is but ones I, and ones No: and yet how many have drunk in this report as dirty and foule as it is? surely there is a spirit in men that makes them very thirsty after Calumnies and reproaches. But what if this onely witnesse M. Edwards hath to prove me a Lyar, shall give it under his hand that that testimony of mine is true, what if that which M. Edwards in the strength of that witnesse shall say is a lye, I shall be able in the strength of the same witnesse, say is true; where will the lye stick then? After