A86004:73
Nihil respondes
Nihil respondes: or, A discovery of the extreme unsatisfactoriness of Master Colemans piece, published last week under the title of A brotherly examination re-examined. Wherein, his self-contradictions: his yielding of some things, and not answering to other things objected against him: his abusing of Scripture: his errors in divinity: his abusing of the Parliament, and endangering their authority: his abusing of the Assembly: his calumnies, and namely against the Church of Scotland, and against my self: the repugnancy of his doctrine to the solemn League and Covenant, are plainly demonstrated. / By George Gillespie minister at Edinburgh. Published by authority.Nihil respondes: or, A discovery of the extream unsatisfactorinesse of Master Colemans peece, published last weeke under the title of A brotherly examination re-examined. Wherein, his self-contradictions: his yeelding of some things, and not answering to other things objected against him: his abusing of Scripture: his errors in divinity: his abusing of the Parliament, and indangering their authority: his abusing of the Assembly: his calumnies, and namely against the Church of Scotland, and against my selfe: the repugnancy of his doctrin to the solemne League and Covenant, are plainly demonstrated. / By George Gillespie minister at Edenburgh. Published by authority.
London: printed for Robert Bostock, 1645
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8 Having told us of the proud swelling waves of Presbyterial Government, I asked upon what coast had those waves done any hurt, France, or Scotland, or Holland, or Terra incognita? He replieth page 12. I confess, I have had no great experience of ⟨p. 24⟩the Presbyterial Government. Why make you bold then to slander it, when you can give no sure ground for that you say? He tells us, his fears arise from Scotland, and from London. The Reverend and worthy Ministers of London can speak for themselves aetatem habent. For my part (though I know not the particulars) I am bound in charity not to believe those aspersions put upon them by a discontented Brother. But what from Scotland? I my self (saith he) did hear the Presbytery of Edinburgh censure a woman to be banished out of the gates of the City; was not this an encroachment? It had bin an encroachment indeed, if it had bin so. But he will excuse me if I answer him in his own language (which I use not) page 3 and 5. It is at the best a most uncharitable slander. And, there was either ignorance or mindlessness in him that sets it down.
8 Having told us of the proud swelling waves of Presbyteriall Goverment, I asked upon what coast had those waves done any hurt, France, or Scotland, or Holland, or Terra incognita? He replieth page 12. I confesse, I have had no great experience of ⟨p. 24⟩the Presbyteriall Government. Why make you bold then to slander it, when you can give no sure ground for that you say? He tels us, his feares arise from Scotland, and from London. The Reverend and worthy Ministers of London can speak for themselves aetatem habent. For my part (though I know not the particulars) I am bound in charity not to beleeve those aspersions put upon them by a discontented Brother. But what from Scotland? I my selfe (sayth he) did heare the Presbytery of Edingburgh censure a woman to be banished out of the gates of the City; was not this an encroachment? It had bin an encroachment indeed, if it had bin so. But he will excuse me if I answer him in his own language (which I use not) page 3 and 5. It is at the best a most uncharitable slander. And, there was either ignorance or mindlesnesse in him that sets it down.