Johannes in eremo. Memoirs, relating to the lives, of the ever-memorable, Mr. John Cotton,…

God forbid I should shut my Eyes against any Light brought to me by him. ⟨p. 69⟩Only I desire I may not be Condemned as a Pelagian or Arminian before I he heard. Moreover, Mr. Cawdry fell hard upon him; to whom he prepared an Answer, which was afterwards Published and Seconded by Dr. Owen. But besides these, he was twice compelled unto some other Eristical Writings: Once in Answer to Baily; another time in Answer to Williams: In both of which, like Job, he Turned the Books, which his Adversaries had written against him, into a Crown. I believe, never any mere Man, under such open and horrid Injuries as these two Reporters heaped upon Mr. Cotton, did Answer with more Christian Patience; his Answer are indeed a Pattern for all Answerers to the World's End. But it was particularly remarkable, that, in this matter, certain Persons, who had fallen under the Censures of the Civil Authority in the Country, Singled out Mr. Cotton for the Object of their Displeasure, although he had, most, of all men, declined Interesting himself in the Actions of the Magistrate, and had also done more than all men to obtain Healing and Favour for those ungrateful Delinquents. However if Mr. Cotton would from his own profitable Experience, have added Another Book unto this Catalogue, it might have been on the Subject Handled by Plutarch De Capienda ex Hostibus Utilitate. This is the Elenchus of Mr. Cottons Published Writings; whereupon we might make this Conclusion.

God forbid I should shut my Eyes against any Light brought to me by him. ⟨p. 69⟩Only I desire I may not be Condemned as a Pelagian or Arminian before I he heard. Moreover, Mr. Cawdry fell hard upon him; to whom he prepared an Answer, which was afterwards Published and Seconded by Dr. Owen. But besides these, he was twice compelled unto some other Eristical Writings: Once in Answer to Baily; another time in Answer to Williams: In both of which, like Job, he Turned the Books, which his Adversaries had written against him, into a Crown. I believe, never any meer Man, under such open and horrid Injuries as these two Reporters heaped upon Mr. Cotton, did Answer with more Christian Patience; his Answer are indeed a Pattern for all Answerers to the World's End. But it was particularly remarkable, that, in this matter, certain Persons, who had fallen under the Censures of the Civil Authority in the Country, Singled out Mr. Cotton for the Object of their Displeasure, although he had, most, of all men, declined Interesting himself in the Actions of the Magistrate, and had also done more than all men to obtain Healing and Favour for those ungrateful Delinquents. However if Mr. Cotton would from his own profitable Experience, have added Another Book unto this Catalogue, it might have been on the Subject Handled by Plutarch De Capienda ex Hostibus Utilitate. This is the Elenchus of Mr. Cottons Published Writings; whereupon we might make this Conclusion.