Answer

True it is, I was not dainty to deliver Mr. B.¹ an Answer to the whole Substance of his Dialogue, but upon promise returned me first from Mr. B. that in defence of his own Arguments he would reply thereupon. Which himself also, after long delay, being urged either to do or to redeliver it, did by word of mouth to my ⟨p. 11⟩self again oblige himself either to do or to yield the truth; for so his words both times were. But after a year or twos stay longer, when nothing would be returned, and I was by divers informed, how I was in meetings oft traduced and backbited, mine intentions scanned, my positions taxed, some as senseless, some as impious, divers assertions fastened on me, that I never delivered, divers of those ^bdepraved that were delivered, and that Mr. B. himself among others was not sparing herein: I condescended at length to the importunity of those (yet having had the whole work viewed and reviewed first by divers, as well religious as judicious Divines, and having by writing dealt with divers others of contrary Judgement,) that had pressed me to the printing of it.

True it is, I was not daintie to deliuer Mr. B.¹ an Answer to the whole Substance of his Dialogue, but vpon promise returned me first from Mr. B. that in defence of his owne Arguments he would reply thereupon. Which himselfe also, after long delay, being vrged either to doe or tredeliuer it, did by word of mouth to my ⟨p. 11⟩selfe againe oblige himselfe either to doe or to yeeld the truth; for so his words both times were. But after a yeere or twoes stay longer, when nothing would be returned, and I was by diuers informed, how I was in meetings oft traduced and backbited, mine intentions scanned, my positions taxed, some as senslesse, some as impious, diuers assertions fastned on me, that I neuer deliuered, diuers of those ^bdepraued that were deliuered, and that Mr. B. himselfe among others was not sparing herein: I condescended at length to the importunitie of those (yet hauing had the whole worke viewed and reviewed first by diuers, as well religious as iudicious Diuines, and hauing by writing dealt with diuers others of contrary Iudgement,) that had pressed me to the printing of it.