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« To give him an Aofwcr : But ftill I muft profcfs, I
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am yet afraid of this, and cannot but perfwadcmyfelf,
« that if it fhould come to atrial, Mr. WiUs would ar-
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guc much after the fame manner he writes C%.
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poorly and fouly, not handfomely nor honeftly, being
« over-confident of what he hath no ground for j
and fo
« he would create abundance of trouble to me, and per-
« plex the Matter he takes in hand.
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Dear Mr. James, whyinfuch an Agony? andwhyfach
a Dread upon your Spirits, as to profefs to be afraid, and
toperfwade your felf that you fhould meet with fuch ill
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^NowTd^^'as ferioufly profefs, and do perfwade my
felf, that had you come to a Trial, you would not have
out-done me for Moderation, and coolnefs of Tempers
Nor fhould I have pcrplext you, if your own Paflions
did not. And why fouly ? not handfomely nor honcltly.
Why furely you have a very prejudicate Opinion of me .
But if I am thus prejudged by you, it will be hard for
Mr. James to believe me, when I fpeak the Truth j
but I
hope I have not, nor fhall not give Occafion to any to be
thus cenforious of me, whatever Mr. Jmes may think 5
and he doth but think fo yet, for had he tried me, he
might have known me better.
But m. James (I thank him^ prevents the Trial ot
it, that it migh: not create abundance of trouble, and l
find Mr. James is not for any trouble but what he maKes
himfelf. I am fure he hath given me a great deal, and I
Ihould not chink ic worth my pains, but for the TrHth sjai^e ,
for rather than that (hould fuffer by Mr. James s Slanders,
fliehtines and contempt of an innocent People, and to be
ridiculed in general Terms, to the Difhonour of God,
and the Truth that we profefs, I fhall yet have more at
his Service if occafion be, to bring him to dilcoter tne
Offenders fif anybe) thatthey may bead monilhcd, ana
deak with as the Merit of the Caufe requires ^ which is
all that we defire in that Cafe, that fo the Innocent may
be acquitted: And until this is done, Mr. James ftands
charged, unlefs he make a publick Acknowledgment*,
which is highly reafonable, (whatever he may think of
it ) for he only occafioned this Controverfy, and has
charged upon the Bapip the things he cannot (
or a^
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