11 P m E N D I X. Numb.IV. WorthySir, e rr Received yours of the th pàfl, wherein you are pleated to endeavour my Sa- ` 1 tisfa&iontouching the Paffages in your Key, which I wrote about, as if I had taken Offence at them I do acknowledge I was a little troubled ; But I can truly fay, fo far as I know my own Mind, I was not troubled fo much for my own fake, as for the fake of others, who I was afraid would make worfeufe thereof, than ever I am like to do, and fo receive more prejudice thereby : For I amnot thereby fet back a Hair's Breadth in my earneft defire to general Comma- ' nion ; but do fear the general Inclinations of fume others thereto are weakened thereby, and an Advantiìge taken by fuck who have a mind to oppofe an Agree- ` ruent ; and the Mindsof many prejudiced agáinft your worthy Propofals for Go- 'vernment, and the reading of them. As fòr Example, I was within theta five Days, commending your wholly Common- wealth (and truly I defrre with all my Heart a Government exa&ly calculated to your practical Model) and there was one inCompany, who is Author ofa (mali Piece, called; A fiber Ward to aferias: People, that took occafien to give a daft: to my Commendation, and to weaken the `Reputation of your Writings, as if you were eafy in fuggefting and afferting ` things upon Surmifes, or very flender Information. Initancing what you fay of ` himfelf; in p. 332. of your Key, as inlnuating him to be fuch an one as did not think as he wrote, but to be a Deigning jelurt : When as all that know him, and have known him a Tradefman here in Landon, and in publick Imploytnent `for many Years, would be ready to acquit him in their Thoughts, from any fuch thing ; which indeed I believe : And I am informed that one Stubbs of Oxford, `(who is faid to have written Sir H. V. Vindication, &o. how true it is I know not) ` is imployed to (crape together fach things out of your Writings, as may any wife ` refleet Difparagement. The which things I 1 i11 inform you of; for no worfe end `than that you might avoidoccation rowaids thofethat leek occafion, and that the `Devil may have no Opportunity given hire to hinder the Propagation and Fruitof ' your worthyLabours. ` As for Sir H. Y. I did not intend to interefs my Pelf in the Vindication of his "Principles by that touch of him in my Letter, for I do not know but that I amat as great a diflance from themas you may be, and ant heartily glad to hear that his ` Intereft and Tway in the prefent Houle is much fallen. I am not without a -deep ` Senfe of our Danger, and that the preventingof near approaching Confufion and ` Blood, under God, depends much upon the fpeedy and well Settlement of the ` Militia through the Nation, if it be not too late. I cannot but have a jealous Eye `upon the Quakers, as well as the C. and Popifh Party, &c. Sir, I fuppofe my Brother Lambe will fuddenly be with you, ifhe be not al- ' ready, and therefore I Ihall earneftly intreat you to caution him againit Extremes, to which his temper doth much addiet him. I hear Mr.Gunning (and what he is ` I prefume you know) giveth out that Mr. Lambe is come over to them. And, my Brother Lambe hath been too apt to let fall odd Expreffions,'hewing how far ` his Thoughts incline him to hold Communion with Papilts, as thofe that with ` him welldo affirm. And he hath oft been fpeaking to me, how hard a thing it is to juftify our Separation from Rome, and to condemn it among our lelves. I ` thought good to give you this hint, as being perfuaded you may improve it for bis good, who I hope will much regard your Advice. All againit Infant Baprifm, are not efteemed Anabaptifts; for thenTurks and ` Yew, would. Nor could you intend it in that Senfe about King-killing ; for then ` there would havebeen no place for the Vaniffs to have been another Party diftinet ` from them. Nor does an after owning of their A& who took off the King, 'prove them to be Agents in it, that had no Hand in it when it was done. `Thefe times have difcovered as abundance of Wickednefs in fome, fo of Weak- ` nefs in all forts ofgood Men in one kind or other. O that God would pardon `what'spall, and reduce his People into rightOrder. `Pray, Sir, excufe thefe confuted Lines, the Fruit of Hafte and Diverfionof ` Thoughts. I had left at my Houle this Day, a large Manufcripr, Intituled Re- ` rr (anifm difcufed; or, An Anfwer to the Nose frfì Articles of H. T. be Manual of Conrreverfu,, &c. Written by Mr. Ja;Tombe,. The Printer that left it with my Wife in my Abfence told her, that Mr. Tombesdefired me to write to you, to pre. ` fix an Epifle to it; but I have not fpoke with Mr.Tombes,nor the Printer about its or
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