Writings had persuaded you concerning him, which it seems you have not read, but as other accusers, to whom you use to give too much credit, have described him: For what other thing declares this your narrative which is curi∣ously fitted for calumny, whereby you make him liker a Monster, than a Man, as if he brought in a certain new kind of Faith, that was not heard of before, and was unknown in former times, as if he were an ex∣ample of Wickedness, an encou∣rager of Slothfulness, an Turbulent Person, and disturber of Religion, and trampled upon all Actions worthy of Praise, and exercises of Eminent Vertue; as things of no worth, and condemned Pious Tears, and judged those Men abominable and Wicked who wept and mourned for their Ini∣quities; or upon any account lamented the Sins they committed.
And as if he taught a certain new way of Sal∣vation, and such a one, as neither requires works of vis nor any sorrow, neither occasions any trouble to sinners, but teaches that confidence alone is sufficient, to wit, such a confidence whereby every Wicked and Ungodly Man may be supposed acceptable to God, tho'he himself do not at all endeavour to restrain his wickedness, or pretend to any desire after Piety, but only so supposeth in his own mind, that he is dear to God. That the favour of God is prepared for all, yea for the unclean and Wicked, though