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The 1654 Prose Letters Letter 42, cont. (p.132) |
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to dispute. I doe (I thank God) naturally and heartily abhorre all schism in Religion so much, as, I protest, I am sorry to finde this appearance of schism amongst our ad- versaries the Sorbonists; for I had rather they had held together, to have made a head against the usurpations of the Ro. Church, then that their disuniting should so enfeeble them, as that the Parliament should be left alone to stand against those tyrannies. Sir, you will pardon my extravagancies in these relations. I look upon nothing so intentive- ly as these things, nor fals there any thing within my knowledge, which I would conceal from you Though it concern not you to know it, yet me thinks it concerns me to tell it. That Cook of which you writ to me, is come hither, and hath brought me other Letters, but not those of which you writ to me, which pacquet, he saies, you received again of him; whether by his fals- hood, or by your diligence in seeking a worthier messenger, I know not; but I am sure I never lost any thing with more sor- [CW: row,] |
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