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The 1654 Prose Letters Letter 52 (p.160) |
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To his honourable friend Sr H. G. SIR, To you that are not easily scandalized, and in whom, I hope, neither my Religion nor Morality can suffer, I dare write my opinion of that Booke in whose bowels you left me. It hath refreshed, and given new justice to my ordinary com- plaint, That the Divines of these times, are become meer Advocates, as though Religi- on were a temporall inheritance; they plead for it with all sophistications, and il- lusions, and forgeries: And herein are they likest Advocates, that though they be feed by the way, with Dignities, and other recompenses, yet that for which they plead is none of theirs. They write for Religion, without it. In the main point in question, I think truly there is a perplexity (as farre as I see yet) and both sides may be in justice, and innocence; and the wounds which they inflict upon the adverse part, are all se defendendo: for, clearly, our State cannot be [CW: safe] |
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