Stubbe Russians and swaggering Hectors are not to be treated with gentleness and soft words and I know should I deal with this Antagonist in a way of lenity and smoothness it would incourage his insolence and make him phancy that he is feared I have therefore thought sit to express my self here with more smartness than I do allow of towards men of common civility and good manners and 't is not my passion but judgment prompted me to it And now lest it should be suspected that my dealing so much with M. Stubbe hath infected me with the spirit of detraction I shall next give him those acknowledgments that I think may be his due I confess therefore that he is a man that hath READ he was for some years Sub-librarian at Oxford and so by his imployment was chained among the Books from thence he got great knowledge of Titles and Indexes and by that can upon any occasion let out a great apparatus of Authors and fill his margin with Quotations this must be acknowledged and it is no small advantage for shew and vain-glory and by this means he will seem to have the better of any man he shall oppose among such as are not able or not concerned to examine how he useth his Authors and how he applies them But whoever doth this will find that notwithstanding his pretence to great Reading he reads by Indexes and only collects those passages from Authors which he can suborn to serve his mischievous purposes That he understands not or wilfully perverts the Writers he cites That after he hath swaggered with their names and recited several scraps out of their works his Quotations prove nothing but that M. Stubbe is malicious and impertinent and makes the sayings and opinions he fights against of all this I have given specimens of proof in divers of the ensuing sheets by which it will appear that this confident man is one of the most notorious Impertinents that ever writ a Book And whoever attentively considers his Writings and observes the way of his Discourse must needs see that whatever he pretends to reading he is extreamly defective in judgment and understands not the way of close coherent reasoning Nor indeed can it be expected from one of his temper of brain his head is red-hot and consequently his thoughts are desultory and flirting so that he affirms suddenly whatever comes into his phansie not considering how it agrees with what he said before what it makes for his purpose or how it may be well proved He hath not the patience to ponder any thing deeply nor the judgment and staidness to weigh consequences and therefore writes and speaks in a vein of infinite impertinence and inconsistency This I may be permitted to say here because I have proved it in the following Papers And now what can such a mans pretended Learning signifie It may make him proud and troublesom captious and censorious but will never inable him to serve the world with any useful informations Nor is any mans reading any further to be valued than as it improves and assists his reason where it doth not this 't is either a feather in a Fools cap or a sword in a mad-mans hand a vain glorious impertinence or an instrument of mischief But I perceive my Preface begins to swell and therefore I only add further That whereas M. Stubbe reports in several places of his Books that the Virtuosi contributed to my PLUS ULTRA I will acquit those Gentlemen from being concerned in the composure of a Discourse against which the impertinent Animadverter raiseth such a clamour and assure the Reader that this his report is false And whereas in his Book against Doctor Spâ—att he saith That some some saw my Papers remitted to me blotted and altered this affirmation is a gross untruth also or a contemptible impertinence If he means as he designed to insinuate that the Virtuâ—sâ— remitted them to me blotted and altered by them or any other person 't is a loud falshood No man except my Transcriber ever saw my Book till it was printed nor did I alter any one word upon any manâ— suggestion so that his report in that sense which would have signified to his purpose is a shameless Legend in an other sense indeed 't is true but impertinent my Papers were sent home to me blotted and altered but they were remitted by my Amanâ—ensis as I sent them to hâ—m blotted and altered by my own hand without any otherâ— knowledge or direction and what can malice make of this 'T is a pretty artifice I observe in M. Stubbe to intitle every thing any man doth in favour of the Royal Society to that whole Body or at least to a Club of the Viâ—tuosi that so if he gain any advantages over any private member it may redound to the disparagement of the Society and raise the glory of his performances and therefore I must expect that much of this following Account shall be imputed to the assistance and contributions that he will say I had from the Virtuosi But to prevent his belying those Gentlemen in this and the concerning them in any of my failures I declare I consulted none of them for any of these Reflections I did not submit my Copy to their alterations nor did they or any other person ever see these Papers till they were printed so that whatever wrath they kindle in him it ought all to be directed against me and I assure him I despise both his displeasure and his favour I had other things to have added here but I cast them into the Postscript and I advertise but this more That there is a late printed Letter of the Learned Doctor Meric Causabons written to Doctor Peter du Moulin upon the occasion of my Plus Ultra and containing some Reflections on it I have answered the Strictures of that Reverend man in a particular Discourse which I think to publish when I next reckon with M. Stubbe TO MY Much Honoured Friend Francis Godolphin Esq SIR I Was just upon the Close of a short Treatise of the Religious Temper and Tendencies of the Modern Philosophy when M. Stubb's Book against me came to my hands I was glad to see that this Adversary at last appeared in the open Light For I love not Sculking and base Assaults in the Dark I had much rather be call'd to an Account for any thing I have written before the Learned and Judicious than to be confuted in Corners among those whose Judgments are either prepossest or incompetent This latter hath for some time been my hard Fate For after M. Crosse's Fardel against me was rejected by the Licensers both at Oxford and London for its incomparable Railing and impertinence He endeavour'd to expose me among his Cronies and Confederates by the Manuscript Libel He carrried it about from place to place and like a Scotch Merchant opened his Pack at each House in his Circuit He told his Tales to every Country-Farmer and acquainted
in the case of M. Baxter These returns I may expect from one that hath so many good Qualities of his Celebrated Times In this way he can write on for ever for such proceedings are most suitable to his parts and virtues By them he will make himself the admiration of Envious Fools but the scorn of the wise and intelligent which latter he hath sufficiently done already And therefore I shall leave him to the Applâ—â—dâ— of hiâ— Friends and the Contempts of the Friends of vertue and wisdom after I have justified my self in a thing which is like to be objected by this Antagonist I am told he will Answer all that I have produced out of his writings to shew the Hypocrisie of his pretenses for Monarchy and the Church of England by recharging me with compliance with those Times An Answer befitting such a Writer and let him make the most of that charge My great fault was that I was born in that unhappy season and bred in those dismal daysâ— But can he accuse me of any thing I ever said or did that was Disloyal Did I write a Defence of the Cause of Regicides and Vsurpers â— or Defame Kingly Government or blaspheme my persecuted Soveraign or promote Anarchy and publick ruine If M. Stubbe cannot prove any of thâ—se as I daâ—e him to offer at it He cannot recriminate And his charges of this kind will bâ— contemptible â— and like all the rest He had best write against me for coming into the world in an ill Time and for being born a Child â— I have not the least offence besides to answer forâ— in reference to the Government â— except what I apologized for before the recital I have made of his former Trâ—asons and Impieties I have now done for the present with M. Stubbe But must add this to some silly sneaks who think he hath written things not to be answer'd â— That Impudence and non-sense are the most troublesom things to answer in the world I have prov'd alreadyâ— and shall yet more fully shew that the Argumentative part of his Book against me is so far from being unanswerable that it cannot deserve any other Answer then a smile and silence For most of that he saith is lamentably inconsistent and impertinent He tells us He sends the things to the Press that were suggested as he travell'd and one may judge by their incoherence that he rid upon a trotting Horse upon which I leave him pursuing the Virtuosi and add this Advertisement If any man hath a design to write his Life and further to describe this Sir Hudibrâ—s and his Steed He will do well to hold his hand a while For M. Stubbe's Friend M. Cross hath writ a Book call'd Biographia which gives Rules how Lives are to be writ This will be printed if the Licensers will permit the good man to spoil so much paper and so make himself publickly ridiculous And the Hâ—storian had noâ— best begin till he hath M. C. directions for fear he transgress the Rules and incur the lash of the Methodical Pedant This Book it seems is intended to correct the Learned and pious Dr. â—ell for his way of writing the Life of Dr. Hammond and 't is M. C. revenge upon that excellent person for his denying Licence to the scurrilous and non-sensical Book he writ against me I have not heard many particulars of it but only this He calls that Reverend Divine who hath been long Doctor of Divinity presides over the chief Colledge of Oxford is Dean of that Diocess and hath govern'd the Vniversity as Vice-Chancellor with singular wisdom diligence and applause I say he calls that venerable man Iubenis and I believe that name of diminution doth not go alone but the Reverend person from whom I had this lighted on that by chance as he cast his eye upon the Disputer's Papers which he carrieâ—h about for a shew 'T would be well for an old man I know if he had this excuse of being young for his weakness and puerilities for which there can be no Apology made except he confesâ— himself arriv'd to his second childhood And so I take leave of him out of pity and for ought I know for ever FINIS ADVERTISEMENT Concerning the ERRATA and some passages liable to be mistaken THat M. Stubbe may not trouble himself to write more Animadversions on the Errata of the Press I give notice That when I speak of his Reporting the Design of the Royâ—l Society to be laid by a Iesuite p. 2. or 3. It should be by a Fryar The mistake was the persons that told iâ— me who said a Iesuite thinking it seems That Campanella was of that order In Dr. More 's Letter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is seâ— instead of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I know not whether the mistake be the Printers or Transcribers 'T was not mine I never writ out that Letter There are several other small errors I took notice of in running over my Printed Papers as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Pigmy which should have had no Comma between and the like But I have not my Book now at hand to note them particularly and therefore must lye at M. Stubbe's mercy But these following things were noted while my Papers were by me to prevent mistake P. 174. When I say It must be granted that two pair viz. of Spectacles ordinarily hindâ—r 〈◊〉 sight I would not be understood 〈◊〉 they do so when used by those of Greatâ—â— Age. For two pair to them have but the power of one P. 178. When I say Telescopes represent â—â—jects as they arâ— only in larger proportiâ—ns I mean as they are for figure and only represent them larger then they appear to the 〈◊〉 eye P. 179. When I grant what M. Stubbe saith that in the longest Tubes the Colours of Objects are more remiss whatever he meanâ— I would not be understood as if the length of the Tubes made the remissness oâ— the Light for that is caused by the number of the Glasses or â—he darkness of their metal Books Printed for and sold by James Collins at the Kings-Arms iâ— Ludgate-street neer the West end of St. Paul's and at the Kings-head in Westminster-Hall A Discourse of the Religious Temper and Tâ—ndencies of the modern experimental Philosophy which is profest by the Royal Society To which is annext a Recommendation and Defence of Reason in the affairs of Religion By Ios. Glanvill In octavo Observations upon Military and Political Affairs â— Written by the most Honourable George Dâ—ke of Albemarle c. Published by Authority In folio A Private Conference between a Rich Alderman and a Poor Country Vicar made Publick Wheâ—ein is discoursed the Obligation of Oaths which have been imposed on the Subjects of England With other Matters relating to â—he present State of Affairs In octavo Praxis Medicinae or the Universal Body of Physick Containing all Inward Dâ—seases incident to the Body of Man Explaining the Nature of every Disâ—ase with Proper Remedies assigned to them Very useful for Physicians Chiâ—urgeons and Apothecaries and more â—specially for such who consult their own Health Written by that famous and learned Physician Walter Bruell In quarto The Christians Victory over Death A Sermon at the Funeral of the most Honourable George Duke of Albemarle c. in the Collegiate Church of St. Peter's Westminster on the 30. of April 1670. By Seth Lord Bishop of Sarum Preached and Published by his Majesties special Command In quarto The Episcopacy of the Church of England justified to be Apostolical from the Authority of the Antient Primitive Church And from the Confessions of the most famous Divines of the Reformed Churches beyond the Seas Being a full Satisfâ—ction in this Cause as well for the Necessity as for the Iust Right thereof as consonant to the Word of God By the Right Reverend Father in God Thomas Morton late Lord Bishop of Dâ—resme Before which is prefixed a Preface to the Reader concerning this Subject by Sir Henry Yelverton Baronet In octavo
the Vindication of M. Cross But I must go on with the Catalogue of his Works The next is An ESSAY in DEFENCE of the good old Cause The most glorious Cause in the World accompanied with no less Success p. 2. of the second Alphabet And a VINDICATION of the Honourable Sir Hen. Uane whom not to honour and admire is to be an Enemy to all that is good and vertuous p. 7. second Alphabet from the false Aspersions of M. BAXTER A Philistim Shimei Rabshakeh p. 11. 2d Alph. A LETTER to an Officer of the Army concerning a select Senate which is to consist according to His Model of Independents Anabaptists Fifth Monarchy-men and Quakers excluding all PAPISTS PRELATICAL and PRESBYTERIAN Persons p. 61. A LIGHT SHINING OVT OF DARKNESS a Book against Ministry p. 1 2 3 4 c. Vniversities p. 92 93. and 139 140. School-Divinity and Knowledge of Tongues 94 95 96. Humane Learning p. 101 102. Aristotles Philosophy p. 105. Publick Churches 106. Church-yards 110. Division into Parishes and Tiths p. 112 113. Bells 138. Vniversity Habits and Degrees p. 14.2.143 Black Coats p. 147. Gowns 148. Respect of Persons Complemental Addresses and your Servant p. 163. Swearing before a Magistrate p. 165 166. Containing also an express Apology for the Quakers p. 55.56 I quote from the second Edition An ACCOVNT OF CHOCOLATA by which he wholly obligeth Manking Pref. p. last An ACCOVNT of M. GREATARICK who wrought real Miracles p. 8.10 And did things that never man did except Christ and the Apostles p. 27. These miraculous things he wrought by the Temperament and Composure of his Body p. 11. And antient Miracles and modern ones have been wrought by the efficacy of a corporal Touch p. 11. This of M. Greatarick did not indeed always succeed and there were some Diseases as well as some Devils which even the Apostles could not cast out p. 5. A CENSVRE upon certain Passages contain'd in the History of the Royal Society which he saith are impious and pernicious p. 1. contrary to the Analogy of Faith and Scripture p. 36. a Congeries of gross Vntruths tending to the Dishonour of God and the Destruction of the Protestant Religion introducing a Popish Implicit Faith or something that in effect is the same but attended with more ridiculous Circumstances p. 40. directly contrary to the Constitutions of our Church and better becoming a Socinian from Poland and Amsterdam than a Divine of our Church p. 53. Hath not Religion and the Church of England think you an excellent Champion in this DEFENDER of M. Hobbs Sir Hen. Uane and the Quakers But lastly He hath writ a SPECIMEN of SOME ANIMADVERSIONS VPON THE PLUS ULTRA OF M. GLANVILL in which he proves That the Antients were able to cure cut fingers as particularly Podalirius and Machaon in Homer and Galen compounded several Medicines to that purpose as Diapalma Tripharmacon and another hard word p. 3. and again 159. That 't is a very difficult Iourney to the Moon and a great way p. 175. and many other things that are as much to his purpose as these as will be shewn in the Sequel For the present I only say concerning this Piece in general That with a great deal of Noise and Labour the Animadverter hath proved nothing For all his Force is imployed either against Castles in the Air of his own raising or incidental passages that are little or nothing to the Cause I undertook and of no concern to the main body of my Book And yet I must confess that when I compare this Adversary with my other Antagonist M. Cross I think there are acknowledgments due to him for the Reading and shew of Learning that I find in his Discourse and I may say of it as one did of an impertinent Disputer that was very brisk and fluent in his Argument Bene disputat sed nihil ad rem But the Papers of my other Assailant deserve not as much as this For they contain nothing but opprobrious Names gross Falshoods and contemptible Puerilities no Learning nor any shew of any but such as a Boy of 18 would despise Thus briefly and in general of the Writings of this Aggressor out of Them I now come to give you some more particular Accounts of his Spirit and Temper And because I resolve to abstain from all Expressions that look like the Rhetorick and Civility of M. Cross and his Champion M. Stubb I shall not give those hard Names to the Qualifications I discover that every man else will think they deserve But only make a kind and sober Enquiry after some of the remarkable Virtues he discloseth in his Works I shall only insist here on two And because he tells his Reader in the first Page of the Preface to his Light shining out of Darkness Edition the first That HE IS ONE THAT DESIRES TO LIE LOW IN HIS OWN EYES I shall begin these Enquiries by taking notice 1. OF his singular Modesty This is exceeding eminent in every Leaf of his Writings In his Attempts while but a Boy upon the Reverend Dr. Wallis and M. Baxter and now he hath made it more remarkable by his Assault upon the Royal Society His Majesties Institution and an Assembly consisting of Persons of the greatest Honour Gravity and Learning while he is yet but a young Country Physician as he styles himself in his Preface against my Book Plus ultra And above all it is notorious what a modest man this is in his early Oppositions of MONARCHY and Proposals of a MODEL for the GOVERNMENT of three Nations and Extirpation of those Antient Laws which had had been made and confirmed by the Wisdom of so many Kings and successive Parliaments in his Impugnations of MINISTRY VNIVERSITIES CHVRCHES HVMANE LEARNING and all ORDERS and CONSTITVTIONS whatsoever as Popish and Antichristian But let us take a view of his singular Humility and Lowness in his own Eyes in some Expressions in his Writings I shall recite a few Instances among numerous others which for Brevity I must omit by which you may judge how he excels in this Virtue In the first Page of his Book against Dr. Wallis in Defence of M. Hobbs He expresseth himself to his Friend in these words I have pen'd a further Discourse upon that Subject which you may suppress from going any further if you find that my early Repute abroad doth not call for the Publication nor the Applause of the Ingenious whose Praises were the more to be regarded because they were directed to the Piece which was publick not the Author that was concealed It seems he had writ an Anonymous Book which he tells the World raised him an early Repute and the Applauses and Praises of the Ingenious Very modest And as lowly is that other Saying p. 5. If I find the Doctor produce more Grammars against us I will allow him two to one and venture my Reputation against his no Credit Great Odds M. Stubb ' s Reputation that early
13. And 't is notoriously evident in this next Instance I had said Chymistry hath a Pretence to the great Hermes for its Author how truly I will not dispute But M. Stubb will make me dispute whether I will or no. For after he had recited these words he saith he can tell me what he is sure I am ignorant of The Egyptians did never attribute to Hermes the Invention of Physick or any part of it p. 50. How doth this Scribbler confute his own Dreams who said that the Egyptians attribute to Hermes the Invention of Physick or any part of it How easie is it to pile up Authors against any Writer if a man may take this Liberty of making him say what he pleaseth I say Chymistry hath a Pretence to Hermes for its Author And M. Stubb confutes me by proving the Egyptians did never ascribe the Invention of Physick to Him And what then the usual Conclusion follows M. Stubb is an industrious Impertinent But will he say There is no ground for my Affirmation that Chymistry hath a Pretence to Hermes for its Author He quotes VOSSIVS for the Derivation of the word from the Greek p. 51. If he had read out that leaf in Vossius he would have found a reason for that passage of mine That learned man tells us Transiit Alchymia Disciplina ad nos ab Arabibus sive Mauris Mauros verò ab Aegyptiis accepisse autumant Egyptii rursum edocti existimantur ab Hermete seu Mercurio Trismegisto Vos de Philos. c. 9. p. 68. This Saying of Vossius had been enough to justifie so transient a passage But again SENNERTVS is an Author against whom M. Stubb saith he hopes there is no Exception p. 58. This Author he quotes in that Page If he had here either read out the Chapter which he cites he would have seen another reason why I say Chymistry hath a Pretence to Hermes for its Author For thus that celebrated Writer Post Diluvium à plerisque sive Inventio sive Propagatio Chymiae ad Hermetem Trismegistum refertur ab eo Ars Chymica dicitur hodie Ars Hermetica Vas Hermetis Sigillum Hermetis provulgantur Omnes Chymici hactenus censuerunt ut scribit Albertus Magnus quòd Hermes fit Radix super quam omnes Philosophi sustentati sunt Sen. de Natura Chym. cap. 3. This is another instance how well M. Stubb himself is acquainted with the Authors he quotes and an evidence that he reads only such Scraps of them as he thinks make for his turn And may it not reflect Shame upon a man of his Pretences that his Adversary should be justified by the very Books he himself cites and even in the same Chapter and Leaf whence he takes passages from them yea and in a thing too that relates to his own Profession And here I cannot but take notice of an other instance of his Knowledg◠in the Authors with which he hath the most reason to be acquainted He tells us p. 112. That Dr. HARVY in his two Answers to Riolanus and his Book of Generation no where asserts the Invention viz. of the Circulation so to himself as to deny that he had the Intimation or Notion from Caesalpinus which Silence saith he I take for a tacit Confession How true this is may be seen in the Book he last mentioned De Generatione Anim. Edit Amst. p. 309. There Dr. HARVY in express terms assumes the Invention to himself in these words CIRCVITUM SANGVINIS admirabilem à me jampridem Inventum video propemodum omnibus placuisse M. Stubb tells us That His Ambition of Glory made him willing to be thought the Author of a Paradox he had so illustrated yet such was his Modesty as not to vindicate it to himself by telling a Lie ubi sup This we see he did if Cesalpinus was the Author That this last named Person was the Inventer of the Circulation M. Stubb labours much to prove and struts mightily in his supposed performance I shall not undertake to examine that matter now only I cannot but take notice that M. Stubb is impertinent in all that Discourse For if Caesalpinus be the Author the Invention is however modern for he writ his Quaest. Medicae not above eighty years ago and in them it is pretended he discover'd the Circulation And I am the less concern'd in all the Animadverters voluminous Nothing about the Author of that Discovery because I took care before to prevent such Impertinences but I see M. Stubb will be impertinent do I what I can to prevent it I ascribe the Invention to D. Harvy as almost all men now do except the Animadverter but take notice withal that not only divers Antients but some Moderns have had the Glory fastned on them among these I mention this CAESALPINVS and add For these though either of them should be acknowledg'd to be the Author it will make as much for the Design of my Discourse as if Harvy have the Credit and therefore here I am no otherwise concern'd but to have justice for that excellent man Plus Ult. p. 16. But M. Stubb's malice against Dr. Harvy and spight against me would not permit him to discern that he had no reason here to fall on this Controversie and 't is nothing to him whether he have reason or not He follows the Impetus and writes on if it happen to be to purpose 't is well if not he cannot help it AND now Sir I am quite weary of discovering the Falshoods and Follies and Impertinences of this insulting man The Instances I have given are enough for my present purpose They will more abundantly appear in the further Animadversions I intend in those I shall take all things to task in which I may be thought to be concerned But for that work I must have time I have other things enow to do which 't is more my Concern and more my Inclination to mind And that Business will require me to examine a multitude of Authors which I have reason to be confident M. Stubb hath mis-reported and abus'd I have given you a taste already of some of his dealings with the Writers he quotes I shall present the World with a great deal more of the same kind in my next ingagement But that will be a thing of Labour and 't is not so agreeable to my humour neither and therefore the execution of this my Design will be the slower I Thought here to have added an Account of my other Antagonist M. Cross But that Adversary is to be pitied all that he can do in the Controversie is but to call Names and invent Stories and make scurrilous Rhimes These are the Arms he hath used against me ever since our Controversie began I speak not this in a way of contemptuous Abuse but with all that seriousness with which I can affirm any thing which I do most heartily believe This I say and I am sorry I can say no better of him hath