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truth_n	according_a	jesus_n	lord_n	1,817	5	3.2256	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45824	The corrector corrected: or, some sober reflections on a late book of Mr. Thomas Danson's published by him (as he pretends) to correct an immodest and false account (as he calls it) of two conferences between him and Mr. Ives, formerly printed about the saints perseverance. By which the former accounts of the said disputations are justified, and Mr. Danson's latter account justly blamed, as being filled with impertinencies, railings, false accusations, unchristian and unmanly reflections upon the person, opinion, and trade of his antagonist. Evidenced to the judgment of every ingenious reader. By Jer. Ives.	Ives, Jeremiah, fl. 1653-1674.	1672 (1672)	Wing I1097; ESTC R221622	15,362	33

THE Corrector Corrected Or some Sober REFLECTIONS On a late BOOK of Mr. THOMAS DANSON's Published by him as he pretends to Correct an immodest and false Account as he calls it of two Conferences between him and Mr. Ives formerly Printed about the Saints Perseverance By which the former Accounts of the said Disputations are Justified And Mr. Danson's latter Account justly blamed as being filled with Impertinencies Railings false Accusations unchristian and unmanly Reflections upon the Person Opinion and Trade of his Antagonist Evidenced to the Judgment of every Ingenious Reader By Jer. Ives Job 11.3 Should thy lyes make men hold their peace And when thou mockest shall no man make thee ashamed Contemptum stulti contemnere maxima laus est Contemni à stulto dedecus esse nego London Printed 1672. THE Corrector Corrected c. IT hath alway been and still is the Method of the adversaries to Truth to make Calumnies and Falshood the greatest part of their offensive Armour having learned that old Greek advice That to Calumniate stoutly for that how perfectly the wound of reproch be healed there will remain a scar and though we wipe away with never so much care the dirt thrown at us some sullage will be left behinde Accordingly this was the Expedient the Pagans used against the Primitive Christians to put them in the Skins of Beasts and shapes of Monsters and then worry them to death Had this been only the stratagem of Heathens the wonder had long since ceased But alas these Unchristian Weapons have been too much used in Christian Warfare as if Christianity could not subsist without a Heathenish Auxiliary It is sad to observe these Pagan Copies so often transcribed by Christian Combatants who though they pretend to advance Truth yet make Calumny and Falshood their Instruments Now that these have been the chief Weapons of Mr. Danson's Warfare together with his idle and bald Similitudes his Illogical Arguing his giving the go-by to that he could not answer his notorious falsifying of what was both said and Printed with which not only his disputing but his late Book abounds withall the evincing whereof is the ground of this present Undertaking I shall begin with his Calumniating wherewith he begins his Book telling the Reader in the very beginning of his Epistle That I am guilty of such Immorality in Conversation that they are ashamed of me that do agree with me in Opinion again that I am guilty of detestable Arrianisme and denying the Godhead of Christ and that I have never repented of it as he knows of and therefore all Christians by Profession have cause to be ashamed of me c. Upon the whole of this Charge I shall make these modest Demands First What Mr. Danson means by Immorality For if by Immorality he means a coming short of the strictness of the Moral Law which is to love God with all my heart and my neighbour as my self I must with the rest of mankind plead guilty and if this be Mr. Danson's meaning he should not have thrown the first stone till himself had been without sin But if by Immorality he means some capital and notorious Crimes for that seems to be his meaning because he saith they are such for which those are ashamed of me that agree with me in Opinion I here upon demand Secondly Whether Mr. Danson chargeth me with Immorality upon his own knowledge or upon hear-say and report If upon his own knowledge why did he not use means to reclaim me before he did publickly defame me and instance the particular Acts wherein I was thus guilty together with the names of his Evidences If Mr. Danson had this story of my Immorality but upon report I demand whether it is not gross Immorality contrary to the Law of God and Nature not only to take up but to Print a report or reproch against ones neighbour It 's contrary to the Law of Nature because Mr. Danson would not be so served himself contrary to the written Law of God Levit. 19.16 Psal 15.3 Jer. 20.10 Ezek. 22.9 which expresly forbids taking up reports against our neighbour Thirdly I demand whether Mr. Danson thinks George Whitehead did well to report and Print in his Book of the Divinity of Christ Page 49. that he was given to gameing Bowls and Nine-pins c. Yet however George was more ingenious because he instances the particulars of his Charge and not like Mr. Danson to traduce in general terms and instance in no particulars Now if this was ill done in him thus to report of Mr. Danson surely it cannot be well done of Mr. Danson thus to take up and Print Reports against me Fourthly Whereas Mr. Danson saith that such is my Immortality that they are ashamed of me that agree with me in opinion I demand how that can be when I have conversed this 30. years among those of my own opinion and with whom I still have my conversation through the Grace of God whom I dare appeal to in this matter and who were the men as Mr. Danson confesseth in the 2 Page of his Epistle that did substitute me to dispute with him though he saith they are ashamed of me As to the second part of this charge that I am a detestable Arrian and deny the Godhead of Christ for which all Christians should be ashamed of me this because it is a particular instance requires a particular Answer I therefore deny that ever I denied the Godhead of Christ I did never by Word or Writing assert any such thing but the contrary and I challenge any man to prove it either from my Words or Writings for there is no other way of proof that I know of and to put the matter further out of doubt and rowl away this reproch I do profess before God Angels and Men that I do believe Jesus Christ to be God blessed for ever Amen according to Rom. 9.5 not only my Lord but my God John 20.28 And to the truth of this I appeal to all Christians that know me whether I have not and do not give Divine Honour and Adoration to Jesus Christ the Son of God of whom the Author to the Hebrews thus speaks and which I do firmly believe Heb. 1.8 But unto the Son he saith thy Throne O God is for ever and ever Whence it is not only men but even all the Angels of God are required to Worship him Ver. 6. Lastly upon the whole of this charge I demand whether he that publishes or reports any one for scandalous and blasphemous for such is imorality and denying the Godhead of Christ and doth not publish his Evidence ought not justly to be suspected to be the Author of those reports and the Inventor of those evil things After he hath done with this he begins to beat me with barbarism telling me that I out-faced him Epist Page 3. That I was more bold then wise because I sent to him to desire him to appoint time and place to