Thus he replyed, You come now to Experience, to Conſcience, and God: and to appeals to him for juſtification of what is ſpoken: This kind of diſcourſe I did not expect, nor am I diſpoſed to give an anſwer to ſuch queſtions, becauſe I count not my ſelf bound thereto, unleſs you take upon you to be a Catechizer; and, though you ſhould ſo do, yet I may refuſe to make you my Judge: But I pray will you tell me, why you ask me ſuch queſtions?
There are reaſons why Faithful put to him that queſstion,
Faithfuls plain dealing to Talkative.
Faith. Becauſe I ſaw you forward to talk, and becauſe I knew not that you had ought elſe but notion, Beſides to tell you all the Truth, I have heard of you, that you are a Man whoſe Religion lies in talk, and that your Converſation gives this your Mouth-profeſſion, the lye. They ſay you are a ſpot among Chriſtians, and that Religion fareth the worſe for your ungodly converſation, that ſome already have ſtumbled at your wicked ways, and that more are in danger of being deſtroyed thereby; your Religion, and an Ale-Houſe, and Covetouſneſs, and uncle and un cleanneſs, and ſwearing, and lying, and vain Company-keeping, &c. will ſtand to-gether
