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disputations is a hard taske cheiffly when men are not willinge to
Consult much about the matter. But God is able to drawe the will
of all men to his obedience.
[John Durie].
To unknown -1
(Stockholm, 3 Dec. 1637.)
Stockholme, 3 Decemb. 1637.
I purposed at this tyrne to have continued a litle in the matter
of Analysie, but I have bene forced to apply my thoughts to other
matters tending to prepare worke for the Diuines which will be at
this Diet about the 15 of Jan: next, I have caused already
something to be printed, and am about the printing of some other thing.
And then I must frame some other writes both for the Lord
Chan-celor and the Clergie, of which I neede not to speake at this time.
I have written a large one to Mr. B: to give him satisfaccon
concerning his doubts of me. It is a miserable thing to deale with
men that mixe State and Religion togeather and cannot abstract
vniversall duties to be done without respect of persons for Conscience
sake from particular offices to be done more distinctly to our
brethren in a neerer degree. This want of Judgment concerning
my busines doth spoyle all betwixt vs. For he doth not conceive
aright of my way neither in theory nor practice, and therefore he
is Jealous of me, yet he is a godly and sincere Christian, and one
that I love from my hart & reverence for the spirituall parts and
other worldly abilities w:ch God hath bestowed vpon him; And this
you may let him knowe as from me yf you thinke good and withall
you may tell both him and other freinds that my mind is nowe
sett vpon the worke that I cannot once ymagine of leaveing it off
neyther will any outward desertion of all freinds in the world drawe
me further from it then the stopping of my course by reason of
want of maintenance will hinder me to proceed.
All that I ayme at being gone from hence is to spend a yeare
in Denmark with Rosencrantz for there I shall be able with him to
ripen all ye matters which here are begunne and cannot nowe be
perfited by reason of the Fight which I have to overcome the
Difficulties here incident which are cast in to stoppe the plenary
resolution of this Church and State towards my worke. My Patron I
knowe would faine have me goeing away, I have tould you
heretofore his Character, but I must not loose the maine purpose of
my worke for his sake; he is affraid that I will Irritate the Clergie,
and they being provoked will setle vpon some vnreasonable Courses
which may preiudg[e] his private State and Subiects here, And
’ Copy in Rawl. Ms. C. 911 (BL), fol. 383 f.
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