58 - 5 Sept. To William Chillingworth

Summary

Salutem in Christo.

Sir

You are wellcome backe into England and I thanke you for your Letters. They put me in good hope I shall shortly be able to wellcome you into the Church, as well as into the Kingdome. This hope I the rather conceyve because your Letters are temperate, and that therein you profess you ayme at nothinge but the preservation of a good Conscience, desyrous to be satisfyed in what you doubt. And I for my part make noe question but you may returne with a better Conscience, then continue with the Romane partye. And God forbid but that you should receyve satisfaction in what you doubt.

I cannot but wish still that my labours had not been mistaken by Dr Kettle, then I should have hoped that you might have had satisfaction longe ere this. But I must thinke God had somwhat else to doe, and by another waye, which in the end I assure my selfe will prove, as fitter for his glorye, soe better for you.

Now thinges standinge as they doe, I thinke it very requisite that you have Conference, and satisfaction given you assoone as may be. This I would have undertaken my selfe, but that I thinke it better for you, that another should doe it. For the world would be apt to thinke, if you receyved your Content from me when others could not give it, that you had more temporall Ends in the busynes, then Cases of Conscience. Therfore partly because of my manifold occasions, and partly for the Care I have of you, and your Reputation, I thinke it fitt to referr you for your satisfaction in your doubtes to another. The man I have pitched upon to serve you in this, is Dr Potter an honest and an able man; and by reason that he waytes this present month in Court, you may easily without much travell or charge, goe to him when you please. I have allready spoken with him about it, and shall be ready to take all other Care for your Good.