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Rh who are Enemies to the Cross of Christ, and reject the Record which God hath given concerning his Son.

But the Presbytery tell us, that there is something which lies in Common between Saints and Sinners, in Point of Right in the Gospel Offer, which cannot be received without the influence of the Holy Ghost. This is a very queer Sort of a Grant which is equal to all, and yet never happens to be any Thing to the greatest Part except mocking of them. They are required to tell a Falshood, and yet cannot do it though they should perish. Is it not to mock them, to tell them all is theirs, all is given to them, and yet they never get it; There is a terrible But, in this Case. But they will not take it. This is something indeed which ruins all; one wauld be tempted to think it never was theirs. Whether it was such Doctrine as this which Murray laughed at, I shall not say—But if it did not make him laugh, it was sufficient to have made him sad.

But before I proceed to Mr Frazers Hobbyhorse, I shall make a few Observations on his Remarks on Mr. Monteiths Conduct. He would willingly father, a Falshood on Mr Monteith if he could. Mr Monteith said, he had Business of his own to transact when he went to Newcastle, and he said he had promised to Mr Kidd of Newcastle to come there, and received Mr Mur-