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Rh it was necessary that the World should know his Folly, and his Enmity against Mr Monteith, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Mr Frazer, good Man, shews his Readiness to suffer Reproach for Religion, and his Zeal for vindicating the Truth; but his Pamphlet affords some grounds of Suspicion that the reasons of his Conduct are not quite so disinterested. The poor Man seems to have been troubled with the Spleen, and wrote this Pamphlet to give himself a little Ease. And who can blame him? Much Good may it do him. It was undoubtedly for the Sake of his Health that he published it. He tells us that an Affair happened at Dunse in the Relief Congregation there, and a dreadful Affair Reader, it was: And what was it? Mr Monteith went and assisted Mr Murray at Newcastle to dispense the Lord's Supper, which was looked upon by some to be a Breach of Presbyterial Church Order:—for Mr Frazer passes his Word for it, that Mr Murray is no Presbyterian. There's an Affair for you Reader! such another Affair would be sufficient to ruin all the Churches in Dunse, and Seceding Meeting Houses too. Mr Monteith's Conduct was looked upon by some to be a Breach of Presbyterial Church Order. This Presbyterian Order seems to be very easily disconcerted when such small Matters make a Breach therein. It is however a Mercy that all the People in Dunse did not see Things in the same Light with Mr Frazer, otherwise Mr Monteith would have been in a