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 ployed upon Arguments of greatest Concern to the Souls of Men, inspires him with an Ardour that adds Wings to his native Alacrity; and makes him in all such Cases, even out-do himself. (3.) When different Parties are once formed, and great Numbers of Youths are constantly trained up to succeed the older Champions of their respective Sides; as they shall drop off, all of them will not apply their Minds to Studies, immediately relating to their own Professions, but here and there one, as his Genius shall lead him, will try to excel in different Ways for the Glory of his own Party; especially if he sees any of his Adversaries eminently famous before him, in those things. Thus Petavius set himself to contradict Joseph Scaliger's Books De Emendatione Temporum, and Scioppius fell upon his other Critical Writings: Whilst Isaac Casaubon concerned himself only with publishing and Commenting upon Athenæus, Polybius, and Theophrastus: He was complemented by all Sides, but when once he wrote against the Annals of Cardinal Baronius, he met with numerous Adversaries; and there was scarce a Critick of the Church of