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 themelves more than in their firt. I mut uppoe from hence, that the Doctor eteems writings according to the age of their authors, and does not think any performance worthy of his notice, which is not father'd by one, who can boat of as many years and as few teeth as himelf; which is omewhat like a Gentleman, in this town, who will not fight any man, whoever piqu'd in homour to do it, who cannot produce as much money upon the field of battle as he can do.

But it is very unlucky for this magiterial Author, that the publick are and will be the judges of what both He and I have produced. I appeal to them, and believe they will agree with me, that, whatever I may be, there are everal points in my Appendix, which it behoves an honet writer to clear up; for I do till maintain that his book advances the ame doctrines with mine, and conequently, that if one be a libel upon the Univerity, o mut alo the other. I farther alledge, that, beides this agreement between us in ome points, there are in his book divere falifications of fact, illuive arguments and injurious calumnies, which, according to the principles of common honet, concience, and religion, he ought to