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 ; unles he can prove, which, I once more defy him to do, that I have unjutly fixed this charge upon him. If therefore he perits in doing neither of thee, I mut make good my promie to the publick, by examining farther into this matter, and hall, perhaps, bring ome other points to light, which will make him ahamed of his conduct; if he has not quite out-liv'd all ene of that noble paion.

But however he may act in this affair, and uperciliouly depie, what he knows he cannot anwer; yet the world, Sir, expects a different manner of procedure from you, both from that excellent dipoition which you have hitherto hewn upon all occaions, and epecially from that publick character, with which you are inveted; I need not acquaint you, Sir, that it is the duty of every Magitrate, and more particularly of one, who is, by his office, a learned and religious Magitrate, to act equally and impartially, as well as jutly and candidly in all his proceedings; for which reaon you ought (and I doubt not you will till do) to procribe both our books, if you judge is necceary to uppres either: for to act otherwie, will be look'd upon as an intance of the ame partiality which has been lately complained of in the