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 cafe of, who was trenuouly oppoed in taking his Degree (which he obtained at lat, with much difficulty, by a majority of only three or four) and was by many perons denied the common favour of accumulating, the very ame day, by the very ame convocation, that the ame favour was unanimouly granted to the worthy Doctor. I do not mention this as any accuation againt you, who, I am informed, did all the ervice in your power; but to hew the partiality of ome men, and the pirit, that till reigns in the Univerity; which may be fully gather'd from the anwer of one (amongst a large cluter of zealots) to a gentleman who modetly ask'd his reaons for acting o furiouly against, which he very ingenuouly returned in thee words; what Reaons, aid he, ''have I againt him? did not he decypher the Bihop of letters?''

I cannot be induced, upon any account, to believe that a peron of your great judgement, integrity and candour, would rahly præjudge any book, and condemn it without reading, even upon the tronget ollicitations and mot preing importunities of any man whatoever; for you cannot be