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 Terr.Filius. N �ll My modefly'will not fuffer me to believe that .37m defigu'd me lb great a coml?liment, as feems. tacit/), to refult to me from your late condun, i. that fiRm'aucuus having taken his revenge of' Hosza and Dr. Bzsvx.v, he could find no other writer fo worthy to fall his fierifice, as (fNu'e.. my blus!) poor Whatever was your inducement. to ufe me rigorous a manner,.I. am lure you merit the. thanks of the univerj7ties, which, I hope, they will not for. get to return you in the moft jlemn mannev for' .our noble defence of' tlto ntient bodies, again. the revengeful cavils nd afperfions of ,one ext!l',t. as you alledge, from Oxford, for jandalous beha- I cannot, by the wy, forbear wontiring, the fage/um-^u. cuo"fboukt fpeak with contempt of any author upon that account: xpuonis moll. inly a vy amous thing; but will fly t a man, who has en'bmnd in this man- n&, is for ever erwrds incbteoffpeakjng trutb,. or writing emon n e Surely, 6ple a not the wfe for eomm lbr my pat, I vly ieve, tt even a n, who h fl in-t, (which I think romething more  amous than . ton) may till continue a etle. ter, and an hefi m  my, I my f kn t men, who ve Mth ac'd at woo&n enee, a yet are at this me, ought the Fo?ere fons to  re- taimd m e  of e Church, t Cgy, d trfftits. But to fete; you n , at  dbt that this burning and fhining. light, thi brJghtq earnest of the rJnivtrjty, will be very grateful to you � for your fervic to .him, whatever the may be it fell: for as bright an orna.ent.as he' , you, Sir, are the firit man, who has. appeared p. ub- !ickly m his defence a.'. e mieprffmtauons

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