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 material errors, to retract what I have aid, and repair the wrong.

But if he thinks proper to make any defence, I mut deire and init upon it, that he will do it, not by private whipers in particular Families, not by live back-biting ininuations and an affected contempt of what I have written; but by plain, open evidence of the fality of my Facts, or the inconcluivenes of my Reaoning.

I am confident that he cannot do this; and therefore, however the preent generation may determine this point againt me, for the ake of carrying on little Party views, or the maintainance of bigotted Friendhips, or from a joint-concern in the ame detetable Practices; yet, I cannot help anticipating to my elf the approbation of the next ago, to whoe impartial deciion I chearfully leave this matter, and doubt not that his memory will tink in the notrils of poterity.

But, as to the manner, in which I have treated this ubject (which is the next thing to be conider'd) I mut firt oberve, that I am not one of thoe, who think there is any in or immorality in Ridicule and a ludicrous tile, provided they are jutly apply'd; that, in the preent cae, if the matters, which I have complained of, be true, they cannot be treated in too cornful and contemptuous a manner; if they are not true, I cannot be