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 author than an Englih courtier: for I hould not have writ againt Sir Robert, or taken the pains to hew his mitakes, inconitencies, and want of (what he o much boats of, and pretends wholly to build on) cripture-proofs, were there not men amongt us, who, by crying up his books, and epouing his doctrine, ave me from the reproach of writing againt a dead adverary. They have been o zealous in this point, that, if I have done him any wrong, I cannot hope they hould pare me. I wih, where they have done the truth and the public wrong, they would be as ready to redres it, and allow its jut weight to this reflection, viz. that there cannot be done a greater michief to prince and people, than the propagating wrong notions concerning government; that o at lat all times might not have reaon to complain of the Drum Eccleiatic. If any one, concerned really for truth, undertake the confutation of my Hypotheis, I promie him either to recant my mitake, upon fair conviction; or to anwer his difficulties. But he mut remember two things,

Firt, That cavilling here and there, at ome expreion, or little incident of my dicoure, is not an anwer to my book.

Secondly, That I hall not take railing for arguments, nor think either of thee worth my notice, though I hall always look on myelf as bound to give atisfacton to any one, who hall appear to be concientiouly crupulous