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ken Counfel with their mutinos Carriage. But Trinh wiU<br />
be Truth ftill in fpightof ail its Oppoiices; and >^ili fhine,<br />
though they would cloud it. This was written after \hat vain<br />
bo.ifting Advertifement of the Presbyterians />* the Poil man,<br />
ivhich was very fleafiyig to their Party at London, aKdmade<br />
fo great a Noife all over the Nation, as if the j had gotten [ome<br />
great Vi^ory\ although in trpith it was nothing Jo : as will evidently<br />
appear by this Narrative. But my Friend proceed ^^ fiy^<br />
^*^^» I.hope this Account I have herewichTent you, 'will conis<br />
Afe to your hands -, wherein you may fi^e feme of ihtir Curiofity,<br />
whereby they fay they have contbunJt^d your Sophidry.<br />
Four things I obferved in their i-roctcdin^s, vvhicii<br />
( to me ) condemned their Caufe.<br />
I. The want of fo much as one bare Indance in Scripture<br />
to confirm their Praiftce of Infant Baptifni.<br />
II. When they required an ilnilance of a Believers Child<br />
Baptized when adult; and proixiifed when product: c4 they<br />
would give us the Caufe : which Inilance was given, andyec<br />
they periifted in it as before.<br />
HI. Their appeahng to the People to give their AfTent that<br />
they were fatisfied with Mr. Leigh's Argument ftoiii Man<br />
19. i^^Offffch is the Kingdom of Heaven, by holding up their<br />
hands : and it was obferved there were but few that did hold<br />
up their hands in comparifon of fo great a Multitude j {uopofed<br />
by fome nor to be one in fifty ; and by others, a muca<br />
fewer number ; fo that they^were far from having the Opinion<br />
of the People on their iide by way of Approbation^ whatever<br />
they may fay of thcmfelves; which was not a little Mortification<br />
to them.<br />
IV. When they could not obtain it by Right, they would<br />
have it be theirs by nnight. And this was evidenced by ciieir<br />
repeated Clamours i<br />
vv'hich'was not (when duly conlidered)<br />
to their Honour.<br />
Belides, There have been two ConceHions made lince the<br />
Difpute by themfelves, which vyere thefe<br />
1. That there was Credit gained to our caufe by this<br />
Difpute.<br />
2. That there was Truth and Chriftianity in ir.<br />
For my part, i am fatisfied in what was faid, and {0 are<br />
our Friends, &c.<br />
Sir, This is but fome ; and confidering rhe Procedtre was<br />
fo clamorouS; ic may be faid to be fome of die opoi.s v on<br />
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