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a till Six in the Afternoon, without any Intermiiiion.
, J he Theme of the Difpute was the Subjefts of Baptifm, and
LhelVlmner how Baptifm is 10 be performed. Kw/c/ and ivillims
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the Opponents for the AnabjpriBfy and Mr. Chandkr and
/.c\??i!j DeFendants for the Pres'ytcrtarih Mr. ^^^^r/* Moderat^.r
Jin theformefj and Mr, Robin m for the latter.
I{iif:l onpofed Ir,fdnt-Bjpufm, with ali the Subtilty and
fivVJhiftfV of the Schools ; cind was anfvfcered with good Reafon
a: d Learning. Upon the whole, it wa? the Opinion of all the
Judidou^i Auditory, the Presbyi^rians fufficiiHitly defended their
Dockin'-, :n1 alfo worfted their Adva fanes, when they came to
iffame the place of OppOi;ents..
t We being Jllent^ and, mt Pifmg the fame Methods as they didy
to ^qnlrt Ztt foolljh ASjhtifements in common News-Papers,
th^efe /VIcn grew CGTtfidcnt ;
and upon the jft of Aipnlfoliomi^g^
;V ^^5 Flying-Port, they pMfh a long StoryfffillofVntrjUhs,
a--djt/lyfqmnt-eydRefle5iions, not becoming their Learning or
Profe^kn : and ailtcfipport afinki-^g Intere si. Bat it appeared
fo manifejily^partial, that there fcemed to be little or no credit
given \o it^except by fome few of their own Par p. _^
For although they werefo civil to give themfelves the Title of
Mailer, theygrmgcd tofpeal^Jo honourably of their Opponents.
And in the Tecond Paper they fay, one Mr, William (by fome
f.?LW Dr.y Rudel 0/ London, &c.
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All that I [hall fay to it is this] As I am a Mmjter of Chrtjt
and of the. Churches, I can (through the Grace of God) bsar all
the Indignity and Contempt they can put upon me j
if I, by fo
doing, can but do good to Souls, and bring the leafi Tribute of
Honour to my Lord and Mafter thereby, I thanl^ God that he
before I was ordained to the JVork of
enabled me to copmt the Co ft:
the Minijiry ; and therefore, if Reproaches, yea Bonds and Af
prions, abide n->e, it is no more than I looked for.
But what Reafon thefe Men have to refufe to give me the
civil Title of Doftor, / k^ow not, neither do I care. But this
J hiow, that msiny years fince, I was not only admitted as Matter
of Arts, but'^took my Degree o/Batghelov in Pbyfick, and