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wherein he was to Ihew his great Skill<br />
have wounaed the poor -Baptif^s through the Sides of fome<br />
other Perfon, than fo great an Apoftle.<br />
.^ ,<br />
H^ alto did greatly extol the Praaice of Infant-Baptifm.and<br />
the life and Ad vintage of it to them, beyond thofe of riper<br />
Years ; and did inveigh againft their manner of Praftice, with<br />
mofi fevere Rtfleftions. Upon this, the Presbyterian Party<br />
began to triumph over the Baptrfts, and boafted, that what<br />
Mr. Chandler had faid upon that Point, was unanfwerable.<br />
Whereupon, when this laft Sermon was to be Preached,<br />
in Anfwering our Objeftions<br />
: Mr. Bo-coes, and divers other Brethren of both the<br />
Baptized Congregations ,<br />
went and heard h<strong>im</strong>. When he had<br />
done, Mr. Boroes defired leave to fpeak, and in a modeft and<br />
Chriftian-like manner, did enter his Objeftion againft what<br />
Mr. Chandler had fpoken : and upon a meeting betwixt themfelves,<br />
they did mutually Agree, That the Points in Difference<br />
lliouldbe publi-kly DifputedatAiA Williams his Meeting-houfd<br />
in Portfmouth ; and that Mr. Chandler and Dr. Rufel Ihouidj be<br />
the Difputants.<br />
. , . ,.<br />
As touching Dr. l^tiffel, his being ingaged in it, it did not<br />
arife from any defirein h<strong>im</strong>felf to be concerned in it; buc<br />
from the preffing Importu^ty of his Friends.<br />
The Church ztGofyort being newly conftituted, and being<br />
more particularly concerned (as the thing was cicumftanced)<br />
and fuppofing that all this Stir and Noife was chiefly d^figned<br />
againft them^ did fir ft make their Application to h<strong>im</strong> for his<br />
Afliftance. And in the Name of the Church, a Letter v/as<br />
fent to h<strong>im</strong> by one of their worthy Brethren, wherein they<br />
exprefs themlelves after this manner.<br />
To our Efteemed Brother Rujfely we of the Church of Chrtji<br />
at Gofporty<br />
fend Greeting,<br />
\ f\ 7 E heijig under a frejfure of Confcience, having of hte<br />
had the great Ordinance of our Lord Jefus Ck//?,(viz.<br />
V V<br />
th/it of Believers Baptifm in Water) inveighed again^, and ridiculed<br />
by one if the Vresbyterian Ministers (Mr. Chandler by<br />
Name; ) and being much grieved that the Ordinance of Chrifi<br />
Jhould be thus triumphed over, and trodden under Foot: and hop'<br />
ing you have fo-^ar ingaged your felf in Chriji's Caufe, and<br />
that God hath given you Abilities to defend it, ree don't only Beg,<br />
hut Require your Perjonal -Prefence, and dtfire your /^JJifiance h<br />
defend that<br />
Sacred Ordinawe, §cc.<br />
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