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Sir, if you learn of the Apoftlc, you muft bury by
Bjptifm, which you cannot do by Sprinkling : But Mr.
Jamts ridicules my Learning, and bccaufe I refer him to
Lexicons, Di^ionarits, arid Authors that are Orthodox, the
Gentleman would make fport of it as if the BAptifts were
fo ignorant as not fit to name thofe Books, or fpeak of Authors
^ when God knows we ^re forced to take great
Pains to fearch Books and Authors, with greater Diligence
than ivcre needful, were the Learned Men generally mere
fair, ^thofomeare, there are but few that be fo) for inftcad
of helping the Ignorant, they by Prieft-craft darkcri
to carry on their own Ends.
But bleffed be God Light is broke fortli,that tho Mt many,
Counfel,
Mighty, net many Noble, yet forae there are (by God's Providence)
that no Flcfh might glory, iCor. i. 27.* And
it is not the Haughty and the tYoud, and fuch as hold poor
Men in Contempt, that have aJl the Wifdom in Religioos
Matters.
But Mr. James fcoffingly tells us, ** Truly it is rare to
«' find a Baptifl, tho hec-nnot read one word of Greek,
•* or underftand I atin, and yet not to talk and write of the
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