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1 hope here are forae Honourable Perfons and orhers that
tinderrfand the Nature of this Controverfie, and they may
xeafonably expeft that thofe who have made fucha Noife a-
bout it, can give feme tolerar^e Inftance for it ; and if they ^
will do that, we will proceed to examine it.
MrRobinfon. There are many here know how that MrXhandler
hath afTerted and proved that Infants are the SubjeSs of
Baptifm ; but you are nor to call on him for that now. You
did (hy your Friends) undertake to prove the contrary, and
itreftsujjon you fo to do.
Dr RuJfeL I have already provM the contrary, and my Argument
iill ftand good till you give your Inftance.
Mr. Roh'rafon If you will change Sides, Mr Chandler, you
may admit this Trick.
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Dr. Rufcl. Can you (at other times) boalt of fo many plain
Sc ipmres for your Praftice, and now you are brought to the
Teft about it, you are not able to produce one; what will
the People think of you ?
Mr. Leigh. I will undertake in any Difpute Philofophical or
Divine, in this manner immediately to turn the Opponency
upon the Ref^o'ndepc. When I cannot prove the AfTertion, I
will preicntly fay, If you can bring any folid Proof for your
Praaice, it is true, if not, falfe And I appeal to the Moderator
wheti^er it be not his Bufinefs to keep the Difj^utants to
the Rules of Difpute.
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Mr Rchi?:fon. The Moderator is to
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regulate
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them if they
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tranrgrefs Bounds
peal to any that undeiftand Logick, whether this be fufFerable
for him thus to turn the Opponency upon Mr. Chandler.
Then Dr. Smiih flood up and faid, If I muft fpeak, then by
\ our Leave, according to what I always underftpod. He that
alfcrtsmuft' prove. ,
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Dr Rufd Then they having alTerted that Infants are the
Subjefts of BaDtirm,they are to prove their Praaice,efpecially
when they are'forc'd upon it by an Univerfal Negative. We
defirebut one tingle Inftance, and they will not allign it.
Mr. Robinfon.- No ;
you are to prove your Argument,
Dr. Rujfd. I have done that already, and therefore if Mr,
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