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ft is as if a Man IhouH write a Book of fevernl things, and
when he hath finiflied it, one comes and 'cuts off Cix Leaves
thereof ; and after this,there is a Quertion arifes, whether fuch a
Man hath writ any thing about fuch a particular Sehje£i,No w ic
doth not follow,that becaufeit is not contain d in the reft of hf«
Book,that therefore it is not in tbn fix Leaves that were cur off.
Dr. Rufel. U Mr Leigh fpeaks adRet», as I fiippofe he thinks
he doth, then I thus infer upon hirn. Firft, That he doth by
this allow, that there is no mention rrnds of Infant Baptifm
in any of thofe Writings of the Apoftle PauPi, that we have
bound up with the refi: of the Holy Scriptures. Secondly, He
fuppofes there may be fbmething faid of it in thofe fix Leaves^
that were cut off after he had finiflied his Epiflles.
Now the Affembly of Divines tell us, that the Scriptures of
the Old and New Teftamentare the only Rule todireil: us in
matters of Worfliip. But whether Mr, Leigh be of their
Mind I cannot tell.
Mr. Leigh. Yes, I am.
Dr. Rufel. Then what you mean by it I know not, butt
believe they meant what we have in the Bible, and not what is
contained in thofe fix Leaves that were cut off, or elfe they
defigned to put a Cheat upon the whole World, which*I do
not fuppofe.
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But as touching thofe fix Leaves, I conclude our Brethern
have them not in their Cuftody, becaufe I never heard them
fpeak any thing in the leaft concerning it.
For my own part, I can fpeak for my CqW-^ I never fatv
them, nor heard of them till now ; neither do I know any
thing of the matte-. But if Mr. Leigh or his Brethren have
them in their Cuftody, I defire they would produce rhem.
And when they have fo done, if they will pleafc to favour us
fo far as firft to prove that thofe were the very fix Leaves that
were written by Paui.wQ will take the pains r6 examine them:
And if it then appears that there is any fuch thing co tained
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in themr as Mr. Leigh fpeaks of, we will al ow it.
Mr. Leigh mas angry hsreufon, faying. What do you talk of
our being the Keepers of them? And what do you talk of all
the NewTeftament ? Is all the New Teftament the Apoftle
PauW writings ?
Dr. Rujfel. l fay T do not confine you to PauVs Eplflle*,
much lefs pretend all the New Teftament to be of the Apoftle
PauPs Writing, as you would infinuate to the People j hue
my Words are, It's no where fo declared in the Writings of
the New Teftament. And do you produce one Inftance that ic
Is, if you can, for that will put an Iffue to our Con? rover fie.
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Mr. Leigh.