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fubmit to have the other cured. We hope that this Light, which the Obfervator in his Preface, says he expected soon should, never will go out; but that it will, among Men of common Senfe, prevail against the present Scheme. The implanted Defire of acquiring Knowledge in perfect Man, and the Pretence of the Devil's fhewing them how to come at it, was the Devil's Bait, which feduced him: So as it is fhewed that we are poffeft of that Treasure, and can convey all Knowledge, that is neceffary for fallen Man, we hope it will be a Bait to retrieve fuch of fallen Men, as are capable, and willing to look into it. The Obfervators Drol, by their Advertisement, in the Craftsman, October 2, 1736, for the fake of a Sneer, has made one just Observation; and alfo owned this, in owning, That as foon as any have tafted what Mr. H has offered, their Palates naufeate fuch filthy Stuff as the Mafora, &c.

As the original Sin of Adam was ef fectual to Death, &c. to all his Pofterity; fo the Crime of Ham, who ridiculed him, who had been the Inftrument to preferve the Races of Men, fell upon all his Pofterity; and they are Slaves to Servants to this Day. So the Crime of Nimrod, and his, and their Pofterity, who adhered to

him, was upon all their Pofterity. So the Apoftate Jews and Mahometans, who followed them, are ftill Slaves; and those, who have followed you, if they do not take this Opportunity, are like to be Slaves during this World.

I hope this will be a Warning for others, to deter them from attacking an advanced Party, when they know not what is in the Rear. You see what you have got by bullying about Things you know nothing of. Did you intend to have it proved, (to pafs over other Things) that he who was. , was to come in our Flesh; that Christ was not to meddle with the Conftructions of the Hebrew; that He, who was to fit upon the Throne, and the Lamb flain, was to have all Power, and all Honour, &c. paid to them, for redeeming Men; and fo to fet all your Succedaneums afide? How filly will the Old Women look, when they fee thefe Things, and others which will be added, as Deut.

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I return my Thanks to these Gentlemen for expofing their Caufe, and their Evidence, and their Conduct, and bringing the Cause to an Iffue, and forcing the Learned to give Judgment, that none need be under any Apprehenfion of what

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they can do; but may fafely profecute the Study of the Scriptures, and make themfelves wife unto Salvation.

I thank them for all their Quotations, all their Comparisons, all their Applications, all their Sneers, they always fall upon the Party, who is in the wrong; and he who conquers generally had them to find, when he had done his Work. As my Studies are not turned that way, if they had not provided me, I fhould have been at a lofs.

These must be fome poor Owls, who will not fee the Light, who cannot fee the Difference between Things prefent, and at a diftance, but judge the nearest the greatest; who have got good Livings, and expect, if this go on, there will be fome Enquiry into Qualifications and Actions, fo make all the Noise they can to prevent it; tho' they judge no better in that, than in the reft; for 'tis the most infallible Method to haften it.

Those who have from Children been taught to understand Things, by given Rules, and never confidered when they came of Age, whether those who made the Rules, were Friends or Foes; or whether those, who taught them, had ever confidered, whether they were right or

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wrong; nor ever took the trouble to examine for themselves, make it a Wonder, how one, who was never willing to take any thing in that manner, but was refolved to fee for himself, made a vast Number of Obfervations and Collections in natural Things, thirty Years ago, and has ranfacked what is printed, fhould fee Things in another Light, than they have done? 'Tis millions to one, that no one Man fhould make fuch an Attempt; and if Millions had feen, as he has feen, and as he fees, 'tis millions to one, whether one of them could have endured the Labour of making Obfervations in Things and Books, and durft have published an Univerfal System, in oppofition to the Notions of all the Men which are paft, and preferved, or in Being, in his Time. Of hundreds of millions, there was not above two or three, who durft say, that the Airs, the Names were not Aleim: Of vaft Numbers of millions of Turks, scarce one durft fay, that Mahomet, tho' he had given no Evidence of his Miffion, was not the Prophet. Of vaft Numbers of millions of the Apoftate Jews, fince the Difperfion, scarce any one has, for any thing that appears to me, become a real Chriftian. For many Centuries fcarce one

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durft oppofe the Errors in Popery, till Mr. Wyclif food up. 'Tis not difficult to fhew what is wrong almost in any Syftem, raised or explained by Man; but the Difficulty lies upon each who reforms, to fubftitute what is not only better, but what is not liable to any material Objection in its ftead: When fuch a one appears, and performs it, 'tis no wonder, that every Dog barks at him.

Your Party were afraid, that the Anfwerer fhould force you to beg Pardon in Print, of the Perfons you have abused. I like Moderation between Man and Man; yet I am doubtful, where one attempts to damn others: But be that as it will; your fhewing that the Sermon, which Mr. Catcott preached, and the Corporation of the City of Bristol printed, in proof of Chrif tianity, is the first that was unanswerable, and cannot be evaded, is the greatest Honour that you could do, or that has been conferred upon a City, fince Printing was invented. And I think it fufficient for them; and 'tis below the reft, to take any Notice of any thing you can fay or do.

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