poſe themſelves more than in their firſt. I muſt ſuppoſe from hence, that the Doctor eſteems writings according to the age of their authors, and does not think any performance worthy of his notice, which is not father'd by one, who can boaſt of as many years and as few teeth as himſelf; which is ſomewhat like a Gentleman, in this town, who will not fight any man, whoever piqu'd in homour to do it, who cannot produce as much money upon the field of battle as he can do.
But it is very unlucky for this magiſterial Author, that the publick are and will be the judges of what both He and I have produced. I appeal to them, and believe they will agree with me, that, whatever I may be, there are ſeveral points in my Appendix, which it behoves an honeſt writer to clear up; for I do ſtill maintain that his book advances the ſame doctrines with mine, and conſequently, that if one be a libel upon the Univerſity, ſo muſt alſo the other. I farther alledge, that, beſides this agreement between us in ſome points, there are in his book diverſe falſifications of fact, illuſive arguments and injurious calumnies, which, according to the principles of common honeſt, conſcience, and religion, he ought to re-
