I find tliem very extraordinary in telling us, Tliat in such

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case they do not pretend to have, use or exercise any Coercive Power to Restrain or Punish us for it, much less to Compel us to Return to them, 8fc. We know that very well, and we tliink it the interest of the English, both Episcopalians and Presbyterians to make their Reflections hereupon, and to judge of the Impertinence and Silhness of such an Allegation.

But they have still more Assurance when they tell us. That they are not insensible of the Methods I have taken to get a number of Subscriptions in my favour. It was not possible to take a fairer and more direct Method than I have done, to make all the members of tlie Church explain themselves as fully as I could upon the Important Affair now in question. But these Gentlemen ought to blush at the unworthy and fraudulent manner which they have used to bring in People to sign against me, making them believe that it was for the peace and good of the Church ', and thus abusing the sacred name of Peace, and covering themselves with the Cloak of Hypocrisie, without shewing this poor People, or at ^nast without reading to several of them the Writing which they would have them sign.

" They were not ignorant either (they say) of my Contrivances " to remove the Jurisdiction of this matter to another Judicature." W^hat is this Jurisdiction that I would decline ? If they mean their own, they are in the right of it, and I am not in the wrong, since they are my Adverse Party, and I hope no body will blame me for this. What is that other Judicature whither I would carry the affair 1 One may see plainly that they have here his Excellency in view, who cannot be obliged to them for thus disputing his Right of Judicature.