A Vindication of the ministers of Boston, from the abuses & scandals, lately cast…

And I would humbly advise, that it be never made, but under the management, of a Skilful Physician, who will wisely prepare ⟨p. 8⟩the Body for it before he performs the Operation. Gentleman, My request is, that you would meet for a Consultation upon this Occasion, and to deliberate upon it, that whoever first begins this practise, (if you approve that it should be begun at all) may have the concurrence of his worthy Brethren to fortify him in it —.

Thus the Doctor.

WE appeal to the whole World, whether this Gentleman went out of his line, or did any thing, but what became a Minister, a Christian, or a Gentleman, in his address. And this is all the blame, they do with any Colour charge upon him, & which has given Life to so many monstrous, and bitter Invectives against him. But to return from this Excursion. The Physicians never met, nor consulted about this Method, according to the desires of the MINISTERS, till one of them began the Experiment upon his Family. He had just reason to apprehend them in danger of being Infected the Common way: and here, I cannot omit to observe the happy juncture of Affairs that united, to render this his Attempt Innocent & Blameless The worthy TOWNSMEN had taken the Guards off the Infected houses, and in effect proclaimed the Infection so prevalent, that 'twould be in vain, to strive to suppress it. By this act the Nurses were commissioned, to air themselves, who had been stifled, for a considerable Time, by a close Confinement with the Sick: Liberty was declared to them to walk the Streets; and now as the necessities of the Sick urged, these Infected persons might go to our Doctors upon any occasion; and any heedless or head-strong Neighbours run in to visit their contagious ⟨p. 9⟩