A letter to the author of the pamphlet called An answer [sic] to the…A letter to the author of the pamphlet called An answeer [sic] to the…

And besides, in Page 82, you your self allow two of those Gentlemen to be Ministers of the Gospel, of an established Character & Reputation, and say you gave Credit to their Testimonies as such, and yet advise to the public reading of Declarations of some Persons, to represent them to be Liars: What End could you have in this? Is it becoming of Ministers of Jesus Christ, gathered together in his Name, to promote the Peace and Holiness of his Kingdom, openly to represent to the Multitude concerning Ministers of the Gospel, that they are Liars, and yet at the same Time own 'em to be Men of Honour and Fidelity, and that their Testimonies are good, and declare that you allowed them to be so! By your own Account, your End could not be to weaken or invalidate their Testimonies in this Affair (and indeed you expressly say it, Page 83,) or in any wise to help Mr. Breck's Cause; for you say you allowed their Testimonies to be good in that Cause, and did lay all the Weight upon 'em that was due to such Testimonies.

And besides, in Page 82, you your self allow two of those Gentlemen to be Ministers of the Gospel, of an establish'd Character & Reputation, and say you gave Credit to their Testimonies as such, and yet advise to the publick reading of Declarations of some Persons, to represent them to be Liars: What End could you have in this? Is it becoming of Ministers of Jesus Christ, gathered together in his Name, to promote the Peace and Holiness of his Kingdom, openly to represent to the Multitude concerning Ministers of the Gospel, that they are Liars, and yet at the same Time own 'em to be Men of Honour and Fidelity, and that their Testimonies are good, and declare that you allowed them to be so! By your own Account, your End could not be to weaken or invalidate their Testimonies in this Affair (and indeed you expresly say it, Page 83,) or in any wise to help Mr. Breck's Cause; for you say you allowed their Testimonies to be good in that Cause, and did lay all the Weight upon 'em that was due to such Testimonies.

You say, Page 69, that it makes it look still worse in us, that we should mention this young Gentleman's reading those Testimonies, to represent Mr. Kirtland and Mr. Clap to be Liars, that these Gentlemen notwithstanding, a Week or two after, assisted in his Ordination. 'Tis true, those reverend Ministers, tho' so abused by this young Gentleman, did exercise an admirable Spirit of Meekness in this Affair; for some of the People that he was settling amongst were exceedingly disgusted at it. And had Mr. Clap been disposed to recant he could have hurt his Interest there; but on the contrary he laboured very much to quiet the People's Minds,