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…

Breck's former Faults, or so much as give an Account of Testimonies that contain a Reference to them, tho' laid under never so great Necessity by him himself, by his Reproaches of us, and tho' our Names never so much suffered in the Country by them, and tho' these Faults being published tend very little to his Discredit, (as by your own arguing they do) comes to this, that we ought to be vastly more tender of Mr. Breck's Credit than our own, even to that Degree that we are obliged to yield up our Reputation a Sacrifice to his Revilings, and to be at his Mercy rather than vindicate ourselves in the least to the wrong of his Reputation. What we do is barely to recite Mr. Clap's Testimony, wherein Mr. Breck's stealing Books is referred to, without one Reflection on that Particular, or any Hint as though we made any Use of that Crime, or any thing said about it throughout the whole Book, nor was that thing ever insisted upon by us, among ourselves, or even mentioned by us, as any Article against him, in this Controversy; and ⟨p. 11⟩the only Reason why it appeared in our Book, was because Mr. Clap's Information, which contained a Reference to it, could not be published without it: And yet you charge us, ourselves, with fastening this Charge upon him: Is our giving an historical Account of Another's Testimony, wherein he had occasional Reference to a Fault committed, without saying a Word before or after about it, our fastening a Charge of that Fault upon him? Yea, you charge us with being the Contrivers of it, and tell the World for what End we contrived it, in saying that for fear the Truth of the Story should be questioned, we take Care to direct all that desire to be confirmed to enquire of such and such Persons. Please, Sir, to suffer your own Conscience to make its own Reflections upon this.

Breck's former Faults, or so much as give an Account of Testimonies that contain a Reference to them, tho' laid under never so great Necessity by him himself, by his Reproaches of us, and tho' our Names never so much suffered in the Country by them, and tho' these Faults being published tend very little to his Discredit, (as by your own arguing they do) comes to this, that we ought to be vastly more tender of Mr. Breck's Credit than our own, even to that Degree that we are oblig'd to yield up our Reputation a Sacrifice to his Revilings, and to be at his Mercy rather than vindicate ourselves in the least to the wrong of his Reputation. What we do is barely to recite Mr. Clap's Testimony, wherein Mr. Breck's stealing Books is refer'd to, without one Reflection on that Particular, or any Hint as though we made any Use of that Crime, or any thing said about it throughout the whole Book, nor was that thing ever insisted upon by us, among ourselves, or even mention'd by us, as any Article against him, in this Controversy; and