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…

The Reason of Mr. Clap's informing Mr. Breck of that Story, was because he was often enquired of by the People of Windham, and he knowing nothing about it thought it proper to give Mr. Breck an Opportunity to vindicate himself. And when he had absolutely denied the Truth of the Story, many suspected his Veracity; and others, who pretended to be his peculiar Friends, supposed that the Story was absolutely false and scandalous, and therefore earnestly solicited Mr. Clap to write a Letter to some Gentleman, who was acquainted with him, to know the Truth of the Story; that so if he were innocent he might be vindicated, or if otherwise he might be made sensible of his Fault in denying of it. And accordingly Mr. Clap was prevailed upon to write a Letter for that End. And, Sir, what Colour is there for any Reflection upon Mr. Clap on this Account? Will you say it was an unchristian or impertinent Thing in Mr. Clap, to act such a ⟨p. 12⟩christian Part, as to inform a Gentleman of an ill Report which there was about him, that so he might have Opportunity to vindicate himself, and that he might be in a better Capacity of vindicating of him, and to comply with the Importunity of his Friends to write a Letter for that End? Or if Mr Clap began afterwards to suspect that the Story was true, and so that Mr. Breck was not a Man of Truth in denying of it, must it then be a Fault in Mr. Clap, to desire to be satisfied in that Point, when there was some Probability that he might be settled over Part of his Church.

The Reason of Mr. Clap's informing Mr. Breck of that Story, was because he was often enquired of by the People of Windham, and he knowing nothing about it tho't it proper to give Mr. Breck an Opportunity to vindicate himself. And when he had absolutely denied the Truth of the Story, many suspected his Veracity; and others, who pretended to be his peculiar Friends, supposed that the Story was absolutely false and scandalous, and therefore earnestly sollicited Mr. Clap to write a Letter to some Gentleman, who was acquainted with him, to know the Truth of the Story; that so if he were innocent he might be vindicated, or if otherwise he might be made sensible of his Fault in denying of it. And accordingly Mr. Clap was prevailed upon to write a Letter for that End. And, Sir, what Colour is there for any Reflection upon Mr. Clap on this Account? Will you say it was an unchristian or impertinent Thing in Mr. Clap, to act such a ⟨p. 12⟩