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Then you proceed to reply to what we produce from the Platform: And in the first Place, you declare to the World, that we said that which we never did say▪ Your ⟨p. 15⟩Words are, Are Churches in the Calling of Councils limited to the Vicinity, so that it is an Irregularity and Offence to them if they don't take the next neighbouring Churches, and no other? This is what those Gentlemen assert; and they deliver it not only as their own Opinion, but say it was evidently the Mind of the Composers of the Platform. Our Words are, It appears evidently reasonable in itself, that Churches that are by Providence planted together, and must dwell together, so as necessarily, above all others, to be concerned in each other's Affairs, and will be continually and unavoidably in the Way of mutual Intercourse, and mutually Interested in each other's Welfare, should be jointly concerned in their religious Affairs, and not be neglected or set aside one by another, wherein other Churches are to have Influence in their Affairs, but should principally be regarded; so this was evidently the Mind of the Composers of the Platform. Why, Sir, would you so abuse us, and strain the Matter so much higher than we had done, and express a Thing that is so diverse from our Words, and opposite to the plain Import of them, and then say that this is what we assert? And again, lower down the same Page, you cite our Words wrong, and represent us as saying what we never said, that you may have Opportunity to ridicule us: Your Words are, 'If they had, they never would have asserted that (and then the following Words are in another Character, as being cited from us) as often as it directs to a particular Church to apply to other Churches▪ it specifies neighbour Churches.' Our Words are, They, when they direct to, or mention any Application to be made by a particular Church to other Churches, from Time to Time specify neighbour Churches. Perhaps you will say this is the same Sense, tho' not the same Words; but if it be the very same Sense, Why did you not mention the same Words, seeing you plainly mention them as a Citation? But we apprehend there is indeed a great Difference in the Sense: Can't the Platform from Time to Time specify neighbour Churches, when they mention any Application to be made to other Churches, and yet not do it every Time?