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…

With respect to our third Reason, viz. That those three Elders that belong to this County, that sat in Council as Judges of this Case, they each of them had once before, openly in Association given their Judgment, and upon a formal Consideration, and where the Matter was particularly discussed and debated, declared it to be their Judgment that Mr. Breck stood already sufficiently clear, with regard to those Things that had been alleged against him; and that all the neighbouring Ministers that had suspended their Judgment, were set aside as prejudiced, and those only that had actually given their Judgment already were employed because free from Prejudice. This is the certain plain Truth, of which the World have this very good Evidence, that you don't pretend to deny it, nor can it be denied; nor do you pretend to show how it is agreeable to common Sense, that such should sit as Judges again in the same Case, which is also impossible for you to do; but only pretend with huge Triumph that you have caught us in a Self contradiction, because we said but the Page before, that the Matter was taken out of our Hands before ever we had Opportunity to give our Judgments, because it was before we had Opportunity to hear Mr. Breck and the Witnesses Face to Face: But you make a Contradiction ⟨p. 32⟩where there is none; for what was the Matter that was expressly signify was particularly discussed and debated, but this, viz. Whether or no Mr. Breck stood already sufficiently clear with regard to those Things that had been alleged against him, whether what had been offered already, viz. Mr. Breck's Vindication, &c was sufficient for us to clear him? The one Part determined that it was, and the other judged it was not, because they thought it insufficient to give any Judgment upon, but that it was necessary that we should hear the Witnesses and him Face to Face, before we could give any Judgment one Way or the other, or that it was necessary that Judgment should be suspended till that Time: And this every one that was there present knows to be the Truth. And pray Sir, judge your self, which acted the most like Friends of Justice and Truth, and the least like prejudiced Persons,

With respect to our third Reason, viz. That those three Elders that belong to this County, that sat in Council as Judges of this Case, they each of them had once before, openly in Association given their Judgment, and upon a formal Consideration, and where the Matter was particularly discuss'd and debated, declared it to be their Judgment that Mr. Breck stood already sufficiently clear, with regard to those Things that had been alledged against him; and that all the neighbouring Ministers that had suspended their Judgment, were set aside as prejudiced, and those only that had actually given their Judgment already were employed because free from Prejudice. This is the certain plain Truth, of which the World have this very good Evidence, that you don't pretend to deny it, nor can it be denied; nor do you pretend to show how it is agreeable to common Sense, that such should sit as Judges again in the same Case, which is also impossible for you to do; but only pretend with huge Triumph that you have caught us in a Self contradiction, because we said but the Page before, that the Matter was taken out of our Hands before ever we had Opportunity to give our Judgments, because it was before we had Opportunity to hear Mr. Breck and the Witnesses Face to Face: But you make a Contradiction