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…

But of this Matter we shall speak more particularly afterwards.

With respect to our fourth Reason, viz. That all the Council were chosen by those that were a Party in the Case: The Sum of your Answer is, that it is a new Thing that so great a Majority of a Church are called a Party, on which you make a great Harangue. Here we would observe, the whole Argument that you pretend to answer is entirely slipped over, and not in the least touched, and only a vain Dispute raised that don't concern the Argument at all, about the proper Application of the Word Party: When we say they had made themselves a Party with Mr. Breck in the Case; the plain and obvious Meaning of it is, that they had so sided and united ⟨p. 33⟩themselves to Mr. Breck, that they were become one with him in this Cause, or that his Cause was become their Cause; so that they became one Side concerned in the Cause that was to be judged, or one of those two Sides or Parts that you undertook to judge between: The minor Part of the Church had Articles of Charge to exhibit against the major Part, as they declared to you in their Letter, Page 45 of the Narrative. Commonly when there is a Cause to be judged between two, either Persons or Companies, we say they are the two Parties concerned▪ and when it is so, and the Judicature is elective, we still say it is contrary to the Light of Nature, that one Party or Side should choose all the Judges: And it is perfectly wide from the Business, whether you allow the Word Party to be proper or no, if they being one of those two Sides between whom Judgment is to be made, if they choose all the Judges, the other Side, equally concerned with themselves, tho' they are smaller and weaker, are oppressed and deprived of their Right; and if any Scheme of Discipline gives them Power to choose all the Judges, we still say, and every one must say, that 'tis built on the Ruins of the common Rights of Mankind.

With respect to our fourth Reason, viz. That all the Council were chosen by those that were a Party in the Case: The Sum of your Answer is, that it is a new Thing that so great a Majority of a Church are called a Party, on which you make a great Harrangue. Here we would observe, the whole Argument that you pretend to answer is entirely slip'd over, and not in the least touch'd, and only a vain Dispute rais'd that don't concern the Argument at all, about the proper Application of the Word Party: When we say they had made themselves a Party with Mr. Breck in the Case; the plain and obvious Meaning of it is, that they had so sided and united