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abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son." Therefore such persons as deny the Bible, and preach contrary to the doctrinal articles of the church of England, are men that the just are forbid to entertain in their houses. "If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed. For he that biddeth him God speed, is a partaker of his evil deeds," and is a friend to the devil's cause, 2 John ix. 11.

I suppose I shall weary you with this long epistle, but you can blame none but yourself for it; your importunity set the cruse a springing, and I must conclude before the oil stays. Farewell.

Ever thine in the gospel of Christ,

W. H.

THE

MODERN PLASTERER DETECTED,

AND HIS

UNTEMPERED MORTAR DISCOVERED.

TELL HIM, LET NOT HIM THAT GIRDETH ON HIS HARNESS BOAST HIMSELF AS HE THAT PUTTETH IT OFF, 1 KINGS XX. 11.

ΤΟ

MR. HUNTINGTON, S.S.

NO. 29, WINCHESTER ROW, ST. MARY-LE-BONE.

REV. AND DEAR PASTOR,

HAVING been an eye and an ear witness to the success of your labours in the ministry; under the blessing of God having reaped much benefit from it myself, and being well acquainted with your doctrines and manner of life, I cannot but feel myself sensibly injured when I hear your ministry reproached and slighted. Contention, except for the truth's sake, is what I would ever wish to shun; but, when the truths of God and its advocates are hung up as the butts of envy and party rage, I think myself in duty bound to step forward and defend both it and them. It was with much regret that I heard the opposition there is making against you by a set of men who call themselves ministers; a great number of whom have entered into a connexion with the Rev. Mr. M. of Holywell Mount, or rather a combination, under the title of "The Evangelic Association." I hope by this they do not mean to insinuate there are no evangelists

beside themselves; if they do, I am sorry to say the conduct of some among them is such as must lead many to suspect they have sadly mistaken the import of their title.

If laying aside the simplicity of the gospel and the wholesome words of our Lord Jesus Christ; introducing questions from the forge of human brains, mixed with incoherent fragments of philosophy and vain deceit, and raising in the minds of people envying and strife, be doing the work of an evangelical society, they have not mistaken the term.

If assembling in vestries, to propose hard questions over soft bowls; traducing and reviling the characters of laborious, faithful, and successful ministers, by false insinuations to prejudice the minds of the godly; aiming at dominion over churches and ministers; conforming to the world; enrobing their persons; taking the uppermost seats in the synagogues; preferring titles, vestments, altars, organs, painted tables, pictures of angels, trumpets, crucifixes, and the insignias, or mark of the Romish host IHS, be the delight of evangelists, these certainly appear in cha

racter.

But, if levelling God's wholesome truths at the consciences of sinners; if plainness of apparel and appearance, and plainness of speech: if enforcing the power of religion, describing the Spirit's work, and insisting on the necessity of it; if informing people's judgments, and aiming to lead their souls

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