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Remarks upon "The Delineated Presbyterian Played Hob With" - 3

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to shew the malevolent Author of it in his proper Colours; to wit, a Disturber of the public Tranquility and a Pest of Society. But to proceed;---my Design, at present, is neither to defend the Conduct of the Presbyterians nor the Quakers: but solely to vindicate that Gentleman, from the villainous Aspersions of his designing Enemies; and in the Undertaking, I shall appear justifiable in the Eyes of all, unbias’d by Prejudice.

---------Absentem qui rodit Amicum;
Qui non defendit, alio culpante; solutos
Qui captat Risus Hominum, Famanque Dicacis;
Fingere qui non visa potest; commissa tacere
Qui neguit: hic Niger est;        HOR:

Our ingenious Pamphleteer, when he sat down to compose his elaborate and learned Treatise, seems to have intended to do all the Mischief in his Power; and being regardless of the sacred Laws of Speech, (for he deals in the marvelous) and having no other Method to give Vent to his Malice, he without Reason or Provocation charges a Person entirely innocent of the Fact, with being the Author of a late piece, entituled “QUAKER UNMASK’D,”

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  1. Remarks upon "The Delineated Presbyterian Played Hob With" - 3