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he had attempted. But I chose, ìf possìble, to 

 avoid the ridicule of quarreling on a matter of 

 mere speculation ... I again requested my friend 

 to speak to Dr. Jurin, and to represent to him the 

 inconveniencies, that would arise from the persever- 

 ance of Philalethes in his rash and groundless 

 calumny. My friend accordingly went to Dr. Jurin, 

 and carried with him an answer to so much of 

 Philalethes's paper, as was then pubHshed, and told 

 the Doctor, that he carne to propose to him a method, 

 that might prevent the controversy betwixt m.e and 

 Philalethes from degenerating into a passionate 

 personal altercation . . . that therefore, ifDr. Jurin 

 thought it expedient, my paper should be given to 

 a certain gentleman, to whose impartiality and 

 knowledge of the subject in debate no exception 

 could be taken on either side ; and that if, when 

 that gentleman had perused it, he should believe, 

 I had in any instance changed my opinion from 

 my first entering into this dispute, I did then 

 promise to submit patiently and without reply to 

 any censures of unfairness and dishonesty, that 

 Philalethes . . . should hereafter think proper, . . . 

 [otherwise] it would then be but common justice, 

 that Philalethes should moderate the remaining 

 part of his performance. . . . But this proposai was 

 rejected. . . . It was immediately given out, that 

 my friends had confessed me to have been foiled 

 in the argument ; and were now only soUicitous to 

 support me from the charge of unfairness. . . . The 

 reader will not wonder, if I resolved for the future 



