Thus, Sir, I have given you some Instances among many, of the faithfulness of M. Ferguson's Memory, or of his Phrase-Book: There is no doubt but they have furnished him as well out of other Writers, but I have neither the humor nor the leisure to make further search after stoln Goods: Only I cannot but take notice to you that this is the Man that divers of his Party glo∣ry in, as their elegant and rational Writer, and urge him as a great proof of the partiality and injustice of those who will not allow Non-Conformists to write either good Sense or good Language; If either of these be in his Book, you may ghess by this Specimen how little Honour is reflected upon them from it: And if others would claim their Feathers, as I have called for some of mine, I believe, he would have scarce enough left to cover theirs or his own nakedness.
I remember such Discoveries were once made upon another Champion of the Cause, M. Hickman; who had also furnished his Pack with Lace and Ribband borrowed from his Neighbours Shops. 'Tis pity but these men had Judgments to choose, for then they would put better Books into the hands of their Ad∣mirers. But when they take this Liberty, I would advise them not to fall foul upon the Owners, while they have their Goods in their hands; nor to pick their Pockets then when they are confidently pleading their own Truth and Honesty against them: If this Gentleman had let me alone, I had likely never known this quality of his; but unluckily he hath detected himself, as