American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-08-26
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that demonstrated to Mr. Porter in very early stage Of
their controversy that they would never bring any
profitable issue. Which prediction has been completely
fulfilled And had Mr. Porter been anxious for the pro
pagaon of the TRUTH procure subscribers to his pa.
per, he would have given trial to the better way"
which proposed lay before them He said he scould
not form satisfactory opinion of my object" The man
who will read those four pieces and see the au-
thors object, must be like Mosey, in the Vicar of Wake
field, who was as the squire sad hard for him. be-
cause was not enough to lay arguments before him.
also to give him nellects to understand them and the
ter he could not do If any man Of thinks
severe here upon Mr.. Porter let him call for and read
the four pieces alluded But although have not high
opinion of Mr.. Porers Understandings fear his inability
to form satisfactory opinion of my object lay in
thing else. He afraid that my better way (though
he knew nothing of it but by "hearsay"and which BY
the bye is all the evidence he has Of my mer would
curta the gain of his craft for he intended to reap
harvess from that controversy And indeed he has so far
succeeded wonderfully :one harvest he has already laid
by and the other he is endeavong to gather in by
the sale of the book. Quibbing is never falling proper
ty of little genius. Mr. Wilson, let III. draw your at
tenton here to a notable bubble of Mr. Porter His first
reason for taking notice of my ssbetter way, when
addressed him Subscriber, was that " he could not
form satisfactory opinion of nv obiect;" but now his
reason is since have published my pieces to speak for
themselves that obscure MANI and observed
lly :" that is, he found under the own of the
Presbytery OF Newcastle and that is enough for him, for
he is as completely under their direction, Demets the
silver under that of the priests of Diana
have evidence of this than think proper bring
forth but it shall appear in due time.
Mr. Porter says, the organ of Newcastle Presbytery
that am in mered obscurity." shall devote my next
number exclusively to the consideration OF that charge
but while my hand is in will say some more about Mr.
Porter, and his favore champion Paul. Yea so much OF
avoiite is he with Mr. Porter that il would seem he has
endeavored to make it be thought that Paul truly
Apostle and that he prophesy See No AZ, of the
Christian Repository Before shall have done will say
something to Anxious, about the light Within" But in
the time let say little about this Mr. Porter
and Mr.. Paul And who they is the an Apostle
and the other Evangelist No. Paul take to be the
mouth of Newcastle Presbyery, and Porter is the mouth
of Paul. in the c. r. Aud, any other ground, have
nothing to do with them present shall therefore
slider Mr. Paul as Presbyterian MINISTRY and Mr. Porter
as Presbyterian elder, and fallen too who ought to
have gone into " mered obscurity many years ago"
am now about TO prove And what is included in Preby
teransn The whole of the Presbyterian confession of
Faith including the thrtyhree articles the cate
chisms larger and shorer the form of church govern
met; the forms of process and the directory for the
worship OF God in the Presbyterian Church in the L. s. oil
America and to all these does Presbyterian Minister and
Elder soemny before God, angels and men, sincere
faith invioabe adherence and unaunted profession is
most clearly evident, by the formula of their ordination
see their Confession OF Faith chapter - and H.
But you will say does Mr. Paul and Mr. Porter hold
all this IL say Presby terans they have under
solemn before GOD, angels and men 70 hod m