Again, he says[129], "And so I take my leave of the Dean's _three distinct infinite Minds, Spirits_, or _Substances_, that is to say, of his _three Gods_; and having done this, methinks I see him go whimpering away with his Finger in his Eye, and the Complaint of _Micah_ in his Mouth, _Ye have taken away my Gods which I made, and what have I more_[130]? Tho he must confess, he cannot tell why he should be so fond of them, since he dares undertake that he will never be able to bring the Christian World either to believe in, or to worship a _Trinity of Gods_: Nor does he see what use they are likely to be of, even to himself, unless peradventure to _swear by_." Again, the Doctor says[131], "The Dean's following Instruction to his Friend is certainly very diverting, in these words, where the Animadverter charges the Dean with Absurdities and Contradictions; turn to the Place and read it with its Context, and tell me what you cannot answer, and I will; to which he would have done well to have added, _If I can_. But the whole Passage is just as if he had said, Sir, if you find not Contradictions and Absurdities enough in my Book to satisfy your Curiosity that way, pray come to the Fountain-head, and consult me, and you shall be sure of a more plentiful Supply." Again, upon the Dean's "Frequent reproaching the [132] Animadverter with the Character of a _Wit_, tho join'd with such ill-favour'd Epithets, as his witless Malice has thought fit to degrade it with, as that he is _a spiteful Wit_, a _wrangling Wit_, a _satirical Wit_, and the WITTY, _subtle_, _good-natur'd Animadverter, &c._ the Dr. says, that tho there be but little _Wit_ shewn in making such Charges; yet if _Wit_ be a _Reproach_ (be it of what sort it will) the Animadverter is too _just_ to return this _Reproach_ upon the _Defender_; and withal, understands himself, and what becomes him, too well, either to _assume_ to himself, or so much as to _admit_ the Character of a _Wit_, as at all due to him; especially since he knows that _common Sense_ (a thing much short of Wit) is enough to enable him to deal with such an Adversary. Nevertheless, there are many in the World, who are both call'd and accounted _Wits_, and really are so; which (one would think) should derive something of Credit upon this Qualification, even in the Esteem of this Author himself, or at least rebate the Edge of his Invectives against it, considering that it might have pleas'd God to have made him a _Wit_ too." XVII. As things now stand, it may easily be seen, that Prosecutions for _Raillery_ and _Irony_ would not be relish'd well by the Publick, and would probably turn to the Disreputation and Disgrace of the Prosecutor.