And when your _Lordship_ engages him again from the _Press_, I hope you'll be more explicite for Liberty of Debate. Through godly Zeal for _Church_, you unhappily made a Slip, in your _Dedication_ to the _King_, on the persecuting Side of the Question, which had lik'd to have sully'd the Glory of your whole Work. Such a grand Philosopher, as you are, should trust alone to the Goodness of your Cause, and the Strength of your Reasonings, in Defence of it: Such a potent Champion for Christianity, as you are, should disdain the Assistance of any, but of God, to fight for you. The Use of the Civil Sword on your Side, is not only a Disparagement to your Parts, but a Disgrace to our Religion. I know not what your _Lordship_ may think on't, but the Prosecution of the _Moderator_ was, in the Judgment of others, more than of my self, some Reproach to you: Because of a few slender Animadversions, I made on your renown'd Book, some think I suffer'd a Prosecution, which you, in Honour, should have discourag'd. I am willing to acquit you as much as may be; and would, if I could, impute it to your Forgetfulness, rather than your Malice, that you step'd not between me and Danger. Whether this Discourse will be acceptable to your Lordship, is somewhat uncertain; I am afraid it will be a little disgustful to your nice and delicate Taste in Theology, which relishes nothing better than the plain and ordinary Food of the Letter of _Christ_'s Miracles: But however, you will readily interpret this _Dedication_ to your Honour, and if you should make me a large present of Gold for it, I sincerely assure your _Lordship_, it will be more than I aim'd at; neither do I desire any other Return for it, than to be endulg'd the Liberty and Pleasure to pay my customary Respects to your Writings; and upon proper Occasions to testify to the World, how much I am, [Sidenote: London, _October_ 13^{th} 1727.] MY LORD, The Admirer of Your Wit, Learning and Orthodoxy, _Thomas Woolston_. [Illustration] A SECOND DISCOURSE ON THE MIRACLES OF OUR _SAVIOUR_, &c. I here publish another _Discourse_ on our Saviour's Miracles, which I am not only oblig'd to, by the Promise I made in my former; but am encouraged to it by the Reception which _that_ met with. If any of our _Clergy_ were, and besides them, few or none could be offended at my former _Discourse_, they should have printed their Exceptions to it, and, if possible, their Confutation of it, which might perhaps have prevented me the giving them any more Trouble of this Kind.