The next evening I preached at a certain place in London, and after sermon the two Deacons of the place requested me to attend them to Rehoboath Chapel, where I was again interrogated by a Mr. White and another Minister. I told them some particulars which they seemed to get over very well. They then shewed me a letter, and asked me if I knew the hand writing, which I did. Strange as it may appear, this letter was from a person who was present at the meeting at Banbury, before mentioned, in answer to one they had wrote to him, in which he exonerated Mr. Church from every thing but a little imprudence in getting into debt, saying he was a good preacher, a good father, and a good husband, and adds, when you see him give my kind love to him. Some months after this, when Mr. Church was at Chapel Court Meeting, I accepted of an invitation to take tea with Mr. Harper, proprietor of that Meeting. Mr. Niven went with me; upon Mr. Harper expressing a wish to be informed of every particular relative to the Banbury business, I said but little then; but observed that I should not have the least objection provided Mr. Church was present. This was agreed to, and a meeting was held in the vestry of Chapel-court Meeting. Here, for the first time, I saw Mr. Church. Mr. Love, Mr. Niven, Mr. Harper, Mr. Burbridge, and some others were present. Mr. Church and I were total strangers to each other; but in the presence of the meeting, I stated every particular that I have written in these pages; and the parties present all listened to the account. When I had done, I asked Mr. Church if I had done him any wrong? He said, he believed I had given a true statement; he also acknowledged the quotations from his letters to be correct. After this I heard him preach two evening Lectures in Chapel-court, and spoke to him and Mr. Burbridge, and this is all the acquaintance I ever had with him. I thought proper to mention these things in the presence of Mr. Church, that all who read this (now made public) may be assured they have a correct account of nothing more than what Mr. Church has acknowledged correct before so many witnesses. And I considered it needful to state my very slight knowledge of him, because some persons account of my being so often called upon to speak about him, have tried to make it out that I was an intimate acquaintance of his. But I hope that is sufficiently proved to be a false representation. I have made no comment on any part of the subject, nor do I intend to make any: every person must read and think for himself, and put that construction on the whole that appears most natural to him. Some will, perhaps, say why did you never make these things public before? I answer because I did not till now see it proper. And others will say, why keep the secret so long, and now divulge it after all? I answer, such I kept it while I thought it right to do so, and make it public for the satisfaction of those who wish to