Brock  thinks  the  grounds  of  separation  very  insufficient— he
does  not  in  fact  entirely  understand  them.  And  Mr.  Badd
comes  forward  with  an  hypothesis  which  he  thinks  removes
every  difficulty.  Oar  opinion  is  incurably  different  on  these
points.  That  which  is  only  hypothetical^  right,  must)  in  oar
judgement,  come  Very  nefer  to  being  practically  wrong.  As
to  the  sufficiency  of  the  grounds  of  separation,  if  separation  be
tinder  any  circumstance* lawftil*  it  is  absurd  to  suppose  that  the
party  from  whom  the  separation  is  made,  can  be  allowed  to  d**
tfertnifte  thftt  qatstfas.    Moreover,  before  a  churchman  can


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stand  any  chance  in  arguing  with  a  separatist*  he  must  shew
that  he  really  understands  the  grounds  of  his  Dissent.
