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Prov. 31.31. Some admirable views may be found in Burnet’s Preface to Pastoral Care. ‘Recollect that it is possible to defend your own fort, without storming another’s battery. Maintain by Scriptural argument your own principles and practices with modest confidence—but do not rail; insinuate no reflection on your opponents; do not name them, unless with respect.’ Such was the wise advice of a truly Christian Non-conformist to his pupil. Jay’s Life of Winter.