WhenTopladywasgoingtospeak，Johnsonutteredsomesound，whichledGoldsmithtothinkthathewasbeginningagain，andtakingthewordsfromToplady。Uponwhich，heseizedthisopportunityofventinghisownenvyandspleen，underthepretextofsupportinganotherperson：
’Sir，saidhetoJohnson，thegentlemanhasheardyoupatientlyforanhour；prayallowusnowtohearhim。’JOHNSON。sternly，
’Sir，Iwasnotinterruptingthegentleman。Iwasonlygivinghimasignalofmyattention。Sir，youareimpertinent。’Goldsmithmadenoreply，butcontinuedinthecompanyforsometime。
AgentlemanpresentventuredtoaskDr。Johnsoniftherewasnotamaterialdifferenceastotolerationofopinionswhichleadtoaction，andopinionsmerelyspeculative；forinstance，woulditbewronginthemagistratetotoleratethosewhopreachagainstthedoctrineoftheTRINITY？Johnsonwashighlyoffended，andsaid，’I
wonder，Sir，howagentlemanofyourpietycanintroducethissubjectinamixedcompany。’Hetoldmeafterwards，thattheimproprietywas，thatperhapssomeofthecompanymighthavetalkedonthesubjectinsuchtermsasmighthaveshockedhim；orhemighthavebeenforcedtoappearintheireyesanarrow-mindedman。Thegentleman，withsubmissivedeference，said，hehadonlyhintedatthequestionfromadesiretohearDr。Johnson’sopinionuponit。