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with the natives, tramples on the cross of his Si-

rionr."

The -following is CoirsETT's own Note, which
I leave hint to settle with CAIMILE upon his le-
tns-n, even as he

" I know a printer and bookseller, who has
taken for his sign the picture of the blasphemer
PA! e. This undoubtedly is to inform the ama-
teurs of insurrection and infidelity, that they may
be supplied within. It is nu more than fair, to
ityptite this intention to him who hangs out such
a sign. When KATTERFELTa placed the pic-
ture of the Devil over his door, it was to in-
form people, that HELL WAS TO BE SEEN- IN His
UOU SE."

FLINT.

DR. BARROW against the BLASPHEMERS.

We have been rigiosted by persons of high
n 'revel-able charac,er to give insertion to the
following. extract liom a Sermon of that great and
good Divine, Dr. ISAAC BARROW
" There hash been a race of mit (and would to
God that rac.e were not till now continued), con-
cerning whom the Psalmist said (Pajxxiii.S ) "they
• speak loftily, they set their mouth against the Ilea-
vetis;" who, the-proud SeOnacherib," litt up
their eyes, and exalt their 'voiceagainst the liolV
One of Israeli— (Is xxxvii. 23. 2chron. xxxii. 19.)
who, with the profane Ant ioehms, " speak mar-
vellous things against the God of GOda." (Dan.
xi. 36.) Now he that cloth thus, either believeth
the ex'stence of God anti the limb of religion,
or he dist, usts them. It he cloth believe them,
what a desperate madness is it in him advisedly to,
invite certain mischief to his home, and poll
dorm heaviest vengeance on his own• bead, by
opposing die irresistible power, and provoking
the inflexible justice of God ! What an abomi7
liable villainy and baseness is it, thus to abuse
God's immense goodness and mercy, offering such
despight to the Author of his being, and free
Donor of all the good he enjoys ! Il'hat a nron-
trouts conspiracy is it of stupidity and pet verarness
in him, thus wilfully to day his own weitate, to
tot feit all capacity of happiness, to !;lunge himself
into a doohle hell,.that ot hitter remorse hereir that
of endless pails hereafter ! Bor if he that reproach-
ear Got and religious be supposed, distrust fol of
heir being aod reality, neither so is be excusable
from like deetees of folly and praeity; for, be-
sides the wild evravagance of such disbelief,
against legions of cogent arguments sod pregnant
testimonies, against all the voice of ',attire aud
faith of history, against tire settled judgmeot of
oiae and aober persons, who have coon(' and
considered the point, against the, current tradi-
tion of all ages, and general consent of mankind
(ail which to withstand no less dentonstratedt high
indiscretion than arrogance), besides all the palpa-
ble silliness which he displays io causelessly draw-
ing upon himself the anger and hatred of till into
who are concerned for the interests of their veil-
giott, thrusting himself into great dangers and
misehiefs thence nt to hint both from pri•
vase zeal and public law ; besides (I say)•l hese
evident follies, there is an instifferable insolence
arid horrible malice app eclat in this practice ; for
it is no less than the height of insolence thutto af-
front mankind in matters of highest consideration
and deepest resentment with it ; not only thwart-
ing its common notions, but vilifying the chief
objects of its highest respect and affection ; of
its main care and concernment ; so making the
fie, cest invasion that'ean be on its credit and
charging it with the greatest fondness. Who
can endure that lie, whom he apprehends to
be his grand Parent, Lis best Friend and Be-
nefactor, his great Patron and Sovereign, should
in downright terms be defamed or disparaged ?
Woo can patiently bear that, wherein lie
placed, his utmost hopes and supreme
to be expressly slighted or sent ned ? Who can
take the offering to do this otherwise than
for a most injurious reflection upon his judg-
ment and his practice ? If he cannot believe
in God, lie may let them alone who do ;—if he
will not practice Religion, he may forbear to
persecute it. He cannot pretend any zeal ; it
is, therefore, only p' jute that moves him to dis-
turb us. So may every man, with all the reason
in the world, complain against the prolittie talker.
Seeing also it is roost evident that hearty reverence
of God, and a conscientious regard to Religion,
do produce great benefits to mankind (being in-
deed the main supports of common honesty sod
sobriety, the sole curbs effectually restraining men
from fraud and violence, from hrmish lusts and
passions), since (as Cicero with good reason
judged), piety, being removed, it is probable that
justice itself could not subsist, no faith could be
secured, no society could be preserved among
men ; it being manifestly vain to fancy that
without religious conscience any one will be a
good subject, a trite friend, or an honest man ;
or that any other consideration can induce men
to prefer duty to their Pilate, the prosperity of
:heir country,fidelity toward their friends or neigh-
bours, before their own present interests and plea-
sure ; since, I say, the coedit of Religions is so
very beneficial •and useful to mankind, it is plain
that be must be exceedingly spiteful and malicious,
who shall by profane discourse endeavour to sup-
plant or shake it. He that disparages religion,
doth certainly take his aim against virtue, and
would not have it practised in the world ; hi.
meaning, plainly is to effect, if he can, that met)
should live beasts in foul impurities, or like fiends
its mischievous iniquities. Such an one, there-
fore, is not to be taken as a simple embracer of
error, but as a spiteful designer against common
good."

GROUSE SHOOTING EXTRAORDINARY.-This sea-
son, Mr. Thomas Craig, gamekeeper to the Go-
vernors and Commissioners of Greenwich Hos-
pital in Alston Moor, has killed 41 birds in 17
&buts, viz. 13 bhots brought down 26 birds,
three shots nine more, and the 17th shot lay
down no less than six, making in all 41 ; and
only the Otilla day. he !gilled 12 plovers iu four
shots, viz. twice two and tviice four.