The Sun.
London, England, 1817-04-07 00:00:00

ADDRESA
To i'ris
VaYLERS IN CHURCH AND k'Ailit

No. lr,

In melancholy moo'ci 1 heavy eyelids
closed, and in My rei!lesi mind, stirveyed in
quickSoccesioh, all the griiunds of !toile or fear,
on ireportato subject of the i'opisitriaiuts I
took a careful vieiv of what I urged before, exi-
miled arguments, and in array before me plated
th eireetieS of Chord% anti State 4; Pope;
and Cardinals of Bottle, Italian JC3O te, in Eng-
land leflels, Sneittian,i; Die-enter, and the Care.
less Churchman, gut to these with deep teltictance
1 Masi add, a ChriViroifatrint, at wiriirn before
I glanced.—l started at the title of the list, eiimies
to Church and State! Sot ely, said I; they'll think.
me mad, or worse, to rank such names and charge.-
ters as' these in one cottimon list, and load them
with this heaiy charge. Their mOtives, thotight
may be gnui!, yet Truth Will out; whoc'er
assists to bring tire Papists into pow'r, might just
as well pull down the Church • anir State," and
with a si)4ll profound I cried; there's much to fear!
But swiftly 'cross my mind a !'routes pass'd, at
once !entente(' and rever'd by British hearti; the
sacred wreck of ROYAL GEOHOE ! I mark'd his
hoary beard, his darkeu'd eyes, and if my fancy's
eye did not deceive rile, a.tear stole gently down
his aged cheek—l long'd tb ask the cause_, but
soon he wip'd it off, and sweetly Satil'd--;.‘, 't was
inert, tuethofight the masim was Co. firmed" How
sweet is sunshine after. rain !" tMy Lord the King,
I humbly cried!, it 'iwere lawful to enquire
what eausid that tear, acid what pr.bduced that
smile, I'd gladly venture to intrude so far. " lie
quickly, with a voice serene and accent itrdd,
cla i 'd," art thou a-strange!, friend ? does
England's present' state remelt, a secret to the
simprest:,clown ? "what, though I'm blind; and am
at [titres berett Ot mental keeness, " yet e'en itl
winicrs most Severe, a ray of sunshine wilt Hp-
pea ,"—,red so frith We at times, a lucid and
calm survey of what' is oast, is granted to allay
the gloom iu which l'utfi,t'd.—Then tears' and
smiles alternatedo pout tray the inward feelings
of tortnind.—Bot now, 1 ‘v vpt and smird, not
at the past, bet at the present .state of things in
this my moot, lovid lantH I wept to think, that
in the present thy, Oleic still should be strong ad-
vocates about the Coort for Popish Claims,--I
smil'd to. think that Ile, who holds the reins'of
Government for are, would exercise the power to
Print consignid, as I wou'd do, as I hove always dune;
with oil respect to liberty and Mies, rtrJ oath observ-
ing, " to support ‘iith all toy vow'!' Ihe PrOtes;
Estabrishment, An Church and 'State."
should fryer rest in peace, my heart would Ineak,,
if not convinc'd, that George your Prince, who
rules Foe MC, trill act liis Father's past, and peove
a Prolistant, in this attempt to raise upon the
ruins of the Church, the Pope's Supremacy.'
These words,ao cheering to my mind, forbad reply,
I fell upon my knees in reverence to Gtml, and
cried in Transport, at the joyful newi—:-". Tire
LOrd be praisid."' Anti as
~I rais'd nry
.to make obeisance to the patriot King-1 found
his aged tOrlll no More. 'Twas airy vision
all ! and yet some little hope remained, to check,
niy fears."—That this may be the line our Prince'
in mason kith acts already done, the
ieast• expected by his earlier friends, the best re,,,
eeived by tho,e who've always proved his. Father's,
faithful subjects ! Scarcely did :he thought of this
excite a warmth 'of pleasure in my heart,..before
another pressed upon its heel and made me leap
for joy. A group of loyal 'objects, arm in Arm,
advanced, and to toy Fancy's eye appeared as
Giants harness'd for the fight, their banner,
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uIIALAI IN CHURCH AND STATE, disOlayNl—and
first. methought I saw the' Loyal PeecivAe,
ritough dead, hip spirit still surviv'd, rand seemed
to aniniate the Noble who fills his
thee a 6----TH next with others of a 110ble
„
,acs all
trai'''(i in faithfulness to watch and,
guard the Throne the Church and. State, 'gainst.
all intruders. But stay, one figure my
eager eye. His gown and • dress, at distance,.
made we cry, AN ABBOT ? 0 that name! Ot
others most despised,..mongst popish drones who
suck the home from the lab'ring Bees. But on
nearer view, I found the truth of that well-known
and useful word of cetition, " Judge not by t/e'
uppeacance."—The gown did not denote a popish
Isigr►t, but disclos'.4 an Ab-7---t of superior mind,
a flit Lial servant to the State, a zealous member
ot the Church*, and loyal Subject to his King,
and firm opposer of the Popish claims.
This, this shall cheer me, in the gloomy mo-
inents.of ri short delay ; and since the warning's
and the tithe is fix'd for battle on the self-
same floor, ivliere once this, Speaker stood, (like
British Oak, amidst . the :storm and., roar of
threurning eletnettts, initrtovid,) undaunted, in
the front o'th' battle, am: did win with words of
elOquenee, what uone before biro did achieve, the
!warts rf enemies, and the ayes of friends to Eng-
`l3ll4's Church and King,—l'll wait the issue of
are first attempt, and now I take my leave of
jopisil -potters; and, my next address will
call attention to a subject near my heart ;
, INSTRUCTION DV 'THE POOR.
A PROTESTANT,