The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-10-17
HURSD Y, OGfober II, I77t1k6, ,lfte<g [NuNRsg3.

nei0g tool and psctItutc.
| would now con:icef your Behaviour with
relped to thoie inlfuaions, you 70 religiouHy
make the rule of your condud. Ihave fnppoiec
Dyfelf entirely alone with you, and that nc
cUhnexion, no Sentiment, has been fuFercd &c
intrude itielf. Ia this moment of f,iene nip,
when each patton works within you, LEI me
prels on you i5lu,ion Of thele qoeGiues. Ny
reaions on this head contained "a the proceeding
Numbers, pethsp, we're neg eded, when intereii,
il Ggni6cant party prejudices locked up ienti-
ment. As theie considerations have now va
uilhed, AID the bofom is open to the effu6on.
of fiend[hip, this truth may fox deep. Lei
me then ak you, Is it not highly nece1ary
vern byi This you have in efFsd publickly
granted. II 70, will you lay your inaruttion'
are law Is il not obvious that they are ei.
ientialIy opPoGte to law. II 70, are you not
giving up law TO the pleafure Of miniaer,
and do you not aand in grea, dssget'of being
juitly thought TO be faenheing the in,eteIls oi
free loyal people 20 private rfejudices
Surely this Sir, is departing from fentin,ent,
and banifhipg every idea Of worth and honsiiy.
But | mall only afronr your understanding BY
putting queHions that carry their own aniwei
with them.
have thus, Sir. converted with you very
freely on matters that intimately concern both
you and me. have only referred you TO ~hal
relPetAs your public, nor your private chsrac-
GtV. The momeots of ruler are TOO precious
Qd be triaed with annecslarily. MsRy thing'
ljAat have been thrown out in news. papers and
gazettes. have pa6ed wholly over. My ad-
vice was intended foley to afiit you in con-
dutting the weighty affairs Of government.
Your behaviour in fcrIaking the mode of woI-
ihip Of your isths's, and adiaing ia partieu-
lar ceTesn ony OF The church Of England. | may
pity, but hsli not az preient exratiate on.
saes the hrit, in the cloiet and on the ,heltre
Of religious ciIputa,ion, may only be laughed
at. But James on the throne ought feriouny
20 be noticed, However, this nujf b; &c.
marked, rbe man that has unteady notions in
'elgion, is generally deiirute Of every other
principle. Ii is uowondei il he who deieu.
tke altof, thon.d be as all Ing Sfc 20 fo'faks
tue in e,eus vi his country. But I'LL this iatteI
ada lily takes place, the former is very LITTLE
attended 70. BuRooery in particular modes Of
~o'ihip may make the fool laugh, and she
phioiophrr nnile, bur the patriot lcarce fPend,
thoughE on the fubjett. Nero adding on
the aage Of Rome. may be equally attended
with Tie dancing OF the rabble, and the con-
tempt Of the man of fenfe, but when he pre-.
tends ~ title With government, he mutt Iof,
the empire, and the injury can only be wiped
off with his blood.
Iftheie things are 70, permit M, Sir, aspef.
haps this j: the Lac time may be indu geo
with this freedom, warmly and earneffly &C
recommend toyou to be cautious of Jour Con-
duet. Believe me, il is one of the FRI wiihei
Of my mind, that you may live happily and
govern happily. IL appears TO me, both thefe
are incompatible wish the preient fate Of
things. Lss me NOT De thought unfriendlj
~hsn hint to you, that giving up rhe interef
ofa people for place andpenGoned preferment
isrunnisg dreadful rih. Ican comecive of NJ
greater miiery of political nature, than 10 b
followed with reProaches, and inaead ofhaVinl
." my bones, as Sbakeipesr f4ys, leep in blef
hngs, purified with CURES" But il Is not pc.
lincaI, bat religious mifeTy may he the conie
qsence. The man whom his loyereien crow o
with his favour, God often beholds with an
ger, and while The former is loading with Of
ices, the latter luminous to MS great tribunal
IL would be happy. il frenes tasv will then ~
avOidably PrefeHt 70 yiew, were nov bEough
home 10 great men BY mediation, and tia
thi, truth. fpoks BY man of lentiment aof
virtue. had greater and mDrs eonflnr effs6
on their minds, - - ~
!" Mss may ESs Foo1s, III F0ots fks