The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1772-12-04
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1872.

honeRy and knavery, fobrie,y and lewdnefs.
yirtse and vice, become badges of the fever
al factions and every mans conversation
and manners hewing TO what party he is adj
diced, the prince who makes himfelf head
of the wort, mutt favour them 70 the over
throw of the beif, which is 70 freight way
to an universal ruin, that no fate can prevent
H. anlsis the courie be interrupted.
---He that is juR and become grateful
to the people Oy doing good. will find his
honour and lecuity in encreaiing their num-
Der, riches, virtue and power: If on the O.
Their iide, by doing evil, he has drawn upon
himielf the public hatred,he will always en-
deavour to take from them the power of do
ing him any hurt, BY bringing them into
the utmo& weakness, poverty and bafenels."
How contemplate mutt be the under
ftanding of the man, who In the meafures OF
the preient administration fees nothing tend
ing 70 the eRabIifhing Of fuch monarchy ,
and how detettable his principles, that fee
ing fuch endeavours, and realizing their de-
frueiive consequences, can be prevailed up
on BY any confederation, to abes OF even con-
nive At fuch fatal ufurpation Some, who
for more than thrice thirty piseN Of geld,
have fold their birth right, have juttifed, or
rather executed the neaion, by the plea OF me-
GETTY but what Can execute the man VINO
cannot plead even the promile of . farthing'
nor any thing more tempting than the
imilc Of creature, Who 10 himiet
beneath the dignity Of any one honeit
and independent freeman in the community
Honours, commifions, civil and military,
Jays one, are ia the gift Of he hrR magi-
crate. Granted. Thefe are confeiled 20 be
honoursbIe, when the fervice of the COM
munity is the ioIe motive Of accepting them:
Blu. for man who was formerly known to
cry out againR the open violations of the
rights of bis fellow citizens, and brand the
adminilfration with all the epishets they
have 70 richly deierved ; when fucb man
| FAY, barely by being created captain, or
perhaps a corporal, finds out that he was to-
tally miltaken in his former approximations of
opprefIions and grievances ; and 10 now uu-
" convinced, that man of the Governors
piety and religion could never countenance
an opprefion, and indeed that we muR have
been altogether deceived, in our notioasof
grievance BY lome dehgning men, who for
baie ends Of their own, have fet themielves
ID oppofition to government, il muR certain
" lead confederate man, HrongIy to fuipea
the head, the heart, OF both together Of luch
convert.
The whole religion of the Bible is wrapt
up in two 6mple precepts, infeperably con.
ueeed with each other of which the late
ter Is however the beff eyidence ofour pof-
leiIine the former. The man then, whole
conduit leaves il very doubtful whether bis
concern for Aimielf does not iomuch engage
his whole mind thar be Iit.leregaTds the inter
eti ofhis neighbour, or even the whole COLI
lection Of his neighbours, inhabiting the
country and civil community Of which he 10
: member, has but a1ender demand on our
faith reipeaing the truth and fervency Of bis
seIiRion. The light Of the Gentiles, feens
to have a peculiar reference to fuch Felei-
Gus, in thoie memorable words. Many loH
Jsy rsts me IL that day, Lard, Lrdi But !
sciH FAY unto them ksssU ysE net, dtparf fysm
me re WORKERS Of inquiry
Let the milerzbIe daubers, who would cover
the moit sreaionabIe purpOfes With the cloak
lof religion, before they exhibit another infi-
dious harangue on lip religion, read
'foberly few chapters ia either Of the evan
eeliias, and mark carefully againfi what clais
Of iinners they find the mef frequent and TO-
Tenn denuncissisns Of divine vengeance J J
EUSEBIUS.