The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1772-11-26
For the MASSACHUSETTS S P 7.
To DR.. Y = u N 6.

given You offence u you are 10 VAIN 80 10
think ,oul.e lfof 10 much Importance, that
a man who expreiI.s dilike Of your cha
racter, wounds his country through your
Gdes, believe you are the only manin the
world that has 70 high an opinion of your
own importance For my own part, be-
lieve there is no perfon, with whole cha
ra6ier the intereff of the country is leis
conneced thanwith yours.
If you think, by giving us your creed,
to deceive the vulgar and palm yourfelf on
O. them for CbrJqi0n, let me tell you, you
are much mlftaken: There are none, unIeis
.- whole eyes party zeal hath blinded, but
fee there is nothing in your creed to diitin-
guifh 5ou fsom the mott Thoroughbred
in6dels, and virulent oppofsrs of our holy
religion. Let ME ak you plainly; doyou
believe the fcriptures of the old and new
teftament, or any part Of them, to be tu-
" revelation from God or that Jeius of
Nazareth was the fon of God, and the ap-
pointed Saviour of the world De you be
lieye that Jefus is rifen from the dead, or
that he is the appointed Judge of the world
That by him God will judge the world in
fighteoulnels, and every man will be re-
warded or run;fh.d in 0notbr world, &C.
cording to the deeds done in the body !
Let US have plain, poiitive, unavafive an
fwers to the foregoing plain queftions. Do
you believe it of whit more confequence,
to be acquainted with the gsneology Of
Chrif, than with that of Paul or Cephas,
Luther or Calvin, or even Mahomet him
felf Have you not freely proftiied, years
ago, that you thought it your indilpenfa-
bic duty to undeceive mankind, and dl.
credit the writings of the Bible Has moi
your zeal in the cauie of in6deiity, led you
to fpeak of Jelus Chrif and the Virgin Ma
ry in terms of reproach and contempt, too
bad to be repeated after you, and too
fhocking TO be publilhsd to the world in q
common newspaper.
You feem to complain of it, Sir, that
cen(ured your moral character, and fet that
in an odious light, but let me ak you,
and ak the impartial world, whether or no
the man that accuaoms himfelf to curfe,
fwear, and take Gods name in vain, and
damn his fellow creatures, can be faid 10
be a moral man Do your acquaintance
know, aud can they witnefs for you, that you
are free from fuch ufe of your tongue? Per-
hsps | am better acquainted with your
conversation than you are aware, and let
me tell you Ito fay the leaR) if you are
the gentleman that keeps that unruly
member the tongue in due fubjecfion, then
Twill acknowledge my ears have deceived
me.
Now, Sir, | do not deny that did free
" and openly declare, in our late town
meeting, that did not chocic to have any
thing 20 do with meafures wherein nun
follow the lead of (uch men as DIR. Young,
or in words of like import, and, | believe,
might further FAY, that il had any thing
of my own private affairs of Importance to
be tranfadec, hould choofe to commit
it TO men of virtuous lives and converiati.
ons, and this is fill my opinion, and |
hope ever will be 70 to my dying day and
Let me tell you plainly, do not chooGe to
put confidence in any man that makes il
his buiinels to dilparage the religion, and
diihonour the perfon of our glorious Re-
deemer, or that has no more regard for the
name of God, or the good of mankind
than to curfe and damn his fellow crea-
lures, and to take the awful name Of Coo
in vain. Such men, take, with all thei
pretences to patriotilm and benevolence, tC
have no fold principles Of goodnefs, anc
are quite unworthy Of any fpecial truR and
confidence.
The town of Bottom is not, l am per-
fuaded, /lr0itusd fer men Of lpirit and eapG
CRY, and ! may add, OF Jslidiy anc
religion, to ferve them in all their impor.
tant fruits; and it has always been alto.
mining to the world, how any importsn
fruits came to be committed to you; tn.
beh account that can be given for it, | be.