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


unto stbeys ar he Mould they y6'nId do Rnfo him,
the while he is carrying on this virulent OPP
petition, he muf be mlerably mittaken
rcfpcaing the holinefs of the religlon DC
thus vifulenty oppofes. This gentleman
mutt know that men of my perfuaiion arc
the downright reverfe Of the 'virulent OPP
pofers of any religion, laying with the Ca
tholic Mr. Pope,
For modes Of faisb let graetlkG z'aisfs FRI,
\. His can't Be wrong sUbsf life IS in the right
!, The following train of heterogeneous q
impucent, inGdious and intended to enfnars
me. Things no honef man denies are
artsully Blended with others. concerning
which the mott orthodox daily r0itsfant
each ofbsr 10 the fac; and which re!peef nc
man 5 conduit in civil life. But il is eafi-
ly perceived that your party would be high
ly gratl6ed to change our prefcnt political
into religious fcufae PGritanf as my
fellow citizens are, and houourabIy as their
good lenfc, fetvent gal for virtue and true
piety, maintain that character, they are
not to be csjoled by the craft of all the
bagbearers among you, to blizzard man as
jealous and determined in defence of their
religious Liberties as the warmeh of them
felves and FIJI his place even with an aPci-
tie whole religion and pdtriSfiln too canve-
ry conveniently yield 10 the fn0lisf ovsr-
fwei from the adverle party. Nothing has
dliinguilhed me more than my con-
Cant defence of the Magma Charta
of Heaven, in matters of faith, snfirs H.
bsrty Of conJaisnts. We have no bufinefs MIR
Davis, with any mans creed, further than
its peculiar articles plainly threaten thu
peace of focietv. Whoever cannot be con-
tented to worfhip the author of his being
and givsr Of all his enjoymsnts, in The
manner MOI agreeable to his own under
ftanding and confidence, and quietly fufsI
his neighbour to enjoy the fame privilege,
may pretend what he will, but | will aver
and maintain, that his temper is as ,oppo-
fife to the fpirit of tru: religion as that
which would countenance robbery and
murder.
Town, my language but too frequently
tranfgrenss the bounds would willingly
con6ne it to; but whoever confiders the
lnnumerabIc locations administered by the
right execrabIe con[pirators to remove the
landmarks of our happy contribution, and
thereby plunge ourielves and pofferity into
all the mferies Of lavery, will readily par
don the fallies of mind as impatient
to thefe meafures as every thinking freeman
ought to be. a.
ever thought the prefervation of our
lelyes and the fociety W. belong to, were
principal duties, and in order to this, | con-
Guided that the expullion or deifruefion Of
the inveterate enemies Of fuch fociety wa:
indifpenfable.
/ never could become MATER of tho(t
high trained meaiures Of loyalty or chriffi-
anity, fome preach up 70 arenuouly,
as to fufFer my(elf to be hand-cufed
and p'undered by any one, be their preten-
lions in thefc matters jua as they might be.
The man who would deprive me of one ace
of my conffitutiona: liberty, would rob me
Of tina, blefing which gives worth to all the
ref, and am conniver, at leaf, at my
own deitfuaion, if neglea to cppofe him
to the utmoR Of my power.
Your perfonator does not think fet Of
Atheilts and Dsias, men of proAigate man
ners and profane tongues, are fit perfons
20 be entruffed and fuffered to lead in the
intereiing concerns of public liberty and
happiness. | beg leave to ak him, if he
knows who does think 70 If trees are to be
judged by their fruit, Atheifm and pioAiga
cy Of manners are chargeable on quite ano
Their fe, Of people than the indefatigable fup
portets of the rights Of mankind. ia man
love no. BIS byotber sObom be hath Jsen, b0rO
hall be bOs God sO5Om be bath not JSts. To
acknowledge God in words, and in works to
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