The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-04-08

""nS NnS SohhAtaeuOu@t H0StuCs VI tui'
country.
Harry the eighth becaule not INDUCED in
his luf, could tear up facred eRabiihmsnts
BY the root; could piunder churches appro-
pirate their revenues and &c, the powers Of
Heaven at de6anee. The providence of
God, tits true, produced atfing good out
of evil our necks are eafed from the CALLING
yoke If eccle6afiic tyranny, but il was not
the virtue but vice Of Harry to which we
Rand indebtedfor the reformation.
James the f q was the mott fhamefdi
prevaricatoF the world ever knew, he was
the representative Of infncerity upon earth !;
his word, nay moR folemn oath, was as little
to be depended upon as the weather, wi,nefs
he horrid imprecation he denounced on him
Celf and his pOReritY, il he pardoned a man
to whom but q little time after he extended
his mercy, though conyiaed Of murder and
adultery.
CHARLES the 6rR inherited all his fathers G.
va6on and duplcity; bis inGncerity coR him
his head for am fully convinced that nei-
thcr Cromwell nor any of the republican
officers. intended the leaf attempt upon his
life, had nos they difcovered by foms inter
cepted letters, that the conditions to which.
he appeared to aGent in treaty bs6pR Tor
the purpoIs Of reRofing him to hIs dignsl
were all feigned, and not bis EeAE lenti:
uaenss 5 and thal ihosgh he had promiea sS::
pats an aSt Of oblivion, yet in letter TO his
Qoeeu he had marked down multitudes for
daughter, and Csomwell amongR the ref.
Charles theieeond entered into mofi To-
emn covenant, which no looner did he get
firmly Geated in his government, than he pro-
cured an ait Of parliament to declare il null
and void. lie publifhed declaration Of
indemnity the RoYAL LIZ impofed upon
many who Clrendered they were betrayed
and Ecri6ced 10 the mott cruel and igno-
minious manner.
We Zee BY thefe inaances land thoufands
more might be addused in iuppOu Of the az
fenion) bur we may perceive by theie y
lone that Kugs of all men are the leaf
to be truiied lion ike they are fcarccly e
yer to be tanned and the only fure method
Of preventing their doing mitchell ito mux-
se them or draw their .alons.
Nothing in this paper can be coniitued into a
reflection upon our prefent monarch, becaufe
he is knsssa to deal in yvaeity, and to be
content with the mare of po yer allotted him
BY the contribution. Il is no frnall comfort,
however, to coniider, that llouId he change
his mind, was he ever 70 well inclined to do
mitchell, the law has put it out of his pow
err, il mutt be our parliaments, not our
| Kings, thai can do us any material injury.
Such being in general the difpoGtion Of
monarChs, what benefits can induce the people
TO encourage race, who are enemies to the
rights of human nature, and the privileges Of
Engli(hmenl There is nothing 70 very myhe-
rious in government but what any man oil
common fenfe may ea6ly comprehend, nor
4 doth il require the parade of drawing room
TO lay a tax upon coach wheels. The
g trappings Of monarchy" as Milton juRly
obferves, would almoR ,fupply the exigencies
of frugal republic, and under the notion Of
fupporting the kingly dignity this nation
hath been drained TO adminifler to the lux
uEies of fwarTn, who ike 70 many Iocufs
have impoverished the land TO Aaunt il like
20 many butterflies in the glare of d., and
laugh US oal Of eountenanee at our extreme
folly.
When however you have done al you
lean to fear theie gentry on their thrones,
l,hey are ieiEsd with Fl ofthe Psnics they
muli have sTANDFEG ARMY ready az