The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-09-16

SS7SSYkX the reaion aligned by the
I&9QGySSa author for 70 doing is, that
he knows no pelfons TO whom" Sermons to
AGes" can with more proprety be dedlcat
ed I'd than than. g Like lfachar Gays
hey you are ready to couch down under eve
~ burden, an1 lubmit to the meaneit ia
verv. Your (ubm Zion to burden of un-
meaning articles, to you may appear reafon'
abe; for you have an undoubted right to
be naves, if you plea(e But it is even be-
meath the character of AHes to delire to en-
fave Others"
The text to thc(e diGcourfes is, And
the dirt came OUT" Judges iii, IL. The
following is part of the firlf fermon
MORE dirt ftill will we never be
cleanled from naRinsG /? Truly it has but
an III appearance, when matters are thus
carried on in the land of Moab.-While
there are 70 many Ferret committees, fcratch-
iny dit together and waihing meme of il a.
way, it is not to be fuppofed that Moab will
be clear of fgtbinfG, or iotbTpwged from
her inbyity. Moral dirt and nattInels in
Moab was like Der national dfbf, il was long
in becoming leis.
For want Of cstonamy the people were sp-
s-r6cA, and the Kiqg tOas p00r. Every thing
was tax from the Jons of the fubjeefs TO
their vsyy Rims. As loon as ever foul hap
,encd 70 enter a body, and the body became
qgGbk, they 1Ucys eattbsd baLd Of by fate
oyieRs, who iet pEice upon their heads,and
taxed them directly.
This argued that there was but Ettk rco-
rorny in the nation, when they were not able
70 nav the officers of the fate, without
making a valuation of jail, b0Gy and Jpirit
over All the land. Ii was no wonder that
c-,d oc, (ons were brought in TO help to pay
,he reckoning, when pear hffs ttrangers'
who had nevES been partakers of the bene-
6t of he pnice of the country, were laid
undet contribution.
Toe landed intereft of Moab appears to
have been Very low and the country Very
pasr /; tor they were obliged, when they had
money TO ral(e, to tax the i'm moon and FarS,
bgsE and 6sp. rUiudopOs, and Jky-hgbfs. In
tbls land Of sppytDion nothing was free from
,ax;ns, except tUbsrs and baS0dy-b0alt'.
Thief were Kept clear, for the benefit OF the
G.. apo the fervice of Ms
Of ) ate. EgIOn, though he was fat in per-
E.n,wss always poor in pnrIF; for though his
-ve,ues were ysry large and amounted TO
.,yy near a million Of E4gE@ cain, yet his
1niziGs,s and ftsUards were 10 prsfafs ia
fousndering away bis annual income, that
the 1ua IN 1uas continually deficient, and
us,u demands made EUSy meeting OF the
rs,onal convention for an reorganization.
The Ecrst fesviees of the minilter, drained
his Msj=h,'s e.ffrs and made him 6a7t'
rsst curry ysar. The fu6jeeas felt all this
6.6B,, for the money was Obliged to be
Eailsd from all rants Of people, to iuPPIy the
extroUaeGnrisI Of The court.
There was oce fays dirty grieV0nff in the
land Of Moab, vhlCh IN the end ruined the
<,r6;tufisn of their country. The rlpTEifnt-
1t;ue, of the nation, who ihOuld have been
che guardians of their liberties, fsid them TO
,he crown, for tiafe,, pfzEOn' ano PfrgHJf'ff'
r. that the very lnlhIuIlon, which was ori-
sina!ly intended TO defend the nation from
a,yerv. became in time the sH5 means Of