The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-09-23

GlI%.k n HXA NiCiP JiHa" 10 q" ~
% @N 4" cate, Mediator, Negoti-
sS9SSSX Gator, Representative &C.
|9NEUGS0 "gerent, mandatory Inter-
6 pelant between God and Man, in their
s. 4piritua AddrefIes TO, and Negotiations
&C one with another; and that he ftands and
IS acts as Mediator between both Parties,
g as il were in the middle Line Of Converia-
+" ton, and in the very Centre of Commu
{" nica,on between them" fay, did be-
lieve all this pious Rant of his Reverence,
! lhould never call in Q Ieftion the Right of
fuch fpiritual Man, to exerci(e any Powers
he might think fl to claim, as experiment
to his Office and Mr.. Adsms's Piece in
particular flould have pailed unnoticed. But
as have a very different Apprehension of
the Nature of the miniaeriai Office from Ell
Their him, or the reverend Dreamer from
whom made the above Quotation, and
lhoud be glad that SOME among us, who
are in Danger Of paying a lupetttis'ous Re
gard 10 the Expoundcrs Of our Religion" as
preiudicial to it, perhaps as an indiicriminate
Contempt of the Order, might be convinced
that the Claims of Ems Of them are cxtraya-
CANT, was in duced, ,Srtt to pabliih the Co
lumns, and afterwards to anfwer your Pub
LEGATION in rhe SPY Of the sth.of Auguit lait.
From this Declaration you will fee that had
" fomething # more Importance in View,
than merely to 6lure on the Stage, or amule
nv Readers with Fourth of Words"
IF any of in6del Principles, who " die.
gard the Infirutions of the Golpel," are un-
friendly to theClefgy, and are really detirous
IS to render them delpicabe," miRsking my
Intention, took an iIl-natured Plealure in
IS reading what publifhed, imagining |
was poG:Ged of the fame Principles and Dbl.
petition with themfeIves, know not that
am aufwerable for their Faults ; my /" De-
Ggp," as you ebaritaby q" fuPpofe," having
been good"
If your Approximations are well founded
with relpea to the religious State of the Peo-
pie, which, as lhouid choole to be thought
Sc ferious,1 will not g deay," il is certainly
greatly to be Iamented. An Opponent of
Iefs liberal Sentiments would, perhaps, have
confirmed my honeR Dshgn latent At
tempt to oifcredit RelIgion Iifelf beeauie
have doubted whether a Molifer IS TO be
confidered by his Petitioners as the PlenI-
potcntiary Of Heaven. But you have int
mated Nothing like it !; and have generously
acquitted me of an Intention to il jufe " that
Order of Men" though you it'angely ,hink
"whrn the Fraiitie, or ImpyRdtnciss OF Ind
vidaoL are he d up TO the View of theWorld
in the Erongsf Colours, the whole B'dy mutt
expect in Jane Nta IRE to fuf-r."
am, ms dear Sir, Of qaIie difte cot y.
pnion nor can ever believe that aftfont
the Order by delp'fing him Whole Conduct
and Manners dIfgrsce and Willy it-On the
contrary, have ever held clearly that he
greatly honours the Office, who expoiss thofe
who are its RepToach and Z emiih.
FAY not this with Reference to Mr.. A
dams, nor have Occafio6,hus to virdica'e
nyfeif. have net found Fault with any
Body bu; che, &c who, for aught know"
and for aught have fad, in either (not IN
onylof my {" Pieces" hoWe.er iuttl, may tt
ga very good Man." have not attacked
his moral Character, ror called h'm any
karGer "Name" than SPIRITUAL RU.
LgR, at which, truf, he IS not otisnded.