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

u1iPPcu } away WIN 'uSu 'S"oW hVns" WV
earth, for il is not fit that he ihoud live.
And have not court party treated fome Of
our modern patriots in much the fame MN.
ner But after all theie hard lpeeches, ST.
Paul with well grounded aiiurance, pecul
ar toa mind coniclous Of its own-integrity,
and innocence, publicly declares, +" neither
againtf the law Of the Jews, neither againa
the temple, nor yet again Celar have Of
Tended any thing at ALL" And when St.
Paul had thus fpoken in his defence. +" the
king rofe up and the Governor, and Bernice,
and they that FAT with them." Ands when
they were gone aide, ",hey talked between
Ihemfeves, laying, this man doth nothing
worthy of death or of bonds, and this man
might have been fet at Liberty, if he had not
appealed unto Csiar."
/" When the Jews made infuneaion
with one accord againR Paul, and brought
him to the judgment feat, laying, this fellow
perluadeih men to worlhip God contrary to
law. And when Paul was now about to
open bis mouth, GaAis faid unto the Jews,
# il wele matter of wrong or wicked
ewdnefs, ye Jews, realon would that !
hould bear with you; bat lift be qatGion s
suOrds sad manner, and of your law, look ye
to il, for | will be no judge of luch matters.
And he drove them from the judgment leat,"
well knowing that pa0sn and prgadies ren
ders people deaf and blind in Tome inRances.
as well as makes them imagine, thar they
hear what was never faid ia Others. And
of the lame Saint Paul, and his companion
in tribulation, i. was faid, as il has been faid
of the true Jams Of Ebsrty here, by (maI ex-
piring faction of courtsrs, that have been
fearful of loiing little money or honour,
that comes from home. !" Thefe that have
turned the world upiide down are come hirhe'
alto" Though this general accufaIion, like
Tome others of a Gmilar kind and later date,
was no evidence or argument at all, that
they had done any more than they were in
duty bound to do. If we may believe an
infpired writer, I" the whole world lieth in
wickednefs = 70 that to turn the world up
iide down. Gems the IikelisR way to turn il
nght-Gde upwards.
The Roman Emperors (fays Mr. Hpms)
did not drive their (abjeGts like cattle TO the
ihlmbles, but led them like men BY opinion
"When the Ottoman administration (which
is ever cited as an example Of the pureff def
polifm) becomes intolerably oppreiiive, the
fpirits of the people have aro(e, and de.
manded the head of the Mini4eF. Nor hath
this facrl6ce always appealed the popular re-
fentment they have fometimes lacked the
fessglio, and thrown down the Sultan piece.
meal to the dogs" And Tan we imagine
that number of modern letter writer's 10 A.
mericl, will efcaPe with impunityi Or their
abertors RATED to honour and dignity in this
free colony By no means. IF we conklt
The Englllh hiRory, we fhall find that James
II. finally learnt by dear bought experience,
what may be learnt again BY our modem
tyran,s, namely, that neither ,1e6rifs, nor
a Kirk the profitution OF the court, nor the
cruelty Of the army defined to fup2ort it,
we're able TO fience the we'll founded com.
plants, or fa,isfy the righteous demands Of
moa monRrouily abufed people. Bot after
all his impious attempts TO enllave free
and truly brave nation, he was obliged to
abdicaie glorious kindom, to fave his mott
WORTHLESS, wresched life. CASSlUS.
Csaueisieaf, <agP 10, 1878.
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