The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-03-03


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T%HE author Of the address to the Judge OF
the Vice-Admiralty Court in this place
which made its appearance lately in the pub
lie napers. has advanced fome things respecting
the luppoied powers intended to be delegated
nv tbe commilTon continuing that court,whl
appear to me, to require iome particular no.
tice and remark. rc,
am aware, under how great disadvantage
anv writer mutt expect to labour, who ihall ven
ture 10 engage on the fde of Court OF Admi-
raltv. but however popular and general prrI3.
dice NAV tend to hinder the truth from r. S
the understanding, yet happily f9'rIoN,
tS'v"TEi il do does PfNk'D ENDENT
WHIG: Or, A DxFENcE of X M l.
TIVE CHRIS IL NJ y, and OF OF i. our 4 = y
CLESIASTICAL EST LIS n Me ,
Agan the extravagant Claims of Fanatiea and Daeeted
'CLERG YMEN.
CONTENTS.
DEDICATION Lower Houie of Convocation. Numb.
l. The Introduction. The dehgn OF this paper. g..
of the Contempt of the Clergy a. OF the Exploitation OF
the Scripture. s. The Untneis OF bad Clergy to eaeh
uninterrupted Suceeon OF uninterrupted Sueeeiiion
Parts o. OF the Clearnes of Scripture. 10. Of Or
naton II. The advantageous Situation OF the Sergy,
raneely nconRent with their common Danger. IL.
The Enity Of the High Clergy to the Reformation and
their Arts to defeat the End Of it I3 The Church prov
Cd Creature of the Civil Power, by Acts of Parliament
and the oaths of the clergy IL The Clergy proved to be
Creatures of the Civil Power by the Canons, and their
own public Acts. IS. The Abfurdiy and lmPOliibllty
of Church Power, independent on the fate 10. The
Inconercy othe Principles and Practices OF HghChurch;
with fome Advice to the Clergy. H. Reaions why the
Church Priefts are the mott wicked of all IS.
general Idea of Preera. Ie. Eeclefaical Authority
as claimed BY the High Clergy enemy to religion 20.
OF Chapans. Al. A Companion between the High
Church and Quaers. Pretcraft eouPts every thing
and perverts the Ufe of Words. q. OF LeaL a. VI
Perfecution. a. Of conlecraton. 26. Of Faith and
Morality II. OF Eating. 20. Of Authority. 29.
OF Education. 40. OF Education. Part 4. 81. Of Ce-
remones a.. Of Ceremonies. Part Z. 50. The lg-
norance of the HghChurch Vulgar, and its cauies 81.
OF Eating. Part 4. IS. Of Reaion 90. OF the Peace
of the Church. AZ. The Enmty OF the HighClergy to
the Bible. sS. OF Pcnanee, and Religious Rcyelings
40. Prieits afraid of Rdicue 40. OF Prietly Cruelty
a. OF High-Church Atheifm. d.. ditto. Part 4. 49,.
ditto Part 4. a.. ditto Part 4. IS. ditto. Part S.
46. All Pretly Power ncOniiient with the GoiPe and
renowned by it. AZ The fame iuDjeet continued. o.
An Inquiry into Religious Establishments with further
confutation of the impous and abfun Claims Of High
PrieAs 40. OF the three High Churches in England
60. An Analogy between ancient Heatheniim and modern
Preacraft. q. Pretty Power founded on the Weak
nees Of human Nature. 81. The folly of the Clergy
demanding Relpea when their Characters bad, with
the Equity of universal federation, and Of judging for our
felyes "a. OF mutual Charity and Forbearanrc 81.
The Vanity as well as WiekedneE Of Pereeution S..
Force and Fraud, how opPoe to the Spirit Religion The
very different Ee6s of religious Liberty and faie Zeal.
6. Mutual BITTERNESS and penecuton amongh Chrans,
how rrpugnant to the Goie and how hooking rati-
cnal Pagan 81. Of the aIsngc Force of Edueation el-
pecay in Matters Of Religion. 3d. In what only true
Religion con6fs.
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