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             The reasons of the new converts taking the oaths to the present government in a dialogue / by the author of the Reasons of Mr. Bay's conversion.
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           THE
           REASONS
           OF
           THE
           New
           Convert's
           TAKING
           THE
           OATHS
           TO
           THE
           
             Present
             Government
             .
             By
             the
             Author
             of
             the
             Reasons
             of
          
           Mr.
           Bay's
           
             Conversion
             .
             In
             a
             Dialogue
          
           .
        
         
           
             
               —
               Multa
               in
               Homine
            
             
               Signa
               insunt
               ,
               ex
               quibus
               confectura
               facile
               fit
               ,
            
             
               Duo
               ,
               cum
               idem
               faciunt
               ,
               saepe
               ut
               possis
               dicere
               ▪
            
             
               Hoc
               licet
               Impune
               facere
               Huic
               ,
               Illi
               non
               licet
               ,
            
             
               Non
               quod
               dissimilis
               res
               sit
               ,
               sed
               quod
               qui
               facit
               .
            
          
           
             Ter.
             
          
        
         
           —
           Uxori
           nubere
           nolo
           meae
           .
           
             Mart.
             
          
        
         
           London
           ,
           Printed
           in
           the
           Year
           1691.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           The
           Preface
           to
           the
           READER
           .
        
         
           THere
           needs
           nothing
           more
           be
           said
           concerning
           the
           following
           Dialogue
           ,
           then
           that
           it
           was
           written
           about
           a
           Month
           agoe
           ,
           as
           several
           Gentlemen
           in
           Town
           know
           very
           well
           ;
           and
           that
           it
           had
           been
           then
           Published
           ,
           but
           for
           a
           particular
           Reason
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           not
           perhaps
           so
           very
           convenient
           to
           be
           told
           .
           The
           Author
           is
           not
           so
           great
           a
           Fool
           ,
           as
           to
           imagine
           that
           a
           little
           fair
           Language
           in
           the
           Preface
           will
           make
           any
           sensible
           Reader
           think
           the
           better
           of
           his
           Performance
           ;
           only
           he
           begs
           ▪
           leave
           to
           acquaint
           him
           with
           the
           occasion
           of
           Printing
           it
           at
           this
           time
           ;
           especially
           when
           so
           many
           People
           of
           such
           different
           Opinions
           and
           Characters
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           have
           appear'd
           on
           the
           same
           Subject
           before
           him
           .
        
         
           Last
           Week
           there
           came
           abroad
           a
           certain
           Poem
           called
           
             the
             Weesils
          
           ,
           which
           several
           Persons
           were
           at
           first
           pleased
           to
           lay
           at
           my
           door
           ,
           though
           now
           they
           are
           satisfied
           it
           was
           done
           by
           another
           Hand
           ;
           the
           Author
           of
           it
           having
           since
           thought
           fit
           to
           own
           it
           publickly
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           take
           care
           ,
           that
           whatever
           Reputation
           or
           Scandal
           was
           to
           be
           gotten
           from
           such
           an
           undertaking
           ,
           might
           not
           be
           carried
           away
           by
           a
           Stranger
           .
           However
           a
           certain
           nameless
           Rascal
           about
           the
           Town
           upon
           no
           better
           a
           ground
           ,
           than
           the
           common
           Report
           ,
           which
           yet
           the
           Fellow
           owns
           to
           be
           a
           common
           Liar
           ,
           charges
           me
           with
           Writing
           it
           :
           And
           though
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           his
           Libel
           ,
           he
           cants
           about
           
             the
             Gates
             of
             Mercy
             being
             always
             open
             ,
          
           and
           that
           excellent
           Rule
           
             of
             not
             doing
             to
             others
             ,
             what
             what
             we
             would
             not
             have
             done
             to
             our selves
             ,
          
           yet
           before
           he
           had
           fully
           informed
           himself
           of
           his
           Man
           ,
           or
           the
           merits
           of
           the
           cause
           ,
           he
           very
           honestly
           recommends
           it
           to
           the
           pious
           care
           of
           the
           Doctors
           Relations
           to
           get
           me
           knocked
           in
           the
           head
           for
           abusing
           his
           Lady
           ;
           and
           at
           last
           tells
           the
           World
           that
           I
           am
           as
           proper
           a
           Person
           as
           any
           is
           in
           the
           three
           Kingdoms
           to
           be
           shewn
           at
           Chirurgeons-Hall
           .
           I
           am
           sorry
           for
           the
           Reader
           's
           sake
           ,
           that
           this
           Malicious
           Wretch
           is
           of
           too
           mean
           and
           sordid
           a
           Character
           for
           me
           take
           him
           into
           my
           consideration
           ;
           for
           otherwise
           ,
           the
           Scriber
           might
           expect
           to
           receive
           a
           small
           cast
           of
           my
           old
           Office
           ;
           and
           I
           assure
           him
           he
           should
           find
           to
           his
           own
           cost
           the
           heaviness
           of
           my
           hand
           ,
           if
           I
           were
           in
           humour
           to
           give
           my self
           the
           trouble
           of
           Ierking
           him
           .
           However
           before
           we
           part
           ,
           I
           must
           tell
           him
           ,
           that
           I
           have
           no
           reason
           as
           yet
           to
           be
           so
           weary
           of
           my
           life
           ,
           as
           to
           desire
           to
           be
           deified
           after
           
           Andrew
           Marvel's
           manner
           :
           Nor
           are
           my
           obligations
           to
           the
           City
           Physitians
           so
           very
           great
           ,
           but
           that
           I
           could
           be
           content
           to
           see
           all
           of
           them
           Hanged
           ,
           before
           they
           should
           ever
           come
           to
           learn
           Anatamy
           at
           the
           expence
           of
           my
           Tabernacle
           .
           If
           I
           must
           be
           sent
           to
           another
           World
           ,
           I
           think
           't
           is
           but
           reasonable
           that
           it
           should
           be
           for
           something
           of
           my
           own
           ,
           and
           not
           for
           the
           merits
           of
           another
           man
           ;
           and
           therefore
           for
           this
           reason
           I
           was
           resolved
           to
           publish
           the
           ensuing
           Dialogue
           .
           What
           served
           to
           confirm
           me
           further
           in
           my
           resolution
           to
           print
           it
           ,
           was
           because
           it
           having
           been
           transcribed
           by
           several
           hands
           contrary
           to
           promise
           and
           without
           my
           own
           consent
           ,
           it
           cou'd
           not
           fail
           one
           time
           or
           other
           to
           steal
           abroad
           ;
           and
           according
           to
           the
           common
           Apology
           that
           we
           Authors
           use
           to
           make
           in
           such
           cases
           ,
           I
           was
           not
           willing
           ,
           that
           what
           was
           design'd
           as
           a
           Satyr
           upon
           other
           men
           ,
           should
           turn
           to
           be
           a
           Satyr
           upon
           my self
           .
        
         
           I
           hope
           none
           of
           our
           Dissenters
           are
           so
           vain
           as
           to
           imagine
           that
           I
           wou'd
           ever
           contribute
           to
           make
           them
           merry
           at
           the
           charges
           of
           any
           Member
           of
           the
           Established
           Church
           ;
           If
           they
           please
           to
           turn
           over
           two
           or
           three
           leaves
           ,
           I
           don't
           question
           but
           they
           'll
           be
           sensible
           enough
           ,
           that
           I
           design'd
           no
           such
           matter
           ;
           and
           to
           say
           the
           truth
           ,
           if
           a
           man
           may
           guess
           at
           the
           hearts
           of
           a
           People
           by
           their
           Pamphlets
           and
           Coffee-house
           Conversation
           ,
           one
           has
           all
           the
           reason
           in
           the
           World
           to
           conclude
           that
           they
           'll
           preserve
           the
           honour
           of
           Monarchy
           under
           this
           Reign
           ,
           much
           after
           the
           same
           ra●e
           as
           they
           consulted
           the
           Security
           of
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           under
           the
           last
           .
        
         
           I
           was
           always
           of
           opinion
           ,
           that
           nothing
           in
           the
           World
           is
           so
           ridiculous
           as
           a
           feeble
           ,
           impotent
           Satyr
           ,
           and
           that
           consideration
           perhaps
           has
           carried
           me
           sometimes
           into
           such
           heats
           as
           I
           will
           not
           pretend
           to
           excuse
           ,
           tho
           it
           is
           easie
           enough
           to
           observe
           that
           I
           have
           often
           avoided
           to
           pursue
           my
           Reflections
           ,
           even
           where
           there
           was
           a
           plausible
           occasion
           to
           do
           it
           .
           'T
           is
           as
           impossible
           now
           to
           retract
           what
           is
           done
           upon
           this
           score
           ,
           as
           it
           would
           be
           foolish
           to
           implore
           the
           Reader
           's
           Candor
           to
           forgive
           it
           :
           But
           however
           as
           this
           is
           the
           first
           time
           I
           ever
           meddled
           with
           so
           nice
           a
           subject
           ,
           so
           't
           is
           likely
           to
           be
           the
           last
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           The
           Reasons
           of
           the
           
             New
             Convert's
          
           taking
           the
           Oaths
           to
           the
           Present
           Government
           .
        
         
           In
           a
           Dialogue
           between
           Timothy
           ,
           and
           Freeman
           .
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             VVHo's
             that
             ,
             my
             old
             Friend
             Mr.
             
               Freeman
               ,
               e
               Comitatu
               Bucks
            
             ?
             'T
             is
             the
             very
             same
             ,
             I
             'll
             e'ne
             go
             and
             renew
             my
             Acquaintance
             with
             him
             .
             Dear
             Sir
             ,
             your
             Humble
             Servant
             ;
             how
             have
             you
             done
             this
             many
             a
             fair
             day
             ,
             and
             how
             long
             have
             you
             been
             in
             Town
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Freeman
             .
          
           
             But
             just
             come
             out
             of
             the
             Coach
             ,
             as
             you
             may
             perceive
             ,
             where
             it
             has
             been
             my
             misfortune
             to
             do
             Pennance
             all
             the
             way
             ,
             in
             such
             intolerable
             Company
             ,
             as
             never
             any
             Man
             was
             plagued
             with
             ;
             Men
             of
             no
             Sense
             or
             Reason
             ,
             yet
             Mighty
             Politicians
             ,
             and
             ten
             times
             more
             troublesom
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Than
             Damnation
             Burgess
             ,
             when
             he
             's
             answering
             Cases
             of
             Conscience
             ,
             or
             Millington
             at
             an
             Auction
             ,
             or
             a
             
             Scotch-man
             upon
             an
             occasional
             Sermon
             :
             But
             prethee
             who
             had
             you
             got
             with
             you
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             There
             was
             a
             venerable
             old
             Gentleman
             ,
             that
             by
             the
             Courtesy
             of
             the
             late
             Reign
             ,
             was
             made
             a
             Iustice
             of
             Peace
             ;
             and
             he
             was
             declaiming
             perpetually
             upon
             the
             Puissance
             and
             Heroical
             Vertues
             of
             
               Louis
               le
               Grand
            
             ,
             whom
             he
             fancied
             to
             be
             as
             irresistible
             at
             the
             Calvinist
             Divines
             make
             God's
             Grace
             .
             Then
             there
             was
             a
             Leash
             of
             Country
             Attorneys
             ,
             who
             took
             a
             great
             deal
             of
             care
             I
             heartily
             thank
             'em
             ,
             to
             stun
             me
             all
             the
             way
             with
             their
             damn'd
             
             unintelligible
             Law-cases
             ,
             which
             I
             had
             no
             more
             a
             mind
             to
             understand
             ,
             than
             I
             have
             to
             learn
             ,
             either
             the
             modern
             notions
             of
             Government
             ,
             or
             the
             modern
             Systems
             of
             Theology
             .
             Lastly
             ,
             to
             compleat
             my
             Misery
             ,
             we
             had
             an
             ancient
             sage
             Matron
             in
             the
             Coach
             ,
             and
             she
             with
             Tears
             in
             her
             Eyes
             ,
             railed
             very
             devoutly
             at
             the
             lewdness
             of
             the
             present
             Age
             ,
             occasioned
             by
             the
             Non-Resistance
             Doctrin
             of
             some
             Divines
             ;
             I
             thank
             God
             ,
             says
             she
             ,
             I
             never
             practised
             it
             since
             I
             was
             Fourteen
             :
             And
             then
             she
             fell
             as
             severely
             upon
             the
             Miscarriages
             of
             the
             late
             Fornicating
             Admiral
             (
             as
             she
             called
             him
             ,
             )
             as
             a
             She
             Tarpaulin
             ,
             who
             has
             lost
             her
             only
             Husband
             in
             the
             Engagement
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             A
             very
             pretty
             Consort
             I'faith
             .
             So
             I
             don't
             question
             but
             what
             between
             the
             Politicks
             of
             the
             Justice
             ,
             and
             the
             Impertinence
             of
             your
             Lawyers
             ,
             and
             the
             pious
             Ejaculations
             of
             your
             Female
             Companion
             ,
             you
             found
             your self
             as
             uneasy
             ,
             as
             a
             blundering
             Cit
             amongst
             the
             Verse-repeating
             Beaux
             of
             Wills
             Coffee-house
             ,
             or
             the
             Chair-man
             of
             a
             Committee
             amongst
             his
             Herd
             of
             Country
             Petitioners
             .
             But
             setting
             this
             Business
             aside
             ,
             prithee
             tell
             me
             how
             thou
             hast
             done
             this
             long
             while
             ,
             for
             unless
             I
             am
             mistaken
             ,
             't
             is
             above
             three
             Years
             since
             we
             saw
             you
             last
             in
             Town
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Why
             truly
             Tim.
             I
             live
             after
             my
             old
             laudable
             Custom
             still
             ;
             sometimes
             I
             divert
             my self
             with
             a
             chearful
             Bottle
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             ,
             pass
             away
             an
             Hour
             or
             two
             with
             an
             honest
             old
             Author
             ;
             for
             to
             say
             the
             truth
             ,
             your
             new
             Gentlemen
             scarce
             deserve
             a
             Reading
             .
             I
             pay
             my
             Taxes
             without
             repining
             ;
             do
             what
             good
             I
             oan
             amongst
             my
             Neighbours
             ,
             never
             trouble
             my self
             with
             other
             Mens
             business
             ;
             and
             though
             the
             Duty
             I
             owe
             to
             their
             present
             Majesties
             will
             not
             permit
             me
             to
             talk
             so
             scandalously
             and
             disrespectfully
             of
             the
             two
             late
             Reigns
             ,
             as
             some
             Hot-headed
             Sots
             have
             done
             ,
             yet
             I
             am
             as
             well
             satisfied
             with
             the
             present
             Establishment
             ,
             and
             as
             Zealous
             for
             the
             prosperity
             of
             Old
             England
             ,
             as
             the
             forwardest
             Courtier
             ,
             who
             has
             made
             his
             Fortune
             by
             the
             Revolution
             ,
             and
             consequently
             is
             obliged
             to
             stand
             up
             for
             it
             as
             well
             upon
             the
             score
             of
             his
             interest
             as
             his
             choice
             .
             Thus
             I
             have
             answered
             your
             Question
             ,
             
             and
             now
             prithee
             let
             me
             know
             what
             News
             you
             have
             in
             Town
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             A
             right
             Country
             Gentleman's
             Question
             I'faith
             ,
             for
             the
             first
             thing
             he
             generally
             asks
             you
             is
             ,
             
               What
               is
               the
               News
            
             ?
             As
             the
             Country
             Ladies
             when
             they
             come
             up
             to
             Town
             ,
             enquire
             in
             the
             first
             place
             ,
             
               Which
               is
               the
               newest
               Play
               or
               Lampoon
               ?
               Which
               is
               the
               Topping
               Mistress
               of
               the
               Court
               ,
            
             or
             
               the
               most
               fashionable
               Suit
               of
               Ribbons
               at
               the
            
             Exchange
             ?
             Well
             then
             to
             satisfy
             your
             Curiosity
             ,
             you
             must
             know
             that
             there
             has
             lately
             happened
             a
             very
             remarkable
             Change
             or
             Conversion
             ,
             (
             call
             it
             which
             you
             please
             )
             of
             a
             certain
             Person
             here
             in
             Town
             which
             no
             Body
             could
             ever
             have
             imagined
             or
             expected
             ;
             and
             now
             I
             leave
             it
             to
             you
             ,
             to
             conjecture
             what
             it
             is
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             A
             Conversion
             ,
             and
             that
             a
             very
             remarkable
             one
             too
             !
             Why
             then
             I
             fancy
             .
             Tim.
             that
             your
             Friend
             Mr.
             
             Bay's
             is
             returned
             to
             his
             Primitive
             Church
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Nay
             the
             Lord
             knows
             ,
             which
             is
             Mr.
             
             Bay's
             Primitive
             Church
             ;
             but
             prithee
             why
             dost
             thou
             trouble
             thy
             head
             about
             a
             Poet's
             Religion
             ?
             for
             as
             we
             say
             ,
             a
             Beggar
             is
             never
             out
             of
             his
             way
             ,
             so
             a
             Poet
             is
             never
             out
             of
             his
             Religion
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Well
             then
             ,
             a
             discarded
             Jacobite
             Captain
             turn'd
             an
             humble
             retailer
             of
             wicked
             Bottl'd
             Ale
             and
             Brandy
             ;
             the
             Discarded
             Recter
             of
             Exeter
             ,
             turn'd
             a
             Friend
             of
             Athanasius
             ;
             or
             the
             never
             to
             be
             forgotten
             Apostate
             turn'd
             a
             Defender
             of
             Passive
             Obedience
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             No.
             
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             A
             Physician
             turn'd
             a
             Zealous
             Expounder
             of
             the
             Bible
             ;
             or
             a
             Sworn
             Friend
             to
             Scoth-Cloth
             ,
             reconciled
             to
             Lawn-Sleeves
             ;
             Or
             a
             City
             Usurer
             turn'd
             a
             Refunder
             of
             his
             ill-gotten
             Estate
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             No.
             
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             A
             Son
             of
             Slaughter
             at
             White-Chappel
             converted
             to
             the
             observation
             of
             Fish-days
             ;
             or
             an
             old
             inveterate
             Republican
             turn'd
             a
             stiff
             Assertor
             of
             Monarchy
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             No
             ,
             but
             you
             had
             best
             consult
             Mr.
             Ferguson
             to
             resolve
             your
             last
             Question
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Is
             Dr.
             Oates
             reformed
             from
             his
             usual
             way
             of
             raskalling
             people
             ,
             and
             return'd
             to
             the
             use
             of
             his
             Memory
             and
             good
             Manners
             on
             the
             sudden
             ,
             or
             has
             that
             bloody
             Sweare●
             refused
             to
             take
             the
             new
             Oaths
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Why
             don't
             you
             know
             ,
             that
             in
             a
             late
             Auction
             of
             Paintings
             there
             was
             a
             Picture
             of
             the
             Dr's
             to
             be
             seen
             ,
             where
             he
             was
             represented
             like
             a
             Blackamore
             with
             a
             Glocestershire
             Parliament
             Man
             a
             washing
             him
             ,
             in
             order
             to
             make
             him
             
               rectus
               in
               Curia
            
             ,
             by
             the
             same
             token
             that
             it
             was
             called
             ,
             
               the
               Labor
               in
               vain
            
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Is
             the
             Red-fac'd
             Chaplain-maker
             of
             Whitehal
             reconcil'd
             to
             the
             choice
             of
             honest
             Divines
             and
             renounced
             taking
             mony
             for
             places
             .
             Or
             have
             any
             of
             the
             topping
             Sons
             of
             Schism
             by
             the
             Bribe
             of
             a
             good
             Deanry
             or
             Bishoprick
             been
             converted
             to
             the
             Liturgy
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             No
             ,
             no
             ,
             but
             hark
             you
             Friend
             of
             mine
             you
             had
             best
             have
             a
             care
             what
             you
             say
             .
             Sons
             of
             Schism
             ?
             Why
             ,
             I
             tell
             you
             every
             man
             amongst
             them
             disowns
             the
             word
             ,
             and
             say
             ,
             that
             thanks
             to
             the
             new
             Laws
             ,
             they
             are
             as
             much
             an
             established
             Church
             ,
             as
             you
             know
             which
             was
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Is
             there
             then
             no
             difference
             between
             tolerating
             and
             establishing
             ?
             After
             this
             rate
             ▪
             the
             Bear-Garden
             and
             Play-house
             may
             all
             in
             good
             time
             pretend
             to
             be
             established
             Parliamentary
             Assemblies
             —
             But
             to
             go
             on
             ;
             Is
             there
             any
             of
             the
             New
             Interpreters
             of
             Daniel
             and
             the
             Apocalyps
             converted
             to
             Sense
             and
             Reason
             ?
             Or
             any
             of
             the
             Modern
             Comprehension-men
             converted
             to
             a
             good
             Opinion
             of
             the
             poor
             suffering
             Ceremonies
             of
             the
             Church
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             No
             ,
             not
             a
             single
             Man
             among
             'em
             as
             far
             as
             I
             can
             hear
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             To
             conclude
             then
             :
             Is
             the
             Vicar
             near
             Charing-Cross
             convinced
             there
             's
             not
             so
             much
             Bawdry
             in
             the
             Service
             of
             Matrimony
             as
             without
             it
             ?
             Is
             any
             noted
             S●●●●ian
             turn'd
             a
             Friend
             to
             Faith
             ?
             Or
             any
             of
             the
             good
             people
             of
             Doctors-Commons
             to
             unlicenc●d
             Marriges
             ?
             Is
             a
             〈…〉
             ●arlon
             turn'd
             a
             friend
             to
             Cleanliness
             ?
             Any
             Court
             -
             〈…〉
             ●●nen
             ,
             and
             no
             back-biting
             ;
             any
             litigious
             Attorney
             to
             〈◊〉
             And
             
             Arbitrations
             ?
             Any
             thrice
             married
             Widow
             to
             impotence
             ?
             Any
             of
             the
             Town
             Criticks
             to
             Modesty
             ?
             Or
             lastly
             ,
             any
             Alderman
             that
             was
             begotten
             on
             a
             Bulk
             ,
             to
             Heraldry
             and
             Pedigrees
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             No
             ,
             you
             have
             not
             hit
             the
             point
             after
             all
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Why
             then
             the
             Devil
             take
             me
             ,
             if
             I
             am
             able
             to
             guess
             what
             is
             the
             matter
             .
             To
             pursue
             this
             point
             any
             further
             ,
             I
             find
             ,
             would
             be
             as
             endless
             a
             piece
             of
             trouble
             ,
             as
             to
             reckon
             up
             all
             the
             dull
             ,
             stupid
             ,
             senseless
             passages
             on
             the
             Conference
             at
             the
             Brasiers
             shop
             in
             Long-Acre
             ,
             or
             in
             
             Sh-dwel's
             Panegyricks
             ;
             or
             to
             give
             you
             a
             List
             of
             all
             Dr.
             
             Pain
             's
             pretended
             Reasons
             for
             Alterations
             ,
             or
             all
             the
             Similies
             in
             the
             Plain
             Dealer
             .
             Therefore
             let
             me
             once
             for
             all
             intreat
             you
             dear
             Tim.
             to
             put
             me
             out
             of
             my
             pain
             ,
             and
             let
             me
             know
             what
             mighty
             business
             it
             is
             you
             have
             to
             communicate
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Prepare
             then
             with
             Reverence
             and
             Attention
             to
             receive
             what
             I
             am
             going
             about
             to
             deliver
             for
             ;
             give
             me
             leave
             to
             tell
             you
             Sir
             ,
             now
             we
             are
             nose
             inter
             nose
             the
             saying
             is
             ,
             't
             is
             the
             most
             surprizing
             ,
             unexpected
             piece
             of
             News
             you
             ever
             heard
             in
             all
             your
             Life
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Lord
             !
             what
             a
             deal
             of
             insignificant
             flourish
             and
             preparation
             is
             here
             to
             usher
             in
             ,
             it
             may
             be
             ,
             but
             a
             foolish
             story
             at
             last
             ?
             Why
             ,
             by
             and
             by
             th●●
             wilt
             perswade
             me
             ,
             that
             the
             Monument
             last
             week
             took
             a
             pair
             of
             Oars
             to
             go
             and
             plead
             the
             Cities
             Cause
             against
             the
             Orphans
             at
             the
             Kings-Bench
             ,
             or
             that
             the
             two
             old
             pastboard
             Giants
             at
             Guildhal
             have
             laid
             their
             Heads
             together
             to
             confute
             .
             
             Baker's
             Chronicle
             ,
             or
             
             Wood's
             Oxford
             Antiquities
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Nay
             ,
             Sir
             ,
             since
             I
             find
             you
             begin
             to
             be
             somewhat
             must
             and
             all
             that
             ,
             like
             Father
             Teague
             in
             the
             Play
             ,
             when
             the
             outside
             of
             the
             door
             was
             put
             upon
             him
             ,
             I
             am
             resolved
             to
             ease
             you
             of
             your
             trouble
             immediately
             .
             Know
             then
             for
             a
             certain
             truth
             ,
             that
             one
             of
             the
             most
             celebrated
             Divines
             we
             have
             in
             Town
             (
             I
             must
             not
             give
             my self
             the
             trouble
             to
             name
             him
             to
             you
             )
             who
             has
             silenced
             the
             Papists
             ,
             confounded
             the
             Independants
             ,
             lately
             maul'd
             the
             Anti-trinitarians
             ,
             and
             by
             his
             zealous
             performances
             for
             Passive
             Obedience
             ,
             
             has
             made
             little
             Atwood
             pass
             for
             a
             great
             Author
             ;
             has
             at
             last
             upon
             mature
             consideration
             ,
             and
             after
             a
             Year
             and
             halfs
             chewing
             the
             Cud
             upon
             the
             matter
             —
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Done
             what
             I
             prithee
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Why
             ,
             faced
             about
             to
             the
             right
             ,
             and
             taken
             the
             Swear
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             And
             is
             all
             your
             mighty
             News
             ,
             which
             you
             prefaced
             with
             so
             much
             show
             and
             Ceremonie
             ,
             come
             to
             this
             sorry
             issue
             at
             last
             ?
             
               Parturiunt
               Montes
               ,
               nascetur
               ridiculus
               Mus.
            
             To
             be
             plain
             with
             you
             ,
             I
             am
             not
             at
             all
             surprised
             at
             what
             you
             have
             told
             me
             ,
             I
             have
             heard
             of
             it
             before
             ;
             but
             because
             I
             hate
             to
             be
             behind
             hand
             with
             you
             ,
             or
             any
             body
             else
             ,
             in
             lieu
             of
             your
             Domestick
             News
             ,
             I
             'll
             acquaint
             you
             with
             a
             very
             remarkable
             Foreign
             Story
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             With
             all
             my
             heart
             ,
             begin
             as
             soon
             as
             you
             please
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             A
             certain
             Dutch
             Grammarian
             ,
             (
             no
             matter
             for
             his
             Name
             or
             Place
             of
             abode
             )
             in
             his
             Commentaries
             upon
             
             Suetonius's
             Lives
             of
             the
             Twelve
             Caesars
             ,
             when
             he
             comes
             to
             take
             the
             Emperor
             Domitian
             to
             task
             ,
             who
             you
             know
             took
             a
             strange
             pleasure
             in
             dragooning
             Prince
             
             Belzebub's
             Subjects
             ,
             meaning
             the
             Flies
             ,
             out
             of
             their
             Lives
             and
             Fortunes
             with
             his
             Royal
             Needle
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Very
             well
             ,
             I
             understand
             you
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Wonders
             ,
             in
             the
             name
             of
             God
             ,
             how
             the
             Emperour
             cou'd
             ever
             find
             in
             his
             heart
             to
             butcher
             the
             poor
             Flies
             (
             in
             the
             
             Pedant's
             Dutch
             Latin
             ,
             called
             Vespas
             ,
             )
             after
             so
             barbarou
             a
             manner
             ,
             since
             his
             own
             natural
             Father's
             Name
             was
             Vespasian
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             A
             very
             pretty
             edifying
             Story
             this
             ,
             as
             I
             take
             it
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             At
             last
             he
             concludes
             with
             this
             observable
             Sentence
             ,
             
               Ingens
               est
               hoc
               profecto
               Mysterium
               ,
               nec
               facile
               explicandum
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             So
             Sir
             I
             am
             your
             very
             humble
             Servant
             ;
             but
             you
             'll
             infinitely
             oblige
             me
             however
             ,
             if
             you
             'll
             be
             pleased
             to
             think
             of
             making
             an
             application
             to
             your
             Story
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Why
             then
             I
             must
             tell
             thee
             
               Tim
               ▪
            
             in
             plain
             downright
             English
             ,
             that
             I
             wonder
             full
             as
             much
             ,
             as
             the
             Dutchman
             did
             at
             〈◊〉
             above
             mentioned
             Passage
             ,
             that
             thou
             should'st
             ever
             have
             the
             assurance
             to
             〈◊〉
             the
             Dr's
             Conversion
             ,
             as
             thou
             callest
             it
             ,
             upon
             〈◊〉
             for
             such
             a
             strange
             piece
             of
             News
             :
             For
             to
             give
             you
             my
             Sen●●●●●●
             〈◊〉
             for
             all
             ●pon
             this
             occasion
             ,
             I
             rather
             wonder
             that
             it
             
             was
             so
             late
             before
             he
             reconciled
             himself
             to
             the
             Government
             ,
             than
             that
             he
             was
             prevailed
             with
             to
             do
             it
             at
             all
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Nay
             ,
             now
             I
             perceive
             you
             are
             in
             the
             humour
             of
             maintaining
             Paradoxes
             ;
             for
             though
             you
             seem
             to
             make
             so
             slight
             of
             this
             News
             ,
             yet
             give
             me
             leave
             to
             tell
             you
             ,
             it
             has
             been
             matter
             of
             astonishment
             almost
             to
             every
             Body
             here
             about
             the
             Town
             .
             But
             may
             a
             Man
             be
             so
             happy
             as
             to
             hear
             you
             produce
             any
             Reasons
             for
             what
             you
             have
             said
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Ay
             ,
             with
             all
             my
             Heart
             .
             You
             must
             know
             then
             that
             several
             worthy
             Persons
             whom
             I
             could
             name
             to
             you
             ,
             if
             there
             were
             any
             necessity
             for
             it
             ,
             came
             immediatly
             after
             the
             Revolution
             ,
             to
             advise
             with
             the
             Doctor
             in
             that
             exigence
             of
             affairs
             .
             Some
             of
             'em
             he
             disswaded
             from
             taking
             the
             Oaths
             ,
             and
             without
             question
             furnished
             'em
             with
             his
             own
             Reasons
             for
             his
             Dissenting
             from
             the
             Government
             in
             that
             particular
             ,
             and
             I
             don't
             hear
             that
             he
             ever
             sent
             for
             'em
             to
             come
             in
             with
             him
             ;
             but
             when
             others
             came
             to
             consult
             him
             about
             the
             very
             same
             business
             ,
             he
             was
             pleased
             to
             say
             ,
             that
             he
             would
             prescribe
             to
             no
             Bodies
             Conscience
             but
             his
             own
             ;
             and
             so
             dismist
             them
             with
             bidding
             them
             use
             ▪
             their
             own
             discretion
             in
             the
             matter
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Well
             ,
             and
             what
             of
             all
             this
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Why
             ,
             say
             I
             ,
             any
             Man
             who
             could
             deliver
             himself
             so
             ambiguously
             upon
             a
             Question
             that
             so
             nearly
             concerned
             the
             security
             of
             the
             Government
             ,
             and
             the
             wellfare
             as
             well
             as
             the
             Honour
             of
             the
             Established
             Church
             ,
             either
             looked
             upon
             it
             not
             to
             be
             a
             thing
             of
             that
             importance
             ,
             as
             it
             really
             is
             ,
             or
             else
             had
             not
             fully
             determined
             his
             Sentiments
             either
             to
             the
             lawfulness
             or
             unlawfulness
             of
             it
             .
             I
             am
             of
             opinion
             ,
             that
             nothing
             but
             the
             fear
             of
             incurring
             the
             guilt
             of
             Perjury
             ,
             could
             excuse
             any
             Man
             from
             giving
             the
             Government
             so
             reasonable
             a
             satisfaction
             ,
             as
             the
             taking
             the
             Oaths
             amounted
             to
             .
             Now
             that
             the
             Doctor
             was
             ,
             not
             fully
             perswaded
             in
             his
             Conscience
             that
             there
             was
             any
             Perjury
             in
             such
             a
             Compliance
             ,
             is
             very
             apparent
             as
             I
             think
             ,
             from
             his
             advising
             the
             Gentlemen
             to
             make
             use
             of
             their
             own
             Discretion
             ;
             which
             he
             would
             never
             have
             done
             ,
             if
             he
             had
             really
             believed
             that
             so
             black
             and
             scandalous
             and
             Cowardly
             a
             sin
             ,
             would
             be
             the
             necessary
             Consequence
             of
             it
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Well
             then
             ,
             Granting
             all
             you
             have
             said
             to
             be
             true
             ,
             what
             advantage
             do
             you
             intend
             to
             make
             of
             it
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             That
             the
             Doctor
             considered
             the
             taking
             of
             the
             Oaths
             to
             be
             only
             an
             indifferent
             thing
             ,
             and
             no
             more
             ,
             which
             a
             Man
             might
             either
             do
             or
             not
             do
             ,
             at
             his
             own
             pleasure
             ;
             for
             otherwise
             it
             had
             been
             his
             Duty
             to
             disswade
             all
             Persons
             who
             came
             to
             be
             advised
             by
             him
             ,
             from
             Swearing
             .
             Now
             Tim
             ,
             pray
             tell
             me
             what
             miracle
             is
             it
             for
             a
             Man
             to
             part
             with
             his
             opinion
             about
             an
             indifferent
             thing
             ,
             when
             there
             's
             nothing
             but
             scandal
             and
             poverty
             to
             be
             had
             in
             maintaining
             it
             still
             ,
             and
             so
             much
             Interest
             and
             advantage
             to
             ballance
             him
             to
             the
             contrary
             side
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             To
             say
             the
             truth
             ,
             there
             's
             no
             extraordinary
             Miracle
             in
             such
             a
             case
             .
             But
             then
             I
             would
             have
             you
             consider
             ,
             dear
             Friend
             of
             mine
             ,
             that
             the
             Doctor
             's
             Circumstances
             were
             perhaps
             clearly
             different
             from
             the
             Gentlemen's
             that
             came
             to
             consult
             him
             ;
             and
             consequently
             what
             might
             be
             either
             lawful
             or
             expedient
             for
             them
             to
             do
             ,
             might
             not
             be
             so
             lawful
             ,
             at
             least
             so
             reputable
             for
             himself
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Let
             me
             desire
             thee
             honest
             Tim
             to
             explain
             thy self
             a
             little
             farther
             about
             this
             same
             business
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             You
             know
             to
             what
             heights
             ,
             or
             rather
             extremities
             the
             Doctor
             has
             all
             along
             carried
             the
             Doctrine
             of
             Passive
             Obedience
             ;
             you
             know
             how
             stiffly
             and
             zealously
             he
             has
             asserted
             the
             
               Ius
               Divinum
            
             of
             Monarchy
             ;
             and
             with
             what
             assiduity
             and
             pains
             he
             has
             combated
             the
             other
             Party
             ;
             who
             fell
             upon
             different
             schemes
             and
             notions
             of
             Government
             .
             And
             therefore
             imagining
             that
             several
             passages
             in
             the
             late
             Revolution
             could
             not
             be
             well
             reconciled
             to
             what
             he
             had
             formerly
             preached
             ,
             what
             wonder
             is
             it
             ,
             if
             he
             could
             not
             at
             that
             time
             prevail
             with
             himself
             ,
             to
             give
             his
             Assent
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Nay
             ,
             if
             that
             Reason
             is
             worth
             a
             Farthing
             ,
             it
             holds
             as
             well
             now
             as
             it
             did
             the
             last
             Year
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Prithee
             let
             me
             alone
             for
             a
             while
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             say
             what
             you
             please
             —
             But
             then
             this
             Cafe
             ,
             as
             I
             told
             you
             before
             ,
             seems
             only
             particular
             to
             the
             Dr.
             for
             the
             other
             Gentlemen
             perhaps
             never
             preached
             or
             printed
             those
             Doctrins
             ,
             
             which
             the
             Dr.
             has
             ,
             or
             perhaps
             never
             believed
             a
             Syllable
             of
             'em
             ,
             as
             is
             evident
             some
             of
             their
             Brethren
             never
             did
             ,
             who
             in
             several
             Treatises
             and
             Sermons
             that
             have
             been
             published
             since
             the
             Abdication
             ,
             pretend
             to
             assert
             abundance
             of
             things
             ,
             that
             were
             not
             so
             very
             current
             Doctrin
             in
             the
             two
             late
             Reigns
             .
             And
             so
             the
             Dr.
             might
             excusably
             enough
             leave
             'em
             to
             use
             their
             own
             discretion
             in
             the
             matter
             ,
             since
             if
             they
             complied
             with
             the
             Government
             it
             wou'd
             contradict
             nothing
             which
             they
             formerly
             preached
             or
             believed
             .
             What
             may
             be
             the
             reason
             do
             you
             think
             why
             the
             Fanaticks
             are
             so
             loyally
             affected
             to
             their
             present
             Majesties
             ;
             and
             were
             so
             easily
             brought
             over
             to
             renounce
             the
             last
             ?
             All
             the
             World
             knows
             what
             a
             great
             deal
             of
             dutiful
             care
             they
             took
             to
             lull
             asleep
             the
             late
             King
             with
             their
             Addressing
             Opiates
             ,
             and
             sacrificing
             their
             Lives
             and
             Fortunes
             to
             him
             ,
             whenever
             he
             should
             have
             an
             occasion
             to
             make
             use
             of
             them
             .
             And
             yet
             among
             so
             numerous
             a
             Herd
             ,
             unless
             a
             very
             few
             ,
             and
             those
             incognito
             ,
             none
             have
             scrupled
             to
             take
             the
             Oaths
             ,
             altho
             you
             know
             they
             are
             a
             People
             that
             understand
             how
             to
             make
             the
             best
             of
             a
             Scruple
             of
             any
             men
             breathing
             .
             Their
             Democratick
             Principles
             are
             still
             the
             same
             ,
             and
             their
             Sincerity
             to
             this
             Government
             has
             no
             better
             a
             foundation
             than
             what
             they
             pretended
             for
             the
             last
             .
             Therefore
             in
             short
             the
             business
             is
             this
             ,
             besides
             the
             interest
             they
             perceived
             in
             crying
             up
             their
             Loyalty
             now
             ,
             our
             last
             turn
             of
             Affairs
             could
             not
             but
             be
             very
             acceptable
             to
             those
             persons
             ,
             who
             all
             along
             placed
             the
             Sovereign
             Power
             in
             the
             multitude
             ;
             and
             made
             their
             Princes
             upon
             every
             Transgression
             and
             male-Administration
             in
             the
             State
             accountable
             to
             the
             People
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freeman
             .
          
           
             As
             for
             what
             concerns
             the
             Fanaticks
             I
             readily
             own
             .
             But
             then
             the
             other
             part
             of
             your
             Discourse
             ,
             Tim.
             is
             not
             so
             well
             grounded
             as
             it
             ought
             to
             be
             .
             You
             say
             the
             Dr.
             might
             refuse
             to
             take
             the
             Oaths
             ,
             because
             in
             doing
             so
             ,
             he
             must
             run
             counter
             to
             several
             Principles
             ,
             which
             he
             had
             formerly
             justified
             and
             asserted
             ▪
             Now
             if
             this
             be
             true
             ,
             he
             's
             as
             much
             oblig'd
             at
             this
             present
             moment
             to
             dissent
             from
             the
             Government
             ,
             as
             at
             first
             .
             You
             say
             likewise
             that
             the
             Case
             of
             those
             Gentlemen
             ,
             who
             consulted
             him
             about
             taking
             the
             Oaths
             ,
             is
             very
             different
             from
             his
             ;
             but
             this
             I
             take
             neither
             to
             be
             satisfactory
             nor
             solid
             .
             The
             Question
             is
             ,
             whether
             what
             the
             Dr.
             has
             formerly
             preached
             or
             written
             ,
             is
             the
             true
             Doctrin
             of
             the
             Church
             
             of
             England
             or
             no
             ?
             If
             it
             is
             not
             ,
             I
             am
             of
             opinion
             he
             's
             bound
             to
             make
             a
             solemn
             Retractation
             of
             it
             ;
             and
             if
             it
             is
             ,
             it
             obliged
             his
             Brethren
             ,
             who
             came
             to
             advise
             him
             ,
             equally
             with
             himself
             ,
             altho
             they
             never
             preacht
             it
             ,
             or
             publickly
             justified
             it
             in
             Print
             .
             For
             instance
             ,
             here
             are
             two
             Clergy-men
             ,
             one
             of
             'em
             preaches
             against
             Oppression
             and
             Covetousness
             once
             a
             Month
             at
             least
             ,
             and
             perhaps
             has
             appear'd
             in
             a
             Term-Catalogue
             upon
             that
             Subject
             ;
             the
             other
             ,
             we
             'll
             say
             ,
             never
             medled
             with
             the
             point
             in
             all
             his
             Life
             :
             and
             yet
             you
             'll
             never
             conclude
             I
             suppose
             ,
             that
             the
             latter
             has
             more
             pretence
             and
             plea
             to
             cheat
             the
             Poor
             ,
             and
             trouble
             his
             Parish
             for
             a
             single
             Tithe-Pig
             than
             the
             former
             .
             After
             all
             ,
             Tim.
             you
             seem
             to
             make
             the
             Dr's
             dissent
             rather
             to
             proceed
             from
             a
             nicety
             of
             Honour
             than
             a
             Principle
             of
             Conscience
             ;
             for
             which
             piece
             of
             Service
             ,
             I
             believe
             ,
             he
             'll
             never
             return
             you
             his
             thanks
             :
             Now
             I
             wonder
             in
             my
             heart
             ,
             that
             you
             should
             lay
             so
             great
             a
             stress
             upon
             that
             point
             ,
             or
             admire
             to
             see
             one
             single
             Man
             be
             prevailed
             with
             at
             last
             to
             make
             a
             sacrifice
             of
             his
             Honour
             ,
             (
             if
             even
             so
             much
             as
             his
             honour
             be
             concerned
             )
             when
             you
             see
             so
             many
             thousand
             People
             in
             the
             World
             ,
             that
             make
             no
             scruple
             at
             all
             of
             sacrificing
             their
             Conscience
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             But
             prithee
             wou'd
             not
             you
             have
             a
             man
             be
             careful
             to
             preserve
             his
             Character
             and
             Reputation
             in
             the
             World
             ,
             and
             study
             to
             give
             as
             little
             scandal
             as
             may
             be
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Ay
             without
             question
             ,
             tho
             as
             the
             World
             goes
             ,
             I
             don't
             think
             a
             Man
             '
             Honour
             and
             Reputation
             are
             worth
             the
             while
             to
             be
             maintained
             at
             the
             expence
             of
             starving
             for
             'em
             ,
             and
             some
             people
             I
             cou'd
             name
             to
             you
             ,
             wou'd
             scarce
             put
             that
             dangerous
             compliment
             upon
             their
             Religion
             ,
             as
             to
             suffer
             any
             severe
             extremities
             for
             its
             sake
             .
             Besides
             ,
             now
             you
             talk
             of
             Scandal
             ,
             I
             question
             whether
             the
             Dr.
             has
             not
             given
             a
             great
             deal
             more
             Scandal
             by
             his
             late
             compliance
             with
             the
             Oaths
             ,
             then
             then
             his
             former
             dissenting
             from
             '
             em
             .
             Before
             he
             was
             generally
             considered
             as
             a
             person
             of
             Conscience
             and
             Honour
             ,
             and
             now
             perhaps
             abundance
             of
             ill-natur'd
             People
             will
             allow
             him
             a
             share
             of
             neither
             .
             And
             what
             may
             serve
             to
             confirm
             'em
             in
             such
             an
             opinion
             ,
             is
             that
             the
             Dr's
             Conscience
             ,
             which
             has
             for
             this
             long
             while
             lived
             among
             the
             Laywers
             ,
             has
             not
             been
             so
             uniform
             (
             if
             I
             may
             use
             the
             expression
             )
             as
             you
             imagine
             it
             first
             sight
             to
             be
             ,
             or
             I
             cou'd
             have
             wished
             it
             had
             been
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             I
             wou'd
             desire
             to
             know
             how
             you
             make
             that
             out
             ,
             Noble
             Sir
             ?
          
        
         
           
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             I
             call
             that
             an
             Uniform
             Conscience
             ,
             Tim
             ,
             which
             proceeds
             regularly
             in
             all
             its
             Actions
             ,
             and
             never
             does
             any
             thing
             in
             contradiction
             to
             its
             own
             Principles
             .
             Now
             let
             us
             see
             whether
             the
             Dr's
             conduct
             since
             our
             new
             Establishment
             of
             affairs
             can
             endure
             the
             left
             of
             this
             definition
             .
             Most
             Men
             will
             agree
             that
             the
             reason
             why
             the
             Dr.
             refused
             the
             Oaths
             ,
             must
             be
             ,
             because
             he
             apprehended
             it
             was
             sinful
             to
             take
             them
             ;
             so
             then
             if
             the
             Dr.
             at
             the
             same
             time
             when
             he
             judged
             the
             taking
             the
             Oaths
             to
             be
             Sinful
             ,
             nevertheless
             submitted
             to
             do
             another
             thing
             ,
             which
             was
             tantamount
             to
             taking
             'em
             ,
             how
             can
             you
             or
             any
             man
             else
             excuse
             him
             from
             acting
             quite
             contrary
             to
             his
             own
             principle
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             This
             is
             very
             true
             ,
             I
             own
             ,
             but
             however
             it
             is
             not
             enough
             to
             say
             so
             ,
             unless
             you
             can
             prove
             it
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             I
             was
             in
             good
             hopes
             you
             would
             never
             give
             me
             the
             trouble
             to
             prove
             so
             plain
             a
             point
             .
             Did
             you
             never
             hear
             then
             ,
             that
             when
             some
             of
             the
             Doctor
             's
             Councel
             had
             found
             out
             a
             Loop-hole
             for
             him
             in
             the
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             to
             enable
             him
             to
             Preach
             at
             his
             Lecture
             in
             St.
             
               Dunstans
               '
            
             ,
             how
             he
             Prayed
             very
             heartily
             for
             both
             their
             Majesties
             by
             Name
             ,
             when
             at
             the
             same
             time
             he
             cou'd
             not
             prevail
             with
             his
             Conscience
             to
             Swear
             to
             '
             em
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Why
             prithee
             man
             ,
             every
             Body
             in
             the
             Town
             knows
             that
             .
             The
             truth
             on
             't
             is
             ,
             People
             discoursed
             very
             differently
             upon
             that
             occasion
             ;
             but
             all
             his
             Friends
             ,
             who
             at
             that
             time
             seemed
             to
             justify
             his
             Proceedings
             ,
             were
             agreed
             that
             it
             was
             a
             different
             thing
             to
             pray
             for
             a
             Person
             ,
             and
             swear
             Allegiance
             to
             a
             Person
             ;
             for
             you
             know
             the
             Apostle
             commands
             us
             ,
             to
             pray
             for
             all
             men
             ,
             but
             he
             no
             where
             commands
             us
             to
             swear
             to
             all
             Men.
             
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             This
             is
             a
             very
             miserable
             pitiful
             shift
             ,
             as
             I
             take
             it
             ,
             when
             it
             comes
             to
             be
             narrowly
             examined
             ;
             for
             prithee
             tell
             me
             ,
             honest
             Tim
             ,
             what
             is
             it
             to
             swear
             Allegiance
             to
             any
             Prince
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             To
             acknowledge
             in
             the
             presence
             of
             God
             Almighty
             ,
             that
             the
             Prince
             to
             whom
             I
             swear
             ,
             has
             a
             Lawful
             Title
             to
             the
             Throne
             he
             possesses
             ;
             and
             consequently
             to
             my
             fidelity
             and
             Service
             ,
             as
             far
             as
             the
             respective
             constitution
             of
             the
             Government
             ,
             where
             I
             live
             commands
             it
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Well
             then
             ,
             and
             is
             not
             praying
             for
             a
             Prince
             ,
             and
             recommending
             him
             in
             all
             his
             acknowledged
             Titles
             to
             the
             protection
             of
             God
             Almighty
             ,
             the
             very
             same
             thing
             in
             effect
             with
             Swearing
             to
             him
             ?
             I
             am
             sure
             it
             is
             ,
             if
             your
             
             heart
             goes
             along
             with
             your
             words
             ;
             and
             a
             Church
             ,
             as
             far
             as
             I
             understood
             the
             matter
             ,
             is
             none
             of
             the
             fittest
             Places
             in
             the
             World
             for
             a
             man
             to
             prevaricate
             in
             .
             Besides
             Tim
             ,
             there
             's
             this
             remarkable
             difference
             between
             Swearing
             to
             a
             Prince
             ,
             and
             praying
             for
             him
             ,
             that
             you
             may
             perhaps
             have
             occasion
             to
             swear
             to
             him
             but
             once
             in
             your
             life
             ,
             and
             that
             before
             very
             few
             Witnesses
             ;
             whereas
             you
             are
             obliged
             to
             do
             the
             other
             once
             a
             Week
             at
             least
             ,
             in
             the
             face
             of
             a
             very
             numerous
             and
             Solemn
             Assembly
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             But
             how
             do
             you
             know
             ,
             Dear
             Friend
             ,
             but
             this
             very
             same
             case
             which
             looks
             so
             intricate
             and
             perplexed
             at
             first
             sight
             ,
             may
             be
             made
             to
             appear
             plausible
             enough
             with
             the
             help
             of
             two
             or
             three
             of
             the
             Doctors
             Distinctions
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Nay
             let
             ▪
             me
             conjecture
             you
             ,
             Tim
             ,
             to
             overwhelm
             me
             with
             no
             Distinctions
             as
             you
             love
             me
             ;
             for
             the
             case
             is
             so
             very
             plain
             and
             obvious
             ,
             that
             it
             will
             not
             admit
             of
             any
             .
             I
             am
             certain
             that
             ,
             where
             there
             are
             two
             Controverted
             Titles
             ,
             if
             my
             Conscience
             would
             not
             give
             me
             leave
             to
             Swear
             to
             a
             Prince
             ,
             my
             Conscience
             would
             never
             permit
             me
             to
             pray
             for
             him
             publickly
             ;
             and
             I
             am
             as
             sure
             ,
             that
             if
             I
             could
             prevail
             with
             my
             Conscience
             to
             pray
             for
             him
             under
             the
             Title
             he
             assumes
             ,
             and
             which
             this
             Person
             once
             controverted
             ,
             )
             I
             should
             never
             make
             any
             scruple
             of
             Swearing
             to
             him
             .
             The
             Apostle
             you
             tell
             me
             ,
             commands
             us
             to
             pray
             for
             all
             Men.
             So
             we
             do
             ,
             and
             for
             my
             own
             part
             I
             can
             pray
             very
             heartily
             for
             the
             
               Grand
               Seignior
            
             ,
             the
             Cham
             of
             Tartary
             ,
             or
             the
             
               Great
               Mogul
            
             without
             any
             remorse
             ;
             but
             at
             the
             same
             time
             I
             can
             never
             pray
             for
             any
             of
             the
             aforesaid
             Monarchs
             as
             King
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             so
             forth
             ;
             or
             if
             I
             could
             ,
             why
             then
             as
             I
             told
             you
             before
             Tim
             ,
             I
             should
             make
             no
             question
             of
             testifying
             my
             acknowledgment
             of
             them
             by
             an
             Oath
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             That
             may
             be
             your
             Conscience
             perhaps
             ,
             but
             it
             were
             as
             ●●reasonable
             to
             think
             that
             all
             People
             are
             acted
             by
             the
             same
             Conscience
             ,
             as
             to
             imagine
             that
             all
             People
             pursue
             the
             same
             end
             ,
             or
             think
             the
             same
             things
             ,
             or
             are
             influenced
             by
             the
             same
             Motives
             .
             You
             see
             several
             Hundreds
             of
             Men
             flock
             every
             Sunday
             to
             Church
             ,
             yet
             one
             man
             goes
             there
             to
             pick
             a
             Pocket
             ,
             a
             Second
             to
             make
             an
             assignation
             with
             a
             Girl
             ,
             a
             third
             to
             take
             a
             comfortable
             Nap
             ,
             and
             a
             Fourth
             perhaps
             to
             hear
             Dr.
             Sh●●
             contradict
             himself
             .
             Thus
             every
             man
             has
             his
             particular
             aim
             or
             design
             ,
             and
             so
             it
             is
             in
             the
             business
             
             of
             Conscience
             ;
             a
             thousand
             men
             may
             do
             the
             same
             thing
             ,
             and
             pretend
             their
             Conscience
             is
             interested
             in
             the
             doing
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             yet
             every
             particular
             man's
             Conscience
             may
             proceed
             upon
             a
             different
             motive
             or
             salvo
             .
             As
             for
             an
             instance
             ,
             let
             us
             examine
             the
             Case
             of
             swearing
             to
             this
             present
             Government
             .
             The
             Dissenters
             ,
             of
             all
             sects
             and
             denominations
             ,
             do
             it
             to
             be
             revenged
             on
             the
             Monarchy
             ,
             and
             Passive
             Obedience
             ;
             for
             ,
             tho'
             the
             Protestant
             Religion
             is
             the
             Word
             with
             them
             now
             ,
             it
             is
             not
             to
             be
             imagined
             ,
             that
             those
             people
             ,
             who
             shew'd
             so
             small
             a
             Concern
             for
             it
             in
             the
             late
             Reign
             ,
             should
             heartily
             entertain
             any
             affectionate
             regard
             for
             its
             welfare
             in
             this
             .
             It
             wou'd
             be
             too
             tedious
             a
             business
             to
             examine
             the
             grounds
             upon
             which
             all
             the
             rest
             have
             gone
             ;
             yet
             you
             may
             be
             pleased
             to
             observe
             ,
             that
             as
             all
             of
             them
             have
             embarqued
             their
             Conscience
             ,
             more
             or
             less
             ,
             in
             this
             affair
             ,
             so
             generally
             speaking
             ,
             every
             man's
             Conscience
             goes
             a
             different
             way
             to
             work
             ;
             for
             Conscience
             is
             a
             very
             intricate
             thing
             ,
             and
             oftentimes
             is
             influenc'd
             by
             very
             unaccountable
             considerations
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freeman
             ,
          
           
             That
             Observation
             of
             yours
             is
             very
             true
             ,
             and
             I
             could
             cite
             several
             famous
             modern
             Examples
             ,
             to
             prove
             the
             truth
             of
             it
             ,
             but
             shall
             at
             present
             only
             content
             my self
             with
             one
             of
             ancient
             standing
             .
             Is
             it
             not
             a
             strange
             thing
             ,
             that
             Pythagoras
             ,
             who
             had
             the
             reputation
             of
             a
             wise
             and
             learned
             Philosopher
             ,
             should
             ever
             make
             it
             a
             matter
             of
             Conscience
             to
             refuse
             the
             eating
             of
             Beans
             ;
             or
             that
             any
             of
             his
             Disciples
             should
             arrive
             to
             that
             prodigious
             degree
             of
             stupidity
             ,
             as
             to
             be
             Confessors
             for
             that
             sottish
             ,
             unthinking
             ,
             Bean-renouncing
             Doctrine
             ?
             And
             yet
             we
             have
             one
             of
             their
             Names
             upon
             Record
             ,
             who
             chose
             to
             undergo
             the
             punishment
             of
             the
             Rack
             ,
             rather
             than
             gratifie
             the
             curiosity
             of
             a
             certain
             Tyrant
             so
             far
             ,
             as
             to
             acquaint
             him
             with
             the
             true
             reason
             why
             Pythagoras
             forbad
             so
             innocent
             a
             Food
             ,
             and
             at
             last
             very
             heroically
             bit
             off
             his
             Tongue
             ,
             lest
             the
             extremity
             of
             his
             torment
             should
             oblige
             him
             to
             part
             with
             so
             profound
             a
             secret
             .
             Here
             was
             an
             odd
             whimsical
             sort
             of
             a
             Conscience
             ,
             with
             a
             witniss
             ;
             and
             I
             believe
             you
             'll
             find
             it
             a
             hard
             task
             to
             meet
             with
             a
             Conscience
             in
             any
             of
             the
             Conventicles
             about
             the
             Town
             ,
             that
             would
             suffer
             so
             much
             for
             its
             lawful
             Prince
             ,
             as
             this
             poor
             fellow
             suffer'd
             
             for
             a
             Bean
             ,
             and
             is
             very
             like
             the
             Conscience
             of
             a
             certain
             person
             ,
             who
             never
             saw
             his
             Cathedral
             ,
             and
             yet
             took
             that
             care
             of
             his
             Diocess
             ,
             as
             to
             prohibit
             'em
             the
             eating
             of
             black
             Puddings
             ,
             because
             it
             seem'd
             to
             contradict
             St.
             
             Paul's
             Admonition
             about
             Blood.
             But
             all
             this
             while
             ,
             honest
             Tim
             ,
             as
             I
             take
             it
             ,
             we
             have
             discoursed
             besides
             our
             matter
             ,
             therefore
             to
             return
             to
             our
             first
             subject
             again
             ,
             prithee
             tell
             me
             how
             the
             Dr's
             Conversion
             relishes
             with
             you
             here
             in
             the
             City
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Why
             you
             know
             there
             are
             store
             of
             malicious
             people
             in
             all
             Communities
             in
             the
             World
             ,
             and
             these
             are
             hardly
             to
             be
             pleased
             .
             Indeed
             ,
             as
             for
             the
             generality
             of
             the
             established
             Church
             ,
             they
             are
             well
             enough
             satisfied
             with
             his
             new
             Acquaintance
             with
             the
             Oaths
             ,
             &
             don
             't
             at
             all
             question
             ,
             but
             that
             as
             he
             had
             leisure
             and
             retirement
             enough
             to
             study
             the
             point
             ,
             so
             he
             has
             at
             last
             complied
             upon
             very
             solid
             substantial
             grounds
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freeman
             .
          
           
             Well
             ,
             but
             the
             Dissenters
             ,
             I
             hope
             ,
             are
             very
             well
             satisfied
             with
             his
             coming
             over
             to
             us
             .
             They
             seem
             ,
             you
             know
             ,
             upon
             all
             occasions
             to
             be
             very
             zealous
             and
             affectionate
             to
             their
             present
             Majesties
             ,
             by
             the
             same
             token
             ,
             that
             by
             their
             good
             will
             they
             could
             be
             content
             to
             have
             all
             the
             Gentlemen
             in
             the
             Kingdom
             hanged
             out
             of
             the
             way
             ,
             or
             De-witted
             ,
             who
             refuse
             to
             acknowledge
             them
             by
             taking
             the
             Oaths
             .
             Therefore
             ,
             I
             should
             think
             ,
             it
             must
             needs
             rejoice
             the
             Hearts
             of
             all
             these
             worthy
             Patriots
             ,
             to
             see
             a
             person
             of
             the
             Doctor
             's
             Learning
             and
             Character
             ,
             lay
             aside
             his
             former
             prejudices
             to
             our
             settlement
             ,
             and
             voluntarily
             own
             it
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             No
             ,
             no
             ,
             you
             are
             quite
             mistaken
             ;
             the
             Dissenters
             are
             Masters
             of
             too
             good
             Memories
             ,
             to
             be
             ever
             guilty
             of
             any
             Charity
             towards
             a
             Man
             ,
             who
             had
             the
             boldness
             to
             touch
             the
             Copyhold
             of
             the
             Schism
             .
             They
             rail
             at
             him
             ten
             times
             more
             furiously
             than
             ever
             they
             did
             ,
             and
             challenge
             him
             ,
             if
             he
             dares
             ,
             to
             reconcile
             his
             present
             compliance
             with
             his
             old
             musty
             Notions
             of
             Passive
             Obedience
             ;
             and
             then
             they
             say
             ,
             they
             'l
             get
             
               Enroclydon
               Baxter
            
             ,
             or
             one
             of
             the
             Poultry
             Divines
             ,
             to
             reconcile
             Transubstantiation
             to
             his
             
               Preservative
               against
               Popery
            
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Freeman
             .
          
           
             But
             are
             they
             all
             so
             inveterate
             ?
             What
             ,
             not
             one
             single
             man
             amongst
             the
             whole
             Herd
             ,
             that
             congratulates
             the
             Government
             for
             the
             great
             Happiness
             of
             his
             Reduction
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             The
             only
             man
             I
             hear
             of
             ,
             who
             has
             been
             pleased
             to
             testifie
             his
             Joy
             for
             this
             occasion
             ,
             is
             that
             learned
             son
             of
             Socinus
             ,
             Mr.
             
               Thomas
               F
               —
               rm
               —
               n
            
             by
             name
             :
             He
             pretends
             ,
             that
             the
             Doctor
             has
             effectually
             answered
             all
             his
             other
             Treatises
             ,
             by
             taking
             the
             Oaths
             ,
             excepting
             his
             late
             Book
             against
             the
             Anti-Trinitarians
             ,
             and
             he
             comforts
             himself
             ,
             that
             the
             Doctor
             will
             all
             in
             due
             time
             ruin
             the
             reputation
             of
             that
             piece
             ;
             for
             ,
             says
             he
             ,
             the
             Dr.
             has
             got
             such
             a
             pretty
             way
             of
             answering
             his
             own
             Books
             ,
             that
             't
             is
             a
             thousand
             pitties
             any
             one
             else
             should
             take
             the
             trouble
             out
             of
             his
             hands
             .
             Nay
             ,
             I
             am
             inform'd
             (
             continues
             he
             )
             that
             when
             he
             took
             the
             Oaths
             ,
             he
             desired
             to
             be
             sworn
             upon
             the
             Naked
             Gospel
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freeman
             .
          
           
             'T
             is
             strange
             me
             thinks
             that
             the
             Dissenters
             should
             be
             angry
             with
             the
             Dr.
             for
             what
             he
             has
             done
             :
             if
             their
             Zeal
             for
             the
             Government
             is
             real
             and
             sincere
             ,
             which
             't
             is
             a
             Sin
             for
             us
             in
             the
             Country
             to
             question
             ,
             I
             wonder
             why
             they
             should
             quarrel
             with
             him
             upon
             this
             score
             ,
             since
             the
             influence
             of
             his
             Example
             ,
             for
             all
             they
             know
             ,
             may
             be
             serviceable
             to
             reduce
             the
             rest
             of
             his
             Brethren
             ,
             who
             at
             present
             dissent
             from
             us
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             That
             does
             not
             signifie
             a
             farthing
             ;
             for
             ,
             besides
             their
             particular
             pique
             against
             the
             Dr.
             as
             he
             is
             a
             Member
             of
             the
             Established
             Church
             ,
             they
             would
             have
             neither
             him
             ,
             nor
             any
             one
             else
             who
             is
             not
             of
             their
             party
             ,
             be
             thought
             Loyal
             :
             For
             all
             their
             former
             Bellowings
             and
             Cries
             against
             the
             Illegality
             of
             Monopolies
             ,
             yet
             at
             present
             they
             would
             willingly
             engross
             all
             the
             little
             Honesty
             and
             Loyalty
             that
             is
             left
             in
             the
             Nation
             ,
             into
             their
             own
             hands
             ;
             though
             ,
             by
             the
             By
             ,
             their
             Loyalty
             is
             compounded
             of
             such
             cross
             ,
             surly
             ,
             ill-natur'd
             Ingredients
             ,
             and
             is
             such
             an
             odd
             awkward
             sort
             of
             Loyalty
             ,
             that
             for
             all
             I
             can
             see
             to
             the
             contrary
             ,
             no
             Prince
             in
             Christendome
             is
             likely
             to
             be
             the
             better
             for
             it
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             A
             Dissenter's
             Loyalty
             is
             like
             the
             officiousness
             of
             a
             Rock
             at
             play
             ,
             who
             only
             lends
             you
             Mony
             in
             order
             to
             your
             ruin
             .
             I
             pray
             Heaven
             it
             proves
             of
             long
             continuance
             ,
             but
             for
             my
             own
             part
             ,
             I
             am
             afraid
             it
             will
             last
             no
             longer
             ,
             than
             they
             find
             their
             Religion
             (
             I
             mean
             their
             Interest
             )
             concerned
             in
             it
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             More
             than
             all
             this
             ,
             they
             'l
             tell
             you
             ,
             that
             we
             owe
             the
             Sunshine
             of
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             other
             Blessings
             of
             the
             late
             Revolution
             ,
             intirely
             to
             their
             Discretion
             and
             State-principles
             ;
             and
             ,
             that
             if
             these
             impracticable
             Doctrines
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             England
             ,
             concerning
             the
             Civil
             Magistrate
             ,
             had
             taken
             place
             ,
             we
             had
             by
             this
             time
             been
             utterly
             overwhelmed
             with
             Popery
             and
             Slavery
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Why
             this
             is
             ten
             times
             over
             a
             more
             fulsome
             Plea
             than
             their
             pretensions
             to
             Loyalty
             .
             They
             preserve
             the
             
               Protestant
               Religion
            
             ?
             Where
             ,
             or
             how
             ?
             or
             in
             what
             Reign
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             see
             it
             registred
             in
             our
             Almanacks
             ?
             I
             am
             sure
             they
             have
             contributed
             in
             all
             their
             pious
             Endeavours
             to
             make
             the
             Reformation
             as
             scandalous
             and
             despicable
             ,
             as
             any
             of
             the
             Fathers
             of
             the
             Society
             could
             have
             done
             .
             They
             preserved
             it
             after
             a
             fine
             rate
             ,
             by
             their
             universal
             silence
             in
             the
             late
             Reign
             ,
             and
             their
             little
             ,
             low
             ,
             abject
             applications
             to
             Popery
             ;
             and
             now
             ,
             when
             the
             Enemy
             is
             beaten
             out
             of
             the
             field
             ,
             they
             make
             a
             great
             pother
             with
             a
             few
             Gleanings
             out
             of
             our
             own
             Authors
             ,
             and
             pretend
             the
             Victory
             is
             owing
             to
             their
             Assistance
             and
             Conduct
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Nay
             ,
             the
             Dissenters
             have
             not
             been
             wanting
             ,
             even
             in
             this
             Reign
             ,
             to
             do
             the
             Protestant
             Religion
             all
             the
             good
             service
             they
             can
             .
             One
             of
             the
             Tribe
             ,
             in
             his
             
               Modest
               Enquiry
            
             ,
             as
             he
             called
             it
             ,
             very
             modestly
             advised
             the
             Rabble
             to
             knock
             all
             the
             Clergymen
             in
             the
             Head.
             And
             another
             nameless
             Rascal
             ,
             in
             his
             Reflections
             upon
             the
             Miscarriages
             of
             our
             Navy
             ,
             that
             are
             printed
             by
             one
             of
             those
             godly
             wholesale
             Dealers
             in
             Scandal
             ,
             those
             scruple-selling
             Vermin
             of
             the
             Poultry
             ,
             has
             this
             remarkable
             passage
             ,
             viz.
             That
             there
             's
             more
             Virtue
             and
             Honour
             to
             be
             found
             among
             the
             Rabble
             than
             the
             Gentry
             :
             Rabble
             is
             likewise
             the
             word
             with
             their
             dear
             Brethren
             in
             Scotland
             ,
             and
             you
             may
             guess
             what
             a
             brave
             Religion
             we
             shall
             
             have
             of
             it
             at
             last
             ,
             if
             we
             follow
             these
             blessed
             methods
             ,
             and
             suffer
             it
             to
             be
             modell'd
             and
             fitted
             to
             the
             Inclinations
             of
             our
             judicious
             Rabble
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Why
             prithee
             Tim
             ,
             you
             need
             not
             give
             your self
             the
             trouble
             ,
             at
             this
             time
             of
             day
             ,
             to
             acquaint
             me
             with
             any
             of
             the
             laudable
             Qualities
             of
             the
             Dissenters
             ,
             and
             especially
             of
             their
             Levites
             ,
             as
             for
             instance
             ,
             either
             with
             their
             wit
             ,
             which
             never
             appears
             but
             in
             their
             Similes
             ,
             and
             in
             interpreting
             the
             Prophets
             ;
             or
             with
             their
             Charity
             ,
             which
             is
             never
             extended
             beyond
             their
             own
             party
             ;
             or
             with
             their
             Modesty
             ,
             which
             is
             never
             visible
             ,
             but
             when
             they
             wink
             in
             the
             Pulpit
             ;
             or
             with
             their
             Sincerity
             ,
             which
             never
             appears
             ,
             but
             when
             they
             own
             themselves
             in
             their
             Prayers
             to
             be
             a
             pack
             of
             the
             damnedst
             Rogues
             in
             the
             World
             ;
             or
             with
             their
             Learning
             ,
             which
             never
             goes
             beyond
             a
             Dutch
             System
             ,
             and
             a
             little
             Herauldry
             ;
             or
             with
             their
             Sobriety
             ,
             which
             is
             never
             admitted
             to
             keep
             them
             company
             at
             their
             pious
             Friday
             Entertainments
             ;
             or
             with
             their
             Loyalty
             ,
             which
             was
             ▪
             ever
             shown
             but
             by
             their
             promising
             to
             lend
             this
             King
             more
             Mony
             than
             they
             could
             raise
             ,
             and
             abusing
             the
             two
             last
             reigns
             ;
             or
             lastly
             ,
             with
             their
             Zeal
             against
             Popery
             ,
             which
             is
             never
             to
             be
             proved
             ,
             but
             by
             their
             continual
             Endeavours
             to
             undermine
             the
             Established
             Church
             .
             —
             But
             let
             me
             conjure
             you
             ,
             dear
             Tim
             ,
             to
             drop
             this
             nauseous
             fulsom
             subject
             ,
             for
             ,
             as
             I
             hope
             for
             mercy
             ,
             I
             am
             as
             weary
             of
             it
             ,
             as
             a
             Presbyterian
             Splitter
             of
             Cases
             is
             weary
             of
             a
             poor
             Brother
             ;
             that
             constantly
             comes
             every
             Sunday
             with
             his
             dozen
             troublesome
             Scruples
             ,
             to
             be
             resolv'd
             ,
             
               sub
               forma
               pauperis
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Thus
             you
             see
             ,
             Sir
             ,
             with
             what
             contempt
             and
             aversion
             the
             Dissenters
             in
             Town
             entertain
             the
             story
             of
             the
             Dr's
             Conversion
             ;
             now
             give
             me
             leave
             to
             add
             a
             word
             or
             two
             more
             concerning
             them
             ,
             and
             then
             I
             'll
             have
             done
             .
             You
             very
             well
             observe
             ,
             that
             they
             pretend
             to
             have
             abundance
             of
             Zeal
             for
             Their
             present
             Majesties
             ,
             so
             they
             do
             ,
             &
             if
             you
             'l
             take
             their
             own
             words
             for
             it
             ,
             they
             'l
             tell
             you
             ,
             that
             no
             body
             keeps
             the
             Fasts
             ,
             and
             Thanksgiving
             days
             with
             that
             Devotion
             as
             themselves
             have
             done
             .
             But
             for
             all
             this
             ,
             dear
             Friend
             of
             mine
             ,
             they
             are
             angry
             to
             see
             the
             number
             of
             the
             Kings
             Subjects
             increased
             ,
             &
             if
             they
             see
             a
             Church-of
             -
             
             England-man
             come
             over
             to
             the
             Government
             ,
             
             they
             immediately
             call
             him
             all
             the
             Rogues
             and
             Rascals
             in
             the
             World
             :
             the
             Reason
             is
             plain
             ,
             they
             'd
             willingly
             have
             His
             Majesty
             served
             by
             none
             but
             themselves
             ,
             and
             then
             they
             don't
             question
             ,
             to
             reduce
             the
             French
             King
             ,
             and
             demolish
             Popery
             in
             due
             time
             .
             Besides
             ,
             if
             all
             the
             Church-of
             -
             
             England-men
             had
             taken
             the
             Oaths
             ,
             they
             had
             lost
             their
             dearly
             beloved
             Topick
             of
             railing
             at
             them
             ,
             and
             I
             dare
             swear
             (
             so
             well
             am
             I
             acquainted
             with
             a
             Dissenter's
             tenderness
             )
             they
             'd
             rather
             sacrifice
             all
             the
             Princes
             in
             the
             Universe
             ,
             than
             lose
             the
             precious
             opportunity
             of
             libelling
             and
             railing
             .
             You
             are
             infinitely
             mistaken
             ,
             if
             you
             imagin
             ,
             that
             the
             Bishops
             would
             find
             better
             Quarter
             from
             the
             Fanaticks
             ,
             if
             they
             should
             ever
             take
             the
             Oaths
             ;
             no
             ,
             no
             ,
             they
             pray
             ,
             with
             all
             their
             Hearts
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             refuse
             the
             doing
             of
             it
             still
             ,
             for
             then
             they
             are
             in
             hopes
             to
             see
             their
             Order
             abolish'd
             ,
             and
             their
             Revenues
             divided
             amongst
             the
             Saints
             ,
             
               i.
               e.
            
             their
             old
             Oliverian
             Leases
             come
             in
             play
             again
             :
             Of
             all
             which
             expectations
             they
             would
             be
             miserably
             disappointed
             ,
             if
             those
             immortal
             Patriots
             could
             prevail
             with
             themselves
             to
             comply
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             I
             don't
             pitty
             the
             Dr.
             however
             ,
             for
             being
             used
             after
             this
             unmerciful
             rate
             ,
             by
             those
             Sons
             of
             Schism
             ;
             for
             ,
             if
             it
             were
             my
             own
             case
             ,
             I
             should
             rather
             chuse
             to
             put
             that
             sanctified
             Generation
             to
             the
             expence
             of
             a
             little
             scandal
             ,
             for
             my
             sake
             ,
             than
             a
             little
             flattery
             ;
             and
             rather
             accept
             of
             their
             Reproaches
             ,
             which
             are
             excellent
             in
             their
             kind
             ,
             than
             of
             their
             I●s●●ce
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             nastiest
             coursest
             stuff
             in
             the
             World.
             'T
             is
             well
             enough
             with
             him
             ,
             so
             long
             as
             his
             own
             Brethren
             are
             satisfied
             ,
             as
             you
             have
             before
             informed
             me
             ,
             with
             the
             Honesty
             of
             his
             proceedings
             ;
             or
             ▪
             if
             they
             were
             not
             at
             first
             ,
             I
             don't
             question
             ,
             but
             the
             Reasons
             he
             has
             published
             for
             his
             own
             defence
             ,
             carry
             so
             much
             strength
             and
             solidity
             wi●h
             '
             ●m
             ,
             as
             to
             satisfie
             all
             the
             reasonable
             part
             of
             Mankind
             as
             to
             that
             particular
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Why
             there
             you
             are
             mistaken
             ,
             dear
             Friend
             of
             mine
             ;
             for
             tho'
             the
             Dr
             ▪
             has
             con●escended
             to
             acquaint
             the
             World
             in
             publick
             with
             the
             Reasons
             of
             his
             Conversion
             ,
             yet
             he
             has
             not
             been
             so
             happy
             as
             to
             satisfie
             all
             People
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Who
             could
             ever
             expect
             that
             ?
             'T
             is
             an
             impossible
             thing
             you
             know
             to
             do
             it
             ;
             but
             however
             I
             am
             glad
             the
             Dr.
             has
             published
             his
             Reasons
             ,
             for
             otherwise
             I
             should
             have
             bin
             a
             little
             angry
             with
             him
             .
             For
             ,
             could
             he
             dissent
             from
             the
             Government
             above
             a
             year
             and
             half
             ,
             and
             by
             his
             Example
             hinder
             so
             many
             Country
             Parsons
             from
             taking
             the
             Oaths
             ,
             and
             keeping
             their
             Livings
             ,
             and
             yet
             refuse
             the
             World
             so
             slender
             a
             satisfaction
             ,
             as
             to
             let
             'em
             see
             the
             motives
             of
             his
             Change
             ?
             I
             ever
             thought
             ,
             that
             so
             inconsiderable
             a
             piece
             of
             trouble
             was
             due
             to
             his
             own
             Reputation
             and
             Credit
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             the
             farther
             instruction
             of
             his
             younger
             Brethren
             of
             the
             Clergy
             ,
             who
             I
             am
             afraid
             little
             consider'd
             the
             merits
             of
             the
             Cause
             ,
             but
             rather
             what
             a
             brave
             thing
             it
             was
             to
             be
             thought
             of
             the
             Dr's
             Company
             ,
             and
             embarqued
             in
             the
             Dr's
             Quarrel
             ,
             and
             now
             have
             nothing
             else
             left
             'em
             to
             do
             ,
             but
             to
             starve
             with
             as
             much
             decency
             as
             they
             can
             ,
             and
             to
             curse
             the
             expensiveness
             of
             their
             Vanity
             and
             Loyalty
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             All
             this
             you
             and
             I
             cannot
             possibly
             help
             ,
             and
             therefore
             't
             is
             a
             great
             piece
             of
             Nonsence
             for
             us
             to
             talk
             of
             it
             any
             longer
             ,
             only
             thus
             much
             I
             must
             add
             ,
             That
             in
             my
             opinion
             too
             ,
             the
             Dr.
             lay
             under
             all
             the
             Obligations
             in
             the
             World
             ,
             to
             make
             the
             true
             Occasions
             of
             his
             late
             Reconcilement
             publick
             .
             'T
             is
             a
             Debt
             which
             was
             due
             to
             the
             Interest
             he
             now
             espouses
             ,
             no
             less
             then
             the
             Party
             he
             has
             forsaken
             ,
             some
             of
             which
             ,
             as
             you
             say
             ,
             the
             Temptation
             of
             being
             thought
             of
             his
             Acquaintance
             or
             Judgment
             ,
             has
             reduced
             to
             their
             present
             mortifying
             necessities
             .
             And
             therefore
             this
             being
             so
             necessary
             a
             Debt
             ,
             as
             well
             in
             regard
             to
             himself
             ,
             as
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             I
             always
             persuade
             my self
             ,
             that
             the
             Dr.
             would
             take
             care
             to
             acquit
             it
             as
             soon
             as
             ever
             he
             has
             got
             his
             Reasons
             ready
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Got
             his
             Reasons
             ready
             do
             you
             say
             ?
             That
             's
             a
             Iest
             with
             all
             my
             heart
             ,
             as
             if
             a
             man
             of
             the
             Drs
             learning
             and
             experience
             in
             the
             world
             ,
             after
             so
             long
             a
             time
             too
             ,
             to
             examine
             all
             the
             niceties
             of
             the
             Case
             ,
             could
             suffer
             himself
             to
             be
             ingaged
             in
             an
             affair
             ,
             to
             which
             he
             formerly
             expressed
             so
             incurable
             an
             aversion
             ,
             without
             having
             his
             Reasons
             ready
             by
             him
             .
             Nothing
             but
             either
             pride
             (
             which
             I
             would
             be
             loath
             to
             suspect
             in
             a
             person
             of
             his
             mortified
             Character
             )
             or
             the
             weakness
             of
             his
             Cause
             could
             engage
             him
             
             to
             act
             only
             on
             the
             Defensive
             part
             .
             'T
             is
             a
             hundred
             to
             one
             ,
             but
             a
             man's
             Adversary
             may
             say
             somthing
             or
             other
             ,
             which
             will
             lye
             a
             little
             obnoxious
             to
             Censure
             and
             Exception
             ;
             so
             't
             is
             but
             falling
             without
             any
             more
             ado
             ,
             upon
             the
             Authors
             blind
             side
             ,
             and
             the
             business
             is
             soon
             over
             .
             There
             are
             a
             thousand
             ways
             for
             a
             man
             of
             any
             tolerable
             discretion
             to
             put
             by
             his
             Enemy's
             Thrust
             when
             he
             is
             attacqued
             ;
             nay
             ,
             't
             is
             possible
             too
             he
             may
             come
             off
             with
             the
             better
             on
             't
             ,
             especially
             if
             the
             man
             he
             has
             to
             dealt
             with
             ,
             plays
             open
             ,
             and
             lies
             unguarded
             in
             any
             part
             .
             And
             therefore
             if
             this
             had
             been
             the
             Dr's
             policy
             ,
             I
             should
             have
             thought
             the
             worse
             of
             his
             skill
             in
             Polemies
             ,
             as
             long
             as
             I
             lived
             .
             I
             remember
             I
             was
             once
             in
             a
             Coffee-house
             in
             the
             Country
             ,
             where
             we
             happened
             to
             be
             talking
             of
             the
             Dr's
             coming
             over
             to
             the
             Government
             ;
             and
             a
             Gentleman
             in
             the
             room
             was
             pleased
             to
             say
             ,
             he
             was
             of
             opinion
             ,
             That
             the
             Doctor
             had
             got
             his
             Reasons
             ready
             ,
             much
             after
             the
             same
             rate
             as
             a
             Country
             Innkeeper
             ,
             whom
             he
             knew
             ,
             got
             a
             poor
             fellow's
             Porcupine
             ready
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Prithee
             what
             story
             is
             that
             ,
             for
             ,
             to
             the
             best
             of
             my
             knowledg
             ,
             I
             never
             heard
             of
             it
             before
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Nay
             ,
             the
             story
             is
             entertaining
             enough
             ,
             that
             I
             can
             assure
             you
             ,
             and
             perhaps
             will
             deserve
             your
             attention
             .
             You
             must
             understand
             then
             ,
             that
             a
             certain
             Fellow
             ,
             here
             about
             the
             Town
             ,
             who
             gets
             a
             sorry
             livelihood
             by
             carrying
             some
             outlandish
             Beasts
             about
             the
             Country
             with
             him
             ,
             and
             shewing
             'em
             for
             pence
             a
             piece
             to
             the
             people
             ,
             had
             by
             chance
             brought
             a
             Porcupine
             ,
             the
             only
             support
             he
             had
             left
             him
             in
             the
             World
             ,
             to
             an
             Inn
             where
             this
             Gentleman
             was
             acquainted
             ;
             the
             next
             morning
             he
             calls
             the
             Innkeeper
             to
             him
             ,
             and
             thus
             accosts
             him
             :
             '
             Landlord
             ,
             says
             he
             ,
             I
             must
             beg
             one
             favour
             of
             you
             ,
             and
             that
             '
             is
             ▪
             to
             get
             my
             Porcupine
             and
             Room
             ready
             by
             Eleven
             of
             the
             '
             Clock
             precisely
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             mean
             time
             I
             'll
             step
             into
             the
             Town
             ,
             to
             see
             what
             company
             I
             can
             pick
             up
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Very
             well
             ,
             sir
             ,
             pray
             proceed
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Away
             goes
             the
             Fellow
             into
             the
             Town
             ,
             and
             for
             a
             while
             stares
             about
             him
             ,
             to
             observe
             all
             the
             Curiosities
             of
             the
             place
             ;
             towards
             Ten
             ,
             he
             makes
             a
             solemn
             proclamation
             of
             his
             Porcupine
             ,
             and
             so
             musters
             up
             as
             much
             company
             as
             he
             thought
             would
             defray
             the
             Expences
             of
             the
             Show
             for
             that
             time
             ,
             and
             carries
             'em
             to
             his
             Inn.
             
          
        
         
           
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Well
             ,
             I
             mightily
             long
             to
             hear
             the
             issue
             of
             your
             Foreupine
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             When
             the
             Fellow
             was
             got
             into
             his
             Room
             at
             the
             Inn
             ,
             he
             knocks
             for
             the
             Landlord
             ,
             and
             asks
             him
             whether
             he
             had
             got
             his
             Porcupine
             ready
             ?
             Ay
             sir
             ,
             that
             I
             have
             replies
             the
             Landlord
             ,
             I
             hate
             to
             be
             worse
             than
             my
             word
             to
             any
             man
             ,
             but
             I
             must
             desire
             you
             ,
             sir
             ;
             that
             you
             'll
             be
             pleased
             to
             tell
             me
             what
             Sawce
             you
             'l
             have
             for
             him
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Why
             ,
             what
             a
             Devil
             did
             he
             mean
             by
             that
             question
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             You
             shall
             hear
             .
             Crys
             the
             Master
             of
             the
             Porcupine
             ,
             You
             Rascal
             ,
             what
             do
             you
             intend
             by
             asking
             me
             what
             Sawce
             I
             'de
             have
             for
             him
             ?
             Nay
             ,
             no
             harm
             in
             the
             World
             ,
             says
             the
             man
             of
             the
             House
             ;
             you
             ordered
             me
             to
             get
             the
             Porcupine
             ready
             for
             you
             by
             Eleven
             ,
             and
             so
             I
             have
             ,
             for
             I
             gave
             directions
             to
             the
             Maid
             to
             put
             him
             in
             the
             pot
             immediately
             ;
             but
             sir
             ,
             says
             he
             ,
             I
             never
             boil'd
             a
             Porcupine
             in
             my
             Life
             before
             ,
             and
             therefore
             must
             once
             more
             request
             you
             to
             let
             me
             know
             what
             Sawce
             your
             Worship
             will
             order
             for
             him
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             The
             poor
             fellow
             without
             question
             looked
             very
             simply
             upon
             the
             matter
             ,
             to
             hear
             his
             Livelihood
             was
             boil'd
             away
             so
             unluckily
             in
             one
             morning
             .
             And
             now
             to
             come
             close
             to
             you
             ,
             noble
             Friend
             of
             mine
             ,
             Was
             it
             the
             Opinion
             of
             your
             Gentleman
             then
             ,
             that
             the
             Dr's
             Reasons
             were
             boil'd
             away
             like
             the
             Strowler's
             Porcupine
             ,
             so
             that
             there
             was
             no
             procuring
             a
             sight
             of
             any
             of
             them
             ?
             You
             see
             how
             much
             he
             was
             mistaken
             in
             his
             Judgment
             .
             The
             Dr.
             (
             as
             I
             have
             told
             you
             )
             has
             been
             pleased
             to
             oblige
             the
             World
             with
             his
             Reasons
             ;
             you
             may
             have
             them
             at
             any
             Bookseller's
             Shop
             in
             Town
             ,
             but
             I
             cannot
             forbear
             to
             tell
             you
             ,
             that
             there
             was
             never
             any
             Book
             since
             the
             days
             of
             the
             Hind
             and
             Panther
             ,
             or
             the
             Letter
             to
             a
             Dissenter
             ,
             that
             has
             been
             so
             universally
             pelted
             as
             this
             ;
             Lawyers
             and
             Divin●s
             ,
             Iacobites
             and
             Williamites
             ,
             though
             they
             agreed
             in
             nothing
             else
             ,
             yet
             they
             have
             all
             of
             'em
             agreed
             to
             mawl
             this
             unfortunate
             Book
             .
             Nay
             some
             of
             our
             City
             Prentices
             and
             puny
             Scriblers
             have
             had
             the
             hardiness
             to
             tilt
             against
             it
             ,
             only
             to
             make
             experiment
             of
             their
             Talents
             ,
             as
             
             School-boys
             use
             to
             try
             their
             Knives
             ,
             by
             running
             them
             up
             to
             the
             Hilts
             in
             a
             hot
             Bag-pudding
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Say
             you
             so
             Tim
             ?
             'T
             is
             ,
             I
             confess
             ,
             somewhat
             odd
             ,
             but
             who
             can
             help
             it
             .
             Come
             then
             ,
             since
             the
             Dr.
             has
             had
             such
             ill
             luck
             with
             his
             Reasons
             ,
             &
             you
             and
             I
             have
             no
             other
             business
             now
             upon
             our
             hands
             ,
             prithee
             let
             us
             invent
             some
             plausible
             specious
             Reasons
             for
             his
             Conversion
             ,
             they
             'l
             help
             to
             pass
             away
             t'other
             Bottle
             ,
             and
             t'other
             hour
             ,
             well
             enough
             ,
             and
             perhaps
             they
             'l
             serve
             to
             amuse
             the
             World
             ,
             and
             entertain
             the
             Reader
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             some
             of
             his
             own
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             No
             sir
             ,
             I
             desire
             you
             to
             excuse
             your
             humble
             Servant
             as
             to
             this
             Affair
             ;
             I
             'll
             never
             invent
             any
             Reasons
             for
             another
             man
             ,
             not
             I
             ,
             I
             promise
             you
             ,
             he
             may
             even
             do
             it
             himself
             if
             he
             pleases
             ;
             't
             is
             a
             very
             ungrateful
             performance
             let
             me
             tell
             you
             ,
             and
             generally
             the
             person
             whom
             you
             intend
             to
             oblige
             by
             this
             kind
             of
             Office
             ,
             will
             hold
             himself
             as
             little
             beholden
             to
             you
             ,
             as
             a
             man
             in
             the
             state
             of
             Cuckoldom
             ,
             for
             giving
             him
             four
             and
             fifty
             Reasons
             to
             support
             himself
             under
             his
             Afflictions
             :
             But
             what
             will
             serve
             the
             turn
             full
             as
             well
             ,
             to
             put
             off
             half
             an
             hour
             or
             so
             of
             Conversation
             ,
             I
             will
             acquaint
             you
             with
             the
             several
             reasons
             ,
             that
             people
             here
             in
             Town
             ,
             of
             all
             sorts
             and
             parties
             ,
             have
             already
             assigned
             for
             his
             Conversion
             .
             At
             the
             same
             time
             I
             must
             tell
             you
             ,
             that
             as
             I
             don't
             believe
             them
             altogether
             my self
             ,
             so
             I
             would
             never
             oblige
             you
             or
             any
             man
             besides
             to
             place
             any
             great
             assurance
             in
             the
             truth
             of
             them
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Come
             then
             honest
             Tim
             ,
             and
             begin
             as
             soon
             as
             you
             will
             ,
             for
             I
             can
             assure
             you
             ,
             't
             will
             be
             no
             small
             diversion
             to
             your
             Friend
             here
             ,
             who
             is
             just
             come
             out
             of
             the
             Country
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Nay
             ,
             sir
             ,
             not
             altogether
             so
             fast
             ,
             I
             beseech
             you
             .
             I
             design
             my self
             a
             little
             more
             sport
             and
             pastime
             than
             you
             imagin
             ,
             and
             since
             you
             have
             so
             admirable
             a
             talent
             at
             conjecturing
             ,
             &c.
             
             I
             am
             resolved
             to
             keep
             your
             hand
             in
             play
             ,
             and
             put
             you
             to
             the
             trouble
             of
             guessing
             what
             they
             are
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Well
             then
             ,
             since
             you
             'l
             have
             it
             so
             ,
             I
             'll
             dispatch
             them
             out
             of
             hand
             ;
             but
             however
             ,
             before
             I
             make
             any
             trial
             of
             my
             noble
             Faculty
             ,
             I
             must
             desire
             you
             to
             remember
             ,
             how
             that
             at
             the
             beginning
             of
             our
             Conference
             ,
             when
             you
             told
             me
             of
             the
             Dr's
             Conversion
             ,
             I
             looked
             
             upon
             it
             as
             no
             Miracle
             ,
             and
             that
             for
             these
             two
             following
             weighty
             reasons
             .
             In
             the
             first
             place
             ,
             because
             when
             some
             Gentlemen
             came
             to
             advise
             with
             him
             about
             that
             matter
             ,
             he
             civilly
             referred
             them
             to
             their
             own
             discretion
             ,
             which
             I
             supposed
             he
             would
             never
             have
             done
             ,
             if
             he
             had
             been
             fully
             satisfied
             ,
             that
             the
             taking
             the
             Oaths
             was
             a
             Sin
             ,
             or
             had
             looked
             upon
             it
             to
             be
             any
             thing
             more
             than
             an
             indifferent
             Action
             .
             In
             the
             next
             place
             ,
             because
             the
             Dr.
             had
             long
             ago
             prayed
             for
             Their
             present
             Majesties
             ;
             which
             is
             virtually
             ,
             and
             in
             effect
             ,
             the
             same
             thing
             with
             swearing
             to
             them
             ;
             and
             if
             it
             is
             a
             Sin
             to
             swear
             to
             a
             Prince
             ,
             where
             the
             Title
             is
             controverted
             ,
             and
             under
             dispute
             ,
             I
             am
             sure
             it
             must
             be
             the
             very
             same
             thing
             to
             pray
             for
             him
             .
             Now
             then
             Tim
             ,
             since
             I
             was
             so
             bold
             as
             to
             make
             the
             Dr
             ▪
             s
             Conversion
             no
             miracle
             at
             all
             ,
             you
             are
             not
             to
             expect
             that
             I
             should
             assign
             any
             miraculous
             Reasons
             for
             it
             but
             onely
             such
             as
             are
             frequent
             and
             common
             in
             the
             World
             ;
             so
             I
             will
             begin
             with
             that
             which
             ever
             since
             the
             Creation
             of
             the
             World
             has
             had
             a
             mighty
             influence
             upon
             men
             of
             all
             Countries
             ,
             and
             Degrees
             ,
             and
             Religions
             .
             The
             greater
             part
             of
             Mankind
             ,
             and
             especially
             our
             Dissenters
             at
             home
             ,
             love
             to
             christen
             it
             by
             the
             name
             of
             Conscience
             ,
             but
             for
             my
             part
             ,
             the
             best
             English
             word
             I
             think
             we
             have
             for
             it
             ,
             is
             INTEREST
             .
             What
             think
             you
             of
             this
             now
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             To
             say
             the
             truth
             ,
             there
             are
             abundance
             of
             ill-affected
             men
             about
             the
             Town
             ,
             that
             have
             trumped
             that
             unlucky
             Card
             upon
             the
             Dr.
             but
             for
             my
             part
             ,
             I
             don't
             believe
             it
             had
             any
             great
             share
             in
             his
             Reconciliation
             to
             the
             Government
             .
             Therefore
             you
             had
             best
             guess
             again
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Nay
             ,
             but
             prithee
             consider
             ,
             dear
             Tim
             ,
             what
             a
             lovely
             charming
             thing
             this
             same
             Interest
             is
             ,
             before
             we
             shut
             our
             hands
             of
             it
             :
             it
             has
             all
             the
             ear-marks
             of
             Love
             ,
             and
             Love
             ,
             you
             know
             ,
             works
             little
             less
             than
             Miracles
             .
             It
             conquers
             the
             Young
             ,
             and
             the
             Old
             are
             not
             able
             to
             withstand
             its
             Almightyship
             :
             it
             makes
             those
             that
             can
             see
             ,
             as
             blind
             as
             so
             many
             Beetles
             ,
             and
             as
             for
             those
             that
             are
             blind
             ,
             why
             't
             is
             the
             best
             Oculist
             in
             the
             World
             ,
             and
             recovers
             their
             Eyesight
             to
             all
             intents
             and
             purposes
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             No
             ,
             no
             ,
             all
             this
             shall
             not
             pass
             upon
             me
             I
             'll
             assure
             you
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Have
             a
             care
             Tim
             ,
             I
             advise
             you
             ,
             what
             you
             say
             against
             Five
             hundred
             pounds
             
               per
               annum
            
             ,
             name
             it
             you
             Rogue
             with
             fear
             and
             reverence
             ,
             and
             fall
             down
             upon
             your
             knees
             when
             you
             hear
             it
             mention'd
             in
             Company
             ;
             Five
             hundred
             pounds
             a
             year
             is
             not
             to
             be
             spoken
             scandalously
             of
             ,
             honest
             Tim
             ,
             it
             will
             buy
             a
             Coach
             and
             a
             pair
             of
             Sunday-horses
             ;
             it
             will
             purchase
             Petticoats
             and
             Commodes
             ,
             the
             Polyglot
             and
             Councils
             ,
             and
             half
             the
             Non-Resistance
             in
             Christendom
             ,
             with
             abundance
             of
             other
             fine
             things
             ,
             too
             tedious
             to
             be
             reckoned
             up
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Thou
             keepest
             as
             great
             a
             pother
             here
             with
             thy
             Interest
             ,
             as
             a
             scribling
             Courtier
             with
             his
             last
             Lampoon
             ,
             or
             a
             School-philosopher
             with
             his
             newest
             set
             of
             Distinctions
             ,
             or
             what
             is
             equally
             as
             impertinent
             as
             a
             Country
             Fidler
             with
             his
             newest
             set
             of
             Tunes
             .
             But
             I
             can
             tell
             you
             for
             your
             comfort
             ,
             that
             if
             you
             do
             not
             guess
             better
             at
             your
             second
             Essay
             ,
             than
             you
             have
             done
             at
             your
             first
             ,
             you
             are
             not
             in
             any
             great
             probability
             of
             finding
             out
             the
             Secret.
             
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             To
             proceed
             then
             ,
             is
             the
             Dr.
             brought
             to
             a
             better
             Opinion
             of
             the
             Abdication
             ,
             or
             does
             he
             go
             altogether
             upon
             the
             merits
             of
             Forefaulture
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             No
             ,
             I
             suppose
             he
             does
             not
             ,
             for
             if
             he
             does
             ,
             the
             Lord
             have
             mercy
             ,
             say
             I
             ,
             upon
             all
             his
             poor
             Passive
             Obedience
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Why
             other
             people
             ,
             Tim
             ,
             have
             store
             of
             Passive
             Obedience
             about
             them
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             the
             Dr.
             and
             yet
             they
             dont
             apprehend
             that
             it
             is
             a
             farthing
             the
             worse
             ,
             or
             that
             they
             have
             broke
             it
             at
             all
             .
             Suppose
             Tim
             you
             should
             find
             occasion
             ,
             for
             Reasons
             best
             known
             to
             your self
             ,
             to
             remove
             a
             Bag
             of
             your
             Money
             from
             one
             Goldsmith
             to
             another
             of
             better
             Reputation
             ,
             would
             you
             not
             break
             that
             fellows
             Head
             ,
             who
             should
             have
             the
             impudence
             to
             tell
             you
             ,
             you
             had
             broke
             your
             sum
             ?
             Even
             so
             in
             the
             business
             of
             Passive
             Obedience
             ,
             the
             Dr.
             and
             some
             of
             his
             Brethren
             ,
             have
             only
             transferr'd
             it
             from
             K.
             
             James's
             hands
             ,
             who
             ,
             you
             know
             ,
             is
             broke
             and
             ruin'd
             ,
             and
             a
             Statute
             of
             Bankrupt
             has
             passed
             against
             in
             Parliament
             ,
             to
             K.
             William
             ,
             who
             can
             give
             them
             better
             Security
             for
             it
             :
             and
             Passive
             Obedience
             ,
             I
             can
             tell
             you
             ,
             will
             
             be
             as
             acceptable
             to
             any
             Prince
             in
             Europe
             ,
             at
             a
             good
             sum
             of
             Money
             to
             a
             Banker
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Well
             ,
             but
             this
             is
             not
             the
             point
             still
             ,
             so
             try
             again
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Is
             the
             Dr.
             then
             reconciled
             to
             us
             by
             that
             verse
             in
             the
             
               Psalms
               ;
               The
               Earth
               is
               the
               Lord's
               ,
               and
               the
               fulness
               thereof
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Why
             No
             is
             the
             word
             still
             ;
             for
             I
             suppose
             ,
             that
             that
             Text
             proves
             more
             than
             the
             Question
             ,
             and
             besides
             would
             serve
             a
             Iohn
             of
             
             Leyden's
             turn
             as
             well
             as
             any
             ones
             else
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             But
             where
             there
             's
             a
             plain
             Conquest
             and
             an
             honest
             Cause
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             a
             legal
             Title
             to
             support
             the
             Conquest
             ,
             that
             I
             believe
             cannot
             fail
             to
             make
             a
             Convert
             .
             Come
             tell
             me
             now
             ,
             have
             I
             hitupon
             the
             true
             reason
             or
             no
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             For
             your
             satisfaction
             ,
             sir
             ,
             you
             are
             come
             pretty
             nigh
             the
             point
             ,
             or
             else
             some
             of
             the
             Dr's
             Friends
             have
             misinformed
             me
             as
             to
             this
             particular
             ;
             though
             to
             say
             the
             truth
             ,
             this
             reason
             was
             every
             ▪
             whit
             as
             good
             all
             the
             last
             year
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             at
             this
             present
             moment
             ,
             and
             I
             don't
             see
             that
             the
             reduction
             of
             Ireland
             has
             made
             it
             the
             better
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Now
             we
             talk
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             what
             say
             you
             ,
             if
             the
             Dr.
             was
             resolved
             to
             hold
             out
             till
             the
             taking
             of
             Dublin
             ,
             and
             to
             surrender
             himself
             immediately
             when
             the
             place
             was
             surrendred
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             All
             as
             I
             can
             say
             to
             the
             Question
             ,
             is
             ,
             That
             the
             Dr.
             then
             may
             be
             retaken
             from
             us
             again
             ;
             for
             alas
             ,
             sir
             ,
             all
             the
             World
             can
             tell
             you
             ▪
             that
             Dublin
             is
             a
             place
             of
             no
             considerable
             strength
             ,
             and
             cannot
             hold
             out
             long
             against
             any
             Enemy
             ,
             especially
             if
             he
             have
             a
             Female
             friend
             in
             the
             Garrison
             .
             —
             But
             ,
             sir
             ,
             you
             have
             not
             as
             yet
             had
             the
             good
             fortune
             to
             light
             upon
             the
             most
             material
             motive
             ,
             that
             makes
             the
             greatest
             bustle
             about
             the
             Town
             ,
             therefore
             once
             more
             make
             use
             of
             your
             divining
             faculty
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             No
             ,
             I
             heartily
             thank
             thee
             ,
             dear
             
               Tim
               ,
               I
            
             shall
             pump
             my
             imagination
             no
             more
             for
             the
             matter
             ;
             I
             think
             I
             have
             drudged
             long
             enough
             in
             all
             conscience
             to
             find
             it
             out
             and
             to
             employ
             my
             brains
             backward
             and
             forward
             any
             longer
             upon
             this
             occasion
             ,
             would
             be
             as
             wise
             a
             piece
             of
             trouble
             ,
             as
             to
             lye
             waking
             all
             the
             night
             in
             ones
             Bed
             ,
             only
             to
             hear
             how
             the
             City-Weatherglasses
             ,
             the
             Watchmen
             ,
             vary
             every
             hour
             ,
             in
             their
             bellowing
             out
             of
             Rain
             ,
             Frost
             ,
             and
             Moon-shine
             .
             
             Why
             ,
             prithee
             Tim
             ,
             what
             dost
             thou
             take
             me
             for
             ,
             a
             Prophet
             ,
             or
             a
             Conjurer
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             For
             neither
             I
             swear
             ;
             but
             tell
             me
             seriously
             ,
             dost
             thou
             not
             know
             what
             thing
             it
             is
             that
             baffles
             Heroes
             ,
             spoils
             Divines
             ,
             turns
             the
             greatest
             Princes
             into
             Milksops
             ,
             makes
             Admirals
             lower
             their
             bloody
             Flags
             ,
             and
             in
             fine
             ,
             breaks
             all
             Obligations
             ,
             and
             governs
             all
             Mankind
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Why
             Interest
             I
             told
             you
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             And
             what
             does
             Interest
             ,
             meer
             Interest
             only
             do
             all
             this
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Why
             then
             't
             is
             Conscience
             ,
             I
             say
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Conscience
             do
             you
             say
             ?
             why
             just
             now
             Conscience
             ,
             you
             told
             me
             ,
             was
             but
             another
             English
             word
             for
             Interest
             .
             And
             does
             nothing
             but
             bare
             Conscience
             (
             which
             
               Adoniram
               Byfield
            
             of
             blessed
             Memory
             ,
             defined
             to
             be
             a
             Cat-skin
             pouch
             to
             put
             Mony
             in
             )
             or
             bare
             Interest
             do
             all
             these
             fine
             things
             ,
             which
             I
             just
             now
             mentioned
             to
             you
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Why
             then
             't
             is
             a
             Coach
             and
             six
             Horses
             I
             tell
             you
             ,
             and
             nothing
             in
             the
             World
             else
             that
             I
             can
             fancy
             ;
             for
             ,
             you
             know
             ,
             a
             Coach
             and
             Six
             ,
             was
             Bishop
             
             Parker's
             best
             Body
             of
             Divinity
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Worse
             and
             worse
             faith
             .
             And
             does
             a
             Coach
             and
             six
             Horses
             baffle
             Heroes
             ,
             spoil
             Divines
             ,
             and
             make
             Milksops
             of
             Princes
             ?
             Come
             ,
             consider
             I
             say
             once
             more
             upon
             the
             point
             ,
             for
             't
             is
             impossible
             to
             miss
             it
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             No
             Tim
             ,
             pray
             excuse
             me
             ;
             you
             see
             I
             have
             no
             tolerarable
             luck
             at
             guessing
             to
             day
             ;
             and
             besides
             ,
             to
             tell
             you
             the
             truth
             ,
             I
             hate
             this
             slavish
             pi●ce
             of
             Drudgery
             ,
             as
             heartily
             as
             Sir
             
               Will.
               Tem
            
             —
             in
             his
             last
             Essays
             tells
             us
             ,
             he
             hates
             good
             ▪
             honest
             Drollery
             ,
             as
             a
             Bookseller
             hates
             an
             un-selling
             Author
             ,
             or
             a
             Jacobite
             Printer
             does
             a
             surly
             Messenger
             of
             the
             Press
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Say
             you
             so
             sir
             ?
             Nay
             ,
             then
             I
             am
             resolved
             to
             lay
             it
             out
             so
             open
             to
             you
             ,
             that
             you
             must
             of
             necessity
             perceive
             it
             .
             Dost
             not
             thou
             understand
             the
             meaning
             of
             the
             Ital●an
             proverb
             ,
             
               Piu
               tira
               un
               pelo
               di
               donna
               ,
               che
               cento
               carra
               ●i
               bo●i
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Not
             I
             Tim
             ,
             I
             no
             more
             understand
             the
             difference
             between
             Italian
             and
             Arabick
             ,
             than
             that
             learned
             Protestant
             Critick
             Mr.
             Rymer
             knows
             the
             difference
             between
             the
             name
             of
             Callimachus
             and
             Epimenides
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Come
             then
             ,
             wert
             thou
             ever
             married
             ,
             my
             honest
             friend
             ?
             Ha!
             what
             sayest
             thou
             ;
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             No
             sir
             ,
             I
             bless
             Providence
             for
             it
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Not
             married
             say
             you
             ?
             poor
             Rogue
             ,
             thou
             art
             unacquainted
             I
             perceive
             with
             the
             damn'd
             persecution
             of
             a
             Curtain-Lecture
             .
             Oh!
             dull
             ,
             dull
             still
             ;
             I
             can't
             imagin
             how
             to
             cure
             this
             stupidity
             of
             thine
             ,
             thou
             art
             ten
             times
             duller
             than
             one
             of
             Sh
             —
             dwell's
             men
             of
             sence
             ,
             or
             a
             Simile
             without
             a
             Sting
             ,
             or
             an
             Expounder
             of
             the
             Revelations
             ,
             at
             the
             finding
             out
             stoln
             Silver-Spoons
             ,
             or
             an
             old
             dozed
             fellow
             of
             a
             House
             at
             the
             ingenious
             sport
             of
             Questions
             and
             Commands
             .
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Why
             ,
             I
             cannot
             help
             all
             this
             ,
             Tim
             ;
             if
             my
             stars
             made
             me
             so
             ,
             it
             was
             their
             fault
             ,
             not
             mine
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Once
             more
             then
             I
             'll
             endeavour
             to
             relieve
             the
             weakness
             of
             thy
             Apprehension
             ,
             therefore
             listen
             to
             the
             following
             Rhimes
             about
             Adam
             and
             Eve.
             
          
           
             
               When
               Eve
               the
               Fruit
               had
               tasted
               ,
            
             
               She
               to
               her
               Husband
               basted
               ,
            
             
               And
               chuck'd
               him
               on
               the
               Chin-a
               ;
            
             
               Dear
               Bud
               (
               quoth
               she
               )
               come
               taste
               this
               Fruit
               ,
            
             
               'T
               will
               finely
               with
               your
               pallate
               suit
               ,
            
             
               To
               eat
               it
               is
               no
               sin-a
               .
            
          
           
             Dost
             thou
             now
             comprehend
             my
             Meaning
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             No
             ,
             '
             saith
             
               Tim
               ,
               I
            
             am
             in
             the
             dark
             still
             ;
             you
             have
             made
             me
             no
             wiser
             with
             your
             dull
             story
             of
             Adam
             and
             Eve
             ,
             than
             you
             would
             make
             a
             Cheapside
             Tradesman
             ,
             by
             telling
             him
             ,
             that
             an
             Obstacle
             is
             an
             Impediment
             ;
             or
             a
             walking
             
             Oxford-Dun
             ,
             that
             Motion
             is
             an
             Action
             from
             the
             
               Terminus
               a
               Quo
            
             of
             his
             Habitation
             ,
             to
             the
             
               Terminus
               ad
               quem
            
             of
             the
             Refectory
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Nay
             then
             ,
             I
             am
             sensible
             thou
             art
             full
             as
             slow
             of
             Apprehension
             as
             the
             famous
             
               Ierry
               Blackacre
            
             in
             the
             Play.
             I
             have
             but
             one
             trick
             left
             to
             bring
             you
             to
             't
             at
             last
             ,
             and
             if
             that
             fail
             ,
             I
             must
             even
             serve
             thee
             as
             a
             stale
             City-wife
             serves
             her
             dull
             rustick
             Prentice
             ,
             when
             she
             has
             a
             mind
             to
             make
             him
             understand
             
             her
             virtuous
             inclinations
             ;
             that
             is
             ,
             I
             must
             needs
             name
             the
             thing
             to
             thee
             in
             plain
             downright
             broad
             English.
             But
             listen
             prithee
             :
          
           
             
               As
               moody
               Job
               ,
               in
               shirtless
               case
               ,
            
             
               With
               Collyflowers
               all
               o're
               his
               Face
               ,
            
             
               Did
               on
               the
               Dunghill
               languish
               ,
            
             
               His
               Spouse
               thus
               whispers
               in
               his
               Ear
               ;
            
             
               Swear
               Husband
               ,
               as
               you
               love
               me
               ,
               Swear
               ;
            
             
               'T
               will
               case
               you
               of
               your
               anguish
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Freem
             .
          
           
             Oh
             ho
             !
             now
             I
             begin
             to
             smell
             a
             Rat
             ;
             your
             meaning
             is
             ,
             That
             the
             Dr.
             has
             been
             brought
             to
             swear
             at
             last
             through
             the
             vertue
             of
             a
             few
             Conjugal
             Sollicitations
             ;
             is
             it
             not
             so
             ,
             Tim
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Tim.
             
          
           
             Of
             a
             few
             Conjugal
             Sollicitations
             do
             you
             say
             ?
             No
             ,
             I
             am
             afraid
             there
             were
             abundance
             of
             them
             used
             in
             the
             present
             case
             .
             —
             Well
             ,
             dear
             Friend
             of
             mine
             ,
             not
             to
             be
             tedious
             with
             you
             ,
             I
             must
             tell
             you
             ,
             that
             you
             have
             made
             a
             shift
             at
             last
             to
             hit
             my
             meaning
             .
             However
             ,
             I
             would
             not
             have
             you
             report
             this
             matter
             as
             from
             me
             ,
             though
             I
             can
             safely
             wash
             my
             hands
             from
             the
             Guilt
             of
             inventing
             it
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             Town
             will
             do
             me
             the
             Justice
             ,
             to
             own
             ,
             that
             't
             is
             a
             common
             Story
             ,
             and
             no
             more
             a
             Secret
             than
             the
             Mole
             on
             the
             Rector
             of
             
             Exeter's
             Foot.
             Besides
             ,
             you
             are
             desired
             not
             to
             lay
             too
             great
             a
             stress
             upon
             the
             truth
             of
             it
             ,
             but
             to
             follow
             that
             Advice
             ,
             which
             the
             Dr.
             you
             know
             gave
             upon
             another
             account
             ,
             and
             so
             to
             make
             use
             of
             your
             own
             Discretion
             .
          
        
         
           Farewel
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .