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         Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703.
      
       
         
           1683
        
      
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             A dialogue between an East-Indian brackmanny or heathen-philosopher, and a French gentleman concerning the present affairs of Europe
             Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703.
          
           [2], 22 p.
           
             Printed and sold by Andrew Sowle ...,
             London :
             1683.
          
           
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           Toleration.
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           A
           Dialogue
           Between
           An
           East-Indian
           BRACKMANNY
           OR
           Heathen-Philosopher
           ,
           AND
           A
           French
           Gentleman
           Concerning
           the
           Present
           Affairs
           of
           Europe
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           and
           Sold
           by
           
             Andrew
             Sowle
          
           at
           the
           Crooked-Billet
           in
           Holloway-Lane
           ,
           in
           Shoreditch
           ,
           1683.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           A
           Dialogue
           between
           an
           East-Indian
           Brackmanny
           ,
           or
           
             Heathen
             Philosopher
          
           ,
           and
           a
           French
           Gentleman
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             SIR
             ,
             I
             will
             not
             be
             so
             inquisitive
             as
             to
             ask
             what
             Accident
             or
             Occasion
             brought
             you
             into
             these
             
               Oriental
               Regions
            
             .
             Be
             it
             either
             Curiosity
             ,
             or
             Business
             ,
             a
             
               natural
               desire
               of
               improving
               your
               Understanding
               ,
            
             or
             
               intention
               of
               Commerce
            
             ,
             I
             speak
             you
             heartily
             welcome
             ,
             and
             shall
             to
             my
             power
             be
             ready
             to
             serve
             you
             ,
             esteeming
             it
             both
             my
             Duty
             and
             my
             Happiness
             ,
             to
             do
             good
             Offices
             to
             all
             the
             Creation
             ,
             and
             especially
             to
             Strangers
             ,
             as
             standing
             many
             times
             most
             in
             need
             of
             them
             .
          
        
         
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               Worthy
               Sir
               ,
               your
            
             Civilities
             
               have
               rescued
               me
               from
               that
               common
               Error
               of
               thinking
               ,
               that
               out
               of
            
             Europe
             
               or
               the
               Pale
               of
            
             Christendom
             
               dwells
               nothing
               but
            
             Rudeness
             and
             Barbarism
             .
             
               I
               find
               no
               less
               Courtesie
               in
               this
               ,
               than
               in
               the
               other
            
             Hemisphere
             ;
             
               and
               perceive
               People
               may
               be
               born
               at
               some
               thousand
               Leagues
               distance
               ,
               under
               different
               Climates
               ,
               and
               where
               the
               same
               Stars
               are
               never
               seen
               ;
               nay
               ,
               which
               is
               more
               ,
               under
               various
            
             Religions
             and
             Rites
             of
             Worship
             ,
             
               wholly
               strange
               to
               each
               other
               ,
               and
               yet
               may
               agree
               well
               enough
               ,
               if
               they
               would
               give
               their
               Minds
               to
               it
               ,
               in
               the
               practice
               of
               the
               common
               Duties
               of
               Humanity
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             There
             is
             no
             doubt
             of
             it
             Sir
             ;
             for
             the
             Modes
             and
             Customs
             of
             your
             Country
             differ
             just
             as
             much
             from
             Ours
             as
             Ours
             do
             from
             Yours
             ;
             and
             therefore
             we
             are
             not
             for
             that
             variety
             to
             scorn
             or
             laugh
             at
             ,
             much
             less
             hate
             and
             plague
             each
             other
             ;
             but
             rather
             impartially
             consider
             which
             is
             most
             agreeable
             to
             Nature
             ,
             to
             the
             noble
             divine
             Principle
             ,
             and
             the
             real
             benefit
             of
             humane
             Life
             —
             But
             waving
             this
             Discourse
             ,
             pray
             what
             is
             the
             present
             News
             in
             Europe
             ?
          
        
         
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               That
               Question
               will
               lead
               us
               to
               the
               very
            
             Antipodes
             
               of
               what
               we
               were
               discoursing
               of
               ;
               for
               nothing
               is
               more
               frequent
               among
               us
               than
            
             Contentions
             ,
             Controversies
             and
             Wars
             .
          
        
         
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             For
             what
             ,
             I
             pray
             ?
          
        
         
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               Some
               for
            
             Empire
             ,
             
               some
               for
            
             Glory
             ,
             
               but
               most
               about
            
             Religious
             points
             ,
             
               and
               the
               nearest
               way
               to
            
             Heaven
             .
          
        
         
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             Now
             in
             my
             Opinion
             ,
             neither
             of
             these
             things
             should
             administer
             occasion
             for
             such
             Violences
             and
             Confusions
             .
             For
             if
             men
             considered
             the
             weight
             and
             cares
             of
             Empire
             ,
             those
             that
             are
             without
             it
             would
             rather
             
               fly
               from
            
             than
             
               fight
               for
               it
            
             .
             And
             that
             Prince's
             Dominions
             are
             wonderous
             small
             that
             cannot
             imploy
             all
             his
             Vertues
             in
             meliorating
             his
             own
             Subject
             ,
             rather
             than
             in
             invading
             ,
             oppressing
             and
             ruining
             those
             of
             his
             Neighbours
             .
             Nor
             can
             I
             understand
             ,
             that
             any
             Glory
             is
             to
             be
             got
             by
             destroying
             men
             .
             I
             think
             't
             is
             rather
             matter
             of
             Praise
             to
             beget
             them
             .
             Your
             Alexander
             and
             your
             Caesar
             (
             for
             we
             have
             heard
             of
             their
             Names
             ,
             and
             
             the
             former
             spread
             the
             Venom
             of
             his
             Ambition
             even
             into
             these
             parts
             )
             made
             some
             Millions
             Fatherless
             ,
             yet
             could
             neither
             of
             them
             boast
             of
             
               one
               Son
               of
               his
               own
            
             ,
             but
             both
             dyed
             Childless
             .
             And
             then
             for
             Religion
             ,
             that
             methinks
             should
             teach
             you
             quite
             the
             contrary
             ,
             especially
             your
             
               Christian
               Doctrine
            
             ,
             which
             (
             I
             have
             heard
             )
             enjoyns
             you
             to
             
               love
               your
               Enemies
               ,
               to
               turn
               the
               left
               Cheek
               to
               him
               that
               smiteth
               you
               on
               the
               right
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               'T
               is
               very
               true
               ,
               the
               Principles
               of
               our
               Religion
               are
               such
               ,
               but
               the
               general
               Practice
               now-a-days
               runs
               quite
               contrary
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             And
             yet
             Practice
             is
             the
             Life
             of
             any
             Religion
             :
             If
             you
             do
             verily
             believe
             those
             Principles
             of
             Christianity
             to
             be
             true
             ,
             why
             do
             you
             not
             follow
             them
             in
             your
             Conversations
             ?
             If
             you
             do
             not
             believe
             them
             ,
             why
             do
             you
             call
             your selves
             Christians
             ?
             If
             you
             do
             believe
             them
             ,
             and
             yet
             resolve
             not
             to
             practise
             them
             ,
             you
             are
             wilful
             obstinate
             Rebels
             ,
             and
             greater
             Affronters
             of
             Christianity
             than
             we
             that
             do
             not
             make
             profession
             of
             it
             .
             Can
             any
             thing
             be
             more
             absurd
             than
             to
             turn
             Earth
             into
             a
             kind
             of
             Hell
             ,
             under
             pretence
             of
             driving
             men
             to
             Heaven
             ?
             and
             to
             commit
             Murders
             and
             Cruelties
             for
             the
             sake
             of
             the
             God
             of
             Life
             and
             Love
             ?
             Alas
             ,
             Sir
             !
             the
             
               infinite
               Deity
            
             delighteth
             not
             in
             Manslaughter
             ;
             Strife
             ,
             War
             and
             Contention
             enter
             not
             into
             his
             Tabernacle
             :
             Above
             ,
             all
             is
             clear
             ,
             bright
             ,
             serene
             ,
             calm
             and
             quiet
             ;
             't
             is
             in
             the
             lower
             Regions
             of
             the
             Air
             only
             ,
             that
             Storms
             are
             generated
             ,
             and
             Thunder
             and
             Lightning
             break
             forth
             .
             
               God
               is
               no
               
               Respecter
               of
               Persons
               ,
               but
            
             (
             as
             your
             own
             Prophets
             say
             )
             
               every
               one
               that
               doth
               well
               is
               accepted
               of
               him
            
             ;
             he
             causeth
             the
             blessed
             and
             glorious
             Body
             the
             Sun
             to
             shine
             on
             the
             just
             and
             unjust
             ,
             and
             commands
             the
             sweet
             Influences
             of
             the
             Coelestials
             to
             fall
             upon
             all
             :
             The
             Blessings
             of
             the
             four
             Worlds
             are
             equally
             distributed
             to
             all
             men
             ,
             as
             well
             Inferior
             as
             Superior
             .
             He
             sustains
             and
             preserves
             the
             universal
             
               Systeme
               of
               Nature
            
             by
             the
             hand
             of
             his
             out-spread
             Providence
             ;
             and
             when
             the
             Sons
             of
             Men
             ,
             by
             their
             sinful
             Vanities
             ,
             Oppressions
             and
             Violences
             have
             awakened
             his
             Wrath
             ,
             he
             does
             not
             presently
             dart
             down
             the
             Thunder-bolts
             of
             his
             Vengeance
             on
             their
             guilty
             Heads
             ,
             but
             first
             sends
             his
             Brackmannys
             to
             tell
             them
             of
             their
             Evil
             ,
             and
             call
             them
             to
             Repentance
             .
             And
             if
             Man-kind
             will
             walk
             in
             the
             right
             Way
             ,
             and
             dwell
             in
             the
             everlasting
             Regions
             of
             Bliss
             ,
             they
             must
             endeavour
             to
             imitate
             their
             Creator
             ,
             whence
             our
             Seers
             call
             Man
             the
             Image
             or
             
               Likeness
               of
               God
            
             ,
             and
             the
             
               Horizon
               of
               both
               Worlds
            
             ,
             since
             in
             him
             the
             superiors
             and
             inferiors
             are
             united
             .
             Now
             if
             People
             would
             study
             to
             be
             truly
             like
             their
             Maker
             ,
             Violence
             ,
             War
             and
             Oppression
             would
             have
             no
             place
             in
             the
             World.
             
          
        
         
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               I
               perceive
               you
               are
               much
               for
               peace
               and
               quietness
               ;
               yours
               is
               a
               strange
               Religion
               indeed
               that
               will
               not
               allow
               of
               the
               Noble
               Feats
               of
               Arms
               ,
               and
               the
               Arbitrament
               of
               the
               Sword.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             For
             ought
             I
             can
             hear
             ,
             your
             Religion
             allows
             the
             same
             as
             little
             as
             mine
             ,
             and
             threatens
             ,
             that
             whoever
             uses
             the
             sword
             ,
             shall
             perish
             by
             the
             sword
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               And
               yet
               the
               Cause
               ,
               or
               at
               least
               the
               Pretence
               of
               most
               of
               our
               Wars
               is
               Religion
               ;
               and
               't
               is
               by
               the
               Profession
               of
               Arms
               that
               men
               amongst
               us
               become
               great
               and
               honouroble
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             If
             Killing
             be
             so
             honourable
             ,
             Butchers
             sure
             with
             you
             are
             a
             worshipful
             Company
             .
          
        
         
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               Butchers
               of
               Beasts
               are
               but
               meanly
               regarded
               ,
               but
               Butchers
               of
               Men
               are
               celebrated
               as
               the
               only
               Hero's
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             And
             after
             what
             fashion
             ,
             I
             pray
             ,
             do
             these
             Hero's
             live
             ?
          
        
         
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               For
               the
               most
               part
               ,
               they
               are
               such
               as
               love
               to
               eat
               to
               Gluttony
               ,
               and
               think
               that
               day
               ill
               spent
               wherein
               they
               are
               not
               drunk
               ;
               their
               Discourse
               is
               nothing
               but
            
             Boasts
             and
             Rhotomontado's
             ,
             
               intermixt
               with
               such
            
             horrid
             Oathes
             and
             Blasphemies
             ,
             
               that
               modest
               men
               tremble
               more
               at
               their
            
             Talk
             ,
             
               than
               for
               fear
               of
               the
               fury
               of
               their
            
             Arms
             ;
             
               where-ever
               they
               come
               they
               carry
               Ruin
               and
               Confusion
               with
               them
               ,
               destroying
               Men
               and
               debauching
               Women
               ,
               deflouring
               of
               Virgins
               ,
               ravishing
               of
               Matrons
               ,
               Robbing
               ,
               Plundering
               ,
               firing
               of
               Houses
               ,
               devouring
               what
               they
               can
               ,
               and
               destroying
               the
               rest
               is
               ,
               their
               Profession
               and
               Delight
               ;
               and
               this
               they
               call
            
             Living
             at
             Discretion
             .
          
        
         
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             If
             these
             be
             the
             Christian
             Hero's
             ,
             I
             wonder
             what
             are
             your
             Devils
             ?
             I
             hope
             these
             are
             none
             of
             those
             that
             you
             said
             do
             contend
             so
             much
             about
             the
             
               Right
               way
               to
               Heaven
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               Yes
               ,
               I
               'le
               assure
               you
               ,
               none
               more
               ready
               to
            
             Kill
             and
             Damn
             
               all
               that
               will
               not
               be
               of
               the
               Religion
               they
               pretend
               to
               .
               We
               have
               in
               our
               Country
               a
               parcel
               of
               People
               
               called
            
             Hereticks
             and
             Hugenotes
             ,
             
               their
               Conversation
               is
               generally
               Iust
               and
               Honest
               ,
               and
               they
               are
               Peaceable
               and
               Obedient
               to
               their
            
             King
             ,
             
               and
               as
               ready
               to
               serve
               him
               ,
               and
               do
               good
               to
               their
               Neighbours
               as
               any
               :
               But
               they
               will
               not
               joyn
               with
               us
               in
               our
               Religions
               ,
               Opinions
               and
               Ceremonies
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             As
             how
             ,
             I
             pray
             ?
          
        
         
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               Why
               ,
               they
               will
               not
               acknowledge
               our
               supream
            
             Caliph
             at
             Rome
             
               to
               be
            
             Infallible
             :
             
               They
               will
               not
               say
               their
            
             Prayers
             
               to
               a
            
             Statue
             ,
             an
             Image
             ,
             
               or
               a
            
             Picture
             ,
             
               because
               they
               fancy
               those
            
             fine
             things
             
               can
               neither
               hear
            
             them
             ,
             
               nor
               help
            
             themselves
             :
             
               They
               will
               not
               own
               that
               the
            
             Bone
             ,
             
               or
               a
               piece
               of
               the
            
             Garment
             
               of
               a
               man
               who
               is
               himself
               many
               Years
               agone
               dead
               and
               rotten
               ,
               can
            
             Cure
             them
             of
             Diseases
             ,
             or
             preserve
             
               them
               from
            
             Dangers
             ;
             
               But
               especially
               when
               we
               give
               them
               a
               piece
               of
            
             Bread
             ,
             
               and
               tell
               them
               't
               is
            
             Flesh
             ,
             Blood
             and
             Bones
             ,
             
               they
               think
               't
               is
            
             Bread
             
               still
               ,
               and
               are
               so
               impudent
               as
               to
               believe
               their
               own
               Eyes
               before
               the
               dictates
               of
               our
               Priests
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             Why
             !
             Do
             you
             your selves
             believe
             and
             practise
             these
             Absurdities
             ?
          
        
         
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               Ye
               marry
               ,
               and
               would
               Burn
               you
               too
               ,
               if
               you
               were
               in
               some
               parts
               of
            
             Christendom
             ,
             
               and
               durst
               say
               you
               did
               not
               believe
               them
               as
               well
               as
               we
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             Then
             I
             bless
             the
             good
             and
             infinite
             Beeing
             ,
             that
             I
             have
             no
             business
             in
             such
             a
             Christendom
             .
             But
             pray
             proceed
             with
             the
             Story
             of
             your
             Hugenotes
             .
          
        
         
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               We
               endeavoured
               to
               suppress
               and
               root
               them
               out
               by
               severe
               Laws
               ,
               and
               open
               Wars
               ,
               but
               
               finding
               that
               Course
               ineffectual
               ,
               we
               resolved
               upon
               a
               Stratagem
               to
               cut
               them
               off
               ;
               pretended
               to
               be
               very
               kind
               to
               them
               ,
               and
               that
               we
               desired
               a
               perfect
               Reconciliation
               ,
               and
               to
               that
               purpose
               made
               a
               Match
               between
               one
               of
               the
               chief
               of
               that
               Party
               and
               a
               great
               Lady
               of
               ours
               ;
               to
               solemnize
               this
               Wedding
               ,
               the
               principal
            
             Hugenotes
             
               repaired
               from
               all
               parts
               of
               the
               Kingdom
               ,
               and
               had
               the
               greatest
               Assurances
               given
               them
               of
               Friendship
               .
               But
               one
               Night
               whilst
               they
               suspected
               nothing
               ,
               Souldiers
               being
               drawn
               together
               ,
               at
               a
               certain
               Hour
               fell
               upon
               them
               in
               all
               parts
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               destroying
               Men
               ,
               Women
               and
               Children
               ,
               so
               that
               in
               two
               or
               three
               Hours
               time
               ,
               there
               were
               above
               ten
               Thousand
               of
               their
               dead
               Bodies
               flung
               naked
               into
               the
               Streets
               ,
               and
               the
               Channels
               flowed
               with
               their
               Heretical
               Blood
               :
               And
               at
               that
               time
               Messengers
               were
               sent
               to
               other
               Cities
               and
               Towns
               to
               do
               the
               like
               ,
               so
               that
               in
               a
               few
               dayes
               there
               were
               above
               forty
               Thousand
               of
               them
               slain
               .
               Was
               not
               this
               a
               noble
               expression
               of
               Zeal
               for
               Religion
               ?
            
          
        
         
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             God
             keep
             such
             bloody
             Zeal
             still
             from
             our
             Indian
             Territories
             .
             Do
             your
             Priests
             allow
             of
             such
             doings
             ?
          
        
         
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               Allow
               !
               Yes
               and
               applaud
               them
               too
               ,
               they
               are
               the
               Men
               that
               excite
               us
               to
               these
               gallant
               Exploits
               ,
               and
               for
               a
               Reward
               for
               these
               Services
               ,
               do
               forgive
               us
               all
               our
               Sins
               ,
               and
               assure
               us
               of
               Heaven
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             I
             know
             not
             what
             they
             may
             pretend
             ;
             but
             this
             I
             know
             ,
             that
             God
             is
             Love
             ,
             and
             that
             such
             barbarous
             Cruelties
             are
             to
             him
             an
             Abomination
             ;
             And
             to
             speak
             truth
             ,
             so
             long
             as
             men
             continue
             Obstinate
             ,
             Revengeful
             and
             Contentious
             ,
             and
             
             suffer
             the
             wild
             savage
             Nature
             ,
             and
             bitter
             Spirit
             to
             reign
             in
             their
             Hearts
             ,
             neither
             Men
             nor
             God
             can
             forgive
             them
             ;
             for
             Inequality
             and
             Discord
             cannot
             move
             Equality
             :
             such
             a
             Spirit
             is
             contrary
             to
             the
             divine
             Nature
             ,
             and
             therefore
             cannot
             expect
             Forgiveness
             till
             't
             is
             changed
             and
             transformed
             .
             For
             men
             cannot
             draw
             nigh
             to
             the
             Fountain
             of
             Benignity
             ,
             nor
             be
             heard
             of
             the
             Soveraign
             Beeing
             ,
             but
             as
             they
             become
             like
             unto
             him
             ,
             for
             every
             like
             is
             moulded
             by
             its
             likeness
             ;
             Blood
             requires
             Blood
             ,
             but
             the
             Merciful
             shall
             find
             Mercy
             from
             the
             God
             of
             Peace
             and
             Compassion
             ,
             whose
             Mercies
             never
             fail
             .
             For
             this
             cause
             we
             have
             for
             many
             Generations
             totally
             abstained
             from
             all
             Violence
             ,
             Oppression
             and
             Killing
             ,
             either
             of
             Man
             or
             Beast
             ;
             for
             the
             Groanings
             and
             Miseries
             of
             those
             Creatures
             that
             suffer
             Wrong
             ,
             are
             the
             beginnings
             of
             Trouble
             and
             Sorrow
             to
             those
             that
             do
             it
             ,
             and
             do
             certainly
             stir
             up
             and
             awaken
             the
             fierce
             Wrath
             in
             Nature
             ,
             as
             the
             Loadstone
             attracts
             Iron
             .
          
        
         
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               These
               are
               pretty
               Notions
               ,
               but
               methinks
               impracticable
               :
               For
               if
               we
            
             Europeans
             
               should
               live
               the
               Life
               you
               talk
               of
               ,
               and
               lay
               aside
            
             Arms
             ,
             
               and
               not
               vindicate
               our
               Religion
               and
               Liberties
               by
               the
            
             Sword
             ,
             
               we
               should
               be
               over-run
               ,
               and
               be
               made
               the
               greatest
               of
               Slaves
               .
               Have
               not
               you
               heard
               of
               the
               Inroad
               made
               (
               at
               this
               Instant
               )
               by
               the
            
             Turks
             into
             Germany
             ?
             
               Now
               would
               you
               have
               us
               stand
               with
               our
               Arms
               a
               cross
               ,
               and
               suffer
               them
               to
               over-ran
               all
            
             Christendom
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             I
             pray
             ,
             what
             do
             you
             account
             the
             occasion
             that
             moved
             the
             Turk
             to
             this
             Expedition
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               Why
               ,
               the
               Emperor
               of
            
             Germany
             
               in
               certain
               of
               his
               Territories
               ,
               had
               some
               of
               those
               Hereticks
               that
               I
               described
               to
               you
               but
               now
               ,
               and
               he
               would
               force
               them
               to
               be
               of
               his
               Religion
               ,
               and
               to
               compell
               them
               thereunto
               ,
               seized
               on
               their
               Priests
               ,
               and
               clapt
               them
               into
               Dungeons
               and
               Prisons
               ,
               where
               they
               were
               starved
               and
               pined
               away
               in
               Want
               and
               Misery
               ;
               and
               others
               he
               sold
               for
               Slaves
               ,
               and
               sent
               Souldiers
               amongst
               them
               to
               kill
               and
               destroy
               all
               that
               would
               not
               Conform
               to
               his
               Ceremonies
               :
               Hereupon
               they
               took
               Arms
               in
               their
               own
               defence
               ,
               and
               observing
               their
               Brethren
               to
               live
               free
               from
               such
               Violences
               ,
               and
               enjoy
               their
               Religion
               under
               the
            
             Turks
             ,
             
               paying
               only
               such
               Tribute
               ,
               they
               desire
               the
            
             Turk
             
               to
               protect
               them
               ,
               which
               offends
               the
               Emperor
               ,
               and
               so
               the
               Quarrel
               encreasing
               ,
               the
            
             Turk
             
               sends
               an
               Army
               against
               him
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             This
             confirms
             and
             illustrates
             what
             I
             assert
             ;
             for
             here
             you
             see
             this
             Deluge
             of
             Calamity
             had
             not
             happened
             to
             Germany
             ,
             had
             they
             not
             first
             stirred
             up
             the
             Wrath
             ,
             and
             caussesly
             vexed
             their
             Neighbours
             .
             It
             appears
             plainly
             these
             Flames
             arise
             from
             Sparks
             of
             their
             own
             kindling
             ;
             besides
             ,
             Experience
             shews
             that
             none
             are
             such
             Vassals
             ,
             and
             subject
             to
             so
             many
             Miseries
             as
             those
             that
             give
             themselves
             to
             the
             use
             of
             Arms
             ,
             viz.
             to
             
               Guns
               ,
               Swords
            
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             Weapons
             of
             wrath
             ,
             and
             most
             of
             them
             perish
             by
             the
             use
             of
             them
             .
             For
             our
             own
             parts
             ,
             't
             is
             true
             we
             do
             live
             in
             subjection
             ,
             and
             under
             the
             burthen
             of
             many
             great
             Taxes
             ,
             which
             are
             levied
             on
             us
             at
             the
             pleasure
             of
             the
             Princes
             we
             live
             under
             ;
             but
             then
             they
             protect
             us
             from
             
             the
             Injuries
             of
             the
             Multitude
             ,
             allowing
             us
             our
             free
             Egress
             and
             Regress
             through
             their
             Dominions
             ,
             and
             unquestioned
             Liberty
             for
             the
             Exercise
             of
             our
             Religion
             and
             manner
             of
             living
             :
             They
             do
             not
             endeavour
             to
             peep
             into
             our
             Breasts
             ,
             and
             examine
             our
             Opinions
             ,
             or
             punish
             us
             for
             not
             thinking
             as
             they
             do
             .
             We
             go
             freely
             about
             our
             occasions
             ;
             nor
             do
             they
             permit
             every
             
               Idle
               Fellow
            
             to
             take
             away
             our
             Goods
             ,
             nor
             give
             us
             abusive
             Words
             ,
             or
             hurry
             us
             to
             loathsom
             Prisons
             ;
             nor
             are
             our
             Sons
             forced
             into
             the
             Wars
             :
             They
             threaten
             no
             Punishment
             to
             us
             ,
             provided
             we
             do
             not
             offend
             the
             civil
             Laws
             ;
             for
             they
             matter
             not
             what
             gods
             we
             worship
             ,
             nor
             after
             what
             fashion
             ,
             so
             we
             are
             just
             to
             men
             ,
             and
             live
             peaceably
             ,
             and
             pay
             our
             Tribute
             .
             If
             they
             have
             our
             Money
             ,
             they
             know
             they
             cannot
             want
             Men
             that
             will
             Fight
             for
             two
             Pence
             a
             day
             :
             But
             we
             value
             our
             Health
             ,
             our
             Lives
             ,
             Liberties
             and
             Religion
             ,
             more
             than
             Money
             .
             We
             all
             drink
             Water
             ,
             and
             the
             fragrant
             Herbs
             ,
             wholsom
             Seeds
             ,
             Fruits
             and
             Grains
             suffice
             us
             abundantly
             for
             Food
             :
             Our
             Stomachs
             are
             clean
             ,
             our
             Appetites
             sharp
             ,
             so
             that
             we
             taste
             the
             inward
             Virtue
             of
             each
             thing
             ,
             and
             sing
             Songs
             of
             Praise
             to
             the
             Creator
             ,
             who
             affords
             unto
             us
             the
             plenty
             of
             the
             Earth
             ,
             and
             the
             pleasant
             Dews
             of
             Heaven
             ;
             so
             that
             as
             Fish
             live
             in
             the
             Salt
             and
             Brackish
             Ocean
             ,
             and
             yet
             their
             Flesh
             is
             fresh
             and
             sweet
             ;
             so
             we
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             a
             tempestuous
             troublesom
             World
             live
             Calm
             ,
             and
             as
             it
             were
             in
             Paradise
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               I
               am
               glad
               to
               hear
               you
               esteem
               your selves
               so
               happy
               ;
               there
               are
               few
               Mortals
               that
               are
               so
               content
               with
               their
               Lot
               ,
               but
               are
               whining
               ,
               repining
               ,
               complaining
               ,
               and
               alwayes
               on
               the
               Tenter-hooks
               of
               new
               Hopes
               and
               Desires
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             And
             the
             reason
             is
             ,
             because
             they
             forsake
             Nature
             ,
             and
             let
             loose
             their
             Desires
             ,
             which
             having
             once
             cast
             off
             the
             Bridle
             of
             Moderation
             ,
             run
             on
             without
             stop
             or
             Bounds
             .
          
        
         
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               But
               I
               perceive
               you
               are
               for
               Liberty
               of
               Conscience
               ,
               and
               that
               every
               one
               may
               follow
               his
               own
               Opinion
               and
               Phantasie
               ;
               and
               if
               so
               ,
               we
               should
               have
               a
               mad
               World
               ;
               such
               a
               License
               is
               destructive
               to
            
             Government
             ,
             
               and
               the
               very
               Nurse
               of
            
             Rebellion
             .
          
        
         
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             I
             do
             not
             well
             understand
             what
             you
             mean
             by
             Opinion
             and
             Phantasie
             ,
             People
             will
             think
             as
             they
             list
             ,
             do
             you
             what
             you
             can
             .
             But
             this
             I
             know
             ,
             that
             he
             that
             fears
             God
             ,
             and
             hurts
             not
             his
             Neighbour
             ,
             oppresseth
             not
             the
             Creation
             ,
             and
             obeys
             the
             civil
             Laws
             of
             that
             Country
             he
             lives
             in
             ,
             and
             freely
             pays
             all
             Duties
             and
             Tributes
             to
             the
             Princes
             that
             protect
             him
             ,
             is
             a
             good
             and
             faithful
             Subject
             to
             God
             and
             his
             King.
             Nor
             have
             we
             any
             temptation
             to
             Rebellion
             ,
             for
             to
             us
             all
             Governments
             are
             alike
             ,
             as
             long
             as
             they
             protect
             us
             from
             Violence
             .
             I
             have
             read
             something
             of
             your
             Europian
             Affairs
             ;
             and
             if
             I
             mistake
             not
             ,
             in
             
               France
               ,
               Spain
            
             ,
             &c.
             where
             the
             Laws
             are
             to
             force
             People
             to
             be
             all
             of
             a
             mind
             ,
             there
             have
             been
             abundance
             more
             Rebellions
             ,
             Insurrections
             ,
             Plots
             and
             Conspiracies
             against
             the
             Government
             ,
             than
             in
             Countries
             ,
             where
             
             Liberty
             of
             Conscience
             is
             publickly
             allowed
             ;
             whence
             I
             rather
             infer
             ,
             that
             not
             the
             indulging
             ,
             but
             restraining
             Liberty
             of
             Conscience
             is
             the
             grand
             Cause
             of
             those
             Disorders
             amongst
             you
             .
             'T
             is
             certain
             ,
             every
             man
             ought
             to
             have
             Liberty
             in
             Well-doing
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             punished
             only
             for
             the
             contrary
             .
             And
             we
             Baunians
             scarce
             know
             any
             thing
             that
             is
             a
             greater
             Evil
             ,
             than
             for
             men
             to
             Contend
             ,
             Hate
             ,
             Envy
             ,
             Oppress
             ,
             Fight
             and
             Destroy
             one
             another
             ,
             because
             they
             are
             not
             in
             all
             particulars
             like
             themselves
             :
             For
             men
             naturally
             are
             as
             various
             in
             their
             Intellects
             ,
             as
             in
             their
             
               Shapes
               ,
               Forms
            
             and
             Complexions
             ;
             for
             the
             Shape
             and
             Form
             of
             every
             Body
             is
             according
             to
             the
             
               Nature
               ,
               Equality
            
             or
             Inequality
             of
             the
             Spirit
             .
             The
             Lord
             hath
             made
             all
             things
             to
             differ
             ;
             there
             is
             not
             any
             two
             things
             in
             the
             four
             Worlds
             alike
             in
             all
             particulars
             ;
             therefore
             whosoever
             is
             offended
             with
             another
             ,
             because
             he
             is
             not
             perswaded
             ,
             or
             does
             not
             understand
             just
             as
             he
             does
             ,
             is
             in
             truth
             offended
             with
             his
             Maker
             ,
             who
             is
             the
             author
             of
             that
             Variety
             .
             If
             two
             things
             were
             exactly
             in
             all
             respects
             alike
             ,
             they
             must
             become
             the
             same
             ;
             the
             nearest
             similitude
             of
             things
             is
             made
             by
             casting
             them
             in
             a
             Mould
             ,
             and
             yet
             even
             then
             they
             differ
             .
          
        
         
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               You
               say
               right
               ,
               and
               therefore
               to
               make
               all
               mens
               Vnderstandings
               of
               asize
               ,
               our
               Church-men
               prepare
            
             Moulds
             
               for
               them
               ,
               viz.
            
             Creeds
             ,
             Liturgies
             ,
             Systems
             of
             Divinity
             ,
             
               and
               the
               like
               ,
               wherein
               they
               cast
               and
               fashion
               all
               mens
               Vnderstandings
               ,
               so
               that
               none
               but
               must
               own
               those
               ,
               though
               he
               do
               not
               understand
               
               a
               Word
               of
               them
               ;
               nor
               must
               dispute
               them
               ;
               though
               his
               Heart
               and
               his
               Brain
               tell
               him
               they
               are
               false
               and
               impious
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             This
             is
             much
             such
             an
             Uniformity
             as
             I
             have
             heard
             in
             some
             of
             your
             Books
             ,
             was
             practised
             by
             the
             Tyrant
             Procrustes
             ,
             who
             dwelling
             near
             a
             common
             Road
             ,
             seized
             all
             Travellers
             ,
             and
             carried
             them
             to
             his
             Bed
             ,
             which
             was
             framed
             exactly
             for
             his
             own
             Stature
             ,
             and
             if
             their
             Bodies
             were
             longer
             ,
             chopt
             off
             their
             Feet
             or
             Heads
             to
             make
             them
             fit
             ,
             and
             if
             too
             short
             ,
             strained
             their
             Bones
             and
             Sinews
             out
             with
             Engines
             to
             a
             due
             proportion
             ;
             Was
             not
             this
             Gentleman
             a
             great
             lover
             of
             Decency
             ,
             Order
             and
             Uniformity
             ?
             If
             there
             were
             not
             Variety
             ,
             there
             would
             be
             no
             Motion
             ,
             for
             it
             is
             the
             various
             working
             Power
             ,
             and
             as
             it
             were
             Strife
             between
             the
             Properties
             that
             causeth
             all
             Vegetation
             and
             Manifestation
             ;
             if
             there
             were
             but
             one
             thing
             ,
             there
             would
             be
             nothing
             ,
             or
             a
             standing
             still
             ,
             which
             the
             Iews
             great
             Prophet
             seems
             mystically
             to
             shew
             ,
             when
             he
             saith
             ,
             
               God
               made
               all
               things
               out
               of
               Nothing
            
             :
             For
             there
             was
             no
             Manifestation
             or
             Appearances
             before
             God
             moved
             himself
             on
             the
             Face
             of
             the
             Waters
             ;
             which
             moving
             ,
             seems
             to
             signifie
             the
             Strife
             of
             the
             various
             
               Forms
               ,
               Qualities
            
             and
             Properties
             of
             the
             hidden
             Nature
             ,
             without
             which
             nothing
             could
             be
             generated
             .
             But
             here
             I
             must
             be
             silent
             ,
             for
             we
             are
             counted
             Heathens
             already
             ,
             and
             I
             do
             not
             know
             what
             worse
             Censures
             may
             pass
             upon
             us
             ,
             if
             we
             too
             far
             explain
             those
             Notions
             ,
             which
             though
             
             founded
             in
             Nature
             ,
             are
             yet
             so
             disagreeable
             to
             the
             Conceits
             and
             Practice
             of
             the
             Multitude
             .
             But
             this
             we
             are
             sure
             of
             ,
             that
             men
             ought
             not
             to
             hate
             or
             suppress
             any
             thing
             but
             Evil
             ;
             for
             
               Man's
               most
               deadly
               Enemies
               are
               within
               himself
            
             ;
             whence
             one
             of
             the
             wisest
             of
             the
             Iews
             Kings
             affirmed
             ,
             
               That
               he
               that
               overcame
               his
               own
               Lusts
               and
               Passions
               was
               a
               greater
               Conqueror
               than
               he
               that
               subdued
               a
               City
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               For
               my
               own
               part
               I
               shall
               for
               the
               future
               be
               more
               careful
               how
               I
               credit
               Reports
               ;
               we
               in
               our
               Country
               are
               told
               by
               our
               Learned
               ,
               that
               you
               are
            
             meer
             Heathens
             ,
             Infidels
             ,
             Idolaters
             and
             Worshippers
             of
             the
             Sun
             ,
             Moon
             ,
             
               and
               all
               the
            
             Host
             of
             Heaven
             .
          
        
         
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             I
             nothing
             wonder
             that
             you
             Europians
             should
             be
             mistaken
             about
             us
             ,
             who
             live
             so
             remote
             ,
             since
             you
             seem
             so
             little
             to
             understand
             the
             Opinions
             of
             each
             other
             amongst
             your selves
             ,
             every
             one
             misrepresenting
             the
             Sentiments
             and
             Doctrines
             of
             all
             that
             differ
             from
             him
             .
             'T
             is
             true
             ,
             we
             do
             highly
             esteem
             and
             admire
             all
             the
             
               heavenly
               Host
            
             ,
             and
             those
             
               Refulgent
               Quires
            
             of
             the
             Coelestials
             ,
             especially
             that
             glorious
             
               Eye
               of
               the
               World
            
             ,
             the
             Sun
             ,
             as
             being
             the
             Handy-Works
             and
             Wonderful
             Powers
             of
             the
             incomprehensible
             Creator
             ,
             and
             think
             it
             part
             of
             our
             Duty
             to
             express
             our
             Gratitude
             and
             Veneration
             to
             the
             one
             only
             Fountain
             whence
             all
             those
             amazing
             Wonders
             proceed
             ;
             for
             he
             that
             contemns
             the
             Streams
             cannot
             truly
             honour
             the
             Fountain
             .
             Do
             not
             your
             own
             Prophets
             teach
             you
             to
             
               Honour
               Rulers
               and
               Governours
            
             ,
             
             because
             they
             derive
             their
             Government
             from
             God
             ▪
             And
             if
             you
             do
             not
             only
             worship
             and
             bow
             the
             Knee
             one
             to
             another
             (
             who
             are
             at
             best
             but
             brittle
             animated
             Dirt
             )
             but
             also
             reverence
             the
             Works
             of
             your
             own
             Hands
             ,
             as
             a
             man
             cloathed
             in
             goodly
             Rayment
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             how
             much
             more
             ought
             we
             to
             have
             in
             high
             Veneration
             those
             wonderful
             Fountains
             of
             
               Light
               ,
               Heat
               ,
               Motion
            
             and
             Vitality
             ,
             which
             are
             the
             manifested
             Powers
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             his
             upper
             Vice-gerents
             and
             Lieutenants
             over
             the
             lower
             World
             ?
             Did
             not
             you
             tell
             me
             but
             now
             that
             you
             esteemed
             your
             Hugenotes
             worthy
             of
             Death
             or
             Persecution
             ,
             because
             they
             would
             not
             pay
             Esteem
             and
             Adoration
             to
             a
             few
             
               painted
               Clouts
            
             ,
             the
             Pictures
             of
             their
             fellow-Creatures
             ,
             which
             you
             call
             Saints
             ,
             not
             knowing
             whether
             they
             be
             truly
             so
             or
             not
             ;
             and
             yet
             will
             you
             condemn
             our
             Brachmans
             ,
             for
             directing
             their
             Esteem
             to
             these
             glorious
             Master-pieces
             of
             the
             Creation
             ?
             If
             you
             count
             such
             lifeless
             pittiful
             things
             ,
             as
             Wood
             and
             Stone
             ,
             or
             things
             painted
             and
             fashioned
             by
             Man
             ,
             fit
             to
             be
             Representations
             of
             your
             Godds
             ,
             and
             means
             whereby
             to
             enliven
             your
             Phantasies
             and
             Minds
             to
             an
             higher
             degree
             of
             Devotion
             (
             which
             was
             the
             sole
             intent
             of
             the
             first
             Inventers
             of
             those
             things
             )
             what
             regard
             then
             ought
             we
             not
             to
             have
             of
             those
             living
             Powers
             of
             God
             ,
             the
             
               Coelestial
               Bodies
            
             ,
             by
             whose
             sweet
             and
             friendly
             Influences
             all
             created
             Beeings
             are
             preserved
             and
             nourished
             ?
             What
             is
             more
             exciting
             to
             a
             well-disposed
             Mind
             than
             to
             behold
             that
             glorious
             Body
             the
             Sun
             ,
             with
             the
             innumerable
             
             Train
             of
             Stars
             ,
             and
             the
             various
             Species
             in
             the
             four
             Worlds
             ?
             or
             what
             doth
             more
             ravishingly
             declare
             the
             Greatness
             ,
             Goodness
             ,
             and
             eternal
             Wisdom
             of
             the
             immense
             Creator
             ?
             This
             is
             a
             Book
             we
             study
             ,
             in
             which
             the
             
               grand
               Charter
            
             of
             Nature
             ,
             and
             the
             holy
             Mysteries
             of
             God
             are
             recorded
             ,
             and
             we
             think
             we
             do
             not
             Err
             in
             preferring
             it
             before
             the
             endless
             and
             contentious
             thwarting
             Volumns
             of
             the
             Talkative
             Philosophers
             and
             Wrangling
             School-men
             .
          
        
         
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               I
               have
               been
               told
               ,
               and
               you
               seem
               to
               own
               it
               ,
               That
               you
               will
               not
            
             Kill
             
               any
               of
               the
               inferior
               Creatures
               ,
               nor
               eat
               their
            
             Flesh
             ;
             
               but
               I
               pray
               ,
               hath
               not
               Man
               power
               to
               do
               as
               he
               pleaseth
               with
               those
               Creatures
               ?
               and
               were
               not
               the
               made
               for
               that
               very
               purpose
               ?
            
          
        
         
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             God
             hath
             made
             all
             Creatures
             inferior
             to
             Man
             ,
             who
             hath
             freedom
             to
             use
             and
             do
             unto
             them
             all
             as
             he
             pleaseth
             ,
             having
             free
             will
             to
             chuse
             either
             Good
             or
             Evil
             ;
             but
             he
             that
             follows
             the
             better
             and
             leaveth
             the
             worse
             ,
             chuseth
             the
             better
             part
             ,
             and
             is
             made
             God's
             Friend
             ,
             and
             in
             Amity
             with
             all
             the
             Creation
             ;
             for
             man
             is
             a
             likeness
             of
             all
             things
             ,
             and
             contains
             their
             true
             Natures
             and
             Properties
             ;
             and
             therefore
             whatever
             he
             giveth
             himself
             unto
             ,
             the
             same
             becomes
             strong
             in
             him
             ,
             be
             it
             Virtue
             or
             Vice
             :
             For
             which
             cause
             ,
             our
             well-advised
             Fathers
             commanded
             us
             ,
             our
             Wives
             and
             Children
             ,
             to
             abstain
             from
             all
             kinds
             of
             Violence
             and
             Oppression
             ,
             especially
             to
             those
             of
             our
             own
             Species
             ,
             that
             thereby
             our
             Souls
             might
             be
             preserved
             from
             being
             precipitated
             into
             Wrath
             ,
             and
             so
             
             retain
             Humanity
             ,
             and
             the
             more
             noble
             Faculties
             of
             our
             Souls
             unspotted
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             our
             Bodies
             rendred
             wholsom
             ,
             clean
             ,
             and
             fit
             to
             be
             Temples
             for
             the
             divine
             Spirit
             ,
             esteeming
             Abstinence
             ,
             Cleanness
             and
             Separation
             to
             be
             the
             true
             Paths
             that
             lead
             to
             all
             external
             and
             eternal
             Bliss
             ;
             it
             being
             in
             our
             Opinion
             an
             unfit
             ,
             and
             altogether
             unworthy
             thing
             ,
             that
             the
             great
             ,
             noble
             and
             immortal
             Soul
             of
             Man
             should
             so
             much
             degenerate
             from
             its
             high
             and
             illustrious
             Birth
             ,
             as
             to
             joyn
             or
             suffer
             it self
             to
             be
             incorporated
             with
             the
             low
             and
             savage
             Nature
             of
             Beasts
             .
             Nor
             do
             we
             think
             it
             lawful
             for
             us
             to
             heat
             our
             Veins
             ,
             and
             distemper
             our
             Blood
             with
             Wine
             ,
             since
             Water
             more
             kindly
             quencheth
             our
             Thirst
             ;
             the
             innocent
             and
             fragrant
             Herbs
             and
             Fruits
             of
             our
             Gardens
             afford
             us
             ample
             Satisfaction
             ;
             and
             we
             should
             be
             ashamed
             to
             make
             our
             Bodies
             the
             Graves
             of
             the
             inferior
             Creatures
             ▪
             And
             though
             our
             Princes
             are
             sometimes
             harsh
             and
             severe
             to
             us
             ,
             yet
             we
             pacifie
             them
             with
             meek
             ,
             submissive
             and
             humble
             Behaviour
             .
             And
             since
             as
             little
             as
             possible
             we
             can
             ,
             we
             hurt
             not
             any
             thing
             ,
             therefore
             nothing
             hurts
             us
             ,
             but
             live
             in
             perfect
             Unity
             and
             Amity
             with
             all
             the
             numberless
             Inhabitants
             of
             the
             four
             Worlds
             ,
             doing
             by
             them
             as
             we
             would
             be
             done
             unto
             ,
             whereby
             we
             dis-arm
             their
             Rage
             ,
             and
             their
             Fury
             finds
             no
             place
             against
             us
             .
          
        
         
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               But
               pray
               tell
               me
               how
               long
               you
               have
               led
               this
               kind
               of
               Life
               ;
               and
               whether
               your
               Sons
               and
               Daughters
               do
               follow
               your
               Religion
               and
               Examples
               ;
               
               for
               amongst
               the
            
             Europians
             
               nothing
               is
               more
               common
               than
               for
               Youth
               to
               degenerate
               ,
               and
               wander
               after
               the
               Multitude
               ,
               and
               abandon
               their
               Fathers
               Rules
               ,
               especially
               if
               they
               should
               be
               but
               half
               so
               singular
               as
               you
               are
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             As
             for
             the
             Antiquity
             of
             our
             Course
             of
             Life
             ,
             I
             think
             for
             the
             greater
             part
             ,
             I
             may
             date
             it
             from
             the
             Worlds
             Original
             .
             Your
             own
             Doctors
             teach
             ,
             that
             Adam
             ,
             the
             first
             man
             ,
             was
             placed
             in
             a
             Garden
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             green
             Herb
             and
             Tree
             bearing
             Fruit
             was
             to
             be
             to
             him
             for
             Meat
             ;
             and
             do
             generally
             agree
             that
             afterwards
             ,
             at
             least
             during
             the
             old
             World
             ,
             viz.
             to
             the
             time
             of
             the
             Flood
             (
             which
             was
             in
             the
             Year
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             1616.
             )
             eating
             of
             Flesh
             was
             not
             allowed
             or
             practised
             ;
             and
             though
             afterwards
             it
             was
             practised
             ,
             yet
             't
             is
             probable
             it
             did
             not
             obtain
             with
             all
             :
             But
             there
             is
             reason
             to
             believe
             that
             still
             the
             better
             and
             more
             reserved
             sort
             did
             abstain
             ;
             For
             about
             the
             Year
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             3300.
             (
             near
             the
             time
             that
             your
             holy
             Records
             mention
             Ierusalem
             to
             be
             besieged
             by
             Nebuchadnezzar
             )
             we
             find
             the
             famous
             Philosopher
             Pythagoras
             flourishing
             ,
             who
             expresly
             taught
             his
             Followers
             (
             which
             by
             reason
             of
             his
             Parts
             and
             Virtues
             were
             not
             a
             few
             )
             not
             to
             eat
             any
             Flesh
             ,
             but
             content
             themselves
             altogether
             with
             Vegetables
             ;
             and
             this
             great
             man
             travelling
             for
             the
             acquest
             and
             diffusion
             of
             Knowledge
             into
             divers
             parts
             ,
             left
             not
             our
             India
             unvisited
             ,
             and
             there
             planted
             this
             wholsom
             Doctrine
             ,
             which
             ever
             since
             hath
             not
             wanted
             Observers
             ,
             derived
             down
             by
             a
             continual
             Succession
             to
             our
             Times
             .
             
             'T
             is
             true
             ,
             our
             Ancestors
             have
             obliged
             us
             to
             some
             things
             ,
             which
             may
             seem
             frivolous
             and
             vain
             ,
             as
             not
             to
             kill
             any
             kind
             of
             Vermin
             ,
             which
             are
             very
             offensive
             to
             the
             Life
             of
             Man
             :
             But
             indeed
             these
             Prohibitions
             well
             regarded
             ,
             shew
             their
             more
             deep
             Wisdom
             and
             Fore-sight
             ;
             for
             they
             did
             consider
             ,
             that
             their
             Philosophy
             would
             not
             only
             be
             embraced
             by
             Wise
             Men
             ,
             but
             also
             by
             a
             great
             number
             of
             Fools
             (
             as
             the
             most
             part
             of
             all
             men
             are
             ,
             in
             one
             thing
             or
             another
             )
             and
             if
             they
             should
             have
             permitted
             them
             to
             have
             killed
             any
             kind
             of
             Creatures
             ,
             the
             Foolish
             would
             have
             concluded
             ,
             they
             might
             by
             the
             same
             Rule
             as
             well
             kill
             others
             ,
             and
             so
             by
             degrees
             come
             to
             kill
             men
             ,
             as
             most
             other
             Nations
             do
             .
             Besides
             ,
             not
             only
             our
             cleanly
             regular
             temperate
             Lives
             free
             us
             from
             many
             of
             those
             Vermin
             wherewith
             others
             are
             troubled
             ,
             but
             we
             take
             it
             for
             a
             Rule
             ,
             that
             such
             as
             would
             live
             an
             abstemious
             separated
             Life
             from
             Evil
             and
             Violence
             ,
             must
             refrain
             from
             some
             things
             that
             are
             lawful
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             from
             those
             that
             are
             unlawful
             ;
             as
             one
             of
             your
             Prophets
             says
             excellently
             ,
             
               All
               things
               are
               lawful
               ,
               but
               not
               expedient
               .
            
             Touching
             our
             Sons
             and
             Daughters
             ,
             they
             all
             constantly
             follow
             our
             Foot-steps
             ,
             and
             it
             hath
             very
             rarely
             been
             known
             ,
             that
             any
             of
             them
             have
             forsaken
             the
             Precepts
             of
             their
             Fathers
             ;
             being
             descended
             from
             a
             Root
             of
             Temperance
             and
             Equality
             ,
             they
             are
             naturally
             Sober
             and
             Temperate
             ,
             for
             they
             use
             not
             Tippling-Houses
             ,
             nor
             spend
             their
             Patrimony
             in
             
               drinking
               Wine
               ,
               Gaming
               ,
               Debauchery
            
             and
             
             Gluttony
             ;
             so
             that
             the
             more
             Children
             we
             have
             ,
             the
             Richer
             we
             esteem
             our selves
             ,
             they
             proving
             no
             more
             chargeable
             to
             us
             than
             Lambs
             do
             to
             Sheep
             :
             They
             all
             marry
             Wives
             of
             our
             own
             Tribe
             and
             Religion
             ,
             and
             there
             is
             no
             dispute
             about
             either
             Portion
             or
             Joynture
             :
             Their
             greatest
             Pleasure
             and
             chief
             Recreation
             is
             to
             contemplate
             the
             Heavens
             ,
             and
             their
             glorious
             furniture
             ,
             the
             
               Sun
               ,
               Moon
            
             and
             Stars
             in
             their
             various
             Motions
             and
             Configurations
             ,
             as
             also
             the
             pleasant
             
               Gardens
               ,
               Groves
            
             and
             Fountains
             ,
             and
             to
             free
             the
             Inhabitants
             thereof
             from
             the
             Tyranny
             and
             Bondage
             of
             men
             as
             much
             as
             in
             them
             lies
             :
             And
             so
             through
             the
             whole
             course
             of
             our
             Lives
             ,
             abstaining
             from
             all
             that
             tendeth
             to
             Evil
             ,
             and
             promoting
             what
             we
             can
             the
             good
             of
             the
             whole
             Creation
             ;
             we
             endeavour
             to
             imitate
             the
             adorable
             Maker
             and
             Conserver
             of
             the
             Universe
             ,
             whose
             Off-spring
             we
             are
             ,
             and
             in
             whom
             we
             live
             ,
             and
             move
             ,
             and
             have
             our
             Beeing
             .
          
        
         
           
             French-man
             .
          
           
             
               You
               have
               not
               only
               gratified
               my
               Curiosity
               ,
               but
               in
               several
               things
               informed
               my
               Vnderstanding
               .
               And
               I
               heartily
               wish
               that
               your
               Virtue
               and
               Morality
               were
               crowned
               with
               true
            
             Christianity
             ,
             
               and
               our
            
             Christianity
             
               embellisht
               with
               the
               real
               practice
               of
               your
            
             Virtue
             ,
             Temperance
             and
             Moderation
             .
             
               And
               so
               bid
               you
            
             Farewell
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
           To
           shew
           that
           the
           recommending
           Abstinence
           from
           Flesh
           ,
           is
           no
           new
           upstart
           Conceit
           ,
           I
           shall
           here
           add
           those
           notable
           Verses
           of
           the
           ingenious
           Poet
           Ovid
           ,
           written
           above
           1600
           Years
           ago
           ,
           in
           his
           Metamorphosis
           ,
           as
           I
           find
           them
           translated
           by
           Sandys
           ,
           where
           he
           brings
           in
           the
           famous
           Philosopher
           Pythagoras
           (
           from
           whom
           the
           
             Indian
             Bannians
          
           derive
           their
           Doctrine
           )
           thus
           discoursing
           .
        
         
           FOrbear
           your selves
           ,
           O
           Mortals
           ,
           to
           Pollute
        
         
           With
           wicked
           Food
           ,
           Corn
           is
           the
           generous
           Fruit.
        
         
           Apples
           oppress
           their
           Boughs
           ,
           plump
           Grapes
           the
           Vine
           ,
        
         
           Thousand
           sweet
           Herbs
           and
           savoury
           Roots
           combine
        
         
           With
           beautious
           Flowers
           of
           most
           fragrant
           scent
           ,
        
         
           Your
           nice
           and
           liquorish
           Pallates
           to
           content
           .
        
         
           The
           prodigal
           Earth
           abounds
           with
           genele
           Food
           ,
        
         
           Affording
           Conquests
           without
           Death
           or
           Blood
           :
        
         
           But
           Beasts
           with
           Flesh
           their
           ravenous
           Hunger
           cloy
           ,
        
         
           And
           yet
           not
           all
           ;
           Horses
           in
           Pastures
           joy
           ,
        
         
           So
           Flocks
           and
           Herds
           :
           But
           those
           whom
           Nature
           hath
        
         
           Endu'd
           with
           Cruelty
           and
           savage
           Wrath
           ,
        
         
           Wolves
           ,
           Bears
           ,
           Armenian
           Tygers
           ,
           Lyons
           ,
           in
        
         
           Hot
           Blood
           delight
           .
           How
           horrible
           a
           sin
           !
        
         
           That
           Intrails
           ,
           
             bleeding
             Intrails
          
           should
           Entomb
           !
        
         
           That
           greedy
           flesh
           ,
           
             with
             Flesh
          
           should
           fat
           become
           !
        
         
           Whilst
           by
           the
           Livers
           Death
           the
           living
           lives
           ,
        
         
           Of
           all
           ,
           which
           Earth
           ,
           our
           bounteous
           Mother
           gives
           ,
        
         
           Can
           nothing
           please
           ,
           except
           they
           Teeth
           in
           Blood
        
         
           And
           Wounds
           ,
           and
           stygian
           Fury
           be
           imbrew'd
           ?
        
         
           Naught
           satiate
           the
           wild
           variety
        
         
           Of
           thy
           rude
           Paunch
           ,
           unless
           another
           dye
           ?
        
         
           That
           good
           old
           Age
           ,
           that
           innocent
           Estate
           ,
        
         
           Which
           we
           the
           Golden
           call
           ,
           was
           fortunate
        
         
         
           In
           Herbs
           and
           Fruits
           ,
           her
           Lips
           with
           Blood
           undy'd
           ;
        
         
           Then
           Fowls
           through
           th'
           Air
           their
           Wings
           in
           safety
           ply'd
        
         
           The
           Hare
           then
           fearless
           wandred
           o're
           the
           plain
           ,
        
         
           Nor
           Fish
           by
           their
           Credulety
           were
           slain
           ▪
        
         
           Not
           taught
           ,
           was
           Man
           ,
           that
           fawning
           Treachery
           ,
        
         
           All
           hv'd
           secure
           ,
           till
           he
           that
           did
           envy
        
         
           (
           What
           Daemon
           e'er
           it
           was
           )
           those
           harmless
           Cates
           ,
        
         
           And
           cramb'd
           his
           Guts
           with
           Flesh
           ,
           set
           ope
           the
           Gates
        
         
           To
           cruel
           Crimes
           .
           But
           first
           ,
           these
           slaughtering
           harms
           ,
        
         
           A
           fire
           of
           zeal
           at
           holy
           Altars
           warms
           ;
        
         
           Enjoyning
           Sacrifices
           with
           the
           Blood
        
         
           Of
           Savage
           Beasts
           ,
           which
           made
           our
           lives
           their
           food
           .
        
         
           Thus
           the
           
             wild
             Boar
          
           for
           rooting
           up
           the
           Corn
           ,
        
         
           And
           leaving
           painful
           Plow-mens
           hopes
           forlorn
           ,
        
         
           Was
           thought
           to
           merit
           Death
           :
           Vine-brouzing
           Goats
        
         
           Do
           next
           to
           angry
           Bacchus
           yield
           their
           Throats
           .
        
         
           What
           harm
           have
           poor
           Sheep
           done
           ,
           whose
           Udders
           swell
           ,
        
         
           And
           yield
           of
           Nectar
           a
           perpetual
           Well
           ?
        
         
           Supplying
           man
           with
           their
           soft
           Wool
           ,
           and
           are
        
         
           Alive
           than
           Dead
           ,
           more
           profitable
           far
           .
        
         
           Or
           what
           the
           Ox
           ,
           a
           Creature
           without
           Guile
        
         
           Inur'd
           to
           Patience
           and
           continual
           Toil
           ?
        
         
           He
           most
           ungrateful
           is
           ,
           deserving
           ill
        
         
           The
           gift
           of
           Corn
           ,
           that
           can
           unyoke
           ,
           then
           kill
           .
        
         
           The
           Husband-man
           that
           Neck
           with
           Ax
           to
           wound
           ,
        
         
           Is
           too
           severe
           ,
           that
           plow'd
           his
           stubborn
           Ground
           ;
        
         
           So
           oft
           Till'd
           ,
           so
           many
           Crops
           brought
           in
           ,
        
         
           Yet
           not
           content
           therewith
           ,
           ascribes
           the
           Sin
           ,
        
         
           To
           guiltless
           Godds
           ,
           as
           if
           the
           Powers
           on
           high
        
         
           In
           Death
           of
           labouring
           Innocence
           could
           joy
           .
        
         
           Whence
           springs
           so
           dire
           an
           Appetite
           in
           man
        
         
           To
           interdicted
           Food
           ?
           O
           Mortals
           !
           can
        
         
           Or
           dare
           you
           feed
           on
           Flesh
           ?
           Henceforth
           forbear
           ,
        
         
           I
           you
           intreat
           ,
           and
           to
           my
           words
           give
           ear
           ,
        
         
           When
           Limbs
           of
           
             slaughtered
             Beasts
          
           become
           your
           Meat
           ,
        
         
           Then
           think
           and
           know
           ,
           that
           you
           your
           
             Servants
             Eat
          
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
    
     
  

