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A Looking-Glass for Presbyterians (Inscribed: J. Arbo) - 22

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that if it were not for the great Army he had with him he durst not have said so to them," And however, it wou'd have been wiser in him to have held his Peace, for they own'd no Master but Christ." One of them in a Sermon "declar'd, that King William design'd to dethrone. King Jesus." And the Moderator of the General Assembly immediately after it's Dissolution, reflected upon King William, as sent in Wrath to be a Curse to God's Kirk.—Another of their Preachers tells us that they brought in a Dog, (i. e. K. Wm.) for Gods Sake, and that he now began to bite the Bairnes i. e. the Children.—One Mr. Kennedy in the same Reign, before the General Assembly in which he was Moderator said in his Prayer, "Lord! Moderation is recommended to us by the King, and we all know that it is a Virtue that is sometimes useful, Lord; but I cannot say that which he calls Moderation now, is so convenient at this Time for thy People and Cause; for even to be free with thee, good Lord, I think it is best to make a clear House, by sweeping them out all at the Door, and casting them out to the Midden [Dunghill] i. e. other Professions.

Mr. Borlands in Gallowshields pray'd thus, O God! Thou hast bidden us pray for Kings, and yet they have been always very troublesome to thy Kirk; they say that this new King thou hast sent us, viz. King William takes the Sacrament from the Hands of a Bishop kneeling; ah! That's black Work, that's foul Work. Lord deliver him from Popery, and Prelacy; from a Dutch Conscience; and the Hardheartedness of the Stewarts.

Thus it appears that nor only Covenanters, but the whole Body of Presbyterians are actuated by the same rebellious Principles since the Revolution, they were before; and that not even the Establishment of their Profession in Scotland can make them in Love with Monarchy. Is not the Language of these Quotations from their Moderators and principal Divines, exactly of a Piece with this treacherous Jesuitical Presbyterian Bullsent forth from the College of Philadelphia? Are these fit Men to have the Tuition of His Majesty's Protestant Subjects? To instill into the Youth an evil Idea of Royal Government; to instruct them, that a covetous, mercenary, avaritious, tyrannical hard-hearted land-Lord, who is for laying heavy Burdens on his Tenents, and will not touch them with one of his Fingers is to be preferr'd to our most gracious Sovereign; that his Majestywill ABRIDGE us of our Privileges, but we may be assur'd he never will ENLARGE them, or grant us any Favor; and lastly, that the Province may expect nothing but Ruin, Destruction and Desolation, the Moment we put ourselves under King George the Third.—Cou'd a Frenchman, cou'd a Spaniard entertain a worse Opinion of the glorious Constitution of Great-Britain? Yet these are the Men, who wou'd scarce have a Mouthful of Bread to support themselves or their Families, had it not been for his Majesty's Royal Bounty and Favor, in promoting a generous Collection by his own good Example; I say, these are the Men, who maliciously asperse his Crown and Dignity.

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