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Observations on a Late "Epitaph" - 4

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his Congregation, to read political Papers, and sign Petitions thereupon, as a Sabbath-Day’s Exercise.

I have known another to preach a Week-Day’s Sermon (as ‘tis called) and, on giving Notice thereof, to charge the People, “as they valued their Salvation, (even if their Houses were on fire) “to attend and sign a Petition against a Change of Government,” tho’ he had within a Fortnight before declared the Proprietaries to be as arbitrary as a MOGUL. Neighbours, who from their Infancy, lived in the greatest Harmony, cannot spend an agreeable Evening together; Fathers and Sons, who do not jump together in political Judgment is rare. Men who have irreproachably served their Country, have been discarded for the same Causes. “En quo perduxit miseros Discordia Cives.”

To this Pitch Matters have come. Where they will end, God only knows.

As to the Epitaph itself, if Mr. F----- or any of his Friends will answer it, as you think, I shall have a contemptible Opinion of them. “Answer him not a Word.”

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  1. Observations on a Late "Epitaph" - 4