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Show [ 52 ] [ 53 ] Dominion, the Cabals of Statefmen, or the will be content to be Slaves themfelves, pro.-. ravenous Appetites of Individuals for Power vided they may enflave others; or Plunder, for Wealth without Induf'try, and Greatnefs without Merit, were the only real and genuine Springs of Aflion. Now the Aims of Princes in thefe Wars are People can look up to the glorious Hero on the Opprelfor‘. partly the fame with, and partly dilierent from, thofe of their Subjeéts: As far as Renown is Now, from this View of Things, one would be tempted to imagine, that a Praftice To uni- concerned, their Views are alike, for Heroifm verfally prevailing, was founded in the Courfe and Confiitution of Nature. One would be tempted to liuppofe, that Ma. kind were created is the Wifh and Envy of all Mankind -, and to be a Nation of Heroes, under the Conduct of (tat{HINDU I! Y ,,¥i y ' that furrounds him, and forget the Deeds of the‘ an heroic Leader, is regarded, both by Prince and People, as the Summit of all earthly Hap- and to worry and devour one another. piriels. It is really allonilhing to- think with " haps the Earth would be overl‘tocked with what Applaufe and Eclat the Memoirs of fuch " Numbers was it not for fuch Evacuations, on Purpofe to be engaged in defiruétive Wars, " Per- " ,.. inhuman Monlters are tranfinitted down, in all " falutary upon the whole, and necefl'ary for the Pomp of Profe and Verfe, to diftant Gene- rations : Nay, let a Prince but feed his Subjeé‘ts " the Good of the Remainder. Perhaps, like» " wife, there may be fome Truth in what is with the empty Diet of military Fame, it mat« ters not what he does befides, in regard to them " vulgarly given out, that one Nation cannot " thrive but by the Downfall, and one People felves as well as others 5 for the Liv-es and Li- " grow rich but by the impoverilhing, of its berties, and every Thing that can render SOciety a Blefiing, are willingly otYered up as a "‘ Neighbours." r i-r-‘f-Vu~ its" in ILA !. Throne, they will be dazzled with the Splend I: A a, r": l nd while he Sacrifice to this Idol, GLORY. And were the Faé‘t to be examined into, you would find, perhaps without a lingle Exception, that the greatelt Conquerors abroad, have proved the heaviei't Tyrants at Home. However, as Vic- [01% like Charity, covereth a Multitude of Sins, thus it comes to pafs, that reaibnable Beings will AND yet, when we examine into this Adair, neither Reafon, nor Experience will give the leal't Countenance to this Suppofition. The Reafon of the Thing we will confider now, and referve the Fact 'till by and by. Here then, if Principles of Reafon are to be our Guide, one would think, that a Being overflowing with Benevolence, and not limitted in Power, might G 3 have |
