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Show ID ACURE for the SPLEEN Thefe Adam-wits, too fortunately free, Began to dream they wanted liberty ; A CURE for the SPLEEN. And when no rule, no precedent was found, Of men, by laws, lcfs circunrl‘crib'd and bound ; IS late impious fall-"an unparallel'd piece of folemn mockery, fliocking to every feiious mir.d»--{or what an be conceiv'd They led their wild defires to woods and caves" more horrible, than to befeech the fountain oftruth and juitice to efpoule and abet the canto ofrobbery and injultice, by And thought that all but, Savages, were flaves. Thofe very Jews, who at their very bell, imploring of him a miraculous interpofition for the removal Their humour, more than loyalty, exprel't ; of grievances, brought upon the metropolis by a molt high- handcd robbery, plunder and dellruétion of their neighbour's Now, wonder'd why, f0 long, they had obey'd, An idol monarch which their hands had made ; property, and continued only by an obltinate refitfal to make that reliitution which the laws of juttice, equity and good Thought they might ruin him they could create, Or melt him to that golden calf, a flare. But thefe were random bolts" Pzgf. But pray rev. fir, have the parliament any right to make laws for us ? And isn't this a grievance P Fill. Aye, there was :1 Bolton miniller, and another gen- confcience loudly demand 1" Sorry 1 am that fuch a heaven daring farce fliould originate with minifters-u-l am grieved that to many of our {acred order lhould, by this and other parts of their conduct, have dittouered inch :1 difpofition to increafe inftead of curing our popular dillraé‘tions. tleman, lodged at our houfe lalt night, and they talk'd agreat deal about this very thing, and made it out as clear as the Trim. Nothing new hr. I remember to have read of prielts in days of yore, that they were, fun at noon-day, that the parliament have no {ueh right ; _,__..._.__" \Vell vers'd (fold, tho' I did not underfland them~--but I know they argued ve- ry powerfully, and proved that we ought to refill. However, I don't like taking up arms neither, that I Inuit own. Trim. No, no, let you alone for that ; if we come to gun-powder and cold iron, I'll be fhot ifycu a'n't found intrench'd in your bar, behind a tier of calla-bottles, loaded with good Cherry flings. Brim. Prithec friend Trim reltrain thy wit a little-ml would gladly hear friend 81mm difcourl‘e upon this authority of parliament ; l plainly perceive that the minds of friend (Iraq/min, and friend Pnj; and friend Fi/[pot ltand in need of enlightning----and friend Slurry {eems to be moved to become a light to their feet and a lamp to their paths. Trim. ‘I'aw, is the Latin for a candle---I am dumb. Page Domine revere/Ida. ‘ Slurp. l have no objeé‘tion againlt delivering my opinion freely upon this quel'tion, I can appeal to you all as my vouchers, that lhave never cloak'dmy fintimcnts, or conform'd out- wardly to popular prejudices, as too many of my reverend In godly faction, and in treal‘on bold, For who {0 lit for reign as Aaron's race, it one: dominion they could found in grrcc? ._, Thele lead the path, tho' not of lurch; .‘7\- e rt Yet deepelt mouth'd againi‘t the govern Ix tent." And Lilly's grammarranlcs them with beetts and i'obhcrs,--" Bzzs,_/l(r,_/ir5, atyur/izcwa'or" N0 Ofiience to you lir. S/mrp. Hold, hold, icighhour firm, you are not to take liberties with my clorh, becaufe i do mylelll But to proceei~ In confidering this queltion ofthc rightot' parliament to make laws to bind us, I thall cbiizrve the diliixe‘tkn mad- by Mr. Pitt, Mr. Dickinlon, Mr. "Niikcs, Mr. Otis, and all other advocates for the rights of the Colonies, between lcgillation and taxation---they fay there mull neceil‘arily be alupreme power, lodg'd fomewhere, of governing aid regulating the trade of the Colonies; and this is in the King, Lords and Commons of Great-Britain, but that this does not extend to internal taxes, tho' it includes the right or" laying duties on fuch articles oftrade, as they allow us .0 import, if we choofc brethren have done ; and I with I could not add with truth, that too many of them, inltead ofinculcating the peaceable principles of the golpel, have by their prayers, fermons and examples encouraged (edition, privy confpiracy and rebellion ; and ltimulated their hearers to every evil worlin-witnefslthe EXEC to import them---and upon this dillinclion was Founded our oppofition to the unhappy Ramp-aft»- t e then acknowledged the authority oi'parliament, in it's Full extent, excepting on< l; in the matter of internal taxation ; tho' it is very true, we have fince been daily growing wiler and wifer, 'till at length, we openly avow principles ofablolute independency, and deny that the parliament of Great-Britain have any more B 2 rightful |