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[‘54] [55] {elves ehriliizms againft their chrif‘tian brethren, agamit men who till now gloried in the name or Englifllmen, and who were ever ready to {pend their lives and fortunes in the defence of Britifh rights : Tell it not in Gath, publifh it not in the {treets of Afhkelon, lelt it caufe our enemies to rejoice, and our adverfiiries to triumph. Such a conduct as this, brings a great reproach upon the profeflion of chrilliani-a ty, my it is it great {caudal even to human na' ture ittelfa IT would be highly criminal not to feel a due relbntment ugainlt inch tyrannical monflers. it is an inclilpcnfable duty my brethren which we owe to GOD, and our country, to route up and bellir ourfelves, and being animated with a noble zeal for the fiacred mule) of liberty to defend our lives, and fortunes, even to the ihedcling the 1m orop of blood. The love of our country, tne tender allefiion that we have for our wives and children, the regard we on srht to have to; 'rxnborn pofterity, yea every tlll'tlt" tint is clear and idCl‘CLl, do now loudly call upon us, to ufe our bell; endear ours to fave our wiry : ‘Ne mutt {war cur 142/o;;e'-//)..';rey its/n (a, ".145, (7711! um‘ [biz/meg [Ow/55 2.1210flea", and learn, the gut of {elf-define; againfl our eneinie". To lie ‘.,1lf,ii'lia and tennis, orto neglect the csufe 0t ‘ w the lot}: mattives 0t "avarice, axis, will expole US not. only" to the: ir 'onr fellow c1 etitnres, but to the vi: ‘7) Almighty:" For to fuel}. bait ) 1;, 4 l. 41 tune 21.5 112;, we may apply with the utmolt propriety that paflhge in jeri 48 Chap, ver. 10. Cur/ed be be that 410er we wart2 {if f/Jé' Lord derez'tfiM/y, (md arr/ed [‘e be, t/mt £66,0-. ail) [mt lifi/it‘gi'dflgfli blood. To fave our counm try from the hands of our oppreflors, ought to be. dearer to us, «1'; en than our own lives, and next the eternal Itlmtion of our own fouls, is; the thing of the greatel‘t - importance : A duty~ to facred, that it cunnot jiiltly' be ditpenfed with. for the fake of our feculzir concerns : Doubtleie for this reaf'on GOD has been pleated, to munit'el‘t his anger againlt thole who have refuted to Lilli"; their country againlt its cruel opprellors. Hence in a cafe limilur to ours, when the Ithaca lites were llruggling to deliver themtelves from the tymnny of jubin the king" of Canaan, We lind 2!. molt bitter curle denounced againit tliolc, who retitled to grant their affittance in the con1~ I'non cattle; fee Judges 5th, ver. 23 Cmfe yr 1‘ cm: ( find the any] of HM Lard) Czar/2' ye billc'P‘ ‘v [be [xx/Jabiz‘a/zfs t/Z‘en'of, bermzfl' [(1)6] (tune not in HM bet/5 aft/J8 Lord, [0 HM [re/p oft/Jr Lord again/i 4.' , _.5, Ne m ' .7 HHS/11W. N ow if fuch :1 bitter curfe is denounCCel' rigaiiilt tliole, who refined to afliit their conn‘ try ngainlt its opprellors, what 3. (lreadfuldoom are tliolc expofed to', who have not only left» ted to fulfill; their Country in this time ofdilll‘cll‘, but have thro' motivesof interelt or ambition lhewn tlisnifelves enemies to their country by oppnlizrtv us in the meatizres tlnt We have ta. ken, 3‘}; l if)"; openly iiivouring the Britilh PJ'H lineage: 15,; that is to lolt to luimztnity, as m M |
