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Show "A )L' 1 15 3 v."1‘iters idly talk. No: 0111 forefatheis neve -' enjoyed it, e1111e1hctore or after ll11/111111 the Conqueror, andlleafi of a 11in the time of the long Parliament, 01' under 0111151 Car172115/]. they hadtthen little more liberty, (s1v1l or 1- t'liOiOUS, than is now enjoyed in the Confem de1ate Provinces Never talk of the Liberty of our 1'oretathers: E1.Ig'/_1"/171Lihe1'ty commenc1.13.1 the Rae's/1111211. And how entire is it at this day? livery man lays what he will, writes what he will, prints what he will. Every man worfhips God, (ifl1e w rfhips him at all) he is perl‘uaded in his own mind. Every :‘1'13111 enjoys his own property, nor can the 11113111111111 take a lhilling of it, but accord11g to law. 13 Iery man enjoys the freedom of own perfon, unlefs the law of the land authorize his confinement. Above all, every mum's life is feeured, as well from the King, s: from his fellow-fuhjeé'ts. So that it is im- 11111'11110 to conceive a fuller Liberty than we both as to Religion, Life, Body, and ofthanlcfzilneis, we g3:3 way to 111 161111111113; and 11'11iontint, :111d finding tatzl tn'ith we ltno‘r' not1hat3 ' u 11 11121 1 reaion, 11-: 1-111 1111.1 hepupc, tuaally praifing {3011, for thI-z as well as for a thonland othe 1 benefits, 111.111 enlCclVOLllll" to make him a fuitable return, 13':«:1I.voting 0111 lives to his lbrvice. 23. And as 1ong as veft'ar Cod, {hall we not 50710211»th King, looltinrr upon him with a love mixed with reverence? Should we not remem» ber'him before God in prayer,tthat his throne may be efiabliflied in righteoutnefs? That he and all which are in authority under him, may duly adminifter j‘uftice, to the punifliment of wiekednels and vice, and the maintenance of true religion and virtue ? And is it not our part carefully to ahfiain from [batting [11510]" 11/11: Radar 0/ owpcopla? And to {tudy to [ma/a 5111111 /77?(Z'])1'(117€£Z]//€ life, in all god/111% and/10113113; 1‘? Hitherto I have addre ed mytelf to my Countrymen in general. Butl would add a 4 1011118. hear a Religi~ , 11011 to you in parvrticularwho Do not you Fee then the abundant caulk I. have to be thankful to God, who having ous Charaé‘tm. Whether you are members- of 1e ef'tahlir'hed Chur,eh 01 Diflenters 01 any 1:131 1131; tow/II[1 111211;" of 111512, (11117171111111 1/11" 11/1115 17,11 11,11,9111111'1'17, ant/1111' [2111111115 aftbczr babztaizo0.71, 1:1 111:1t he hath call; our lotin a fair ground, Miltlm‘ the mi ldef't government upon earth? not we of all men without 1111121, if inllead , denomination. One might reafonahly expeé't,t11atr1llofyon would hechearfully [11111117 to Ibo baubm powers. Seeino you are aO'r,eecl 23/261525 110po'I'1r1vhe- ther lupreme or fubo1dinatc, butIwa. hay, one of |