a fpecimen, buried a Friar in a pit, (in imitation of the fons of Jacob, their brother Jofeph) fave only his head, that his death might be lingering, ramming him in, to prevent his efcape; thefe very Boftonites we find the ringleaders in the union of the United States with the Papifts, and even courted an army of thofe idolators to remain with them, in order to difperfe the proteflant brotherhood. We fee the Congrefs alfo praying the Pope for the favour of a popish Bishop and Priests. The whole country vie, with the fpirit of enthusiasm, for his most Christian Majefty's Religion to be inculcated throughout their dominions. We fee alfo Ireland, you will fay, a Catholic Independent Province or State. Holland, the place of our nativity, the fecond Bulwark of the Proteftant Empire, has deftroyed the league with England. The other great Bulwark of Protestantism, and has called in the French King to aid and affist her against her Sifter Bulwark of the Proteftant Religion; also, against old Frederick and his relation, our Prince of Orange, whofe power and authority is reduced to a fhadow or phantom, being only nominal. Your chimera will advance farther and fay, that the Papifts have extended their charity to the cry of this once Bulwark of the Proteftant Religion and accepted the keys of the Seven United Provinces, as we now fee General Maillebois Commander in Chief of the military forces of the United States, a fubject of, and appointed by, the most Christian King, a Papist, who has made great innovations, fince

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the conclufion of the peace, by establishing the regular troops in all towns and citadels, and depriving the Burgeffes of all trufts hitherto committed to their care. You will fertilize your chimera, that the king of Sweden, another heretofore ftrong fortrefs of the Proteftant Empire, made his court to the Roman Pontiff, in perfon, and, on his return, built fifty popish churches, at his own expence, in different parts of his dominions. No State retains laws against Papifts but England. Where fhould we end, you will fay, to enumerate the encomiums, careffes, good faith, and protestations fubftantially exemplified from the proteftant Hierarchy to that of the Roman Catholics, even the Hemloc of Geneva not excepted, the Empire of Ruffia opening her arms to the re-union, China iffuing her Imperial decree, declaring freedom to the Roman Catholic Religion throughout her vaft dominions. The adjacent countries to that extenfive nation will, no doubt, embrace what the most wary empire in the world have univerfally established. The Dutch Settlements will be at liberty, &c. fo that upon the whole you will fay, truly this can be no other than the work of the Almighty. The arm of the Lord is ftretched over the four quarters of the world, we fee furprising things effected, and all the world feem not only anxious but giving daily proofs of the most unfeigned conviction, a universal teftimony, that the infamy, hatred, perfidy, and every base ander and injury, which their forefathers committed or fet forth against Chrift and His Church, proX ceeded

ceeded (as the fcripture takes notice) from a lying and wicked fpirit. Your vague chimera. will fay thefe and a thousand other things which, to be taken notice of, would require volumes. Our answer to all you have been labouring to inftil and fright us with, we make in reply, which we will abide by, even to the loss of bed and board, which you will fay'is no fmall facrifice from the new philofophers of our days. But fo it is. The old Reformation became fuperannuated, 250 years is a great age in the fe latter days, when we, as good phyficians, knowing her malady, appointed a noftrum, but not till now made public, which is the uniting in one knot or league the two reformations, one compact body, centred, joined, and made fast by a grand Link our Holy Father feated before you enthroned. He it is that we look up to, for reinftating our once immenfe and thundering empire, by uniting his flocks and putting himself into the chair of Anti-Chrift. Amen.

Luther. By Holifpont and all the gods of Greece.

I love feranto better than my niece;

That is, as the faying is, or the like of that, do ye mungey. The empire of the two reformations, of which I am the grand Link, Head, and Pope, is dearer and nearer my heart and foul, if I have any, than my nearest kin, yea, even the old Doctor. You are witneffes that I vanquished the Pope, and you now fee mefeated in the chair of Anti-Chrift. You are witnesses of the condemnation of Ganganelli to be for evermore buried in the Red-Sea. I now also condemn all and every of the like denomination

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to the fame fate, adding the Taylor, unless he, with all humility pafs his receipt in full, giving due honour of my acceptance of thefe pontificals and other charges in his account. But, what thundering at the door? who's there?

Hoft & Bailiffs, Go with us, we muft fecure you. Luther. My dear Mr. Mofes help, I befeech, or I am a dead man; my truft is in you. Dear Mr. Taylor and my Hoft, fave me.

Mofes. Bailiffs, have patience, the fuits are the Taylor's and Hoft's prefent. Touching the Taylor's account, who ordered the clothes? Meffrs. Gentlemen of the Club, you will acknowledge owning to Mr. Ignatius and myself, that you ordered these several articles to dress your Lord, whom you had raised to the popedom, and made an offer to Ignatius of one fuit, with an invitation to me to be a spectator.

Taylor. The order came from the Club, defiring the account fhould be charged to their Lord.

Luther. I never knew any thing of the matter until the clothes were produced. Save me, Mr. Mofes and Mr. Taylor, and I promise on the fpot, to become a member of the Holy Catholic Church, or even undergo Circumcifion, rather than go to gaol or pay the account, either would be death,

Taylor. Bailiffs, you will undrefs the Reverend Father, leaving him only his minister's habit, and restore them to the Club, and take them into confinement until ny debt be paid. Luther. The pacquet is ready. Adieu to a land of imprisonment.

End of the Thirteenth Conference.
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FOURTEENTH

FOURTEENTH CONFERENCE.

Mofes, Boy and Notaries.

Moses. THIS day's debate will be the con

cordance of the life and death of Jefus, whom you term Chrift, with the fcriptures, touching the Meffiahhip.

Boy. Every other impediment or objection to the Chriftian or new covenant are removed by our late difcuffions.

Mofes. You have removed many old prejudices, which had taken deep root, and fettered my understanding. Prove by the rule I have fet forth that Jefus is the Meffiah and I am a Christian.

Boy. You agreed that the life and death (as is fet forth in the gofpels) of Jefus Chrift accord with that handed down by the Jews.

Mofes. This matter was open to the world, I mean the last three years (or thereabouts) of his life, with the circumftances of his death. I in a late conference enlarged on this matter to which I refer.

Boy. 53d chapter of Ifaiah correfponds and is a prophecy, with the cause and manner of the Meffiah's death. "Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? for he fhall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root, out of a dry ground; he hath no form or comelinefs, and when we fhall fee him, there fhall be no beauty that we fhould defire him. He is defpifed and rejected

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