Tho' 'tis of late to Flour-de-Lis's turn'd.
Oft Thunder-ftruck, he ftill renews his Claim,
The Universal Tyranny his Aim:

All Inftruments of Death he with him bears,
Learnt from the old and new Cæleftial Wars:
Then murd'ring Guns he us'd, as Milton fings;
Now, to the fight more murd'ring Bombs he brings.
Prodigious fhow'is their horrid Intrails hold
Of deadly Iron, but far more deadly Gold.
That only fcarce refiftable is found,

With that the Dragon brings Stars to the ground:
No Steel, no Adamant fufficient Fence,

Nothing but naked Truth, and Innocence;
This all his boafted Arts and Arms can mock,

And breaks, with Softnefs, what wou'd break the Rock.
Nor can we now thy impious Arms display
Too foul for Numbers, Luftful Afmoday!
A Goat, and worfe, thy filken Banner bears,
Thy warlike Mufick, melting Lydian Airs.
Syrens behind, and Bafilisks before,
Troops of lew'd Poets are thy Guard Du Cor.
Crowds of both Sexes ftrow with Flow'rs thy way,
But which more numerous, we must not say.
Numerous of both, engag'd 'till Death they be,
And true to their Departed Friend and Thee:
Michael and Cæfar thy black Prince engage,
But thou'rt below a Kings or Angels rage.
The Fafces may divide, the Axe we'll spare,
Thee and thy Rout the Rods alone will scare.
Blafphemous Belial! next thy Squadrons ftand!
Lawless and Lewd, a baffled blafted Band,
Each hold a kindled Pamphlet in his hand.
With Names of Blafphemy thy Ensigns fpread,
And, Oracles high in the midft is read. ·

These make the Grofs, the reft we may defpife, (Retailers they of Treafon, and of Liesj Lucifer's Friends, and Cafars Enemies.

Ah were there none but thefe, who wou'd not be
Proud and Ambitious of their Enmitie!

There's one finall party, near, too near their Line,
Which hover yet, and fcarce know which to joyn.
No black, no ugly marks of Sin difgrace
Their nobler Forms, no malice in their Face:
A Duskier Gleam they wear, than ere they fell;
Their Plumes juft fcorcht, too near ally'd to Hell.
What mad miftaken bravery draws 'em in,
Where Conftancy's no Vertue, but a Sin?'
How can they ftill their fallen Prince efteem?
When falfe to Heaven, why are they true to him

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O! muft they fink a Glorious Starry Race!
They are almoft too good for that fad Place,
That waits their Fall: It must not, cannot be:
If err we do, we'll err with Charity,
Father! they may be Sav'd! we'll joyn with thee!
Queft. 2. From the fame Lady.

What if ferenely bleft with Calms, I swam,
Pactolus! in thy golden Sanded ftream?

Not all the wealth that lavish Chance cou'd give,
My Soul from Death cou'd one hort Hour reprieve.
When from my Heart the wandring Life muft move,
No Cordial all my ufelefs Gold could prove.
What tho' I plung'd in feys fo deep and wide,
'Twou'd tire my Thought to reach the diftant fide;
Fancy it felf 'twou'd tire to plumb the Abyss;
If I for an uncertain Leafe of this,
Sold the fair hopes of an Eternal Blifs?
What if invefted with the Royal State
of darling Queens, ador'd by Kings I fat?
Tet when my trembling Soul diflog'd wou'd be,
No Room of State within the Grave's for me.
What if my Touth, in Wits and Beautys Bloom,
Should promife many a Flattering year to come,
Tho' Death fhou'd pass the Beautious Flourisher,
Advancing Time we'd all its Glory marr.
What if the Mufes loudly fang my Fame,
The barren Mountains ecchoing with my Name?
An envious puff might blaft the rifing Pride,
And all its bright confpicuous Luftre bide.
If o'er my Relicks Monuments they raise,
And fill the World with Flattery, or with Praise?
What wou'd they all avail, if fink I muft,
My Soul to endless fhades, my Body to the duft?
Answ.

Nothing, Ah nothing! Vertue only gives
Immortal praife; that only ever Lives.

What pains wait Vice, what endless Worlds of Woe,

You know full well, but may you never know.

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Q. I defire an Answer to this | A. Yes, it does, and the Church Question, viz. whether Baptifm Confirms the fame, and does not Adminifter'd by a Midwife or any allow of Rebaptizing. Lay-band, be valid, fo that it need not be repeated by a Perfon in Holy Orders; or whether, Fieri non debuit, factum valet, does hold in this Cafe, as it does in fome others, and what the fudgment of the Church of England is in this Point?

2. Two Brothers who dearly Lov'd, the Elder failed in the World, and was at a great Lofs what to do for a living for himself and one Son, which he had, the Younger was in a Trade and way to Live; they Confuiting toge

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ther, the Younger in pure Refpect, two Friends that they can truft, is the best way that they can determine their Cafe by: If the Younger entered into no Engagement with the other, nor received any addition to his Trade, neither by any Monies he brought to the Stock, or thro' his Acquaintance, the Younger is in Equity obliged only to confider him as a good and faithful Servant, and reward

and an hearty Dedre to terve the Elder, did run a great hazzard of ruining himself, by enlarging his Butinels, that his Brother might come in to his Affiftance, and thereby have a Livelihood both for himself and Son, which was all that he defired,or did then exped. - It so happen'd that this undertaking did fucceed well; and about three Years fince, fome Ex-him accordingly: But fince he has traordinary Occafions happen'd, given fuch an inftance of goodwhich have kept the Younger efs and affection to his Brother, much out of the Business, and the 'twere pity but he fhou'd mainElder in the fame Station hath tain the Character; and it is our Contrived ever fince, and by his Judgment, that he will fully do great Care and Induftry hath im-fit, if he takes this following Meproved both the Stock and Trade, thod. If he has no defign to conand hath had an ample Freedom tinue his Trade himfelf, if he enall this while to ule whatsoever truft his Elder Brother with his he would either for himself or stock, and allow him half the Son; and in this Laft three Years Profit that shall hereafter enfue;or the Younger hath not drawn if he continue in Business, and they thence perhaps not more than feparate their Intereft, to give one fixth part of what the Elder him one fourth Part of what has hath used And now the Elder been added by his Induftry, which taking the Advantage of the will be very kind, because 'twas all Younger's difufage of the Trade, got by the younger Brothers is refolved to exclude him from Stock; and the Elder has had both it, and ascribes all that there is to his and his Son's Maintenance the Effects of his Induftry; and ever fince; which was at firft as though he never brought in any much as he cou'd have hoped for: Stock, nor was at all acquainted If he thus acts, we think his Browith the Trade, until the younger ther will have no caufe to comhath taught him, yet Claims,it not plain, fince Juftice does not reall there is, yet at leaf the half quire fo much. as a right due to hun. These two being refolved not to make themfelves publick, Your Opinion is Defired, bom much the Elder may in Confcience infist upon, as a Reward of bis Induftry, they never being at all concern'd as Partners, and be never until very lately imitating any fuch thing.

Q. In two of my Voyages, at Sea, among fome remarkable things, I met with one, I cannot well comprehend, neither do I find anyWriters that have given their Fudgment of it : It is 3 mall Clouds called the Magelena. Clouds, in the Latitude of the Streights of Magelena, in Appearance about a yard afunder, irreguA The keeping their Affairs lar, the biggest about a yard long, private, is very prudent; and Reas having always one Latitude and Lon Von and the Advice of one or gitude; I have been that way twice

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and obferved them ftill in the fame Place, I defire your Fudgment of them?

A. Perhaps they may be Clouds

Queft,

that are always form'd from the moak of fome Vulcano, or fiery Mountain, in the Terra-del fuogo, near those Streights,

$ foon as the bless'd Sabbath dawns, and all
The tinkling Bells our pious Zealots call
Unto the Church, I haften with the reft
To fupplicate; but my diforder'd Breaft
Is not, alas! with Holy Thoughts poffefs'd:
My Prayers and Zeal are cold, they all take part
With that from whence they come, a Frozen Heart.
Behold a Fatal Beauty planted there!

(1had been Pious, had fhe feem'd lefs fair)
To ber Ten-thousand Sighs I fend, 'tis fbe
Is worshipt as the Temples Deity.

And were Jhe truly Goddess of the Fane,
I cou'd turn Zealot, vow, and vow again.
(For Vows are Lovers prayers) but wou'd defpife
To offer droves of Beafts for Sacrifice;
A bleeding Heart fhou'd may devotion prave,
That, that's an offering only worthy Love.
When my just rev'rence at the Altar's given
(That holy, happy place, the Type of Heaven)
Or at the facred Name, I turn me round,
And when my Eyes have their dear Idol found,
1bow, for that's the bolieft place to me,
Since 'tis made fo by her Divinity.

But he is cruel on a double Score,

Tho' ftill alas I languish, still adore.

From Heav'n fhe turns my prayers with her strong Charms,
Nor gives anoiber Heav'n in her dear` Arms.
Then tell me, Athens! tell me how to fly,
This dear, this dang'rous, beauteous Enemy!
Direct my wanaring Eyes, and kindly fhew,
pay my Adoration where 'tis due

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Aufwer.

When the glad Sound bids thee for Churc prepare,
Put on clean Thoughts, or never enter there!
New drels thy Soul, and all that's Earth remove;
To tafte the purer Joys of heavenly Love!
'Iwill well deferve, 'till well require thy pains,
To barter Drofs for Gold's fufficient Gains.
Who loves not Beauty that has Heart or Eyes?
To that we not unjustly facrifice ?

We wou'd exalt, but wou'd not quench thy flame,

And

And fly thy Paffion at a nobler Game:
But first thou the fair Idol muft defpife,
Tear thence thy heart, and false adult'rous Eyes?
O weakly virtuous! Stop the kindling Fire,
And curb th' impetuous Torrent of defire!
Is he lefs charming who thy Heart demands ?
Thy bleeding Heart he asks with bleeding Hands,
There, there, amidft th' adoring Quire he ftands.
True, tho' invifible, they lowly greet,

And caft their Crowns at his Triumphant Feet.
Qall Belov'd! all Lovely; in whole Eyes
Majefty mixt with matchless Goodness vyes,
Faint Gloworms Rays fhall we all ravish'd fee,
Yet find, Eternal Sun, no Charms in Thee?
Sure we are Thine, upon a double Score;
By Conqueft much, but by thy Mercy more.
Rebels and Slaves thou doft not us disown,
But makes us fhare thy Heart and radiant Throne.
Saviour! difpell the Clouds, and let us fee,
See and compare the worthless World and Thee.
We soon shall chufe, when we the difference find:
Olend an Ear, oft to our Pray'rs inclin'd!
For 'tis thy well known Art to Cure the Blind-

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Q. Which are the first words Q. What Knowledge and expliwe receive a notion of, and that cannot be defir'd, but ferve to the defining others, and how do we get thefe words affixed to their Ideas in the first Language we learn?

cite Faith is abfolutely necessary 10 be had in Chriftianity by every perfon that is come to the ufe of Reafon? How is it ordinarily attained,fromtke firft Perceptions of Children or cQ. What and bow many (from thers? And what would be the most thefe first) are the Notions Ideas natural method of inftilling into and Acceptations, of these following them thefe neceffary Principles? words; God, Heaven, Vertue, Glo- Q. How far is fin poffible by ry, Salvation, the Devil, Sin, all men to be avoided, and the Vice, Hell, Knowledge, Belief, Commandments to be kept, fince we Opinion, Faith, Confcience, Spirit, bind our felves to walk in the fame Grace, Fancy, Humour, Scruple, all the Days of our Life? Temptation, wilful Sin, Sincerity; Illuftrated by Examples and by adding the Definitions, &c. of their contraries, and what is most like them, where there is any danger of Miftake by their Counterfeits, or things of near affinity in Ufe or Meaning?

Q. How the Mind is to be frayed that fluctuates between contrary thoughts, and cannot find the reft of ajatisfactory Refolution?

Q. How differ the Sins of the Converted and Unconverted man, and the Vertues of Heathens and Chriftians; In particular their selfdenyal, and the Power that enabled them, feeing we are told we can do nothing of of our felves?

tinence; and its oppofite called Burn. Q. What is the gift of Coning? And how may a man infallibly know whether he have this advaniagious Giftor no? Q. What