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 abroad in the common Caue of Liberty; and that, as this eems to be the lat Effort to overthrow the Protetant Religion; is it any wonder Protetant Powers hould join together to defend us? Our Interet, as to Religion; is the ame with theirs; and the Preervation of it depends upon the Defeat of this wicked Deign.

Of all Wars, a Civil War is the mot dreadful; in which Countrymen hed the Blood of their Countrymen, Children rie up againt their Fathers, and thoe of the ame Houe are divided againt each other; Laws are ilent, Jutice banihed, and Violence is untrained. Such is the dreadful War the Rebels have kindled in this Nation.

If they hould be defeated, as we trut in GOD they hall, they may be ruined; but Scotland is in no Danger, as they pretend it is who are already engaged in this wicked Attempt, that they may involve others in the ame pernicious Scheme:But, on the contrary, our Country will be preerved from Ruin.Few have joined them on the South-Side of Tay, notwithtanding their boated Victory at Preton:The mot coniderable Clans, in the Wet and North-Country, continue faithful to their Duty, and zealous in defending the Government: The great Property of the Nation is in the Interet of the King and Government; and that of the Rebels bears but a very inconiderable Proportion to it. What then have the Well-affected in Scotland to fear?What may they not hope, from a Sovereign who has been o mild to his Enemies?And what can be the Effect of the Detruction of Jacobitim; but the Security of Our Religion, the Etablihment of our Peace, and the increaing the Value of our Property?

Loud Complaints are made, of inufferable Grievances, and Encroachments upon our Liberties, under the benign Adminitration of our preent gracious Sovereign; to redres which, is the pretended Deign of this wicked Rebellion. But how is this heavy Charge made out? Do our Enemies pretend to produce any one Act of lawles Power, ever done, or o much as attempted by his preent Majety, or his Royal Father, through the whole Coure of their Reigns? No: but intead of this, they tell us of ome Things which are of a doubtful and diputable Nature; and about which the wiet, the bet, and the freet Men, have different Apprehenions and Views:Things are mentioned as Encroachments, which were never done at all; but barely propoed; and after being for ome time canvat by the