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54 as aburd and unreaonable, notwithtanding they have olemnly ubcribed what is equivalent to it in their own articles of religion. And therefore one would hardly expect that they would lay the guilt of the king's death upon us, altho' our fore-fathers had been the only authors of it. But this conduct is much more urpriing, when it does not appear that our ancetors had any more hand in it than their own.—However, bigotry is ufficient to account for this, and many other phenomena, which cannot be accounted for in any other way.

the obervation of this anniverary eems to have been (at leat) upertitious in its original; and although it is often abued to very bad purpoes by the etablihed clergy, as they erve themelves of it, to perpetuate trife, a party pirit, and diviions in the Chritian church; yet it is to be hoped that one good end will be anwered by it, quite contrary to their intention: It is to be hoped that it will prove a tanding memento, that Britons will not be laves; and a warning to all corrupt councellors and miniters, not to go too far in adviing to arbitrary, depotic meaures

conclude: Let us all learn to be free, and to be loyal. Let us not profes ourelves vaals to the lawles pleaure of any man on earth. But let us remember, at the ame time, government is acred, and not to be trifled with. It is our happines to live under the government of a PRINCE who is atified with ruling according to law; as every other good prince will—We enjoy under his adminitration all the liberty that is proper and expedient for