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 of Rome, much les is there any affinity between their governments. There is in London a Senate, bme of the members whereof are accus'd, (doubtles very unjutly) of elling their voices on certain occaions, as was done in Rome; this is the only reemblance. Beides, the two nations appear to me quite oppoite in charact, with regard both to good and evil. The Romans never knew the dreadful folly of religious Wars, an abomination reerv'd for devout Preachers of patience and humility. Marius and Sylla, Cæar and Pompey, Anthony and Augutus, did not draw their words and et the world in a blaze, merely to determine whether the Flamen hould wear his hirt over his robe, or his robe over his hirt; or whether the acred Chickens hould eat and drink, or eat only, in order to take the augury.

Englih have hang'd one another by law, and cut one another to pieces in pitch battles, for quarrels of as trifling a nature. The Sects of the Epicoparians and Prebyterians quite ditracted thee very erious Heads for a time. But I fan-