spoke beft in his Caufe, had more Modesty than to attempt his Defence any other way, than by endeavouring to prove, that his Sermons were Nonfenfe. What an eternal Reproach it muft be to the late Managers, to have been Patrons of fuch a Prieft? What a Reflection is it on the then Government, to have made Two of his Advocates Lords Chancellors? What Shame fhou'd I think I had cover'd my felf and my Pofterity with, had I appear'd in the Defence of this Man, whom Mr. Maynwaring has expos'd in his true Light, or rather in his genuine Darkness? What a Caufe muft it be, that was fupported by the Sedition and Infolence of fo worthlefs a Criminal? If it be objected, that granting no Refpect is due to him on Account of his Morals and Tenets, yet fome Deference ought to be paid him as a Scholar, let us fee what was his Defert as a Fellow of Maudlin. Tho' fome argu'd very Right, continues our Author, on the Confequence that might happen, if People fhould be punish'd for fpeaking foolishly, yet I cannot but think, that here again, they were too fevere upon the Doctor. For tho' be has neither Learning nor English, and fometimes is Defective in the Common Rules of Grammar; yet I cannot think he is quite fuch a Fool as his kind Benefactors would have made of him; but am So far from believing, that he has no manner of Meaning in any Thing he fays or writes, as all bis Friends did then give out, that I think I have already fhown you, be plainly had a Meaning, and one that was not only malicious, but dangerous. I have not met with more Keennefs, more Juftnefs and Delicacy too, confidering the Subject, than in this Faithful Satyr of Mr. Maynwaring's on Sacheverel, and the Punishment he will ever meet with from our Author's Wit will doubtlefs be a greater Mortification to him than the Mild Sentence of the Lords. Our

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Since he complains in his Speech, that he has been call'd, an Infignificant. Tool on the one hand, and a dangerous Incendiary on the other; nay, an Angel that is a Devil detach'd from the Infernal Regions: I do affure him, that in this Diversity of Opinions, I incline rather to be of the latter Side; by which, I dare fay I make my Court to him: Only I cannot come up to call him an Angel, from what Region foever he is detach'd. And I have no lefs Authority, than that of the Majority of the Lords themfelves, for believing him not to be an Idiot, fince if they had thought him quite void of any "Meaning, they wou'd never have found him Guilty.

Here's a very comfortable Entertainment for the Doctor; if he can take any Delight in his own Picture, as I have heard it faid he does: I fhould have wonder'd at Mr. Maynwaring's taking fo much Pains, about a Perfon, whom I know he regarded as one of the moft vile and contemptible Creatures living: If I had not read his Third and Fourth Letters, which informs us the Reason why he troubled himself about him, was on Account of the Ufe the Jacobite Faction made of him, to Poyfon the Nation, and prepare the Way for the Pretender. I cannot pafs over one Obfervation of his, of the Bonfires and Illuminations made both here and in France, on the Doctor's Deliverance, as the mild Sentence of the Lords was term'd; and another concerning a Collection of Prayers, publifh'd immediately upon it, call'd his Thanksgiving, wherein he cries, My Soul is efcaped even as a Bird out of the Snare of the Fowler, the Snare is broken, and I am deliver'd. Thus fays our Author, tho' his Sentence wou'd have been thought by any true Son of the Church, worfe

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than Death; yet because he was neither con' demn'd to a Goal nor a Pillory; nor to have his Ears cut off, nor his Nofe flit, according to the ' merciful Examples that were fet by his Prede'ceffors in Times paft, therefore does he make thefe Pious Prayers. But his Judges,had no Defign upon his Life, his Limbs, or his Fortune: It was the Doctrine, not the Man, that they propos'd to Condemn.

The next Thing our Author remarks upon, is the Humour of Addreffing, which Sprung up af ter Sacheverel's Tryal: Which in fome of those Addreffes was call'd the Tryal of the Church.

Addresses were put forward round the Kingdom, as we have it in the third Letter, made up of the groffest Contradictions that were ever Seen in Print. But as before the Tryal, Inftructions were given to their Clergy, what Doctrines they were to preach; In which their true Senfe and Purpofe was cover'd, as I have al ready fhewn: So now there was a Cue given, and fome Copies or Patterns of Addresses, were Jent down to the more Dark and Ignordnt Parts of the Land; Such as Wales, Somerfetfhire, Oxfordshire, &c. In which Addreffes there was a fecret Meaning different from that which was exprefs'd, and the Poifon of one Part was conceal'd under the feeming fair Profeffions of the other. But to Countries more enlighten'd, where they cou'd rely on the Zeal and Abilities of trusty Friends for performing fo great a Service, they only tranfmitted fome particular Heads to work upon, fuch as Hereditary Right, and the Hanover Succeffion. Two Topicks that ftand mighty well together) Primitive Appoftolical Dotrines and Indulgence to tender Confciences, Zeal for Paffive-Obedience, and Deteftation of Refiftance: A great Rage against Deifts, Socinians, and Republicans; A doating Fondness for a New Parliament: A great deal more of the like unintelligible Stuff

Stuff taken out of thofe Addreffes, with proper Reflections upon it, is to be met with in this third Letter. But who, fays the Author, would argue with fuch Men as thefe, who have confounded the very Name of Perfons and Things? And therefore it is not ftrange to find those that are High, for the Uninterrupted Succeffion, declare their Zeal for the Houfe of Hanover, and the old rooted inveterate Presbyterians of Radnorfhire, promife to chufe conftant Communicants. This Addrefs was prefented by, Mr. Robert Harley, who is faid to be now return'd to the Truth from which he had fallen. But as it is not likely to gain him any Point, I am apt to believe he will perfevere in that Fall, tho' it coft him as dear as we are told his good Father faid it would. I must be excus'd this Digreffion: Since I have made fo few, and I am fatisfy'd Mr. Maynwaring had this Manager and his Kinfman in his Eye, when he said Old rooted inveterate Presbyterians.

The next Paragraph of this Letter having relation to his Grace the Duke of Marlborough, for whom Mr. Maynwaring had the highest Efteem, and the moft hearty Affection; I fhall take it entire, being an Homage I owe to the juft Sen timents of the Author.

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"Another Thing, fays he, I cannot help obfer ving, is that the poor Duke of Marlborough has quite and clean loft all their good Graces: Not once is his great Name mention'd in all thefe Loyal Addreffes, tho' he had but just be fore paft the French Lines: But I have obferv'd that he has fallen by just Degrees still more and more out of their Favour, as his Conquefts advanc'd near their beloved Kingdom of France; And now that he has enter'd the yery Country

and is actually pulling down that Hereditary Monarch; I fuppofe he is grown to be quite detefted, as a Man that is Antimonarchichal; And this puts me in Mind of a moft Impotent Piece of Malice, which this Party fhew'd against him at the Time of this Tryal. When, among the Paffages produc'd to fupport their Caufe; there was decently foifted in a moft unjuft RefleC ction upon him, out of one of Tutchin's Obfervators; and upon that Occafion fome of his Friends were ask'd, Where was then their General? As if he' was wanted to answer a moft impudent Lye in Open Court, Poor and Harmlefs Malice! Where was he did they fay? Why, he was abroad upon the Nation's Bufinefs, forming the Projects of a glorious Campaign, and laying the Schemes of our future Peace and Safety; C and he was ufing his best Endeavours to ftop < the Mischiefs which their Rebellion and other Practices had done to the Common Cause. And I defire to know no more of any Party, than that they should never have made one C Bonfire or Illumination for all the Victories of this General; and fo many of both for the Shameful Mock Tryal of Sacheverel: But it was ftill more amazing that they should have the Confidence to reflect on him, not only before the Queen her felf, to whom he has been the best and moft ufeful Subject, that ever any Soveraign had; but that of all Places in the World, they fhou'd do it in Westminster-Hall, which is quite hung round with the moft glorious Ornaments, the Trophies he has gain'd from our Enemies. What Fire, what Eloquence, what Truth are there in thefe Reflections on the Behaviour of the Faction, towards that Illustrious Hero, whofe Fame will flourish

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