[Footnote 52:  Juvenal, “Sat.” x. 70-71. [T.  S.]]

Nothing but this tedious Introduction, wherein he supposes it all along as a thing granted.  That there might be a perfect union in the whole Christian Church, is a blessing which every good man wishes, but no reasonable man can hope.  That the more polite Roman Catholics have in several places given up some of their superstitious fopperies, particularly concerning legends, relics, and the like, is what nobody denies.  But the material points in difference between us and them are universally retained and asserted, in all their controversial writings.  And if his Lordship really thinks that every man who differs from him, under the name of a Tory in some church and state opinions, is ready to believe transubstantiation, purgatory, the infallibility of pope or councils, to worship saints and angels, and the like; I can only pray God to enlighten his understanding, or graft in his heart the first principles of charity; a virtue which some people ought not by any means wholly to renounce, “because it covers a multitude of sins.”

Fifthly, the Bishop applies himself to his own party in both Houses of Parliament, whom he exhorts to “guard their religion and liberty against all danger at what distance soever it may appear.  If they are absent and remiss on critical occasions,” that is to say, if they do not attend close next sessions, to vote upon all occasions whatsoever against the proceedings of the Queen and Her Ministry; “or, if any views of advantage to themselves prevail on them.” [53] In other words, if any of them vote for the Bill of Commerce, in hopes of a place or a pension, a title, or a garter; “God may work a deliverance for us another way.”  That is to say, by inviting the Dutch.  “But they and their families,” (id est) those who are negligent or revolters, “shall perish.”  By which is meant; they shall be hanged as well as the present ministry and their abettors, as soon as we recover our power.  “Because they let in idolatry, superstition, and tyranny.”  Because they stood by and suffered the peace to be made, the Bill of Commerce to pass, and Dunkirk to lie undemolished longer than we expected, without raising a rebellion.

[Footnote 53:  Pages 67, 68.]

His last application is to the Tory clergy, a parcel of “blind, ignorant, dumb, sleeping, greedy, drunken dogs."[54] A pretty artful episcopal method is this, of calling his brethren as many injurious names as he pleases.  It is but quoting a text of Scripture, where the characters of evil men are described, and the thing is done; and at the same time the appearances of piety and devotion preserved.  I would engage, with the help of a good Concordance, and the liberty of perverting Holy Writ, to find out as many injurious appellations, as the Englishman throws out in any of his politic papers, and apply them to those persons “who call good evil, and evil good;” to those who cry without cause, “Every man to his tent, O Israel! and to those who curse the Queen in their hearts!”