t were to be
expected from it. It is said to be written by those among them whom they
look'd upon as their most celebrated Wits and Politicians, and was
dispers'd into all Quarters of the Nation with great Industry and
Expence.----In this Paper all the great Men who had done eminent Services
to their Country, but a few Years before, were draughted out one by one,
and baited in their Turns. No Sanctity of Character, or Privilege of Sex
exempted Persons.----Several of our Prelates were the standing Marks of
publick Raillery._----"
[65] _In his_ Ecclesiastical Policy, _his_ Defence and Continuation
_thereof, and his_ Reproof to _Marvel_'s Rehearsal transpos'd.
[66] _In his_ Friendly Debates.
[67] _In his six Volumes of_ Sermons, _and in his_ Books _of the_ Trinity.
[68] _In his_ Discourse of the Knowledge of Christ, _&c. his_ Defences of
Dr. _Stillingfleet_'s Unreasonableness of Separation, _and his_ Answer _to
the_ Protestant Reconciler.
[69] _In his Translation of_ Dryden_'s_ Absalom _and_ Achitophel _into_
Latin _Verse, whereby he was first flush'd; and in his_ Convocational
Controversy, _and in his numerous State Libels_.
[70] _In his_ Sermons, Rights of the Church, _and especially his_
Character of a Low-Church-man, _drawn to abuse Bishop_ Floyd.
[71] _Of this, the Trials of_ Penn _and_ Mead _before_ Howel, _and of_
Baxter _before_ Jefferys, _are Master Pieces; of which last you have an
Account in_ Kennet_'s_ Compleat History of _England, Vol. 3d. and of the
former in_ the Phoenix, _Vol._ I.
[72] Snape_'s_ Vindication against _Pilloniere_. p. 50.
[73] _Id._ p. 63.
[74] _The Stage condemn'd_, p. 2.
[75] Popery truly stated, _p._ 127, 128.
[76] _Pag._ 75, 76, 77, 79, 81, 112, 113, 120, 122, 124, 125.
[77] _Sermons_, Vol. III. p. 299.
[78] Rule of Faith, _p._ 347, 348.
[79] See _p._ 57.
[80] _Pag._ 59.
[81] _Pag._ 57.
[82] Burnet_'s_ History of his own Times, _p._ 674.
[83] Ib. _p._ 792.
[84] Ibid. _p._ 740.
[85] Ibid. _p._ 683.
[86] _The Protestant Mouse speaks._
[87] _Boyer_'s Life of Queen _Anne_, in the Annual List of the Deaths,
_p._ 65.
[88] _A_ Clergyman _preach'd thus to his_ Auditory: _"You have_ Moses
_and_ Aaron _before you, and the Organs behind you, so are a happy People;
for what greater Comfort would mortal Men have?"_ See _Walker_'s
Sufferings, _&c. p._ 178.
[89] _See the Article_ Heylin, in _Wood_'s Athenae Oxon.
[90] Burnet_'s Hist._ p. 100.
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