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APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. 
Roman persuasion, the frequent use 
of language tending to raise in the 
minds of the ignorant, am opinion 
that none are to be considered as 
members of the catholic church of 
Christ; that none, therefore, are 
to be esteeined brethren in Christ, 
but those who profess adherence to 
the see-of Rome. Until the minds 
of men shall be brought to a differ- 
ent temper, until the priests of the 
Roman persuasion shall cease to in- 
culeate, that all who. differ from 
them in religious opinions are to be 
considered as guilty of defeétion 
from the see of Rome, - that is, as 
guilty of rebellion, including his 
majesty’s sacred person in that de- 
scription, it cannot be expected that 
vulgar men should think themselves 
bound by any tie of allegiance to 
a king thus represented to them, as 
himself guilty of a breach of what 
is termed a higher duty of -allegi- 
ance. That liberty of conscience 
which those of the Roman persua- 
sion desire for themselves, | they 
ought to allow to others; and they 
do not allow that liberty of consci+ 
ence, but, on the_contrary, sanétion 
the worst of persecutions, whenever 
they treat any- man sincerely believ- 
ing in Christ, the Redeemer of man- 
Kind; as not a member of the catho- 
lic or universal church formed by 
Christ and his apostles, because that 
oe te not believe, all that they 
re of the see of Rome, and of 
the doétrines taught by it. I.can 
consider no man, whatever his pro- 
fessions of loyalty may be, as truly 
the loyal subject of a king, whom 
he thus holds up to his people as an 
object of disafleétion, nay, of ha- 
tred, because that king holds a dif- 
ferent opinion in matters of religion 
from those who adhere to the see: of 
Rome, and because he refuses any 
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obedience in matters Paton or 
spiritual to that see. 
It will be your duty, my lord, as 
a justice of the peace, to watch ‘the 
preservation of the peace with the 
most anxious attention ; to réspect 
no man whose conduct shall tend to 
disturb it; to exhort all- men; by !pa~ 
tience and forbearance, as well. as 
by exertions to use their utmost.en- 
deavours to preserve it. And, :how- 
ever anxiously they may wish. for a 
change in the establishment provided 
by the law of the land for the: main- 
tenance of religion ; however con 
scientiously they may think that thé 
end of religion would be better an- 
swered, by. putting those of the 
Roman persuasion in the place of 
those of the-protestant faith ; they 
cannot, consistently with the duties 
of their allegiance, pursue that purs 
pose; by abetting or even by-declins 
ing to-resist and suppress the rebels 
lious conspiracy formed -for that 
purpose. 1 have no doubt that the 
firm and distinguished loyalty, which | 
has marked your lordship’s characs 
ter in every other situation: in-life, 
will guide your steps inthe discharge 
of,your duties of a magistrate. May 
God, to whom alone all our errors 
and imperfections are known, -pros 
tect and guard you, and lead you-to 
that end which will:most accord. with 
the beneficent purpose for which 
the office of magistraey was intend- 
ed; and for-which-alone I am-per- 
suaded you prevail on yourself to 
undertake so. arduous a charge under 
circumstances of so much difficulty. 
I have the honour to be, with ihe 
most sincere respect and pris Ee 
My lord, 
- Your lordship’ s faithful humble 
‘Servant, - Redesdale. . 
To the Right Hon. the weet 
Earl of Fingall, &c. &c. &c. et 
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