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einport6," a hot forward man; and " le Cure de 

 clamateur," the railing Parson*. Nay, he takes 

 upon him to affirm that Dr. Sharp in his sermon 

 inveighed against the Catholics in such a manner 

 as the most zealous Protestants disapproved 

 and thought too violent. *' Un homme Sharp," 

 says he, " Cur6 de Saint Giles se rendit remar- 

 quable sur cette matiere, et mela dans un de ses 

 sermons des invectives centre les Catholiques, 

 que les plus zelez Protestans disapprouverent, 

 et jujerent trop violentes." 



The reader must judge from the passage itself 

 hoM^ far either Protestants or Catholics had rea- 

 son to be offended at it. It is evident there are 

 no personal reflections in it, no insinuations about 

 the administration of the government, nor any 

 thing that tends to sedition. He opposes him- 

 self only to some false principles and positions, 

 the refutation of which was at that time of great 

 consequence. And if he does it wdth greater 

 briskness and tartness than is usual to be met 

 with in his writings, it should be remembered 

 that he was disturbed very much about that time 

 with the Romish priests tampering with his 

 parishioners, and likewise that he looked upon 



* This is the expression used by Echard in his translation 

 of Father Orleans' " History of the Revolutions in England." 

 Second Edition, p. 389, 



