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us in this Undertaking : Their Anceftors would 

 have gladly purchafed this Union at a much 

 dearer rate, but were always outbid by Trance: 

 and the w^ant of that Union made the Engli[b 

 not only an eafy Prey to their fucceffive Con- 

 querors, but loft them all the large Provinces 

 that they enjoyM beyond Sea, which were their 

 natural Barriers, gave them a free Accefs 

 to the Continent, and made the Engli[h Name 

 fb glorious in the days of their Anceftors. 



lo. It will be of general advantage to the 

 Froteftant Intereft, and contribute to the ad- 

 vancement of pure Chriftianity, without any 

 of the Romifh Sophiftications : which cer- 

 tainly ought to weigh much with all true Pro- 

 teftants ; and fb much the more, that the Pope 

 and the Conclave of Rome have efpoufed the 

 Quarrel of the Spamards in this Affair as a Caufe 

 of Religion. Doubtlefs the poor Amer'tcAns 

 will be more inclinable to imbrace Chriftianity, 

 when they find the difference of the Morals and 

 Doctrine betwixt Proteftants and Papifts, and 

 lee that the former treat them with Humanity, 

 and feek their Welfare both in Body and Soul ; 

 whereas th^ Spamards have rendered themfelves, 

 and the Religion they profefs, odious, by 

 the inhuman Cruelties and brutifli Lufts which 

 they have exercis'd upon fo many Millions of 

 the Natives. This isfo far from being a Ca- 

 lumny, that an unexceptionable Author of their 

 own, Do/} Bartholomew de las Cafas Bifhop of 

 Chiapa^ formerly mentioned, who was an Eye* 



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