REMARKS ON THE FOREGOING, 



itfelf fo hated as to induce men to think they may forget 

 its fhimng advantages and eminent merits — this how- 

 ever is not now the point in hand. I only maintain, 

 that the jefuits ought not to have injuftice done them ; 

 even though they had (abht blafphemia !) the great 

 Lucifer himfelf at their head — and on this article I 

 hope to have all the long robe on my fide. 



To me, who feel myfelf fo nearly related to every 

 thing called man, that I cannot fee any wrong done to 

 the mofl infignificant mortal, though he lived three 

 thoufand years ago, in Cappadocia, Pontus, or Alia, 

 without a rumbling in my entrails — to me then it may 

 the fooner be forgiven, if I am not flout enough, on 

 feeing injuftice done to a whole fociety of men, whe- 

 ther they be jews, turks, heathens — or jefuits, to re- 

 fill the temptation of taking their part. 



Indeed I had reafons enough for holding myfelf dif- 

 penfed on the prefent occafion, from complying with 

 this quixotical propenfity of running to the relief of the 

 diftreffed. For, firft, the jefuits flood in no need of 

 my feeble defence. — Secondly, I have never, to my 

 knowledge, had one friend among them ; and, except- 

 ing with one lingle exceedingly harmlefs old man, 

 who, notwithflanding his mild and gentle difpofition, 

 was very near playing a capital part in the order, have 

 never had the frnaile.fl connexion with one of them. 

 ; — Thirdly, I had nothing either to fear or to hope 

 from them — nay more, I think I know the fpirit of 

 their inflitution; and frankly confefs, that it makes 

 fomewhat of an ambiguous figure in my daemonology 

 — not to fay any thing more* uncivil. But, for thefe 

 very reafons, I can have no other motive, than a tho- 

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