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to determine who fhouid be in the number of the 

 Reprobate at the laft Judgment, and to condemn 

 them without giving any Quarter; for, fays he, 

 this is to infult the Wifdom of God, and to make 

 him deal as capricioufly by his Creatures, as Su 

 Paul's Potter did by his two Veflels. Neverthelefs, 

 when he faw that I treated him like an impious, 

 unbelieving Wretch, he to be even with me, re- 

 ply'd in thefefooliOi words, Fidem ego hk qua adhihe- 

 tur Myfieriis facris interpe!io> fed fidem illam qua bona 

 mentis foror efi y quaq\ reftarn rationem amat. From 

 hence you may judge, Sir, whether this fine Phyfi* 

 cian was able to remove Mountains. I am 3 



SIR, 



Yours, &c. 



LETTER XXV. 



Dated at Viana in Portugal January Jr* 1694. 



The Author's departure from France for Placed- 

 tia. A Fleet of 30 Englifh Ships came to feize 

 upon that place ; hut is difappointed, and fheers 

 off. The Reafons why the Englifh have had 

 fuccefs in all their Enter prifes beyond Sea. The 

 Authors Adventure with theGovernour of Pla~ 

 centia. His departure for Portugal. An En* 

 gagement with aFlufbing Privateer. 



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I Do not At all doubt but you will be fenfibly affe<2> 

 ed with my fad and fatal Mifad venture, which 

 I am now to give you an account o£ And firft 



