The Scourge : in vindication of the Church of England ; to which is added, IThe danger of the Church-establishment of England, from the insolence of Protestant dissenters ; Occasion'd by a presentment of the forty second paper of the Scourge at the King's Bench Bar, by the Grand Jury of the hundred of Ossulston ; IIThe anatomy of the heretical synod of dissenters at Salters-Hall . intsinthc^ other. I can hardly approve of the Guriofity of thisGentleman, tho I perceive he is, in a great mea-furc fortified againil the Poifon of thofc infinuatingSeducers: But I would advifc thofe Perfons, whofor
The Scourge : in vindication of the Church of England ; to which is added, IThe danger of the Church-establishment of England, from the insolence of Protestant dissenters ; Occasion'd by a presentment of the forty second paper of the Scourge at the King's Bench Bar, by the Grand Jury of the hundred of Ossulston ; IIThe anatomy of the heretical synod of dissenters at Salters-Hall . intsinthc^ other. I can hardly approve of the Guriofity of thisGentleman, tho I perceive he is, in a great mea-furc fortified againil the Poifon of thofc infinuatingSeducers: But I would advifc thofe Perfons, whofor the fake of Diverfion will often go into a Dif-fenting Affembly, not wilfully to run into a Snarcyfor the Divine Goodnefs is not obliged to prate6tfuch as wantonly foort beyond the Limits of it. Akained Father otthe Church has left us a Stoiy,that may not improperly be tranflated upon thisOccafion: There was a Woman at Rome^ a Chri- * ftian, ^ho for her Pleailire, went into the Pagan * Theatre, where very loofe and profane Spedacles^ were fhewn to the People j but before ihe came^ away, {he was pojfejjed by the Devil j fhe was * brought to the Exorcift (whofe Office was to dif-^ lodge thofe Spirits) who demanded of the Fiend how he durlt prefume to take Pofleflion of a Chriftian ? He inllantly replyd 5 JVhat Biifinefi had JJ^e there? I found her uj><in my own Monday Num. 3. The 17 ^ -$: -r-f^ r^ i^ ^a t: ^ ^^ t -^-^r -^rT ^ Monday February 18. 1717. Jlzillpray with the Spirit, and will pray withthe Underftanding alfo j i Con xiv. 15. 4W^^^f:^M O N G the many uncharitable Re-^^^^^-^ fle<5lions our Enemies lay hold of to^^ A ®$: traduce the Service of our Church, itJ9!5^3^^1^ has been often (aid that the Behaviour•^?H^iifi^i^ of our Congregations is always veryirregular and confusd-, fome, they will tell us, arebreaking in upon the Service of the Minijier^ others2iXt fitting when they fhould y?^;?*^, repeating whenthey fhould be filent^ reading whe
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