The craftsman : being a critique on the times. . D % Thi 8 T/;^ Craftsman. The Craftsman. N** IV, Res nova et hfuetay fupplicia de ftudiis fumi: Bono her-cule publico, i^a in fcenat ingeniofa crudelitas pofi Ci-ceronem invent a eji. Quid enim futurum fuit^ Ji Trium-viris Uhuijfet ingenium Ciceronis profcribere ? Dii meliuSyquod eo laeculo ijta ingeniorum fupplicia c<zperunt^ qmet ingenia dejterunt. Sen*. Friday, T^ecember i6, AVING endeavouied, in aformer paper, to ftate the truenature and proper extent of theliberty of the Trefs^ or thefreedom of Ipeakiiig and pub-lifhing our thoughts; I f
The craftsman : being a critique on the times. . D % Thi 8 T/;^ Craftsman. The Craftsman. N** IV, Res nova et hfuetay fupplicia de ftudiis fumi: Bono her-cule publico, i^a in fcenat ingeniofa crudelitas pofi Ci-ceronem invent a eji. Quid enim futurum fuit^ Ji Trium-viris Uhuijfet ingenium Ciceronis profcribere ? Dii meliuSyquod eo laeculo ijta ingeniorum fupplicia c<zperunt^ qmet ingenia dejterunt. Sen*. Friday, T^ecember i6, AVING endeavouied, in aformer paper, to ftate the truenature and proper extent of theliberty of the Trefs^ or thefreedom of Ipeakiiig and pub-lifhing our thoughts; I fhall now proceedin the fame fuccin(9: manner, to prove thatfuch a liberty^ as is therein defined, hasbeen agreeable to the fentiments and prac-ticts of all great and good men in every ageand every nation. The holy Scriptures^ which are not on-ly the moft atithentickj but alfo the mofkmtient writings now extant in the world,abound with inftances, where the utmoftfreedom is ufed in chaftifing the vices andiniquities of thofe ti;Ties. It is the imme-diate dii-eftion of God himfelf to one ofhis prophetS;, to cry aloud, and fpare not; N? IV. r/;^ Craftsman. 29 to lift Up his voice like a trumpet, andfhew his people their tranlgre(lions, and thehotife of Jacob their Sins- The Grecians were fo far from havingany notion of reftraining the Freedom ofSpeech on any occafions,, that they feem tohave allowed an
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