A True and Impartial Collection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, Which Have Been Written and Published on Both Sides the Question During the Contest for the Westminster Election - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1749. Excerpt: ... To the unprejudiced EleStors o/'Westminster.. GENTLEMEN, ICannot but think, that a Faithful and honest Discharge of a past Trust, is the best Recommendation for future Confidence: And though this Principle would certainly have sway'd me in Favour of a late Noble Representative, whose Behaviour irfParljament has, on all Occasions, been truly.unexceptionable yet has my Zeal for his Service been considerably heightened by the Necessity there is'.of opposing his Antagonist, and preventing, by that Means, the Progress of Jacobiti sm and Popery. 'Fspr, whatever Sir G e's Principles might have been, before his appearing at the Head of the Independents, (or Persons independent of the Religion and Laws of their Country, if Independency, in this Case, means any Thing) there is now but too much Reason to suspect him of a thorough Change: For what are the Independents, the Principles they profess, or the Motives by which they act, ja /mall Share of Discernment will enable you to discover the too recent Behaviour of their Leaders at Vintners-Hall, the Earnestness with which they opposed all Subscriptions or Levies for suppressing the late Rebellion; their suspected Correspondencies, and the indecent Healths so often proposed, and so publickly drank in their Meetings and Assemblies, leave you no room to doubt these Gentlemen are.the Persons, who, under the Mask of Friendship, and under Cover of great Zeal for their Country's Welfare, would artfully avail themselves of your Suffrages, and by your own precipitated Assistance, would procure your own Undo_ing: And if these Things are so (of which let every Elector solemnly and candidly judge for himfelf, Jaying aside all personal Prejudice, or Favour) G What What have we been doing? and how grossly have we imposed upon Our...

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