Excerpt from Remarks on the State Anatomy of Great Britain: In a Letter to a Member of Parliament; Which May Serve to Obviate the Ill Designs, and Expose the False Reasonings of That Pamphlet A {irong Curiofity to read it. For, hos? Much foever Birgit/79mm may be corrupted in their Principles, I am willing to hope, they have not generally efpoufed the Po pilh doeirine of an implicite Faith; fo that, upon my dipping into a Piece, which has been (0 indufirioufly difpers'd and re commended, I really expee'ted to have found all the Strength of Reafoning, with all the Beauty and Jufinefs of Expreflion, which difiinguilh our bel't Englijb Wri ters. Infiead of this, to my great Sur prize, and with a jult Concern, to fee fo many of my Country-men, lo eafily made a Property by the Artifices of cer tain defigning, but no lefs diligent Men, who he in mate to deceive; I found No thing ih the state-anatomi/l, for (0 our Author affeas to be call'd, but what was with refpefi to the Argumentative Part molt Trifling, and to the Difiion, very low, jejune and incorree't. I know, Sir, norwithfianding your jufi Authority over me, I {hall be readily excufed by you, for n0t reading an Author of this Cha racter throughout. A Man mufi have a great Stock of Patience, or employ.his.
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