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concerning the form of the oath on the profession of faith.-EDIT. words spoken (not in Hebrew, but in Latin) be true or false, it does not at all affect the account of Miss Duchesne, which I gave in her own words. And I cannot but observe, that, after all the witticisms which he has bestowed upon it, Mr. O'Leary does not deny that the Priest might have burnt her, “had it been for the good of the Church.” 10. “Remark a Missionary inflaming the rabble, and propagating black slander.” Remark a San Benito cap, painted with devils; but let him put it on, whom it fits. It does not fit me: I inflame no rabble: I propagate no slander at all. But Mr. O'Leary does. He propagates a heap of slander in these his Remarks. I say too, “Let the appeal be made to the public and their impartial reason.” I have nothing to do with the “jargon or rubbish of the Schools,” lugged in like “the jargon of the Schools” before. But I would be glad if Mr. O'Leary would tell us what these two pretty phrases mean. The whole matter is this. I have, without the least bitter ness, advanced three reasons why I conceive it is not safe to tolerate the Roman Catholics. But still, I would not have them persecuted: I wish them to enjoy the same liberty, civil and religious, which they enjoyed in England before the late Act was repealed. Meantime, I would not have a sword put into their hands; I would not give them liberty to hurt others. Mr. O’Leary, with much archness and pleasantry, has nibbled at one of these three reasons, leaving the other two untouched. If he chooses to attack them in his next, I will endeavour to give him a calm and serious answer. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, MANCHESTER, March 23, 1780. SoME time ago, in a Letter published at London, I observed, “Roman Catholics cannot give those whom they account here tics any sufficient security for their peaceable behaviour.” l. Because it has been publicly avowed in one of their General Councils, and never publicly disclaimed, that faith is not to be kept with heretics; 2. Because they hold the doctrine of priestly absolution; and, 3. The doctrine of Papal pardons and dispensations. Mr.