Wesley Corpus

The consequences of these commotions will be (unless an higher hand interpose) exactly the same as those of the like commotions in the last century. First, the land will become a field of blood; many thousands of poor Englishmen will sheathe their swords in each other’s bowels, for the diversion of their good neigh bours. Then either a commonwealth will ensue, or else a second Cromwell. One must be; but it cannot be determined which, King W , or King Mob. “But that case is not parallel with this.” It is not, in all particulars. In many respects it is widely different. As, First, with regard to the King himself. Few will affirm the character of King Charles, even allowing the account given by Lord Clarendon to be punctually true in every respect, to be as faultless as that of King George. But other passions, as well as love, are blind. So that when these are raised to a proper height, especially when Junius has thrown a little more of his magic dust into the eyes of the people, and con vinced them, that what are virtues in others, are mere vices ân him, the good patriots will see no manner of difference Between a King George and King Charles, or even a Nero. The case is also widely different, Secondly, with regard to the ministry. King George has no such furious drivers about him as poor King Charles had. But a skilful painter may easily add a few features, either to one or the other, and by a little colouring make Lord North the very picture of Lord Strafford, and Archbishop Cornwallis of Archbishop Laud. How different likewise is the case, Thirdly, with regard to *These quotations from Virgil are thus translated by Pitt : “Thus o'er the corn, while furious winds conspire, Rolls on a wide-devouring blaze of fire; Or some big torrent, from a mountain's brow, Bursts, pours, and thunders down the vale below,” “And" rolls “resistless o'er the levell'd mounds.”-EDIT. the administration of public affairs! The requiring tonnage and poundage, the imposing ship-money, the prosecutions in the Bishops’ Courts, in the High Commission Court, and in the Star Chamber, were real and intolerable grievances. But what is there in the present administration which bears any resemblance to these ? Yet if you will view even such an affair as the Middlesex election through Mr.