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If the attack be ferious, the weapons will be taken from the mouldering arfenals of old councils, popes decrees, and obfolete canons. There it will be a repetition of the fame thing, for ever and for aye, to use the words of old Robin Hood. But fhould Mr. Wesley, or W. A. D-mm-d, or any apoftle belonging to the eighty five focieties, intend to be of use to the public, I fhall co-operate with their pious endeavours, with all the veins in my heart.

We have obtained of late the privilege of planting tobacco in Ireland, and our tobacconists want paper. Let Mr. Wesley then come with me, as the curate and barber went to have and bless the library of Don Quixote. All the old books, old canons, fermons, and fo forth, tending to kindle feuds, or promote rancour, let us fling them out at the windows. Society will lofe nothing. The tobacconist will benefit by the spoils of antiquity. And if, upon mature deliberation, we decree that Mr. Wefley's Journal, and his apology for the Affociation's Appeal, fhould fhare the fame fate with the old buckrams, we will procure them a gentle fall. After having rocked ourselves in the large and hofpitable cradle of the Free-prefs, where the peer and the commoner, the priest and the alderman, the friar and fwaddler, can tretch themfelves at full length, provided

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they be not too churlifh, let us laugh at those who breed ufelefs quarrels, and fet to the world the bright example of toleration and benevolence.

A peaceable life and happy death to all Adam's children! May the minifters of religion of every denomination, whether they pray at the head of their congregations in embroidered veftments, or black gowns, fhort coats, grey locks, powdered wigs, or black curls, instead of enflaming the rabble, and infpiring their hearers with hatred and animofity for their fellow creatures, recommend love, peace, and harmony!

In my univerfal prayer, gentlemen, let me not forget the compofitor, who, in Tuesday's paper, made me fix a falfe doctrine upon Calvin. Instead of Calvin taught that ufury is lawful, he makes me fay, Calvin taught that venery is lawful; and, instead of saying, Hence from the opinions of men, or the actions of popes, Sc. in one age, there is no arguing to the belief of men in another; instead of arguing, he makes me fay agreeing.

Thus, by the tranfpofition of types, and change of words, a compofitor has more magic than Circe, who metamorphofed Ulyffes' crew into wild beafts. For compofitors can

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change an old Ufurer into a young Venus,ufury into venery, and a wrangling argument into a cordial agreement! God grant him more exactness in printing this; and grant yourfelves and the whole world, peace, health, and profperity, and grant the curious fearchers of old books, more humanity, and less controverfy.

I have the honour to be,

Gentlemen,

your most affectionate,

and humble fervant,

ARTHUR O'LEARY.

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MR. WESLEY's REPLY.

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