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John Coustos, For Freemasonry,
" that we would make a purse among ourselves in order to set him up " again , and thereby enable him to support his family ; that accor" dingly we raised among seven of us , Freemasons , ten moidores , " which money I myself put into his hands . " —They then asked me , " Whether I had given my own money in alms . " j replied , „ that these " arose from the forfeits of such Freemasons as had not behaved
pro" perly in the meetings of the Society . " " What are the faults , " said they , " committed by your Brother Masons , which occasion their being " fined ? " " Those , " said I , " who take the name of God in vain , " pay a quarter of a moidore ; such as utter any other oath , or pro" nounce obscene words , forfeit a new crusade ; all who are turbulent , " or refuse to obey the orders of the Master of the Lodge , are likewise
" fined . " They remanded me back to my dungeon , having first enquired the name and habitation of the several persons hinted at a little hi gher ; on which occasion 1 assured them , that " the last men" tioned was not a Freemason ; and that the Brethren assisted , indis" criminately , all sorts of people , provided they were real objects of " charity . " —They then employed all the powers of their rhetoric to prove , " That it became me to consider my imprisonment , by order of
" the Holy Office , as an effect of the goodness of God ; who , " they added , " intended to bring me to a serious way of thinking ; and , by " this means , lead me into the paths of truth , in order that I might " labour efficaciously for the salvation of my soul . That I ought to " know that Jesus Christ had said to St . Peter , ' Thou art Peter , and " upon this rock I will build my church , and the gates of hell shall not " prevail against it : ' whence it was my duty to obey the injunctions
" of his Holiness , he being St . Peter's successor . " —I replied with " spirit and resolution , that " I did not acknowledge the Roman Pontiff " either as successor to St . Peter , or as infallible ; that I relied entirely , " with regard to doctrine , on the Holy Scriptures , these being the " sole guide of our faith ; I besought them to let me enjoy , undisturbed , " the privileges allowed the English in Portugal ; that I was resolved to
" live and die in th $ communion of the Church of England ; and , there' ¦ fore , that all the pains they mi ght take to make a convert of me " would be in vain . " ( To be continued . )
Character Of Edward Stillingfleet,
CHARACTER OF EDWARD STILLINGFLEET ,
BISHOP OF WORCESTER , Who died in the Reign of WILLIAM the THIRD .
HE was tall , graceful , and well proportioned ; his countenance comely , fresh , and awful ; in his conversation cheerful and discreet , obliging and instructive ; he always observed an esteem and respect for all who conversed with him ; his apprehension was quick and sagacious ; his judgment exact and profound ; his memory very tena-
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John Coustos, For Freemasonry,
" that we would make a purse among ourselves in order to set him up " again , and thereby enable him to support his family ; that accor" dingly we raised among seven of us , Freemasons , ten moidores , " which money I myself put into his hands . " —They then asked me , " Whether I had given my own money in alms . " j replied , „ that these " arose from the forfeits of such Freemasons as had not behaved
pro" perly in the meetings of the Society . " " What are the faults , " said they , " committed by your Brother Masons , which occasion their being " fined ? " " Those , " said I , " who take the name of God in vain , " pay a quarter of a moidore ; such as utter any other oath , or pro" nounce obscene words , forfeit a new crusade ; all who are turbulent , " or refuse to obey the orders of the Master of the Lodge , are likewise
" fined . " They remanded me back to my dungeon , having first enquired the name and habitation of the several persons hinted at a little hi gher ; on which occasion 1 assured them , that " the last men" tioned was not a Freemason ; and that the Brethren assisted , indis" criminately , all sorts of people , provided they were real objects of " charity . " —They then employed all the powers of their rhetoric to prove , " That it became me to consider my imprisonment , by order of
" the Holy Office , as an effect of the goodness of God ; who , " they added , " intended to bring me to a serious way of thinking ; and , by " this means , lead me into the paths of truth , in order that I might " labour efficaciously for the salvation of my soul . That I ought to " know that Jesus Christ had said to St . Peter , ' Thou art Peter , and " upon this rock I will build my church , and the gates of hell shall not " prevail against it : ' whence it was my duty to obey the injunctions
" of his Holiness , he being St . Peter's successor . " —I replied with " spirit and resolution , that " I did not acknowledge the Roman Pontiff " either as successor to St . Peter , or as infallible ; that I relied entirely , " with regard to doctrine , on the Holy Scriptures , these being the " sole guide of our faith ; I besought them to let me enjoy , undisturbed , " the privileges allowed the English in Portugal ; that I was resolved to
" live and die in th $ communion of the Church of England ; and , there' ¦ fore , that all the pains they mi ght take to make a convert of me " would be in vain . " ( To be continued . )
Character Of Edward Stillingfleet,
CHARACTER OF EDWARD STILLINGFLEET ,
BISHOP OF WORCESTER , Who died in the Reign of WILLIAM the THIRD .
HE was tall , graceful , and well proportioned ; his countenance comely , fresh , and awful ; in his conversation cheerful and discreet , obliging and instructive ; he always observed an esteem and respect for all who conversed with him ; his apprehension was quick and sagacious ; his judgment exact and profound ; his memory very tena-