The arrival of the Club of philofophers at the door of Ignatius, with a strong rap.

Ignatius. It is the philofophers; I will retire in the next room until you give a fign, when I will appear.

Mofes. Well thought on, the fign fhall be Ignatius.

Club. Rabbi, the Club of this our enlightened age and northern hemifphere have agreed to answer your fummons, and prove to you the propriety of having the dead body of the late philofopher of this our enlightened age interred, and the bett affigned to themfelves.

Mofes. Wife philofophy compels you to arrogate to yourselves no more than you are entitled by the fupreme authority.

Club. The authority of our new philofophy of this our new enlightened age and northern hemifphere fuperfede all power, fpiritual being void, and temporal being mixt and unfavory.

Mofes. From what fource does your philofophy derive or take your legiflative authority? Club. From the Fountain of wifdom, which, with true propriety and rectitude, fuperabounds and fubjects all things to its will.

Mofes. Are your new philofophy of this our enlightened age and northern hemifphere confirmed by the conftitution and authority of the Republic, and yourfelves arbitrators, or rather abfolute judges, to claim, order, and demand, without controul, or appeal, whatever is your will?

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Club. Our new philofophy of this douf en lightened age and northern hemifphere, wat rants, claims, and derives her power and au thority from herself, being nourished, enlightens ed, and invigorated by the ftreams of wisdom and truth, therefore expect due fubjection, and chearful obdience to her edicts, or whatever she may please to decide, or fet forth. gs? 10 .get

Mofes. The ftreams of wisdom and truth, from whose waters you pretend to derive your authority, are no other than folly and prefumption, prompted and nourished by a reprobate fpirit. You will do well to reflect on the de plorable state you have placed yourfelves, and f dare answer it will bring on a neceffary confu fion and shame face.

Club. The new philofophy of this our enlightened age and northern hemifphere find a re ceptacle in every heart addicted to pleasure, which your long experience knows to be perfons chiefly of rank, who compose the legifla* tive part of all nations; you, therefore, acting and running counter to our injunctions, rifque and endanger yourfelf of incurring the cenfure of the laws.

Mofes. I am far from apprehending the cenfure of the legislative body, whilft I act upon principles of justice and benevolence. I will hazard a trial.

Club. Your obftinacy will be convinced of the authority and influence of our new philofo phy of this our enlightened age and northern hemifphere over all laws and powers; we have obtained a warrant, with proper officers, to

feize the body or corpfe of the late philofopher Ignatius, wherever it can be found, and convey it to its interment. We have ordered them att feven precifely.10

Mofes. What the law privileges must be complied with; I alfo grant, that the principles of the Republic, which are Calvinistical, fet apart, or feparated from the fpirit, are the principles of the new philofophy of this our enlightened age and northern hemifphere. Calvinifm difallowing the reality of fin, granting the body or material part, the full glut of its paffions to the utmost extent, without remorfe, or impeachment to the foul. Your new philofophy, that there is no God, confequently every action is of the fame quality and nature; fo that all reftraints, preference, or diftinctions, in any matter whatfoever, oppofite to the will or inclination, proceeds from meannefs, bafhfulness, low birth, ignorance, and derogating from the amiable, pliant, condefcending, and gratifying tendency, with fweet repofe of the fenfes; the agent that actuates and invigorates the polite circles, and chiefly perfons of rank or high birth, in general, they being obferved to be more fharp-fighted, who form thefe circles, that give grace to the inferior circles or their fpecies in general, who wish to be fashionable; fo that, upon mature reflection, you have every advantage in the legiflative power. I therefore fubmit.

TanClub. Your remarks are juft. Protefancy Was the glimmering dawn and approach of our new philofophy of this our enlightened age and

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northern hemisphere, out of the old fspiritual lethargy of chriftian stupidity and fuperftition, but remained as one escaped from prison, who still remains with fears and anxiety, In this tuation proteftancy remained, after her escape from the iron rod of popery, with remorfe and itings of confcience. The Calvinist, in fome degree, paved the way for our new philofophy, by allowing the flesh her darling defires, glutted and emerged in the whole catalogue of what popery terms fins, without reproof or reflection on the foul, unlefs, through ignorance, the foul fhould conceit a fin, as fuch, it became a burthen to the foul, which was the great impedi ment that kept alive certain reftraints on many weak minds, particularly the fair sex, which barred a thousand sweet odours. But our new reform takes off and changing the face of thofe fragments that remained unchanged; fo that, upon the whole, it is no more than a new Reformation on the protestant religion, popery being equally detefted by us, as by the old Reforma tion. We feed on the proteftant kernel, the banquet of the fenfes, and fet adrift the rags of popery, remorfe, or idle notions of immortalicy.

Nurfe. What tumult or riot, with a clatter at our door; bodekins, I will be with them; oddsbobs, we are attacked by a troop of ruffians. Well, mafter Gingerbread, what bustle or fet-to are you dinging in our ears? behave with refpect or your nofe fhall be brought to the grind

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Moses. Produce your authority, which shall be refpectfully complied with..

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Officers. Sir, here is our warrant, to demand, feize and convey the corpfe or dead body of the late new philofopher, Ignatius, of this our en lightened age and northern hamisphere, and hem fafely convey to the vault where he loft his wind for the caufe of truth and virtue, by braving death, according and in pursuance of a complaint lodged by the club of new philofophers of this our enlightened age and northern hemisphere.

- Mofes. Act according to your warrant; all things are at the difpofal of the law.

Club. Search the other apartments for the corpfe; but, until it is produced, take this Hraelite and old woman into cuftody.

• Nurse. I will, pett-foggers, fcratch your eyes but, if you offer to come near. I inherit the vigour of the republic, which fhall go down with my grey hairs to the grave. hairs to the grave. A true Cal vinift I have lived, and a true Calvinist, zooks, old Robin, I fhall die; pfhaw on you, brazaloons, I will reach you the rudiments of old Sterling; have-at-you, Dickey I will give a Roller for your Oliver. So be it, Major.

Officers. Mighty lords of the new philofophy of this our enlightened age and bright northern hemifphere, here fits a man in the next apart

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