Humbly Address Your Royal Person in Profound Reverence, with the highest Efteem and Veneration that is poffible for a Subject to have for His Prince.

Not for filthy Lucre's Sake, neither for Earthly Honour or Grandeur, but from Christian Motives, from a Principle of hearty, fincere,unfeign'd Love and Affection

which Your Majefty has caufed in me.
By your Majesty's Godlike governing this
My Native Country both in regard to our
Domeftic and Foreign Affairs, Civil and Re-
ligious, in Church and State, being extre-
mely well convinc'd, that Christian Liberty,
Profperity and Happiness, Both for the
fpiritual and Temporal Good of all your
Majesty's Subjects is the Earneft Desire,
the Pleasure and Delight of your Soul,
the Comfort and Joy of your
Life.

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Which manifeftly appears to every Rational unprejudiced Mind who is not infected with the poisonous Sentiments of the Biggoted Dupes of perfidious Gallican Popith Antichriftian, Arbitrary Government; for if Mankind would thoroughly confider, well weigh, and Religiously reflect on your Majefty's whole Conduct as a Prince, both in Publick and Private

Life for these Thirty-one Years past, (ever fince England has been bleffed with your Majefty on the Throne) as a Father, Grand-Father, and a King, They would find it to be one uniform consistent Character, that of an Ifraelite Indeed in whom there is no Guile, a thoroughout Honest, fincere, Religious, Good Man.

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of the very beft of Sovereigns under the whole Canopy of Heaven, having Banish'd from your Majefty's Dominions Persecutions of every Kind, and where each of your Majefty's Subjects dwell fafely under their own Vine and under their own Fig-tree: as Judah and Ifrael did all the Days of King Solomon. 1 Kings iv. 25. in a more Confpicuous Manner than in any other Nation in the Habitable Globe.: Almighty God grant yourMajefty's Important valuable Life may be prolong'd, your Majesty's Health Confirm'd, and all Poffible

Happiness and Comfort, (as fublunary Terreftial Enjoyments will admit of,) till Your Majesty is Ripened for Celestial Felicity, Joys unfpeakable, and to exchange your Majesty's perishable Crown, for one that is Immortal, the Luftre and Glory of which, will never fade, never decay, but be Permanent, Brilliant, eafy and joyous to the Endless Ages of Eternity.

My Epiftle to the Deifts, is the first Work I ever published, therefore thought it my Duty to Dedicate it to your Majefty, Being King, Defender of the Apoftolical Truly Catholic Chriftian Faith, which your Majesty hath unwaveringly kept, Eftablished and confirm'd by Good and wholefome Laws thoroughout your Majefty's Dominions. I have not compos'd this, or any of my other Works to flatter Mankind, neither to please them, but for their Good to Edification, agreeable to St. Paul's most excellent