CORDIAL FOR LOW-SPIRITS: By Mr. GORDON and others. Woe unto you, Scribes, Pharifees, Hypocrites. CHRIST. They would request us to endure ftill the rustling of their Silken Caflocks; and that we would burfi our Midriffs, rather than laugh to see them under Sail in all their Lawn and Sarcenet, their Shrouds and Tackle. MILTON of Reformation. VOL. II. LONDON: Printed for R. GRIFFITHS, at the Dunciad, in St. Paul's Church-Yard. 1751. THE PREFACE. T HE former Collection of Tracts under this Title, confifted of fuch as were written by the late Mr. Gordon. That we did not impofe upon the World in afcribing them to him, (as fome through Ignorance, others through Malice, have fuggefted) all the Intimate Friends of that Author very well know. The two Apologies for Alberoni, it has been generally faid, firft recommended him to the Efteem and Friendskip of the excellent Mr. Trenchard. This I bave beard mentioned as a Fat, by those who had an Opportunity of knowing the Truth of it. And befides, to fuch as are acquainted with his other Writings, the Similarity of Sentiments, Sentiments, Style and Manner of thefe, will be a fufficient Evidence that Mr. Gordon was the Author. From the Tract entitled, The Character of an Independent Whig, (which was published before the Weekly Paper, fo called, was fet up) he took as many Paragraphs as he thought fufficient for one Paper, which is the 41ft Number of the Second Volume. But as the whole is Excellent, and as be omitted as many good Pa`ragraphs as thofe he borrowed from it, it was thought proper to publish that Tract entire. There is Reafon to believe, that the Author bad a Defign of republishing his Apologies for Alberoni, and adding them to the Independent Whig. For we have lateby feen a Copy of thofe Tratts, which belonged to Mr. Gordon, corrected, as fuppofed, with his own Hand; and in fuch a Manner, as plainly fhews be defigned it for the Prefs. From thefe Corrections appears the Candour of bis Soul: (Peace be with it!) For what he bad faid of the Priests, and the Church in general, in that Copy be limited and quali |