Great is thy Faith, O
thou Jacobite. Thou puttest thy Trust
in every Man, who says, I am a Lo-
ver of James; but verily I say un-
to thee, that many in these Days of
Evil shall come in Sheep’s Cloath-
ingClothing, &and will be ready to deceive thee.
But thou shalt know the Tree by it’s its
Fruit, &and so mayest be able likewise
to judge of the Fruit by looking upon
the Tree; for it is rare to find fair
Stems &and wholsomewholesome Fruit spring from
a souresour rotten-hearted Stock. Never-
theless thou leanest to every broken
Reed. I warn thee to beware of
those, who have sworn to maintain
George upon the Throne. Beware
of those, I say, who have abjured
James &and his Little Ones;1 for they
have vowed &and promised to deceive
thee, as often as thou shalt put thy Trust 1169 (1169)
Trust in them. Accompany not at all
with them, nor walk thou with them
in the Way. Have they not in Times
of Old disappointed thy[] Hopes? And
although some of them have fallen
into the Snare they laid for o-
thers, put thou no Trust in their
Sincerity. They may send out their
Babes &and Sucklings to bear thee
Company, whom they think by their
Interest they shall be able to pro-
tect at all Hazards go Things
right or wrong; but their Designs
are to do thee no Good but Evil
all the Days of their Life. They are
made up of Gall &and Bitterness, yet
is their Seed grown mighty upon
Earth. Verily, Verily, I say unto
thee, these Men have sworn in
their Hearts to destroy James, &and
frustrate all his Designs. Their
Iniquity is waxen hot, &and the Sin
of their Corruption descends from
Generation to Generation. It is
a true Saying, that the Tree is
known by it’sits Fruit &and so may the
Fruit by the rotten-hearted Stump from 1170 (1170)
from whence it comes. And, Friend,
I tell thee, that Oaths were made
palliate Untruths; but Ay Ay, &and
Nay Nay, express to the full the
Sentiments of an upright Heart;
for whatsoever is more than these
cometh of Evil. Be thou therefore
like unto one of us, Swear not
at all, &and have thou Nothing to
do with those, who have sworn to
their Hinderance; but be thou wise
&and no more foolish, but take this
kindly Instruction in good Part