Prayers and Wishes of many Thousands of the _Clergy_, and even, as it was suspected, of some _Oxonian Bishops_. Bishop _Atterbury_'s Plot too consisted of Rebellious Christians, without the least intermixture of us _Infidels_, who are the more zealously affected to the Government, because of the Danger it is sometimes in from the _High-Church Clergy_. Away then with the _Bishop_'s Slander, which, for all we may be Unbelievers of Christianity, our Civil Magistrates will laugh at and deride him for. But, IV. Another Misrepresentation, more foolish and absurd than the former, that the _Bishop_ has made of us _Infidels_, is, that we are making Way for Popery and Slavery: For thus he says of us, "Nothing is more demonstrable, than that those Adversaries (meaning us _Infidels_) of the Christian Religion, who are now so busily employ'd in infusing Doubts into some weak Minds, in giving an Indifference and Coldness to other well-meaning Persons, and in making others, that are viciously inclin'd, actual Proselites to Infidelity, are pursuing such Methods as have a natural Tendency to introduce Confusion, and thereby betray us into _Popery_." And again he says of Infidels, "That in Consequence of their own Infidelity, and their wicked Diligence in spreading that Infection, are bringing in upon us the real Persecutions of the Church of _Rome_; who likewise, whilst they rail so plentifully at the most rational Religion in the World as Superstition, give great Advantages towards restoring the insupportable _Superstitions_ of that Communion. These are the Persons indeed that appear in favour of an unbounded Liberty, but God grant it may not terminate in an absolute _Slavery_." _Risum quis tenerat?_ Who in his Wits could write such Stuff? And who without Impatience can read it? I was going about a particular Dissection of these two Paragraphs, and to lay open the Wit, Sense, and Oratory of the _Bishop_, to the Contemplation of his Admirers; but I find it unnecessary, as well as tedious to do it: The very transcribing of them, and exposing them to View, is enough to render him ridiculous. If there be no more danger of Popery, Slavery, Superstition, Tyranny, and real Persecution from our _Clergy_, than from us _Infidels_, the Nation is safe. _Infidels_ find too much Inconvenience in the Power, Craft, and Follies of a Protestant _Clergy_, to make Way for _Popery_; which, as the _Bishop_ rightly says, is a _Complication_ of Errors. There are, what the _Bishop_ should have thought of, many Protestant Priests for an Accommodation with the Church of _Rome_; and, if I mistake not, upon such easy Terms as _this_, _viz._ If she'll but part with some of her Superstitions that are of no Use to her; our _Clergy_ will admit of others as will be of Advantage to them. But _Infidels_ are irreconcilable Enemies to the Church of _Rome_, and so far from Wishes and Endeavours to restore Popery, that it is mere Nonsense to charge