The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, February 24, 1758, Page 1

. » e, — . - = S B ey v .FRI'DA'Y, FEBRUARY 24. 1758{' < New-Hampfhire o7 Containing the Frefheff Advices Tbe Confeflion of Faith of the KING of PRUSSIA, avhich he bas caufed to be addryffed to all the Protefant Miniflers in 1he Dier of the Empire at Ratifbon. ; , Do not believe in the ordinances of the Pope, nor even 1; in the writings of Lather, Beza, or Calvin ; but, 1 be- lieve in the adorable Trinity, and [ make his holy word the foundation of my faith ; nor tha!l I ever believe any thing that clafhes with it, even tho’ an angel trom hea- ven fhould reveal it. 2. I believe aifo, that T fhall be faved, together with all true chriftians, of the blood, and by the death of 7.jus Chriff, by his wounds, and holy merit. 3. And becaule there is no falvation in any other name than the faving name of Fe/us Chrift, 1 would not be ftiled a Lutberan, a Cal- winift, or a Papiff, but I am, and choofe to be ftiled, a Chriflian. 4. With regard to eternal eletion, or predeftination, this is my private opinion, that the merciful God has called all men to falvation, and it is not for want of being called that they are not {aved, bat by their wickednefs and obftinzcy in oppofing divine grace, and by rea- fon of their corrupt hearts, and their fins, that they are condemned thro’ the juft judgment of God. 5. As to good works, it is my opinion, that there muft neceffarily be good works, where there is a true and fincere faith ; fer, faith and good works can no more be feparated than light from fire. Neverthelefs, it is an error to believe that man can merit heaven by good works, or that we can be faved but by true faith. How then can the merit of good werks fave us. ' 6. With regard to baptifm and the Lord’s {upper, it is my pri- vate opinion, that as 1 have been wafthed from fin in baptiim, not by the water, but by the real blood of my Lord and Saviour Fejus Chrifi, and have been by it, received into the eternal covenant of grace with 3ad the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghof, fo I am nourifhed in the holy fupper at the table and grace of jefus Chrift ; and in virtue of this {acrament, am rende:i’d partaker of all the bene- fits which my Saviour has purchafed by his wounds, and by his fuf- ferings, and become an inheritor of life everlafting. Whence I con- clude, that whoever belicveth in God, and feeketh his fa'vation in the blood of Fe/us Chriff; and leadeth a {rue chniftian Lilc, way die the death of the righteous, and fhall be faved. 7. 1 leave toevery one, libeity of faith and confcience, protefting before the face of God, that I am determined to live and die in this plain confeflion of faith ; veverthelefs, I leave to all good people to judge, whether I am cold, hot cr lukewarm. 8. I am very farfrom believing, that the fervice of catholic prieits aims at the falvation of fouls ; having learned, by the experience which I have had, that aii their attions tend not to the honour of God, and the falvation of men, but {olely to their own honour, and to be refpelted among men. . "Tis with no reafon, that I {cruple tobe called a Papifl, Lutheran or Calvinifl, but becaule according to the cultom and the opinion of the wortld, it is not fuflicient to take the name of a chriftian, but we muft be engaged tofome particular chusch, and make profeflion of its faith ; and as the pure reformed religion beit agrees with my religion, I think it not improper to call myfelf a 7¢formed, altho’ liee no caufe to fay, there is the leaft difference between my confeflion of faith and the pure Lutheran religion. I would not however be called a Calvini#, bt I am, and always will be a »¢formed chriftian ; that is to fay, one who 15 difengaged from all etror in the dofrire of faith, and who believes all which I have befare mentioned. But aCalvinifl is one who malies the doét- rine of Calvin the rule of his faith. 10. As Calvin was a man, he might therefore be miftaken. 1 vegard Calwin, Luther, and others, as chofen isfiraments of God, drawn by virtue of the Holy Ghoft from the darknefs of popery, and that they fhewed the true way to life. : OLLNANADALLAL LA ANDAADAN DAL AN Leipsick, (alarge City of Germany) Offobir 12, Moft of the Houfes on which the Pruffian Commandant made the Repartition of Three Hundred Thoufand Crewns required of this City by the King his Mafter, having found it impoSible to furnifh their Contin- gent, they have been ferced to fubmit to military Execution.—The 1eth Inftant thofe Houfes were occupied by Officers, attended with Drummers and Soldiers, who immediately took the beft Rooms for themfelves, and live there at Difcretion. Yefterday the Number of Soldiers were doubled in forme Houles. We are all in the greateft Dejeftion imaginable : We fee no End to our Calamities,—A Demand of 2co Recraits has been jult made ‘. Nuwms. 73. \GAZETTE Foreign and Domeflick. on this wretched City, and if they can’t be found we muft pay 100 Crowns for each. O;?a!nr 16. Notwithftanding the Rigours of the Military Ex- ecution employed againft the uafortunate Perfons fet down in the Liit of Contributors, the Sum of 30,000 Crowns, demanded by the ¥yng of Pruflia was not yet found, when an Exprefs arrived Yelter- cdy Morning with Advice, That his Pruflian Majefly would foon be in Town, 2ad accordingly he arrived a few Minutes after, atten- ced by his Life Guards. At the fame Inftant 2 Rumour fpread, that the City would be delivered up to Pillage, we leave the Keader t¢ imagine what a great Confternation all the Inhabitants were in ; Lut initead of fuch a terrible Calamity, the KiNne of Pruffra declared that he avas willing to_fpare the City upon Condition that balf the Sum required awas immediately paid. All'that could be done, was to coliect among the Merchaats, T'raders, and other Perfons, 50,000 Crowns, Bills of Exchange were drawn upon Amfterdam and Lon- don for 70,000 Crowns ; and they engaged, on delivering Security, to pay the remaining 30,000 after the Return of the Hoftages {cnt to Kagdeburg. In Confequence of whichArrangement, car Merchants have recovered their Books, which had been fequeftered. STabE, (a firong Town of Germany) Ocltober 5. When the ge- weral officers took leave of the Duke of Cumberland, and withed him 2 good voyage, his royal highnefs faid to them ; I fhould return “ much better fatisfied, gentiemen, if things had anlwered to my « wifhes, and I had left you in the fame quarters wherein I aflembled “ you on my arrival in Germany. The eveat has turned out other- * ways., 1 can only complain of the fatality of circumftances: * They have been fuch, as 1 hope none of you will ever experience.”’ This prince difcovered great marks of generofity at his departure, having liberally rewarded every perfon who had been employed in his own private fervice, or that of the army. . Pacis, (the Metropolis of France ) Oétober 14. Our Court bas pub- lifped an Account of 1be Marguis de Montcalm’s Expedition againft Ford George, called by the Englifp Fort William- Henry, fituated on Lake Sa- crament, in North Amevica 5 whereby it appears that Montcalm’s Force confified of 5500 Regular Troops and Militia, and 1800 Savages 5 and that the Enemies bad about 30c0 Men, Part inthe Fort and Part in an intrenched Camp, awbich not being above 400 Yards from them, could hawe continually fupplied the Garvifon wwith frefb Troops. bz French in this Expedition, bad but 13 Men killed and 40 avounded. On the Side of the Englifb, the Number of the Slain amounted to 108, and that of the Wounded 1o 250. There awere in the Fort and Intrenchments, 23 Picces of Cannon, jJoine of w-hich awere 32 Pounders, foir Mortars, one Obujier, 17 Pateraroes, 36 thoufand Weight of Powder, a Quantity of Bullets, Bombs and Grenades, and all Sorts of Ammunition and Utenfils for the Artillery. Our Trocps alfo found a confiderable Quantity of Pro- wifion, notawilbfianding the Plunder maae by the Savages. The Marquis de Montcalm has deftroped the Fort and all it’s Appurtenances. The Court «wiil foon publifb a Relation of the reft of the operations of this Campaign in Canada. The Academy of Sciences, &c. of Rouen have propofed for the Subje@ of the next Year's Prize, Yhe Congues of England, by William Duke of Normandy. _ HaMpouRrc, (a wery firong, large and noble City, one of the Chief of Denmark) Nowember 25. The Day before Yefterday Prince Ferdinand of Brunfwick Wolfenbuttle croffed the Elbe on his Way to Stade, in order to take upon him the Command of the Army of Obfervation. We this Moment learn from Harbourg, that Hoftili- ties have already been committed between a Corps of French and a Part of this Army. * Liverrool (@ Port Town in Lancafbire) Now. 20. On Saturday Jaft, about two o'Clock in the Morning, the Snow, Oxford, Captain Edward Bares, Commander, from Maryland for this place, with 270 Hogfheads of Tobacco, z5 Tons of Pig-Iron, and a parcel of Lum- ber, was ftranded on Butter’s Wharf, near the Mouth of the River Ribble, within the Limitsof this port ; about ten 0’Clock that Morning the Captain and feven of the Crew got fafe on Shorein the Long Boat, four other of his People were drowned in attempting to get into the Boat, occafioned by the Motion of the Ship which was very violent ; the Mate, two Boys, and a Land{men ftaid on board, the former was wafhed overboard and drowned. The Boys and Landfmen got into the Ship’s Foretop, ftaid there during the whole Fiood, the Sea frequently making an High Road over them, amd at Ebb Tide got fafe on Shore. On the 14th fhe bilged and broke up ; only 24 Hogfheads of Tobacco were thrown on Shore on this Side the River Ribble, the Remainder is fuppofed to be carried H Tyt away