The Massachusetts Spy, Or, Thomas's Boston Journal

For the Massachusetts Spy.

Mr. Thomas,

Have heard a letter read, directed to Dr. Young, wherein the writer, A. Davis, jun. makes many queries, viz. "Do you believe the scriptures of the old and new testament, or any part of them, to be truly a revelation from God" and so on. If I was as Dr. Young, I would reply in queries, viz. pray, Sir, are you demonstratively, and fully convinced, that what you here introduce is really an extraordinary and true revelation from God: &c. Let us have a plain, positive, unevasive answer to the foregoing plain question. Are you fully convinced of it, or do you play the hypocrite, in persuading the world that you believe what you do not believe? As I am not Dr. Young, I shall not answer the rest of the queries, -being unacquainted with his conduct and character. In regard to them, Mr. Davis has ideas of Deists quite contrary to truth; a Deist adores and admires one only infinite being, and cannot comprehend three Gods, equally perfect, co-eternal and co-equal according to Athanasius's Creed, whom perhaps Mr. Davis, reckons amongst the particularly inspired writers. In regard to an apostate, I wish the author would explain himself a little better. I do not think that a man whose gossips promise, without his consent, to follow a doctrine which is repugnant entirely to his reason, can be called an apostate; otherwise, Martin Luther; John Calvin, and so on, must be called so.

Sir; I was obliged to dictate the above, as I could not write it myself, being an honest almost blind countryman.