Libertymightbesafe，ormightbeendangered，intwentyotherparticulars，[注：Twenty
otherparticulars。此Fwenty但示多数而已。非定二十之数也。犹吾国之云万千。]withouttheirbeingmuch
pleasedoralarmed，Heretheyfeltitspulse；andastheyfoundthat
beattheythoughtthemselvessickorsound。Idonotsaywhethertheywererightorwrong
inapplyingyourgeneralargumentstotheirowncase。Itisnoteasy，indeed，tomake
amonopolyoftheoremsandcorollaries。Thefactisthattheydidthusapplythose
generalarguments；andyourmodeofgoverningthem，whetherthroughlenityor
indolence，throughwisdomormistake，confirmedthemintheimaginationthat
they，aswellasyou，hadaninterestin
thesecommonprinciples。[注：Thesecommonprinciples。指上文之generalarguments。]
4。Theywerefurtherconfirmedinthispleasing
error[注：Pleasingerror。此error非真误谬。文法所谓ironical也。]bytheformoftheirprovincial
legislativeassemblies。Theirgovernmentsarepopular[注：Popular＝Popular
gevernment。纯自治制之政府。]inahighdegree；somearemerely
[注：Merely＝purely，entirely，此‘merelypopular’指NewEngland
也。其地主居英而选州长（Governer）赴美治之者曰Proprietarygovernment。如Pennsylvania，Maryland
是也。其直隶英王者曰RoyalProvinces。如Virginia，Carolina诸州是也。]popular；inall，
thepopularrepresentativeisthemostweighty；andthisshareofthepeople
intheirordinarygovernmentneverfailstoinspirethemwithloftysentiments，and
withastrongaversionfromwhatevertendstodeprivethemoftheirchief
importance。
5。Ifanythingwerewantingtothisnecesaryoperationoftheformofgovrnment，
religionwouldhavegivenitacompleteeffect。Religion，alwaysaprincipleof
energy，inthisnewpeopleisnowaywornoutorimpaired；andtheirmodeof
professingitisalsoonemaincauseofthisfreespirit。ThepeopleareProtestants，
andofthatkind[注：Ofthatkind。谓Puritans，Presbytrians诸宗派也。]
whichisthemostadversetoallimplicitsubmissionofmindandopinion。
Thisisapersuasionnotonlyfavorabletoliberty，butbuiltuponit。
Idonotthink，sir，thatthereasonofthisaversenessinthedissentingchurches
[注：Dissentingchurches。背英之国义EpiscopalChurch而独立之宗派。即Puritans，Presbyterians
诸宗是也。]fromallthatlookslikeabsolutegovernmentissomuchtobesoughtin
theirreligioustesetsasintheirhistory，EveryoneknowsthattheRomanCatholic
religionisatleastcoeval[注：Coeval同诗而生之义。喻政府与旧教相依相赖也。]withmostofthe
governmentswhereitprevails；thatithasgenerallygonehandinhandwith
them，andreceivedgreatfavorandeverykindofsupportfromauthority。Thechurch
ofEngland，too，wasformedfrom
hercradleunderthenursingcareofregulargovernment。Butthedissentinginterestshave
sprungupindirectoppositiontoalltheordinarypowersoftheworld，andcould
justifythatoppositiononlyonastrongclaimtonaturalliberty。