of Rome, much leſs is there any affinity between their governments. There is in London a Senate, ſbme of the members whereof are accus'd, (doubtleſs very unjuſtly) of ſelling their voices on certain occaſions, as was done in Rome; this is the only reſemblance. Beſides, the two nations appear to me quite oppoſite in charact, with regard both to good and evil. The Romans never knew the dreadful folly of religious Wars, an abomination reſerv'd for devout Preachers of patience and humility. Marius and Sylla, Cæſar and Pompey, Anthony and Auguſtus, did not draw their ſwords and ſet the world in a blaze, merely to determine whether the Flamen ſhould wear his ſhirt over his robe, or his robe over his ſhirt; or whether the ſacred Chickens ſhould eat and drink, or eat only, in order to take the augury.
The Engliſh have hang'd one another by law, and cut one another to pieces in pitch battles, for quarrels of as trifling a nature. The Sects of the Epiſcoparians and Preſbyterians quite diſtracted theſe very ſerious Heads for a time. But
