Life and diary of Lieut. Col. J. Blackader

CHAP. II. THE CAMERONIANS. 45
political principles were recognized by the whole
kingdom. Many commended their zeal, their since-
rity, and consistency, who had shrunk, with irresolu-
tion, from the same dangers, and were then anxious to
bury the memory of their delinquencies in silence and
forgetfulness. The language they employ in their
Memorial to King William for redress of grievances,
and their activity in his sendee, shews that they could
be peaceable subjects, as well as factious rebels, — that
they could bow with submission to the sceptre when
swayed by proper hands, for the good of the people,
and the prosperity of religion. We find those turbu-
lent subverters of thrones and authorities, not only
acquiescing, without a murmur, in the restoration of
magistracy and limited monarchy, but cheerfully ex-
pending their lives and fortunes in their support.
" We are represented by our enemies," say they,
" as antipodes to all mankind, enemies to government,
and incapable of order : but as their order and cause is
diametrically opposite to the institutions and cause of
Christ ; so they must have little wit and less honesty,
who will entertain their reproaches, who are as great
rebels to this government, as we avowed ourselves to be
to the former. Our sufferings for declining the yoke
of malignant tyranny, and Popish usurpation, are ge-
nerally known ; and all that will be pleased to ex-
amine and consider our carriage since the king did
first appear in his heroic undertaking to redeem these
nations from Popery and slavery, will be forced to
acknowledge, we have given as good evidence of our
being willing to be subjects to King William, as we
gave proof before of our being unwilling to be slaves
to King James. For upon the first report of the
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