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was the place appointed for our Rendezvous ?
When we were come to Bonn , my Captain remembered
his promile, and related all that had
pafs'd between us to the Chevalier de St, Maurice
our Collonel, but he being a bigotted Papift,
thought ic a damnable Sin to entertain a Pagan
in the Service of the Eleftor, and therefore h^
acquainted his Eleftoral Highnefs, who com*
manded me to be carried to fome Jefuits, that
they might endeavour to convert me. Where^upon
I was obliged to go with the Collonel and
fome other Officers to the Jefuits, with whom
tho' I knew
I was to difpute about Religion ^
very well by my former experience, that they
are not able by ftrength of Argument to convince
any Man, and much lefs a Jew, a Turk,
or a Heathen. And now, being well acquainted
with their Opinions before-hand, and the
feveral Evafions and Diftinftions they mad$
ufe of to defend them, I was the better prepared
to enter the Lifts with the Jefuits, a-
gainfi whom, I endeavoured to demonftrate,
that there were as great Abfurdities in their
Religion, as they could (hew in mine -, which
I did with fo much readinefs and brisknefs,
and fuch a fair appearance of Reafon, that the
Collonel cry'd out like one aftonifhed. It was
not I that fpoke^ but fome Devil that /poke
within 7ne. At laft one of the Jefuits1:ook me
afide to a private place, and told me, that I
was in a moft miferable condition, if I fhould
continue in the Fagan Religion, but if I would
declare my felf a Convert to the Romifh Faith,
he was able to obtain great things for me from
the Prince EleQor •, but I told him he ihould
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convince me of the truth of his Religion,
which
before he made me any fuchPromifes t
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