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Many
People
retaining
the
Dreggs
of
Romish
Superstition
,
(
especially
such
things
as
are
grateful
to
the
Flesh
,
)
make
a
pretence
of
keeping
the
of
December
,
in
Commemoration
of
the
Nativity
of
our
Blessed
Saviour
,
(
not
only
without
any
Scripture
Precept
or
Example
)
but
also
,
do
so
far
abuse
the
same
,
that
most
who
make
a
pretence
of
Observing
it
as
a
Day
of
Thanksgiving
,
make
it
a
Day
of
Rioting
and
Drunkenness
;
Wherefore
I
thought
it
may
not
be
improper
at
this
time
to
shew
in
some
measure
the
ill
consequences
of
such
a
practice
;
And
while
I
was
Advising
,
whether
I
had
best
only
offer
some
Arguments
against
the
Observation
of
Anniversary
Days
,
or
Refute
the
Arguments
made
use
of
to
Recommend
them
;
I
Resolved
on
the
latter
,
and
for
that
end
have
inserted
a
Poem
out
of
for
the
Affirmative
,
and
have
annexed
one
of
my
own
for
the
Negative
,
which
I
hope
will
be
looked
on
by
the
unprejudiced
Reader
as
a
●u●●
Refutation
of
the
other
;
But
however
it
be
,
I
suppose
none
will
blame
me
for
Wresting
or
Mincing
of
my
Antagonists
Arguments
,
as
is
usual
in
Debates
.