The Epiftle Dedicatory. in vain, for by the Law of creation they are bound fo) to handle it as to be a terror to evil doers, and a praife to them that do well, 'Tis cruelty to the good to fpare the bad, 'tis wrong to the Sheep. to let the Wolves alone, 'tis the death of the Lambs to (pare the Lions, if you will pity Cataline ( fayes one) pity Rome much more'; let the whole have a Pare in your pity rather than a part: (Pereat unus magic quatn unitas) better have one inju- rious perfon fit mourning, than a whole Nation Lin- g'iti thing, &c. (Men of publick fpirits fhoul.3 be for the: cafe of all, and the peace of all, and the comfort of all, and the encouragement of all, and the fafety of all. But this Age is full of Droans and Cyphers, and of 1piritlers, lifelefs men, who look at nothing, who clefign. nothing, who airs at nothing, and who endeavour no thing, bat how to raife them elves, and greaten them- felves,and inrich themfelves,aud build up themfelves, though it be upon others mines. Hew-many are there who are fro 'wallowed tip in their own inthefts and private concernments, that Ga,llio./ike, they care not whether the publick fink or fwini. Thefe put me in mind of Jo- thams. Parable.' The Trees went forth to anoint a King over them. They go to the olive, to the Fig-tree, and to the Vine 5 but jball 1 leave my Posers, faith the olive ? 1 leave my fweetnefs, faith the Fig-tree 4: and !hall I leave my wine, faith the Vine, and go up and down for other Trees? This is the "very temper, fpirit and carriage of many in our day if you go to them and defire them to lay out themfelves for the publick good, What fay fame, fl all we leave our cafe, oar pleafure, our profits if And fay others, Shall we run this and that hazard,? Shall we lafe filch and fuch friends, and create to our felves fuch and jach enemies, to ferve other' men, b a to R=1, 13. 3) 4 Ali is 7. Judg. 9. S3 9; 102 11) acc.
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