Sail. 10. , is ftqffireelbeteenNAl aid ,ía 2 ? 27 us upon every provocation, and lez fly at us with a thunderbolt every time we offend him. We would not Lave men florin and fall into paillon with us upon every fleight occafion ; I wOuld have great allowances Oven to rue I would have my iiriorance,anu . inadvertency, and '715ifi,ks, and prefcnt temper, and all occ4fions and provocatiovs, and every thing confidered. And when I have done arnifs upon acknowledgement of my fault, I would be forgiven and received to favour. Now if we would be thus dealt with, we muff bear will others ; the bePc men need forte grains of allowance ; Naditern solitary ingcniom placriit fine venril ; no man was ever fo perfea,fo ;ccomplifht,fo unexceptionable, but there was fo:ne- thing (':-; other in his carri- age that needed pardon ; every roan bath P'1,,,arcicular humour, we mull give fome allowance for that; ,evca-y man is fubjea to mil:lake, we mull allow for that too ; ad if a man have commit- ted a fault, we mull ..:.,ccept of an ingenuous acknowledgement, and be ready to grAt him peace : There is a fhame and difdain in humane nature of too vile a fubmiffion ; therefore we mua not brings man too low ,wheel we have him at advantage. 5: In matter of report and reprefent.etiol of other men, and their aiiions. We :Tina not take up a raft) prejudice or entertain a finifler apprehenfion of any Upon fleight grounds ; do not re- prefentiany man, his words or a6hons at a difadvantage ; make thebell of every thing-; Amans good Nunes like a Looking- ears, nothing is fooncncrackt , and every breath can fully it. Handle every mans reputation with the fame tetidernefs thou wouldefl have every mande towards thine. Do not (tinder or defame any man, or rejoyce to hear other mens'mifcarriages ' ript open , donot account it an entertainment to.cenfureand baciebi teall theWorld. 6. In matters of truft and fidelity. Where I p!ace a confi- dence, and repofe a truft, I would not be deceived, I mu (1 not deceiveanother, nor let any twn fall.that leans upon me. If man trtaft 'ma with the managerrent of his:btifinefs or lodge s fecret with ma,orPut his life into my power , or commit the mite o'f bis eflateor children to ma his death.; There art ifigeruous tttifls and mutt be dift,harged with the fame taiziafialneSS, we eipeet from others. 7, ID
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