Bayly - Houston-Packer Collection BV4647.P5 B395 1632

The Pr /í -ice of pietie, giuc to euety one of them a portion, according to thine q_ bilit,e, in thy life time; that thy life may feeme an ea /e, and not a you e veto theme : yet fo giuc, as that thy Children may bee rill beholden veto thee , and not thon veto them. But if thou keepe all in thy hands whilefl thou liuef , they may thanke death, and not thee, for the por- tion that thou leauea them. I thou haft no Children, and the Lord hath bleft thee with a great portion of the goods of this World ; and if thou mesnea to beîow them upon any charitable or pious vfes , put not ouer that good works to the tru 11 of others ; feeing thou feed how moll of other mens executors prooue almol Exe-cntionerc : And if friends be fo vnfaitE full in a mans life; how rnucti greater caufe hail thou to diflruf+ their ñdelitic after thy death L amen.

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