The Ep iftle Dedicatory, to fave other men, to advantage other men ? we cannot do it, we will neler do it.. Learned Tully was a zealous Patriot and loldr of his Countrey 5 he will:led two wifhes ! (though he never w ra either of them effeeled) one was, That he might ter.: Rome, fettled in its juft, liberties ; and the other wars, That he might fee every mans elate proportionable to his affection and love to the publick. Doubtlels if Tullies wifb might take place in our times, the plies of many would be more empty, and thepublick:Coffers would be more f HR. But, Fifthly, ,of all men on earth, there are none that have fuch a Rock of prayers going for them as men of publick fpirits. men of publick fpirits are not only moll highly prized, and cordially loved, and greatly honour» ed, but they are alfo moll upon the hearts of all fober and ferious Chriftians, when they are in the mount with God. The lives of fuch are moll defirable, and the deaths of fob will be molt 4amented, who make it their bufinefs to ferve their generation.. Men of publick fpirits gall never die as Jehoram did, undefired and unlamented. Olen of publick fpirits lye moll open to pares, tempta- tions, and oppofitions, dec. This all, fober Chriflians well underfiand, and therefore they can't but pray hard for fuch .. The names, the lives, the liberties, the eftates, and .411 the concernments of men of publick 1 fpirits alwayes lye nearefl their hearts, who lye neereft to the heart of Chrift. Men of the greater' name, and of the greatefl renown, and that have had the greatefi Hoek of prayersgoing for them all the world over,have been men of publick fpirits, But, Si,xthly,and laftly,When Chrtlfli4ns of publick fpirits come
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