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Ded·catDrJ•
-ment.
Many
that are
now
defpicable,
fo
ob–
fcure that
they
a~e
loft
in
the tale and count of
the World, fhall then
be
taken into the arms
of
ChriG ;
He will not be afhamed
e
to
confeft
them
c
Luke
u ,
s.
man
by
man
before
his Father
;
Fat
her, this
is
one
of
mine.
Oh
·tis fweet to hear fuch an ac–
knowledgment out
ofChriA:s
own
mouth~
So
alfo
in Heaven there
are
none
poor;
All
the
J?ejfels
of Glory
are filled up: if there be any
difference in
the
degree,
the
Fo~ndation
of
it
is
layd in
Grace,
not
GreaUleft.
{See theNores
Sir, .You
will
finde in
f
this EpiA:le,that
men~~ [;~&
1
c;~~:
of your rank and quality are liable to
great Cor-
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the
rupttons;
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pre ve,wor
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orn agatnn:
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or •
{ortuna magnll
went to thegreat men bnt the'IJ had altouether broken
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pejjit
&
natura
the
yoke,
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bolla'
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no
way
eu.ra e,
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as
lt
gtvet
ratrer
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bw(acerequam
vantages of
publique rvfefulnefl,
and a more
dijfo-
f{:;~~~;r:~;~
ji11e
Charity.
g
Greatnefs bath nothing greater,
~:ge
Deiota–
th,en an
Heart
to
be
liilling,
and a
Power
t.o
be
h
Teiet
~~~v:.,
4ble
.to do good, Then
it
is a fair refemblance
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w
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tn
o
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tner-.,;,,Jithn7J
eth from man in nothing fo much as the
Eter-
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,
Jl
,
\
nity
ofhis
~ein~,
the
Infiniteneft of his P()wer,
and
P.r;~s;_~~~"
tbe un"YtJeariednep
of
hu
Lo)le
and
GoodnifS.
It is the
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fond
ambition ofman to fever thefe things. We
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