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·,
T H E
L I F E
of
G 0 D
I N
T H . E
SouL of MAN.
Nly dear Friend,
T
HIS defignation cloth
give
you
a
title to all
the
endeavours
·where~y
I
can
ferve
The occafioti
· your Interefrs;
and
of this
dif–
your pious
inclinations do
fo
courfe.
l1appily confpire
with
my
duty,
that
I
ihall
not
need
to
ftep out
of ·
1ny
~oad
to
gratify you;
but
I
nuy
at once perfonn
.an office of fricndihip,
and
difchargc
an
. excrcife
of
my
funCtion, fince
th'e advan–
cing
of
virtue
and holinefs (which
I hope
you
n1 akc
y our
2reatef1
ftu.dy)
is
the pecu–
liar
bufinefs
of
n1y
employment.
This
therefore
is
the
n1ofl-
proper
in!lance
wherein I
c1 n
vent
rny
affection,
and cx–
prcfs
my
gratitu de t owa rds
you ;
and
I
{hall
not any longer
delay
the perfor–
n1ancc
of ·
the
promife
I
n1ade
'you
to
tl)is
purpofc.
For though I know you
are
pro-vided with be tter helps of this
nature
than
any
I
can offer
you ;
nor
are
you
like
to
n1eet
with
any
thing
htre .
which
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A
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