Advice of a father, or, Counsel to a child directing him to demean himself in the most important passages of this life.

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Advice of a father, or, Counsel to a child directing him to demean himself in the most important passages of this life.
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London :: Printed for the author,
1664.
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Subject terms
Youth -- Conduct of life.
Conduct of life.
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"Advice of a father, or, Counsel to a child directing him to demean himself in the most important passages of this life." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A26441.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2024.

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Page 11

XX.

Go not into suspected places, and be not found upon the Devils ground. The best way to secure thy self, is to keep out of harms way. Keep thy station, if thou wouldst keep thy standing, tempt not the Tempter to tempt thee. Perchance thy Conscience can dispense with more than thy Credit can; avoid the scandal, as thou wouldst avoid the sin; and remember, thy Reputation is easier lost, than recovered.

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