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 25, 2024.

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XCVI.

Accustom thy self to sobriety, and do not indulge thy sensual appetite in the provisions of thy life; give not the flesh the reins, set bounds to thy desires, & keep them within their banks; let not nature be thy limit, but neces∣sity; leave thy longing, lest thou lose it; it may be sooner ceased, than satisfied; learn to

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stop, know when thou art well; it is a torment to Tantalize.

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