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I Shall commend unto your pra∣ctice that Excellent Precept of Pythagoras, Nil turpe com∣mittas, neque coram aliis, neque tecum, maxime omnium verere te∣ipsum: And believe it, a good Man will blush as much to commit a Sin in the Wilderness, as upon a Theatre: The less the occasion of Sin, the greater is the Nature of it: And to justifie a Fault is a greater Sin than to fall into it: And let me tell you, Sin is Mascu∣line, and begets the like in others;
and many times like Venom it in∣fects the Blood, when the Viper is dead, which gave the Wound: Therefore take care that the bright Lustre of your Vertues may in∣lighten the whole Sphere wherein you move.
I would not have you like a Sun-Dyal in the Grave, of no use.
As to Acts of Charity and Vertue, let not your heart be a narrow I∣sland, but a large Continent; be your own Almoner, and dispose of your own Charity: but as to Fa∣vours and Kindnesses, imitate the Wise Husbandmen, who when they sow their ground, do not throw all their Seed in one place, but scatter it; and believe me, small and common courtesies do more oblige than great favours: And whereas others are made poor by Oppression, make you as ma∣ny Beggars as you can by your Bounty: And if you design to gain
all Interests, make all Interests Gainers.