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ARt thou One not given to Contenti∣on; and wou'dst live Peaceably with ••hy Neighbour? Value not the Reproa∣••hes of the Simple: What if thou hast ••ot Money enough to Corrupt a Judge, ••r Parasites to pervert Justice, yet thou ••ast a Friend within, who will send thee ••way Justified! What if Heaven bles∣seth thee with Wealth, a fruitful Wife, and Vertuous Children, for a time, and afterwards sends one Messenger for thy Son, another for thy Wealth, a Third ••or thy Wife, and, a Fourth for the very Bed from under thee; it is only to see what Sap is in thy Heart, and to make ••hy▪ Vertues grow and Flourish the more. And, is it not better for thee to be prun'd with the Hook of Affliction, than to be cut down by the Ax of Destruction, and ••aid up for Fuel with the Thorns of this World? Consider, thou canst not have 〈◊〉〈◊〉 better Master than Providence, and thô ••mmoralists brand thee with Simplicity, ••et this suffice to Content thee, That thou art not Listed under their Banner. If thou hast peace within tho' poor in purse, Ne'r mind Reproach: That shall be all thy Curse!