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A Promise is a Child of the Understanding and the Will: the Under∣standing begets it, the Will brings it forth. He that per∣forms it, delivers the Mother; He that breaks it Murthers the Child. If he be begotten in the absence of the Understan∣ding,
it is a Bastard; but the Child must be kept. If thou mistrust thy Understanding, Pro∣mise not; If thou hast Promis'd, break it not: It is better to maintain a Bastard than to mur∣ther a Child.