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wonder that he who has been accustomed to have his will in every thing, when he was in coats, fhould defire and contend for it when he is in breeches? Youth is the golden feafon to inure the mind to the practice of virtue, on which their future health and refpectability depend, and without which it will be impoffible to deliver their conftitutions, unbroken, to manhood and old age. Vice is utterly inconfiftent with health, which can never dwell with lewdnefs, luxury, floth and violent paffions. The life of the epicure and rake, is not only fhort, but miferable. It would fhock the modeft and compaffionate, to hear of thofe exquifite pains, and dreadful agonies, which profligate young perfons fuffer from their debaucheries, before they can even reach the friendly fhelter of an untimely grave. Or if fome few stop fhort in their career of riot, before they have quite destroyed the fprings of life, yet thofe fprings are

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generally rendered fo feeble and crazy, by the liberties which they have already taken, that they only fupport a gloomy, difpirited, dying life, tedious to themfelves, and troublesome to all around them; and (which is still more pitiable) often tranfmit their complaints to an innocent unhappy offspring."

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INTRODUCTION.

"But for one end, one much neglected ufe, are riches "worth your care:

"This noble end is-to fhew the virtues in their fair"eft light;

"To make humanity the minifter of bounteous Provi

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"And teach the breast the generous luxury of doing good."

Dr. ARMSTRONG.

THERE is scarcely among the evils of life, any fo generally dreaded as poverty. Many other kinds of mifery a man may eafily forget, because they do not always force themfelves upon his regards. But it is impoffible to pass a day or an hour, in the company of men without feeing how much poverty is expofed to neglect and infult; and in its lowest state, to hunger and

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