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\, j¡h ::muC,nfl

J.or~

Illcn tOTllll irf': him w;th anxiuus

fl :'

l.rS

;

;U1J

ar rrore

lhi~ n~il'u:c

wh.lt

he fll:dl

cf)ntlcmn

t~l(:

nC'\l? \\'

\Jul.1 he chufe

to liare ;\

Ilron¡;

anJ

p;¡iníl.J

f(,I,!~

uf tver)' p:Hy injllry ;

9ui"k apprehcnfions

of erery

i¡~~rUlJ:Il~

l!\'il;

¡ r.(Cn ~nl

ar:d

ir.~tliablc

?d irc:s ef

~o\Ver,

wCnlth,

hO I~our; ple:-'~ lIrc :

an IIrcconcdc¡¡,ble antlpuhy

a~a¡nl!

ail

('ompelltOfS

and

ri,,¡t1s

in{(,)cnt aud

tyrt\nnicdl

<.hfpofiticns

;111 Gdo\V him ;

ftl.wn

A~ ,

anJ at lhe

fOlme

time <.nvi(,u:;, ¿¡fFofidons

\O:t1J

abore him; wilh dalk.

fpil.ic'

1l3

;tnd jcalouflcs

of c\'cry

",ort"l ?

\~'ould

chule

I:tithcr 10

IOH, ntH

be belovcd

of any ;

have

fricntl in

wh(~m

confiJe, or with whom

interchange

h's fcntirr.cnts or d..:{igr.s; no

f...

vourite, on whom

be ..

l!nw his kind!'lcfs, or

v.!ot

his rilffions;

fine, to be con–

f~iou,

of no merit wi,h Olankind, no ertlcm (rom any

crc:aure,

0 0

r,ood affc,,9ion

h:¡

~1;tk!!r,

no conceros [or

or hopcs of his ilpprohat¡on; but, inHeao

(lf

aH lhefe, to

h.ltc, and

know

th,H

he is hated, lO conhmn, am\ know

that he is eontemned by aH;

th~

gODJ beca'ure he

is fo unhke, and by rhe bod beeaufe he is fo like rhem–

Jt:lves

to hate cr

dread the \'Cry Bcing that

m~dc

him; :¡nd, in fllOrt, to hil.\'e his breal1

lhe

feH of pri¿e

ílnd p.,flion, pctuhnce and rcvt'nge, dcepmelancholy, cool

r.~alignity,

and

,,11

lhe

olhcr furies that ever polfe(Jed and

lortured nlankind ?-\\'ould our cahll inquirer aftcr hap–

pint'fs pitch on fuctva fla:e , 2nd fuch a tempcr of mind,

a, rhe

moa

likdy means

pur him in ponemon

hi.

deGred eafe .nd felr.enj oyment?

Or would he rath" ehufe a [erene and eafy flolV of

tho~,&ht

a reafon c1e:u and compofed j , a judgment

unbiaffed by prejudiee, and undifi,.éled by pallion; •

fober .nd well-governed faney, whieh prefeots the images

of tltings true and unmixcd with delurive and unnatural

c1urms, and thcreforc adminif'tcrs

0 0

improper or daa·

gero\ls fuel to the pallions, but leaves the miad

fr~e

chufe or

rcj~[l-,

as becomes a re3fonable crcaturej a rweet

.nd fedate temper, no'

e.fi

ruffied by hopes or fears,

prone neithcr

fufpicion nor rncnge, apt to view men

and things in the fairdl lights, and

b:nd gently tO the

humours ot others r:llher lh;ID obninatcly

contcnd with

thCOl? \V culci he chufe fuch moJe ralion and continence

of mind, as ncither tO be ambitiou$ of powcr, fOlld of

honours, cuvetous of \\ cahh, nor n {lave tO pkafure;

mind of <ourfe neither c1ated \Vith flleeef,. nor dejeéled

\Vith dlfappointll1ent; fueh a modea and noble (plrit . s

fHppons power withollt infolcncc, "'cus hcnours \'lid} ..

OUt pride, ufes wcahh without plo(ufion or p.1r1imony ;

and rt.-j<lict'S more in giving than in I(:cci\'i ng pll!afure ;

fuch fon ilUde íl nd cquf(nimity as rifes ahOl'e misfon uncs,

or turos them ¡ntr hldling. ; fuch integrity and gre.nnef¡

of mind. as neJthl'r nattcrs the vices, nor triUOlphs ove!"

fhe fallies of mcn; as cqual:y fpurtls fC'nituJe and

tyranny. and will nt'ithcr

eng~gc

!I¡W

ddigr.s,

11M

abet

thtm in mhels ? \Vould he chufe , in tln(', fuch mildllefs

and bC:lignity of hean as t..kcs

pdn

in all lh\! jllys.

an~

rtfcf~s

nor.<: of lhe forrows

Q[hers ;

l1.mJ,

wdl aff.:c–

lcd lO all m.tnk.ind ; is cOnfl io\ls of 'P'irriting (he dle.:m

~II,

. nd of

bL:n~

rdo\', d by .he ben ; a mind

~'hie)¡

dd'

gl.ts

doin~~

goud l.I.ilhout any {h<:w, and ret :.lrro·

~t\l(S

rlllhirg

th:n acc:'lunt ; rcjuÍt:cs in

1(.1\

Ir.g

;nd be,

tng belovcd

ilS

id ,kr r,

;\{t~

t.\cr unda his

(\'r,

rdinns

Y O L.

llf. NI). ::: 1.

...

it(d f to his providence, and triullll'hs in Ilis approb:u ion?

\Vhich

(lf

thl'f" d,fVDfilÍons would be his choice, in order

lle

conl entcd, fen: ne, ílnd

h~rpy

?- Thc former temptT

t',;ct',

the latter

v i rl fu .

W here

une

prevaib,

thcr~

mifo y

prev~ih,

:IOJ

by the generaJity is acknowledged. t?

preva;!. Where the other rei!]"" there I.appinds rcigns,

and by the confi..ffion of Illankind is acknowledgcd to reigr: .

The 'perft'(llOn of either tcmpcr is mift ry, c.r happil1'..:fs,

pcrfettion. Thcrefore c\'cry approach to eithcr !::xtrcl1)::,

is an

R.p

~roíl.ch

to mifery, or

happincfs

th3.t i'i lO ffiy,

cvcry degree of "ice or

virtl1~

is a..:companied

with

a pro–

portionalJle dcgree of mifery or harpinels,

The principll allcviatiool of

vinuous man's calamitil!s

are

ther~

:-that. tllough fl)me of

lhtm

m"y have beca

th~

dfett

his imprudence, or weakntrs; yet few of thc.n1

are {harpened by a Cenfe of guilt, aori none ,of tilem by a.

c~nrciollfncfs

of wickcdnefs, which Curely is their kceDctl::

ítlng :-that they are 'common to

hilO

wirh the beH

mCO:-that 1hey fcldom or nevcr attack hrm quite uopre–

~ared,

but rather guarded with

confcioufnef$ of

his own

Jlncerity

and

.¡nue.

wi.th

faith and trun iD provideace.

aad

fi rm rdignation to its perfeét ordcrs :-that they

ma,y

be improved as means of correaioo, or mlterials

give (cope and ltability

hi, vinues :-and,

f.O

name no_more, they are conriderably lefrened , and

of~cn

[.veetened to him, by the general fympathy of thewif: and

¡:ood.

H is enjoymcnts are more numerous. or, if lefs nume ..

rous, yet more intenie, than thofe of bid meo: for he

fhares in the joys of others by n:bound; and every in.

creafe of general or particular happinefs is a real additiofl

to his o\vo.

is true, his frienuly (ympathy with others

[ubjeéls him to fome pains whieh ,he I"rd-hearted wreten

docs Dot fed; yet tOgive a loore to it, is a kind of a·

greeable difeharge.

is fueh • forrow as he loves

indulge; a fort of pleafing anguilh, that f\Ve«ly meh.

,he mind, .nd terminates in a felf.approfing joy.- Tho'

th~ goo~

man may want mcans

exeCl,]te, or be difap–

pOlnted

the (ueeefs of his benevolent purpofes; ye< he

is llilJ.confeious of good.• trellions; and th"

eonfeiouf~efs

is an enjoyruer,t of a mOre

dclighlf.ul

Cavonr than the

greatdl triumphs of fuccefs ful vice. If the ambitious,

covctous, or voluptuous, are difilppointed; their paffions

recoil upon tltem with a fo!'y proportioned to their opioion

of the val ue of \Vha' rhey purfue, and their hope of fue–

ecf, ; while they have no.hin2 IVithin tO balance the dif–

appointment, unlefs it is an ufeful fuod of pridc, v"hich

howc\'er freC]uendr turns mere aceidellts imo mortifying

affronts, and exalts gricf iUlO rage and frenzy . VI/hereas

the meek,

hu~nble,

and benc\'olent temper is in o\\ln

immedi.\te reward ; is f3tisfied from ",¡thin; :l.ntl a!

m.gnifies gr..dy the pleafure of fue« fs, fo it wooderfully

a!lc'Iiates, and iD a m3.nncr acnihilates, a1l p;tin for thl!

w.ant of it .

As lhe

~ood ~íl.n

is eoorcious of loving and winting

well tO all manklnd, he mua be fenfibl< of his d,ferving

rhe elleem ami gooJwill of all; .nd this fuppofed reel–

procJt!on vr fOli.;)

fcc.lin~5,

¡s.

lhe ver)' frame of CJur

n,Hure, mJdc a rou lCe of vcry intenfe and

enliTc:nin~

juys.

.hi, fymp.thy of affdlions

al1J

interen.

l."

feels himt... lf

intilniUd)'

unit

wi:h the !:un1io

r.a(~ j

. nel

bcm;.: