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pray God) be few and easy to you. When you 

 next visit the Bishop of Worcester,* (who still 

 so kindly inquires of me,) I pray give him my 

 kind respects. Your letter is doubtfully penned, 

 whether it was he or my old friend of St. 

 Asaph, that was in danger of some mischief 

 upon unskilful blood-letting: but the best is, 

 that whichever it was, all is well again. I pray 

 put my Lord in mind, when you see him next, 

 of two things which some years since he told 

 me in privacy; assuring him, that I have 

 never before mentioned either of them to any 

 man. One was, that Mr. Boyle had then a 

 most pious intention of making an establish- 

 ment for an excellent public use, in the which 

 the bishop was to be employed ; and desire 

 him to let me know (if he think fit) what be- 

 came of it ; and whether there be any provi- 

 sion since made for it, either by will or other- 

 wise. — The other was, that he had an intention 

 at that time forthwith to review and much aug- 

 ment his Origines ; for which, truly, there is 

 very great reason, there having been many new 

 and desperate atheistical attacks made upon our 

 most holy religion since his first edition ; which 

 I have with great satisfaction again read over 

 since I came hither, and would be glad before 



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Dr. Stillingfleet. 



