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which, I conceive, may be fitly ranked into these 

 eight sorts. 



I. Matters that concern religion, and the Church 

 and churchmen. 



II. Matters concerning justice, and the laws, and 

 the professors thereof. 



III. Councillors, and the council table, and the 

 great offices and officers of the kingdom, 



IV. Foreign negociations and embassies. 



V. Peace and war, both foreign and civil, and 

 in that the navy and forts, and what belongs to 

 them. 



VI. Trade at home and abroad. 



VII. Colonies, or foreign plantations. 



VIII. The court and curiality. 



And whatsoever will not fall naturally under one 

 of these heads, believe me, Sir, will not be worthy of 

 your thoughts, in this capacity, we now speak of. 

 And of these sorts, I warrant you, you will find 

 enough to keep you in business. 



I BEGIN with the first, which concerns religion. 



1. In the first place, be you yourself rightly per 

 suaded and settled in the true protestant religion, 

 professed by the Church of England ; which doubt 

 less is as sound and orthodox in the doctrine there 

 of, as any Christian Church in the world. 



[For religion, if any thing be offered to you 

 touching it, or touching the Church, or Churchmen, 

 or Church-government, rely not only upon yourself, 

 but take the opinion of some grave and eminent di- 



