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cluced to succour them in their distresses, relieve 

 them from their calamities, clothe their naked bo- 

 dies, and mitigate the severities of their wants : 

 thus shall you obtain their prayers, and bring peace 

 and comfort to your own souls !* 



* As the following sentences have an affinity to the per- 

 suasives above given, I hope an apology for inserting them 

 here is wholly unnecessary. 



" Wheu the fatherless calls upon thee, when the widow's 

 heart is sunk, and she imploreth thy assistance with tears of 

 sorrow ; O pity her affliction, and extend thy hand to thosa 

 who have none to help them. 



" When thon seest the naked wanderer of the street shiver- 

 ing with cold, and destitute of habitation, let bounty open 

 thine heart; let the wings of Charity shelter him from death 

 that thine own soul may live. 



" Whilst the poer man groaneth on the bed of sickness* 

 whilst the unfortunate languish in the horrors of a dungeon, 

 or the hoary head of age lifts up a feeble eye to thee for pity; 

 O how canst thou riot in superfluous enjoyments, regardless 

 of their wants, unfeeling of their woes!" 



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