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up, were a queftion above Antiquarifm. 

 Not to be refolved by man, nor eafily 

 perhaps by fpirits, except 'we confult 

 theProvinciall Guardians, or tutellary 

 Obfervators, Had they made as good 

 provifion for their names, as they have 

 done for their Reliques, they had not 

 fo grofly erred in the art of perpetuati 

 on. But to fubGft in bones, and be but 

 Pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in du 

 ration. Vain afhes, which in the obli 

 vion of names, perfons, times, and fex- 

 es, have found unto themfelves, afruit- 

 Jefle continuation , and only arife unto 

 late pofterity, as Emblemes of mortal! 

 vanities 5 Antidotes againft pride, vain 

 glory, and madding vices. Pagan vain 

 glories which thought the world might 

 la ft for ever, had encouragement for 

 ambition, and finding no Atropos unto 

 the immortality of their Names, were 

 never dampt with the neceffity of oblivi 

 on. Even old ambitions had the advan 

 tage of ours, in the attempts of their 

 vain-glories, whoafting early, and be 

 fore the probable Meridian of time, 

 have by this time found great accom- 



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