A PERSUASIVE to 



bled and difturbed at having any of their 

 Obfervations or Difcoveries, though bp 

 themfelves communicated to others, pub- 

 liftied without an honourable mention of 

 them ; fo nettled at the difcovery of any 

 miftake in their Writings, though but Gram- 

 matical ; and being upbraided with it, why 

 they fliould be willing to accept of falfe 

 honour and undue Praifes: Why they ihould 

 think it a great matter to be praifed by ig- 

 norant Perfons, and incompetent Judges 

 for fuch Abilities and Gifts, as they are not 

 confcious to themfelves of; Doth praife 

 add any thing to them of real good befides 

 conceit ? 



I cannot conceive any other reafon thai} 

 what I intimated before, that it might be a 

 powerful fpur to incite them to the pra- 

 ftice and exercife of religious and virtu- 

 ous Aftions; If it be objefted that Men 

 are as jealous of their Reputation in point 

 of Knowledge, as they are in point of Vir- 

 tue ; I anfwer, It is an error, and a fault, 

 and they ought not to be fo ; though for 

 the reafons before alledged, I deny not 

 Knowledge to be an excellent quality, which 

 . enlarges and advances the Understanding, 

 and renders a Man capable of greater Em- 

 ployments, and doing more good than 



others 



