folatory Confiderations ftrengthens his Spi- 

 rit* and enables him to fupport it. And there 

 is great need of this to fome Natures, which 

 otherwife are in danger to be opprefled and 

 overwhelmed with Grief, and even diftra- 

 fted by fuch Calamities. 



4. Relief and Supply of Want in cafe of 

 Poverty and Neceffity; a true Friend as 

 well as a Brother is horn for adverjity, and 

 will rather rejoice in contributing liberally 

 to the fupport of his Friend, than defert 

 him, or deny his affiftance. In this cafe 

 Friends may be a fnare to us, tempting us 

 to put our confidence in Man rather than 

 God, and to think our Security greater in 

 the multitude of Friends, than the provi- 

 dence and protection of God. 



5. Trayers to God for us, recommend- 

 ing us to him for all Bleffings, both Spiri- 

 tual and Temporal. 



Now all true FrindJliip is grounded upon 

 Virtue : VirtiM amicitiam & gignit & con- 

 tinet^ nee fine inrtutc Amicitid ullo pafto 

 ejft potefti Cic, de Amicitia. Virtue doth 

 both beget and maintain Friendlhip; nor 

 can there poffibly be any Friendfliip with- 

 out Virtue. True Friends are fuch as fm- 

 cerely defire and endeavour each others real 



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