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ported and amazed, and so admire the glory of it, that 

 he would not willingly turn his eyes from that first ravish- 

 ing object, to behold all the other various beauties this 

 world could present to him. And this, and many other 

 like blessings, we enjoy daily. And for most of them, 

 because they be so common, most men forget to pay their 

 praises: but let not us; because it is a sacrifice so pleas- 

 ing to Him that made that sun and us, and still protects 

 us, and gives us flowers, and showers, and stomachs, and 

 meat, and content, and leisure to go a fishing. 



Well, Scholar, I have almost tired myself, and, I fear, 

 more than almost tired you. But I now see Tottenham 

 High-Cross ; and our short walk thither shall put a 

 period to my too long discourse; in which my meaning 

 was, and is, to plant that in your mind with which I labour 

 to possess my own soul; that is, a meek and thankful 

 heart. And to that end I have shewed you, that riches 

 without them, [meekness and thankfulness] do not make 

 any man happy. But let me tell you, that riches with 

 them remove many fears and cares. And therefore my 

 advice is, that you endeavour to be honestly rich, or con- 

 tentedly poor : but be sure that your riches be justly got, 

 or you spoil all. For it is well said by Cans sin, 1 " He 

 that loses his conscience has nothing left that is worth 

 keeping." Therefore be sure you look to that. And, in 

 the next place, look to your health: and if you have it, 

 praise God, and value it next to a good conscience; for 

 health is the second blessing that we mortals are capable 

 of; a blessing that money cannnot buy; and therefore 



(1) Nicholas Causrin. a native of Troyes in Champagne, wrote a book called 

 The Holy Court : of which there is an English translation in folio. He was 

 t steemed a person of great probity ; and of such a spirit, that he attempted to 

 displace Cardinal Richelieu; but that minister proved too hard for him, and 

 501 him banished. He returned to Paris after the Cardinal's death, and died 

 there in the convent of Jesuits, July 1651. 



