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contributes so much to the increase of roguery, as 

 when the undertakings of a knave are attended 

 with success. If it were not for the fear of punish- 

 ment, a large portion of mankind, who now make a 

 shift to keep themselves honest, would be great 

 villains. But if criminals, instead of meeting with 

 punishment, Avere, by having been such, to attain 

 honour and preferment, our natural inclination to 

 mischief would be increased, and we should be 

 wicked out of emulation. We should rather strive 

 to make virtue as tempting as possible, and throw 

 out every allurement in our power to draw the 

 minds of the wavering and unsettled to espouse 

 her cause. 



