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rectitude takes its departure from their minds, and 

 led by their evil spirit, they soon become fitted for 

 the commission of any enormity. They give the 

 rein to their unbridled lusts, and regardless of 

 consequences, stop at nothing to gratify their 

 brutal desires. But if we mark the progress of 

 such men through life, it will be found that, besides 

 losing the great and virtuous pleasures of self- 

 approbation, and incurring the stings of a guilty 

 conscience, their wicked career often meets just 

 punishment from retaliations in kind, which the 

 objects of their iniquitous proceedings unexpect- 

 edly retort upon them. 



