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Conception of them ; let Us employ them in read- 

 ing the Word of God and other Books, fpr the 

 Increafe of our Knowledge and Diredion of our 

 Prad:ice ; in diligently viewing and contempla- 

 ting the Works of the Creation, that we may dif- 

 cefn and admire the Footfteps of the divine Wif- 

 dom, eafily to be trac'd in the Formation, Dif- 

 pofition, and Defignations of them; let us take 

 notice of any extraordinary Events and EfFeds of 

 God's Providence towards curfelves or others, 

 perfonal or national, that as they are the Iffues of 

 his Mercy or Juftice, they may Ilir up fuicable 

 Affedions in us of Thankfulnefs or Fear • let 

 thofe fad and miferable Objedls that prefent them-, 

 felves to our Sight move us to Pity and Commit 

 feration ; and let our Eyes fometimes be exercised 

 in weeping for the Miferies and Calamities of 

 others, but efpecially for our own and their Sins. 



Secondly y Another Member I {l:iall mention is, 

 the To?2guey which as it is the chief Inftrument of 

 Speech, fo it may be well or ill employ'd in the 

 Exercife of that Adtion, and therefore ftands irt 

 need of Diredlion and Reftraint. I remember I 

 once heard from an m^tmoxxs Aitatomiji oi Padua 

 this Obfervation, that there are but two Members 

 in the Body that have a natural Bridle, both 

 which do very much need it ; the Tongue, and 

 another I fliall not name ; the Signification where- 

 of may be, that they are not to be let loofe, but 

 diligently curbed and held in. That the Tongue 



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