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by his affiduity in other refpe&s *, but this I fhall never regret, 

 if, in any meafure, I can contribute to promote the glory of God, 

 and the public welfare. 

 Bergen, May i. 175 1. 



* Qui multa agit, fepe fortunae poteftatem fui facit, quam tntiflimum eft raro ex-- 

 penri. Seneca de. Tranquillit. Anim. Cap. xm. 



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