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md Paths of God^ as the Impoftor Words it j 

 for which he afliires them, befides affiftance 

 from Heaven to help them to get the Viftory 

 over their Enemies, and that God wiU Pardon 

 their Sins and bring them to Paradice. Thus 

 fpirited with Zeal, a Twk lays about him with 

 Fury, when he is a fighting, and feems am- 

 bitious of dying to gain the delights of Pa- 

 radice, at ieaft indifferent whether he dies or 

 lives. 



The Turks are as to their Temper ferious^' 

 or rather inclining to morofity, feldom Laugh- 

 ing, which is accounted an argument of great 

 Vanity and Lightnefs. They perform the 

 Exercifes, which they ufe in the way of Di- 

 verfion, as Shooting and Hunting, with a 

 great deal of gravity, as if they defigned 

 them more for Health than for Pleafure ^ and 

 this too but feldom. The better and richer 

 fort, who have nothing to do, fitting all Day 

 at Home^ lolling upon a Sofa or raised Place 

 in their Rooms, and taking Tobacco, which 

 their Slaves fill and light for them : And if 

 they retire in the Summer or Autumn, for a 

 Week or Fort-night to fome convenient 

 Fountain in a Wood with their Women, it 

 is chiefly to enjoy the Refrefhments of the 

 cool Air. in the times of Tinumph indeed 

 for fome great Succefs obtained againfl: the 

 chyfifiians^ when the Shops arc open for three 

 ISIights together, and hung with Lights, as 

 well as the Spires of the Mofchs in curious 

 Figures, they are guilty of extravagant 

 Mirth, running up and down the Streets in 

 Companies, and fometimes Singing and Dan- 

 cing after their rude way j but this fit being 



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