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terns of life, which at moll can be entitled only to a fecondary 
regard. Let the fir ft and important lefion be to fay, not with 
our tongues only, but from our hearts, “ In thee, O Lord, 
<c have I put my trust, let me never be brought to confu- 
<£ sion ; save and deliver me for thy mercies fake !” 
However it may fare with us, or our friends, as to the acci- 
dents of life, or the duration of it, we are morally certain it will 
be fhort, and that we fhall leave millions behind us ; and that 
new generations of men will fucceed them, the happinefs of 
whofe lives muft in a great meafure depend on our condudh 
And let us ftridHy examine, if any thing bids fo fair to obtain 
the ultimate end of our purfuits, I mean our own eternal 
happiness, as promoting the welfare of others ; therefore, on 
this principle alone, had virtue no charms, nor carried any im- 
mediate reward along with it, common sense would teach us 
to do every thing in our power for the common good, fince this 
includes the welfare of every individual. This ought to be 
our conftant and uniform motive to a&ion, that even at the 
last hour, when we tremble on the verge of eternity, ftili 
we may look up to heaven, and fay, c< Oh save my country!” 
I am, with great truth, madam, 
Your moft obedient, 
and moft fincere fervant. 
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