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other men: in mentioning Locke and New- 
ton, I have no other intention than to prove 
the reafonablenefs of relying on their judg- 
ment, until time (hall have ripened your 
own, and until you may have leifure to 
read the beft authors that have written in 
fupport of divine Revelation. 
I cannot clofe this grave epiftle without 
advifing you to contract no intimacy with 
young men whofe parents or guardians, by 
fupplying them with large fums of money, 
lead them into perpetual temptation to fri- 
volous and vicious indulgences. By exhauft- 
ing your credit, you may poffibly keep pace 
with them for a time; but, the moment you 
are aground, they will laugh at your diftrefs, 
and, without giving you any afllftance, will 
purfue their voyage, damning your ftupi- 
dity for pretending to fail with them. 
One would not imagine that hunting and 
horfe-racing could be an admiflible part of 
Univerfity education. The vicinity of New- 
market, and its frequent meetings, now con- 
ftantly attended by the firft peribnages in 
the kingdom, are doubtlefs irrefiftible temp- 
tations to young gentlemen who are not 
fent to the Univerfity in purfuit of know- 
ledge; but alas! the example is inevitable 
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