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Rh to embrace our Religion, but to Ue gentle Methods. Is it not allowed in the Church of Chrit to make Ue of Chritian Dicipline at Times and Seaons, with Prudence and due Moderation; which is a powerful Means to advance the Growth of Piety and Devotion? How much more is it neceary to apply the ame Means here to grub up an untilled Ground, where a new Church is to be planted? Ele it would be the ame Imprudence, as to throw good Seed into Thorns and Briars, which would choak the Seed.

But as the chief Fruit of our Labours and Teaching is to be expected from the growing Youth, o if ome good Regulations and mall Foundations were laid for the bringing up a Number of Children in the Chritian Faith and Piety, no doubt God would proper it; inamuch as thee poor Children and growing Youth are very tractable and teachable, and good natured; hewing no Inclination or Propenity to Vice. Neither do they want Capacity; for I have found, they will take any thing as oon as any of our own Children. Now, if thee Gifts or