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 As ſoon as the ſaw Mr. Andrews, ſhe told him of the diſcourſe that had paſſed between mher and the woman, and begged he would on endeavour to bring Timothy to a ſenſe of his wickedneſs, that he might repent of it before he died. Mr Andrews promiſed to do what he could, and ſent for Timothy the next day, but he was drunk at the alehouſe, and not capable of attending him, and this was the caſe repeatedly till Sunday came, and [sic] and then he was ſober, only becauſe the landlord would ſell him no liquor, nor his wife give him any, on which, finding himelf not able to walk about much, he fat down ſulky in the chimney corner, while his wife went to church.

Mr. Andrews accidentally called in, and being very deſirous of reclaiming a poor fel- low creature from vice and perdition, ſat himſelf down, and having inquired into the reaſon of Timothy's ſtaying at home? was told by him that he was too ill to go to church. I am ſorry to hear this, replied the gentleman, indeed I am ſurprized to hear it, after the account I have had of you in the courſe of the week ! Surely, if you were well enough to go to the alehouſe, you might be well enough to go to church; but I fear you -want the inclination. I am truely concern- ed, ſaid the good gentleman, at finding you in ſuch a condition of body and mind. I heartily wiſh I could be of ſervice to either. As for your body, I am fully convinced that