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Phyician was told One Morning that a Certain Patient of his was Dead, why then the Lord's Will be Done, ays he: We are All Mortal; but if This Man would have forborn Wines, and Us'd Clyters, I'd have Warranted his Life This Bout for God-a-Mercy. Well, ays one, but why did you not rather give him This Advice when it might have done him Good, then tand Talking of it to no manner of Purpoe Now the Man is Dead?