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Rh the Law, though None to Avoid the Guilt of the Sin. There needs no Contract Expres; No Explicit Confederacy; for the Conent, and the Aitance is Imply'd in receiving the Preent; Or according to the Word in Fahion, the [Acknowledgment:] which is only a Softer Name for a Bribe. Now this Acknowledgment is of the Nature of a Direct Bargain, where the Sum, or the Reward is agreed upon before the Thing be done; though there's room yet for a Ditinction, even in Thee Caes, betwixt what's done Openly and Barefac'd, and a Thing that's done in Hugger mugger, under a Seal of Secrecy and Concealment. But the Concience at lat is the Bet Judg of the Fraud. And without any more Words, the Dog in the Fable perform'd All the Parts of a Truty Servant.

Wolf came to a Sow that was jut lying down, and very kindly offer'd to take care of her Litter. The Sow as Civily thank'd her for her Love, and deir'd he would be pleas'd to tand off a little, and do her the Good Office at a Ditance.

Hen Mountains cry out, people may well be Excus'd the Apprehenion of ome Prodigious Birth. This was the Cae here in the Fable. The Neighbourhood were All at their Wits end, to conider what would be the iue of That Labour, and intead of the Dreadful Monter that they Expected, Out comes at lat a Ridiculous Moue. The