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 ‘The heinous Nature of this Offence mut be ufficiently apparent to every Chritian, inamuch as it is committed in Defiance of the Laws of our Religion, and of the expres Commands of him who founded that Religion.

‘And here its Conequences may well be argued to be dreadful; for what can be more o, than to incur the divine Dipleaure, by the Breach of the divine Commands; and that in an Intance, againt which the highet Vengeance is pecifically denounced.

‘But thee Things, tho’ too little, I am afraid, regarded, are o plain, that Mankind, however they may want to be reminded, can never need Information on this Head. A Hint therefore to awaken your Sene of this Matter hall uffice; for I would inpire you with Repentance, and not drive you to Deperation.

‘There are other Conequences, not indeed o dreadful or replete with Horror as this; and yet uch, as if attentively conidered, mut, one would think, deter all, of your Sex at leat, from the Commiion of this Crime.