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 often on the Undeerving, as you mut own was your Cae in your Bounty to that worthles Fellow Partridge: For two or three uch Examples mut greatly leen the inward Satisfaction, which a good Man would otherwie find in Generoity; nay, may even make him timorous in betowing, let he hould be guilty of upporting Vice, and encouraging the Wicked; a Crime of a very black Dye, and for which it will by no means be a ufficient Excue, that we have not actually intended uch an Encouragement; unles we have ued the utmot Caution in chuing the Objects of our Beneficence. A Conideration which, I make no Doubt, hath greatly checked the Liberality of many a worthy and pious Man.’

Mr. Allworthy anwered, ‘He could not dipute with the Captain in the Greek Language, and therefore could ay nothing as to the true Sene of the Word, which is tranlated Charity; but that he had always thought it was interpreted to conit in Action, and that giving Alms contituted at leat one Branch of that Virtue.’