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 At all Seaons, therefore, when the good Man was alone with the Youth, epecially when the latter was totally at Eae, he took Occaion to remind him of his former Micarriages, but in the mildet and tenderet Manner, and only in order to introduce the Caution, which he precribed for his future Behaviour; ‘on which alone,’ he aured him, ‘would depend his own Felicity, and the Kindnes which he might yet promie himelf to receive at the Hands of his Father by Adoption unles he hould hereafter forfeit his Good Opinion: For as to what had pat,’ he aid, ‘it hould be all forgotten and forgiven. He, therefore, advied him to make a good Ue of this Accident, that o in the end it might prove a Viitation for his own Good.’

Thwackum was likewie pretty aiduous in his Viits; and he too conidered a ick Bed to be a convenient Scene for Lectures. His Stile, however, was more ever than Mr. Allworthy’s: He told his Pupil, ‘that he ought to look on his broken Limb as Judgment from Heaven on his Sins. That it would become him to be daily on his Knees, pouring forth