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r^<9 WEALTHY FARMERS-,
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New Diaiogu-E, between
p| BRAGWELL afp Mr. WORTHT.
PART   IV.
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(Printer to the Cheap Repository for Religious and
Moral Trails) No. 17, Queen-Street, Cheapfide, and No. 4,
Aldermary Church-Yard; and R. WHITE, Piccadilly,
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and Hawkers,   in Town   and  Country;
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IT was uienj&onedi m $he laft part of this Hiftoiyi
hJiat tshei cniefi reafon which had. drawn Mr. Worthy to vifit his frisB$j,iift at the pfcefdnt time, was,
that Mr. Bragwell had a fmall Eftate to fell by
a^QaPri: .Mr. Worithy,. ibough he didvnobthimfche
friould be a bidder, wifliad to be pceTent, as.be> had-
bufinefs to fetBe wh%ajiepor twoperfons who warn2
expecliecfc at the- Goktesp; Lion on that day, and he
hadhput off his fifit tiili he had feqn the fafef aeU
vertifed in the County ^aj>er« '^&m
Mr. Bragwell and! Mr. Worthy fet ouUteariiy on
the MondapmornkBg; onpt^difr way to thpcGoldei»
Lion, a fknatLInavm a-uei$hbotoHi&^:mai?Itet town.
As they had time beforethem, they had agreed to ride
ftowly,. tfeat theyi might: eonyerfe on fome ufe'ful
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fubjeft; but here, as ufual, they had two opinions
about, the fame thing.    Mr. Bragwell's notion of an
ufeful fubjeft wasj- fomething by which money was
to be£g£&$■•■andra.-rgood bargain ffcuck*.    Mr. Worthy was no lefs a man of bufinefs than his friend.
His fchemes were wife, and his calculations juftj
his reputation   for integrity and good fenfe made
tBfm the common judge and umpire in bis neighbours'
affairs, while no one paid a more exa£l attention
to every tranfaflion  of Rjs own.    But the bufin.gfs
of getting money was not WlfhhinYJl^nrfty,much
lefs was it the whole concern of the day.    Every
morning when he rofe, he remembered that he had
a Maker to worfhip as well as a family to maintain.
Religion, however,^neA?JS& made~him negleft bufinefs, though it fometimes led him   to poftponeMjl
He ufed to fay, no man had .any reafon to expect
God's bleffing through the day who did not afk it
in the" morning.    But he had not the lefs fenfe j ffHF
pint and activity when he was among men  abroad;
beeaufe he had ftrft ferved God atpifemer|ff!
As thefdttwo Farmers rode along, Mr. Worthy
took occafion, from the frnienefs of the: day, and
the beauty of the country through which they paffed,'.
to turn the difoourfe to the' goodnefs of God and
our infinite obligations to him.|a;He knew that the
tranfition from thankfgiving t<S&'prayer would be
natural and eafy, and he therefore Aid, by degrees,
into thafsimportant fubjeft: and. he obferved that
fecret prayer was a duty of uj§rverfal obligation,
which every man had it in his>po.wer to fulfil, and
which he ferioufly bedievsed Was'the ground-work
jpf all religious pracUksejdsmd of^*devout affections,
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Mr. Bragwell;fj|i.t cbajcious that^he was yej^fiegi
Jigent and irregular in^the per,^rmance of this
f$&tyi. he confider.ed it as a mere ceremony, or at
| leaf^s a diity which might give way to the flighteft
. temptation; of drownnefs at night, or of blpnefs
.in ^fjq^[^rj^.*^.s he^iew he did riotjji^e in the
JJ^onfeienttoii^l^ this pracfice'j berried
to ward off the fubjecT, kiiowing what a hoiifj .way
his friend had of putting things; At Taft he faidj
j he certainly thought private prayer a good cuftom,
. efpecially for people w.hjS.have time, and that thofe
>yho were .fick, or Qldj or oup^df^ufinefsj c'oujtt?
nojt do better, but that, fdr^nis part, he befteved
much.of thefe fort of things^asnotexpecled from
hieri in activefdife* lillifci
~   Mr. tiforttiyi   I mould thi.^j Mr. Sfagwetr&that
thofe^whq^re moft expofetJ^oVs temptation ftand
. mo|t in rtee^fc^prayeTj notf|fnj|r$ are few methinj;*
. who are morej^fpofed t^.tempjation than men iri
„ bufinefs j for tbpfe muft be in moft danger, at leaft
. from the world, who hayj&jnoft. to do with^L   And
if this be true, .ought we;  not to prepare oiirfelves
in,the clofet for the trials of^the market j the field *
and the fc°P?rM^r@
j JErdgwelh For riiy part, 1 think Example is the
whole of Religion, and if tb^inafter of a family
is orderly^ and regular^ and goes to chufch, he does
everything which cai* be required of hirilj and no
one. has^a right to call Kim to account for any
thinjj.more. $mk
Worthy, Give me leave to fay, Mr. Bragwellj
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;^at highly •aSjffiSaie a goojl?'example, $$11 muft
■ijjpfc a good pr%1aple above lfe*r?I muft -keep good
%>Mer irideeoV foff^he fake of others; :btot I "rriife
fl&e'ep a good c'onfcie'nee for my owritake.jpTo God
I olj^filpret piety, I'm\i|ft..^ffl^#^ife\p'¥^5iwrhitn.
"in' pri vatey*&To my ^aftMly "-I o]w&&'UDfc¥mJ3ri &k~
^ampre, -anfcpfor tfift, ?am*6rf^|&thefrre3$B&iis, -I niuft
v.n6t falj^£brgo to Ghlif&h.
BrngWtMy^pn are t^rkMhg, j)Rtr. "Worthy, as w|l:
were an enerr^^oCrin^i^T^^'^Bi^, Lam no H^-r;
Mnen. ■'Sil(.^%elpr^rt"o^^e,'CburchM'?I:always drafife,
.pfofpe'fi^56I^M,';1^iu,rcfi.    You yourfelf, aEffcricl
'«rs youjare", in never >mfffing it twice a day, afe
not a warmer friend to the Church'than'I^am.
M$^ff*f>rthy. That is to fay, you;fe*oV its-Value asan in-
"|titutidnj':but youdo riot':f^6m t^kiioWthat amatif^y:
ypp  very irreligious under T^ie beftrfligtoUs irnfti-
utu?it$hs; and that even the <mdft excellent ;offth®fti
zSSfce but means-of being r^l^okjs, '^MBd are no more
^religion itfelf than 'tSieK-and mortar are prayers*
WfiM thankfgRr!nig1s.    I fhall neverrt&ink'.^ftowtever
high  their profeflion, and;^ven however rtfgu'Mr
their attendance, that thofe men truly-refp'eft the
Church,   who bring home little of  that religion
*|^nich i§|taught in it into-their oWh femilrti$£&iHheir
'-own hearts.    Excufe'irie, Mr. Bragwell.
hm^agwell. Mr. Worthy, .i*am perfuaded fjnat're-
'•ligiqn.'fis^quite a proper thing* for the poc^jf'and I
don v think, that the multitude can ever^be^l&pt' in
.^r&r without it, -and I am ^WC<?f^,^iiuci*R,.y<>u
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■fimsffianihy* *Your opinion isirel^tjmt, as facias it
.igdfesjiKuVitdoes'aKftkgo far feridugh, finee it does not
\ go^iajpie root of the >£&i$$ifor while you value
yuiirfelf ori $\& -fdundriefs of this principle as a
^politrciah^pt xwifli you to fee the reafon of it as
a-GHriftiaiil; -depend -Upon it^ if Religion be"<good
ltfor the community at ;large, it^is equally good for
evei^y.ifamily; arid what is  fight'fol$$i family^s;
equally.right for each ififtividtiM in it.    You have
therefore ydtfffelflbrought the moft uriarifwSrable
argument why you ought to be religious, by afking
llji^l^eiflialbk'eep others liri Voider JWilhout.Relig^on.
:j5©rfc&elieye me,: Mr.'Bragwell,.Jthere{ is no parJi^
culhoifiUufe. to .except ^Uiin.thet^afpjel^Jd^o .exceptions in favor of any one clafs of men. Trie
fame feftr^jnj:s .wljjjah. ar^e n^ceffaji^ fprjth#||eopIe at
large are equally rteceffafy for men of every order,
high arid loWj ;j:iph and ?mc^, JSond ,.ar^ ^free,
learned arid ignorant.    May I afk you, Mr. Brag-
^ well, ,whakis ydur^eafbrt for going JoJChurcbQ*
Bragwell.   Sir, I arri 'mocked at ,ypur( qyeftjop.
How can I avoid doing a thing To cuftomary andlo
creditable? Not go  to phii^ch, indeed! What do
yoii take;?rfe fo^'^Ma\£Worthy?Tarrialr^'id you
-^fefp69f.;mest8etBe a Papift^'dr" aX^eath&ft, Qr&f
f§Sme relie\9fl';dr other tHfiPis nbt*80rl£f ftoOfouldbfe.
^^^^lll^for'elSHSr 'Vreref^^riefar how. vio-
Jl^^pS^rHe^et 6'P ®I^ft$(fl,8sm<' tbif countr)^<MR0h
^p^| a^atrm anptHer^^C^Sfneft' would he-'fu'ppofe
^i|;-jrirtrf oe^Wf&tiSibns matters: arf^pS^ arft"dj]ffiG^Sd
to ^le^SHh^^^nf arrn^rira^&Bafiisrili(tl.e"'6ther
%rtra!£^o?gWe of th^fincerity of his Sown "reli^$j|f$:
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except the^ble^no^iwitH which he hates tb.e refigion
jj of another partylgj^litoisfi&ot irreligim jwhich^.fugh
men hate, but the; ^ligion of the raan,i§; the party,
; whom they are  fet agaiftftiaWell, you have told
j me! why you go to Church; nowpray ftejd- me, why
do you eonfefs there on. your;<ibenden knees wery
Sunday, that "you have erred and ftrayed from
God's ways?" "■ that there .is no health in you.?"
" that you have done^what you ought; noM6do•?"
n and that you<are a rniferafetlei finne^^^^
■ - Bragwell. Becaufejiifarin the Common Prayer
-Book, tobe fure,/a bpokawr&eb I- have heaird you;
yourfelf faywa%;wrkten;<by itf^fe and good men;.:>$i|>
Worthy ti:EtfLt have you no other'te&fbl$$%£l0jm§,
^feif^^ew^TO,, I can't fay I fiave. .*ijm
Worthy. 'WhCn-yr^fepeat that excellent form of
confeffion, do you. reajjy fi&eL that you %< a mi-
li^^^^^^l^^^^^^^^^fe^rai^^^^l is no
i,i>bje£t.iiQn-to my rgpeatinggfit^ bgpau|e3i<t may fuit
the cafejpf; piany^whAiare fo^ffLf^pofejj|jie gpo^d
Doftors who drew it up intended that part for wicked
people only, 'fuch aS)|drunkards,}and thieves^jancl
murderers;, for I imagin<Sm3|e^ could ;not welk£on-
trive tojj^ft^e the fame, prayer quite rjy.t.an honeft
mankind a^tjogue; anatfo^I fuppofe^hey thought it
:fafer t^lngafo^a.good man te'j^at^prayer which
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prayer whigjjifeited-a godil man#|i9nd*^ou known!*:
.isjfo.;cufi;c^naryirfori;ev.exyi body to.repeat the general confeiBpn-,- tSlj^Ut'Tcan't Ih^i^escreditsof 'the
iinOjft- refpe^abje j?>erfonsy> though! every oneJSUsft
J&no^t^ey haveno particular;,c^n^cadriiti^ji£:; I
Wort£y%f>&Qipej$ uponbit^Mr.-: Bragwell, thofe
goodlBo&ors youj^f^eak of, were not><|uite"of.your
opinion;,, they. really thought .that what j you call
Lhpneft men wereigri^vQusyfinners in a certain fenfe,
and flood in need of making that humble confeffion.    Mr. Bragwell, do you believe in the fall o£
.Adam^lfr^^^^l^^^^fj j   :^^M
Bragwell. To be fure I do, and a fad^.thing for
Adam it. was; why, it is in the Bible, is it not? It
is one of the prettieft chapters-,^|L Genefis^-. Don't
you believe^t,  Mr. AS§prthy &j|■-!,        [ kgl-'/
Woi^y*j0e$,3l, truly I do|fe But I don'tljbelieve it
merely becaufe I read it in Genefis,    I kno.^ indeed, that I am bound to believe every part of the^
word of God.:'^But J have.ifcilfan additional reafon
s^^bfelievnigin the fall of the firft man..yk^^^fjpl
.Bragwell.   Have you,
guefsn\?,hat;that .cari,^..-..
indeed?   NoW^^san't
Worthy. Why, my own obfervatidnvo'f'wbat is
within myfelf teaches me to believe it..   It is not
only the third chapter of Genefis which convinces-
..Bie of the trjuth of the fall,, but alfo ^e'jfii^fjiiiji^
•^Ifeaiions JltfJu.ch, Xifir^/iri^y.own : he^Ffif^^y^fi^
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3«^ie;oF diofe3eading^tsifth§>pf>^Mfftiamty of^fd&fi •
-dgcadi' nevendsau^tKa m9menty^fir^t^(beda\sfe'>it«';'is
34bimdantlyje*p¥^erdJaffiiiripl4^ in^^lipitft-ejafld
iitfectt, becraufe t^jie^fciodfn'efs 9$«l«Ni&rt fia1?i$*e
I carry'ab©u^^«hme-toWfir«fi^<4,r{e do^i4rfe^bey6(r*d
all cioubt. Befidesj is it not faid in Scripture that
afeyiione -riigiiiSGfm^ritqred ir^to fefe*^6fld^lB3lSD^ithat
Tltoll;'WJBjutoke>iifbeep', have*Jg^n^ aftray j-'mfeto^y
iiosne ;manis«£^ob©dience many were mT&tie' 6ri«e«jsy'
tiaad- fo .again inaiiwsaijy-inore places- tfhat I-^S&tki
'h^m6povt> 0^4
Bragwell. Well, I never thought of thi-s$-**|rai
is not this a very melancholy fort of do&rine, Mn
^^<^h^?l|P     (i^^^^^^^   "^Mi^M^M
■ Worthy."-"it- is:ifteiahchoM0ari'deed,Jrr^^"'fto'p'
here.    But while We are deploring this -fad°trutr>^
let us  take  comfort   from another, that "As in
lirVdam'$ll n&e,   f©^n-f(Dhrift-;^VkdM"' all '<^&- made
rx?LBragwcll. Yesj ^remember I thougnl^hdfe^e^y"
fine words, when^? heard tfrem faid !d$$Slrny po&r
father's grave. But as it was m the Burial of the
S&feakl, 11 did not think of staking it to my$J^,.t&r I
was then young and hearty,«-^n44fl 1MJe-dang-et^f
dying, and|LhaVe been fd bufy ever ftnce^ that I
^bavdly had tin}?, to th.ink.of it.
; '3Wof^$j$&o\ yet the* ferViee^£&9fS€ainced - at the
'burialdfJall -w»toJdie,cis-a;fols»in admefltotion-to
-all-who livet >'It;is-there faidj'as- indeed the-Seiip-
^l^e^fays alfo,WI <^vthe'refurre8iori^^^6^Pife,
whdJSbvijr heti&vetb in me; ffl%ltlv never dfef^rftftfii
will raife him up at the laft^yr-'isl&w $b. ;y^&
thirik you •Relieve in 'CkriJll}^t^^i^W&\^
Bragwell. To be fure^d®i^.\^hy5 yoli'are^tl^^s
fanc^ng Efie ah Atheift.
Relieve iir'ft; in oar own suilt'anH'^noVntunVor-
thiriei£, and w^oqn we doJffi^^rein&il feje -the ifle
■£8j a Savior.   &&;
~Br4gw,elf£Jgfih.y, a|I i^pV^ttt^^^ay oOpyfs-
ing.   1 cajgixjfay,rT,ever, n^HflJed'^kh-^ucfeJ[||^-:(:
jeefs befoteSirMmyT|fe> rffiu^t rnow,i|Mna* do:$QiM
advife" a man to do upon your plan oF^Rklh^npT
Worthy.   Why, all  this leads^ine back 'to. the
.ground^frdm which-;we fet, out,^rhearf flxfe^uw of
tl&^YitK&L®* ^ %^|)e^ev? i&tl we thaye an%ffl na-
"i&^'wmiin u$, anfr.uit|t yfeJ.^wk^^iW^i^oWs
jgfa^to help us, and a Savior to  redeem u^'^e
fhall be led of courfe to pray for what We fo much
Bragwell. Well, cbut dorMfi*y»gf ^ok^vS^r.iW^f-
thy, that you good foVJjs ifefap i»»kie fo mu4h #f
grayer, haveitot^er.rsdtBinsrjhan^we olijtjae wjfidom
of the Almighty? your.think ;he wants to be informed of the  things.-cyouotell hirft i^@hereas,:(*I
'take for granted■■■that he.knows :them already,.s<anfd
that, be%tg fo^c*ed>ias hailsyiie wttf give Jjj^jtffc^
thing he fees fit to-giveme -without my afking it.-
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'§Mt^PJ/^y.:''^^^iJ indeed,   whoj&riqw^all things
rk^.ojws.what we wjant before we}Jafk &«&ibut ftill
J&s fee not faid, jfea&e< with prayer and,mippliea-
tion wejm^jft ma"k%kndwfj Ourfeqsefts unto him."
Prayer is the way in which God hath faid that his
fa^*bur muft be fought*. rlj^jtsnthe cb^rinet?through;
which he hath declared if isjijns fovejreMri^^lf^and
pleafure that his bleffings mould Be conveyed 'to
^^^. What,afcends up in.prayer defcerids again to us
^IrFblemrfos."   "K,is like the rafri?^fcVjaff, nowffell,-
and whijn had been draitfn up frofrV tne ground jns
'vapours tdSe cldiids bfefore it defcerided from thetn
to the earth in  that refrefhing fhoweYi ' Befides^
prayer has a good effeft on our own minds: it tends?
to excitera righ^d|fpOfitioft towards Gqd'^ritus. But
abd^"all,Mftjis/tfi^wM|i^^ the gdo€F.fhings we
wan®fM^Ailij';'fay's:'theScripture, "^and ye fhall
receive.^:
fdk$rP8%$%:, WiQy* tnat 1$  '^e''$&$?■■-. tning   whicfi
^O^as gOjriig to deny.    FgrJhei trdma^^heh $cu$£
always get what t}^^^^^Ml§p^ev€^il^^co'}j^^t:
M good crop for IpkingviJ-T mou
than I doj.^        ll&lll mM
Worthy. Sometimes Mr. Worthy, men '" a'fte
and receive not, becanfe they afllamifs^- They afk
worhffly bleffings perhapfif^when they fhould afk
fpiritualjPnes.    Now the latter, whicbare: the good
- ffeings I fpoke of, are always granted to thofe who
pray to God for them, though the .former are. not.
I have obferved in the cafe of fome worldly things
^B4fa.ve fought for, that the grant of rajyprayer would
kave caufed the miferyof m$|ifet j^^^^^0>
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BrdgweirJ^^^Ly^t you continue '^ ,pra)r^^B
I fuppofe ? jf*"JP*1 mm
W^lrthy. '^ertaihly; but then I try to mend'"aj|
j^ihe ^fe6t oPmy prayers^ pray for God's bl.eWi
fing and favor, which is better thafi|richeM|
Bragwell.      You   feem   very earneil   on   this
fubjecV mjj$
Worthy.    To cut the matter fhort,   I afk then
whether prayer is not pofitively||pmmanded^in0tiie
Gofpell&When this is tfite'cafe, we can never dispute about the neceffity or therduty of a thing,, as
we may when there ils no,J&eh command.    H^$ji$<$
however let rae.juft addjk^f^ that a man's'pray^jj
may.bejturned toku)^ fr^ayi/.ufejan^pe way of ;dif-
coverihg to him whateyerlis^amifs injws. life.,
Bragwell.   How fo, Mr. Worthy ? pra
Worthy^Why^ fuppdfejfijpw^ you were to-try
yourfelf by turning into- thwfllape of & prayer every ;
practice in which you allow yoUrfeif.   For inftance,
let the prayer<an.'the morning be a $&TT0f' preparation for the deec^.of the day, anid'the prayer•*&$
night a fort of .obfeitvation on thofe deedjsl    Y^tf|<'
Mr.. BragwellivL fufpe&'are a^ little inclined- to
covetoufhefi* excxcf^sme, Sir.    Now fuppofe£afKs$
you havcbeen during* at whsfk daya little too eaggitf3
to get rich, fuppafe^Lfay, you were to try'hdW it
wOuld found to beg of God at night on your kn6te)$F
to give you ftill more money though you^aaVcP-
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tice or the prayer.    No#, Mr. Bragwell, I need not
'afk you wjifch ©T tfie^^M^w^j^a. real Chriftiaa^
wilf gi'ye 13jf»*$§P ^^^^^
Mrjf^Bxagweli^egan. to feel thatih$r had nqtr; tijMpf
beft of tne argument9[<anii .was-nafraid he was making no great figure in theeyes of^his' fni'dnd. Luckir
ty^JgQwj&er, be V-as;relieved- fronj rtjheirdi-ffrtaaUy.:
inf Qiphitb; the pfij&ffityidf rriakirig fe^hfaffcef mwk
have brought him^l^iftndtng^tSi^ ^re come to the
endslo^;$teir litde joiushgy^ #rid he: ri£y%Ptwhe4$V
theBSne'k of- Gr3ge«)^Mc^ffJ|&ra^d- tihe Sign~5f'
ihe^^63^en^5n, with'rnpYj^^
jlt rgfer my readers -f<^«j^.tjraftfft€^ons afoflfehdb
.|G.<?ld^L.-M<5nia^dj^^^'hjd j '.fad/" Ad^entu>resr\whi£3i
afterwards befel Mr. Bragwell's farrJi|iy| to^h??'F#Ph
Part of the|Hiftoryrof trie Two Wealthy Farmers^
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■ANWnMMMM^jPH
M^iJ^>'fes&$$? jfy$!im&7%)&' w&s-'pv£ft$ed,
Bey^WildRobert, a^allad. .
On :'fke \fi fyf Jvty,
i^gnjel in the Perro£^oas.-^The Good Motfasa^L^aftaftJ
jj&f^Patient Joe, ^Ballad.
On the \ft tf AMguft?
Plnts'ifitJ aH Ranfe^ftf Peo0$i2£TiS Hajfjfy W^&friatf;.?!;/'
TheTRiot, a BiWiSt^Tl^Ft^^y's Dream, a Ballad.
Toia WJfoef part U^Hltff: Pffiwft—Da'M Andoefc*
Baliad, 11
. al^eady0^ n>ue.h thajt-yeflj, knpwfifcjf what to do
with itl^Suppofe you were" to pray in the morgiPi
|ng, O Lord give me more riches, though thofe I
have a£ej.£ fhare ajnd.arjtemptatf^n to me;. andafk
hjinj*ri,,j^ei f^jpe. fol^ari^-marine fy -to^ blefs all the.
grafping means: ,y/Ou;intendrto, make ufe of in the
day, to add to your fubftance?
Bragwell.     Mr.   Worthy,   I h$jye no  pa4ej(<S*
with you for thinking I could l?e fo wicked,.
WoPtffipM^T&ezv trteioht, Mr. Bragwell', you turried.
yo'tiT g^3fnephe^t.T^AS'Bfoad, out of doors ydtf
k^.w^ypu^QwnedJ'tq^)e it was an a£fcof injufti:c^et|
NcWTuppdfe on tftefrfljSfcn?ng of your doing fo you
ha&l^&^gVd'df Gbcrin a 0Mrrnt;'aci d£p?|fyer, to prof-
:j>|r t^hi'g^^pffeii'elty and^8]mf^m\>n|jt^?<ih you
intendetf^fiontrriir.1 LfePy^i are fte^ckert ^ the
thought of fuch a prayer. Well, then, would not
prayer have kept yoa^fr5prr|-/oiivmi'fliBg that wicked
aftion? In fhort, what a life muft that be, no aft
of-jwhich yysyi dace begn^pd to profpW and; ble&t"
If once ys>u ;c#fo>bj<iagu)&giurfelf tQirfeiieve that it
is your bpur^tdert duty to pray far God's MefSngon
your -day's^wor-k, you* w^rpeytainlyi grow careTu^
about pafikig.fuchria day as you may fefelyj afk his
bjefiaHg ftl^Bpiip'ifoe > remark^ may be carried tq
fport^-d/ivie^fiQnsii corapanyi., • A man, who once
t%keis-u$ftihe feriostsi u£e of ;pjiayier2vwilJ; foon fi«4
h«nfe|f j^l^ged tc^ abfiiaifc. fireman fiioch diverfionis^^
occupation's j and- focieties, as he cannot reafonably
defej- tiha* (God> vgalH; blefs; fax him; ahd thus he wilt
fe> himfelf compelled to leave: off either' the prac-
^j.jiijia^^i
■Haiti
 1
On ike ifl oft OEobtr.
Harveft Home,-—Two Farmers, Part'I.—Honeft Miller,
W^^i^^^Mii^ of November, jMsmMi
The Parable of 'the Vineyard.—The Two Farmers, .PaallivS
—The Sorrows of Yamba, a Ballad.
r On the \Jl jof December^Z^jM h2^^^»^';.
Th'61 Trcf&bles of Life.—SofrnwfuPSam.-^Merf^-thrift;.
^|~S^^^ai|^®^|^ | mas, a Carbl.^*?|BW§t6^^F^^^^|f
||^fep' Ore •jke.ijl of Januarys $796,, i£$filpi|li
New Thoughts oh the New' Year.—Tlie HJflofy 'ofr'Mary
Wood, the Ho^g&majd.-r-fiajhert and IbiEkard} a^BMlad$j|||
faWfe^i ffi$k>~:Qn $?• ?J? of[h$$fiy&ryv.'i S^^ii«^^ ^^^»t
The Topch.ftpj\e ;.,pr, the; Way i;o4 ,Jmow>a good Chriftian*
■5 ~Tii§sAgpre^u^e turned-falter =; "or^^he; Two Shoe- .
matter s^^^t^trr\t^i fityrcXn0^rlYrWHai!^ 'j •; 5^8^ l^fi-'
herfelf aj&auffl^
On the \Jl of March. W&ii   1
<3&ieJimtts I WjIJifelRant-a^^ Servant converted—Idlejpa£k
.BrQwn^Yoj^rllieiT^o^ShoemaSt^rs}   Partu3hIIW4Sh&giP
^jl^je^et^iP^t jkpfftjgl k'ilo^c^Ci. ^A'-JsHsd e^g^^s-
^|2^igV yHj{^?7r%7.r/.c/:y^,c;'Ano^iiK siS'^^^^N*
Converlion ofSt.Taiil.—Jack Brown" in Prifonj or, t)Stj
TWO Shoemakers, Part IV.—Shopkeeper, Part ll|4
On the- \Ji of May,.   ^ 1^
The General RefurreQ^npParL I.3_Tfte Hiftory of Chad©^^
Jones the Footman, writtergby Himfelf.—The Hackney
- - G©aelini^5^orv-th«A¥ay^-getra"goTrd FaTe7^BaTlaa\
On the \Jl of Jur}e^ 'n     u   &^
Carrying BfeiM«OT^rlCb^hffi^6rQrn^ii B^UlmeSs'<$- Life.^»,
^hqeg^iejfp^de^jA^^HSifte^^^^^l&mi^n -Song,"-', i
Ballad. .L-'isfl £ .ftsCFj^* W^.^^S^^^
..;.:-.'     - Onthe'ift of JkYyf^     ^^^   lllln;
Lp^^,jIJ'Qfljfc.—Game'fter.—Turn the CS^^h?}^^
Weavers. jJjittiK <o> jj^'M^Pr'rP
-   -   |||§r '    Onjh^i/},ofAugUfi,v:'
■ ^^^^S?es-v^:-^etVj^^lWKIi!—Sh£pkeepeiy;jPa'rt HJljJriiH
• a-&tin thtSfbtf SepteMfri'A els -,wi>i -a&T
Two Wealthy Tarmei|^^^^:i|J%TJ^)^iaation  of Scrip.,
ture oLrBaptifm.—Hymn^<wi3$aife ^foai^eoabEurida^'E
Ha» of V796. -3fjfg
<rf«^ c//J,!r ft«« <w afimilar Plan, on the if of every Month,