Make a referve, that he may perplex me.

Since you are fo civil

To wish me this evil,
When you're in that state, may she plaguely vex ye.
But, generous fouls, 'twas bravely done,

When you forgate your debtor,
In hopes that you will still go on,

I've fent the other letter.
A. Whatc'er's your pretence,

We believe you've more fenfe
Than to doubt, if evafions may be

Of lawful intent,

Or to say what's not meant,
Can with virtue or honour agree.

If in folemn way
To your spouse you shall fay,
Honour and obey,

Yet the contrary way
You mean, and fo fpeak with deceit i

Ever after but few

Will believe you'll be true;
So the frolick will end in a chcat.
Nor do's it suit Olinda's wit,

To pitch on such a fool
That cannot find when he is bit,
Or methods how to rule.

Advice 19 a young Lady in her primera
Ehold what luftres now adorn

The glowing beauties of the morn;
How fresh the bloom and buds appear,
What scents perfume the Auid air;
The blushing rose with sweet delight
Regaling both the fmell and fight;
The pearly dew with glitt'ring pride,
And all the charming féenes befide.
Behold 'em now, and then anon,
Say, where is all their glory gone?
Thus Sylvia, thus 'twill be with you,
Tho' now you thine like pearly dew;

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Tho' now your charms more sweets disclosc,
Than those flow from the blushing rose;
Tbo' now the morn less lustre yields,
And all the beauties of the fields;
Such is inevitable doom,
Old age, alas! will quickly come ;
When, what we fo admir'd before,
Will ne'er have pow'r to move us more. :
Then, Sylvia, now you're in your prime,
Be frugal of your precious time;
Regard with love your faithful {wain,
Now, whilst you absolutely reign,
Your influence past will ne'er return again.

Q. The disciples said to our Lord in John ix. who hash finned this man, or his parents, that he is born blind? To which he makes this reply, Neither hath this man finn’d, nor his parents, but that the works of God might be manifeft. From hence fome gathen the doctrine of pre-exis-tence. Your opinion of the matter.

4. The passage does no more than prave, that preoexistence was a notion common among the fems, but our Lord might not tbiak fit to rectify their error, but only to assign the true cause of the man's being born blind. If therefore pre-existence be a mistaken notion (as we think it is) bis meaning is, that in case there had been such a thing as pre-existence, yet the sins he might have committed in his pre-existent state would not have been the cause of his present blindness.

Q. Whether if a man (not by ill husbandry, but by losses) be rendred incapable of fatisfying his debts his creditors

, by the law of God, may deprive him of his natural freedom, by keeping him in prison during life?

A. To detain an insolvent debtor in the confiae: ment of a prison, it is unchristian, it is impolitick, it is unmerciful

, it is unjust. It is unchristian, because the laws of christianity, are full of tenderness and compassion. It is impolitick, because our forgiveness of others. is a necessary condition of our own forgiveness. It is unmerciful, because mercy rejoices

against judgment; it is unjust, because liberty is more than equivalent to money.

Q. Is it not a fin to borrow more money than we have á probable prospect of repaying?

A. It is undoubtedly a fin, if the perfon we borrow of be unacquainted with our circumstance, and consequently cheat him. But if we give him a fincere account of our affairs, we may borrow without any prospect of repaying, fince volenti non fit injuria, we cannor injure the willing man; and every one may be allow'd to say, may I not do what I will with my own?

Q. Some men believe, that once in Christ and ever in Chrift: if it be so, what need was there of this admoni. tion, Let him that standeth take heed left he fall; for surely to stand, according to the phrase of Scripture, is to be in Chrift.

4. We think you have given an irrefragable answer to your own question.

Q. Gentlemen, i lately met with a remark on the 4th verfe of the 534 chapter of Isaiah, that did a little furprize me. In our English Bibles (sbe last clause of the verse) (mitten of God, and afflicted: but my commentator Says it Mould be rendred, God himself smitten and humbled. if this be true, I think it is a flaming sword againje. the Socinian herefy.

A. We suppose your commentator to have exo pounded the clause in the sense you mention, because God in the Hebrew original is without a prefix: but the context will no ways admit of this interpretation; for this supposes the person spoken of to be own'd as God, whereas the preface to the chapter complains of incredulity, Who hath believed our report? but we have yet a whole magazine of flaming. fwords against the Socinian heresie.

Q. Could not England be compleatly hapoy without the commodities of foreign nations, excepting lugar?

A. Few countries in the world could better füb. fist upon native commodities than England; but Providence for wife and excellent purposes has made mu

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tual commerce to be ufetul, to be necessary. Hence we are put in mind to eleem every one our neighbour, tho' at never fuch a distance from us; hence arts and sciences, learning and religion travel with the fun, and are propagated thro' the world from a fcanty confinement within themfelves. The Muscovités were over-run with barbarism, the Chinese with an over-weening opinion of themselves; in evidence of the latter, we appeal to that common faying of theirs, that they have two eyes, the Europeans one, but the reft of the world are blind. But we may retort it upon themselves, and accuse them of blindness in this particular, however quick-lighted in other matters.

Q. What is the reason that boys on Ascension-day fight?

A. All know that the processions on that day is in visitation of the bounds of the parish. The reafon of their fighting may be from a natural inclination in mankind to defend the boundaries of their native country.

Q. I beg the speedy ajtance of Apollo, to dired me how to advise a dear and valuable friend, who is a prio dent young Lady, courted by a widower that hash children with all the demonstrations iof love and honour that moriak man can be capable of exprefling; and one convincing argument of his affection (which I look spon as a rarity in this age, when

money is the chief motive that creates love in the hearts of men) he generously offers not anly to leave ber fortune, which is a very handfom one, utterly untouch'd by him, and for ever at her own disposal, but will settle a very good one upon her out of his eftate, which he can do without wronging his children. . He is a fober man, and untainted with the vices of the age. Query, whether this Lady's prudence can be suspected in accepting this Gensleman for her husband, or mine, should I advise her to it?

A. The Lady ought to confult her own dispolition and inclination, how far the can bear with the trouble of others children ; as also to consider, that is that itate, and in other states and conditions, some things must be born with; then whether that trouble with a

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perfon of fo fair a character may not be higher than what she is likely to meet with elfewhere. Upon the whole, if she can conform her self thereunto, we think it will rather recommend than reflect on her prudence to accept bim, we mean, if this be the only objection.

Q. Pray tell me the reason from whence spelling forf be.
A. It began with the use of letters.
Q. What is the muscular motion ?

Ā. It is the contraction and relaxation of the mufcles.

Q. It being usual for a woman with child, disappointed of her longing to mark the child with what she had long'd for. I desire to know, if the long'd for a kifs, what mark the child would have ? I am curious (perhaps you'll term it impertinent) to enquire this, because a Lady once long'd to kiss me at a time I had a great inclination to see Lon. don, and was obliged to return three miles to kiss her, when I was upon the road to what I better lik’d.

A. Perhaps it might be mark'd with that particular feature of yours, thar fo charmid the lady into a longing to kiss you.'

Q. Ingenious Sirs, fonce you've oblig'd the town,
How many idle pamphlets are laid down !
Thar fly like mijts before the glorious fun.
Criticks with envy your brighit pages read,
And struck with awe link down their conscious head.
Go bravely on, your mighty task purfue,

And every learned bard Mall gield to you.
The British genius in your paper prines,
And flowing fancies grace your charming lines ;
Whilst those, who are in cloudy doubts involu’d,
Repair to you, to have their queries folvid;
And there more true, substantial things are told,
Than e'er the delphick God could speak of old.
Since here of late each rhining fellow
Troubles with queries wife Apollo,
For once (if I may be allow'd)
r'll jain among this fcribling crounde

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