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cup bolding Somewhat less than half a pint of chocolate, was his dinner. Nei"ther did he drink any thing after it

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"but water; then rincing his mouth " and washing his hands. Such TEM"PERANCE is univerfal amongst the Malays. They have their falt in lumps, like loaf fugar, which, at "meals, they ftamp on their rice every now and then, as a perfon ftamps a "letter."

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Men are not at all aware what a very fmall quantity of food and drink is fufficient for the support of the human body, and therefore few, very few perfons have the leaft idea of what may justly be deemed TEMPERANCE The learned Sir Francis Walfingham, however, seems to have been fenfible of what it really is.

The Greek word for TEMPERANCE is patia, a compound of in, and garos

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STRENGTH, denoting the real exercife of strength or fortitude, which is absolutely neceffary to all perfons who propole to refift fenfual indulgences; fo that our care and strength to guard over our appetites must be exercised even in every ordinary meal we eat, that we may not exceed what is merely fufficient for neceffary refreshment; for whatever is more than this, tends to diforder both the body and mind.

TEMPERANCE is, therefore, in Scripture, ranked with the highest Christian virtues. The fruit of the fpirit is love, "joy, peace, long fuffering, (or forbearance)" gentleness," (or rather kindness). goodness, meekness, TEMPERANCE,

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against fuch there is no law. And they "that are Chrift's have crucified the flesh "with the affections and lufts," (or defires), " If we live in Spirit, let us walk in Spirit." (Gal, v. 22. 25.) This

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"Fruit of the Spirit," TEMPERANCE, is therefore indifpenfably necessary to man, and happy are they who learn what it is, and endeavour to maintain it in themfelves. But to return to Sir Francis Walfingham. He alfo very properly ranked TEMPERANCE with FORTITUDE; nay, rather as being the PERFECTION of FORTITUDE. See " "his Anatomizing of Honefty, Ambition, and "FORTITUDE," written in 1590, and printed in 1672, with the Posthumous Works of Sir Robert Cotton, in 8vo. See page 329. His " Anatomy of Forti

tude" (the last head which closes this little tract) deferves to be copied at length; but that would draw me too far from the prefent topic, TEMPERANCE. However, he here fums пр the only true means of obtaining, and maintaining all neceffary virtues." The perfection of happiness" (fays he) confifts in the fove of GOD; which is

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"only able to fill up all the corners of the foul with most perfect joy; and confe quently to fix all its defires upon those celeftial joys that shall never be taken "from it. But this, as it cannot be ob"tained by difcourfe, but by UNFEIGNED "PRAYER, and the affiftance and illu "mination of GOD'S GRACE; So it is "not my purpose to prick at it. And for "that part of felicity which is attained "to by moral virtue, I find that every "VIRTUE gives a man perfection in fome "kind, and a degree of felicity too, viz, "HONESTY, gives a man a good report;

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JUSTICE, eftimation and authority; "PRUDENCE, respect and confidence; "COURTESY, and LIBERALITY, affection, and a kind of dominion over " other men ;

"TEMPERANCE, health.

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FORTITUDE, a quiet mind, not to " be moved by any adverfity, and a confidence not to be circumvented by any "danger. So that all other

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"tues give a man but an outward hap"piness, as receiving their reward from

others; only TEMPERANCE doth pre"tend to make the body a ftranger to pain; "both in taking from it the occafion of

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difeafes, and making the outward in"conveniences of want, as hunger and "cold, if not delightful, at least fuffer• able."

FR. WALSINGHAM.

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