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good_a to_o they_o that_o do_v most_o good_a he_o will_v discharge_v his_o office_n well_o his_o law_n will_v be_v no_o tyrannical_a arbitrary_a unaccountable_a imposition_n but_o a_o gentle_a and_o easy_a yoke_n his_o sentence_n will_v be_v equitable_a and_o his_o execution_n full_a of_o mildness_n and_o humanity_n and_o how_o little_a cause_n of_o quarrel_n and_o commotion_n there_o can_v be_v in_o a_o state_n who_o governor_n be_v thus_o qualify_v we_o all_o see_v thus_o be_v it_o where_o the_o magistrate_n be_v bend_v on_o do_v good_a to_o all_o especial_o to_o the_o best_a and_o most_o virtuous_a 2._o this_o public-spiritedness_a be_v no_o less_o necessary_a for_o minister_n to_o engage_v they_o to_o that_o extraordinary_a diligence_n they_o must_v use_v to_o carry_v they_o through_o all_o the_o opposition_n and_o difficulty_n they_o shall_v certain_o meet_v with_o in_o their_o general_a converse_n with_o all_o sort_n with_o man_n of_o the_o mean_a capacity_n of_o low_a rank_n 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both_o know_v and_o do_v to_o make_v it_o easy_a to_o be_v understand_v and_o easy_a to_o be_v practise_v etc._n etc._n thus_o i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o make_v plain_a that_o universal_a beneficence_n be_v both_o available_a and_o necessary_a to_o all_o the_o valuable_a interest_n which_o man_n can_v propose_v to_o himself_o whether_o he_o regard_v the_o present_a or_o the_o future_a state_n whether_o he_o consider_v himself_o and_o his_o own_o particular_a state_n or_o the_o public_a whether_o he_o be_v in_o a_o private_a or_o a_o public_a capacity_n he_o must_v strict_o observe_v this_o rule_n of_o do_v good_a to_o all._n so_o that_o if_o we_o will_v be_v either_o good_a or_o happy_a in_o this_o world_n or_o he_o that_o to_o come_v if_o we_o will_v serve_v ourselves_o or_o other_o if_o we_o will_v please_v and_o honour_v our_o god_n and_o saviour_n adorn_v our_o profession_n if_o we_o will_v have_v pleasure_n in_o life_n and_o peace_n in_o and_o glory_n after_o death_n if_o we_o will_v do_v all_o we_o can_v to_o make_v other_o as_o good_a as_o we_o wish_v they_o be_v we_o must_v herein_o exercise_v ourselves_o to_o do_v all_o the_o good_a we_o can_v to_o all_o if_o any_o be_v idle_a and_o will_v be_v do_v nothing_o i_o do_v assure_v they_o they_o shall_v have_v more_o pleasure_n in_o this_o active_a life_n than_o in_o sleep_n and_o dulness_n if_o any_o love_n themselves_o only_o and_o do_v not_o regard_v how_o it_o go_v with_o other_o i_o do_v assure_v they_o that_o this_o be_v the_o best_a and_o likely_a way_n to_o serve_v themselves_o as_o many_o as_o be_v of_o particular_a affection_n confine_v to_o kindred_n or_o a_o party_n or_o so_o let_v they_o enlarge_v their_o love_n to_o all_o and_o they_o will_v proportionable_o increase_v their_o pleasure_n and_o if_o any_o be_v malicious_a and_o love_n to_o do_v mischief_n i_o undertake_v to_o make_v it_o appear_v to_o they_o that_o the_o pleasure_n of_o love_n be_v far_o great_a than_o those_o of_o revenge_n and_o i_o entreat_v such_o to_o leave_v off_o to_o lead_v the_o life_n of_o devil_n and_o live_v that_o of_o angel_n if_o heaven_n be_v more_o desirable_a than_o hell_n it_o be_v better_a to_o love_v than_o to_o hate_v consider_v what_o have_v be_v say_v and_o god_n grant_v that_o we_o may_v all_o in_o good_a earnest_n set_v upon_o the_o practice_n of_o that_o most_o excellent_a duty_n to_o which_o we_o be_v exhort_v and_o let_v the_o good_a spirit_n of_o god_n inspire_v the_o whole_a world_n with_o that_o goodness_n and_o love_n to_o one_o another_o and_o all_o man_n that_o so_o we_o may_v both_o live_v well_o here_o and_o be_v happy_a for_o ever_o hereafter_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o jesus_n christ_n now_o to_o this_o bless_a saviour_n who_o have_v love_v we_o and_o wash_v we_o in_o his_o own_o blood_n together_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v eternal_o give_v all_o honour_n praise_n and_o glory_n amen_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la dr._n henry_n mâ—â—â—_n in_o his_o enchirid._n ethic._n