rule_n among_o they_o that_o a_o sudden_a alteration_n of_o diet_n be_v oft_o fatal_a always_o dangerous_a especial_o to_o the_o infirm_a and_o such_o as_o be_v unable_a to_o resist_v any_o violent_a impression_n if_o then_o we_o consider_v the_o waxen_a tenderness_n of_o infant_n to_o use_n galens_n expression_n on_o as_o well_o as_o argument_n and_o the_o moisture_n of_o their_o constitution_n 1._o galen_n de_fw-fr temper_n l._n 2._o c._n 1._o which_o make_v they_o very_o susceptible_a of_o new_a impression_n we_o must_v conclude_v that_o a_o change_n of_o diet_n immediate_o upon_o their_o birth_n be_v likely_a enough_o to_o have_v a_o dangerous_a influence_n upon_o they_o now_o there_o be_v as_o great_a variety_n in_o constitution_n as_o face_n and_o consequent_o it_o will_v be_v as_o hard_a to_o find_v a_o nurse_n of_o the_o same_o temperament_n with_o the_o mother_n as_o endue_v with_o the_o same_o feature_n so_o that_o the_o fatal_a consequence_n of_o stranger_n nurse_n may_v be_v impute_v not_o always_o to_o their_o negligence_n but_o sometime_o to_o the_o great_a difference_n in_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o mother_n and_o the_o nurse_n for_o galen_n peremptory_o conclude_v that_o the_o child_n which_o draw_v its_o own_o mother_n breast_n use_v not_o only_o the_o most_o accustom_a but_o also_o the_o most_o proper_a aliment_n for_o it_o 2._o galen_n de_fw-fr san_fw-it tuend_a l._n 1._o c._n 7._o avicen_n l._n 1._o fen._n 3._o c._n 2._o and_o avicenna_n that_o this_o it_o can_v best_o digest_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v most_o convenient_a for_o it_o so_o that_o if_o any_o indisposition_n seize_v on_o it_o the_o mother_n breast_n be_v most_o conducive_a to_o its_o cure_n and_o it_o be_v moreover_o to_o be_v observe_v that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n those_o mother_n who_o decline_v this_o office_n be_v of_o a_o delicate_a and_o fine_a mould_n and_o mercenary_a nurse_n be_v general_o robu_v and_o of_o a_o courser_n allay_v and_o though_o the_o latter_a may_v be_v the_o more_o healthful_a yet_o her_o milk_n may_v for_o that_o reason_n be_v the_o less_o suitable_a to_o the_o constitution_n of_o a_o infant_n conceive_v and_o nourish_v hitherto_o in_o a_o body_n more_o fine_a and_o tender_a brown_a bread_n may_v be_v strong_a and_o wholesome_a food_n yet_o not_o fit_a to_o be_v prescribe_v on_o a_o sudden_a to_o a_o infirm_a and_o delicate_a stomach_n which_o have_v be_v long_o enure_v to_o gruel_n and_o pannado_n and_o if_o such_o unsuitable_a diet_n oft_o prove_v fatal_a to_o the_o adult_n there_o be_v more_o reason_n to_o fear_v lest_o it_o never_o prove_v otherwise_o to_o tender_a infant_n §_o 6._o but_o the_o danger_n be_v much_o great_a lest_o mercenary_a nurse_n transmit_v some_o desperate_a contagion_n into_o their_o nursery_n the_o mother_n distemper_n be_v the_o most_o plausible_a pretence_n for_o her_o decline_a of_o this_o office_n and_o all_o conclude_v it_o very_o reasonable_a that_o in_o that_o case_n she_o forbear_v to_o nurse_n lest_o her_o infant_n suck_v death_n from_o her_o breast_n who_o womb_n give_v it_o life_n and_o she_o propagate_v her_o disease_n to_o it_o together_o with_o her_o milk_n impregnate_v with_o the_o vicious_a quality_n of_o her_o blood_n but_o then_o the_o argument_n be_v as_o strong_a to_o oblige_v a_o healthful_a mother_n to_o nurse_n lest_o she_o shall_v commit_v it_o to_o a_o mercenary_a infect_v with_o some_o latent_fw-la disease_n the_o right_a reverend_a dr._n burnet_n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n in_o his_o letter_n assure_v we_o 248._o dr._n burnet_n let._n 4_o p._n 248._o that_o one_o mr._n gody_a minister_n of_o st._n gervais_n in_o geneva_n have_v a_o daughter_n then_o sixteen_o year_n old_a who_o have_v a_o nurse_n extraordinary_a thick_a of_o hear_v speak_v all_o the_o little_a word_n that_o child_n do_v at_o a_o year_n old_a but_o be_v deaf_a at_o two_o year_n old_a which_o he_o conclude_v be_v cause_v by_o some_o vapour_n the_o nurse_n milk_n be_v charge_v with_o which_o be_v propagate_v to_o the_o child_n when_o she_o begin_v to_o suck_v more_o strong_o and_o to_o take_v great_a quantity_n of_o that_o corrupt_a nourishment_n but_o this_o though_o a_o very_a unhappy_a infirmity_n be_v very_o tolerable_a in_o comparison_n of_o what_o other_o infant_n have_v by_o this_o mean_v be_v infect_v with_o for_o there_o be_v a_o story_n in_o dr._n ambr._n parey_n 2._o par._n de_fw-fr lue_fw-fr ven._n c._n 2._o a_o famous_a french_a chirurgeon_n to_o this_o purpose_n so_o remarkable_a that_o i_o can_v but_o judge_v it_o worthy_a to_o be_v transcribe_v §_o 7._o a_o certain_a very_o good_a citizen_n of_o this_o city_n of_o paris_n grant_v to_o his_o wife_n be_v a_o very_a chaste_a woman_n that_o conditional_o she_o will_v nurse_v she_o own_o child_n of_o which_o she_o be_v late_o deliver_v she_o shall_v have_v a_o nurse_n in_o the_o house_n to_o ease_v she_o of_o some_o part_n of_o the_o labour_n by_o ill-hap_n the_o nurse_n they_o take_v be_v trouble_v with_o the_o venereal_a disease_n wherewith_o she_o present_o infect_v the_o child_n the_o child_n the_o mother_n the_o mother_n her_o husband_n and_o he_o two_o of_o his_o child_n who_o frequent_o accompany_v he_o at_o bed_n and_o board_n be_v ignorant_a of_o that_o malignity_n wherewith_o he_o be_v inward_o taint_v in_o the_o mean_a while_o the_o mother_n when_o she_o observe_v that_o her_o nurse-child_n come_v not_o forward_o but_o cry_v almost_o perpetual_o she_o ask_v my_o counsel_n to_o tell_v she_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n which_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o be_v do_v for_o the_o whole_a body_n thereof_o be_v replenish_v with_o venereal_a scab_n and_o pustles_a the_o hire_a nurse_n and_o the_o mother_n nipple_n be_v eat_v in_o with_o virulent_a ulcer_n also_o the_o father_n and_o the_o two_o other_o child_n body_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v three_o and_o the_o other_o four_o year_n old_a be_v trouble_v with_o the_o like_a pustle_v and_o scab_n i_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o have_v all_o the_o lues_fw-la venerea_fw-la which_o take_v its_o original_a and_o first_o offspring_n by_o malign_a contagion_n from_o the_o hire_a nurse_n i_o have_v they_o in_o cure_n and_o by_o god_n help_v heal_v they_o all_o except_o the_o suck_v child_n which_o die_v in_o the_o cure_n but_o the_o hire_a nurse_n be_v sound_o lash_v in_o the_o prison_n and_o shall_v have_v be_v whip_v through_o all_o the_o street_n of_o the_o city_n but_o that_o the_o magistrate_n have_v a_o care_n to_o preserve_v the_o credit_n of_o the_o unfortunate_a family_n §_o 8._o now_o if_o it_o be_v consider_v how_o common_a this_o disease_n be_v in_o our_o debauch_a age_n we_o may_v conclude_v it_o be_v only_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o secrecy_n of_o physician_n and_o chirurgeon_n that_o we_o have_v not_o fresh_a instance_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o this_o will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o caution_n all_o mother_n that_o be_v healthful_a rather_o than_o run_v the_o hazard_n of_o such_o a_o misfortune_n to_o undergo_v the_o fatigue_n of_o nurse_n themselves_o and_o thus_o you_o see_v how_o many_o way_n a_o mercenary_a nurse_n endanger_v the_o life_n and_o health_n of_o your_o child_n and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o antedate_a murder_n by_o cause_v abortion_n to_o hinder_v the_o propagation_n of_o a_o man_n it_o can_v be_v a_o less_o crime_n after_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o register_v among_o christian_n to_o suffer_v he_o to_o die_v and_o contribute_v any_o of_o these_o way_n to_o his_o murder_n chap._n iu._n wherein_o be_v show_v the_o mischief_n which_o may_v be_v propagate_v from_o mercenary_a nurse_n to_o the_o mind_n of_o child_n §_o 1._o have_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n show_v what_o harm_n a_o child_n may_v receive_v in_o its_o body_n by_o a_o hire_a nurse_n i_o come_v in_o this_o to_o represent_v the_o ill_a influence_n such_o a_o one_o may_v have_v on_o the_o mind_n of_o her_o nursery_n and_o this_o lady_n will_v deserve_v your_o more_o serious_a consideration_n by_o how_o much_o the_o soul_n of_o your_o child_n be_v better_a than_o its_o body_n especial_o since_o by_o the_o improvement_n or_o mis-improvement_n of_o the_o mind_n person_n of_o quality_n become_v extraordinary_a useful_a or_o pernicious_a remernber_n it_o be_v not_o a_o ploughman_n but_o a_o nobleman_n or_o a_o gentleman_n that_o may_v be_v spoil_v and_o that_o two_o way_n either_o by_o the_o diminution_n of_o the_o child_n part_n or_o the_o depravation_n of_o his_o disposition_n or_o his_o manner_n §_o 2._o first_o the_o nourishment_n receive_v from_o the_o breast_n of_o a_o mercenary_a nurse_n may_v debase_v the_o spirit_n and_o diminish_v the_o part_n of_o a_o child_n the_o faculty_n of_o the_o humane_a soul_n in_o their_o operation_n depend_v very_o much_o upon_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o body_n in_o its_o unite_v state_n if_o then_o the_o temper_n of_o
the_o body_n may_v be_v alter_v by_o diet_n the_o operation_n of_o the_o mind_n may_v thereby_o be_v improve_v or_o impair_v be_v the_o hand_n never_o so_o skilful_a the_o music_n will_v not_o be_v equal_o melodious_a when_o it_o strike_v on_o a_o bad_a as_o on_o a_o good_a instrument_n david_n himself_o say_v one_o can_v not_o have_v charm_v saul_n melancholy_a spirit_n with_o the_o string_n of_o his_o bow_n 22._o bishop_n taylour_n grand_a example_n p._n 22._o or_o the_o wood_n of_o his_o spear_n as_o he_o do_v with_o his_o harp_n if_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o nightingale_n be_v in_o the_o body_n of_o a_o owl_n its_o harmonious_a warble_v will_v be_v change_v into_o hideous_a screak_n or_o if_o the_o humane_a soul_n shall_v according_a to_o the_o fancy_n of_o apuleius_n be_v lodge_v in_o the_o body_n of_o a_o ass_n it_o will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o speak_v or_o argue_v rational_o as_o it_o do_v in_o the_o body_n of_o a_o philosopher_n be_v condemn_v to_o a_o instrument_n not_o tune_v for_o such_o noble_a harmony_n now_o whatever_o temperament_n of_o body_n a_o child_n have_v receive_v from_o the_o mother_n if_o it_o be_v deprave_v by_o the_o nurse_n that_o alteration_n may_v deprave_v its_o part_n and_o huge_o impair_v the_o operation_n of_o its_o mind_n and_o when_o a_o suck_v child_n draw_v its_o nourishment_n long_o from_o the_o body_n of_o a_o stupid_a nurse_n than_o it_o do_v whilst_o a_o embryo_n from_o the_o substance_n of_o a_o ingenious_a mother_n there_o be_v great_a reason_n to_o fear_v lest_o that_o have_v a_o great_a influence_n in_o form_v its_o constitution_n than_o this_o especial_o happen_v whilst_o it_o be_v young_a and_o tender_a and_o very_o susceptible_a of_o new_a impression_n §_o 3._o 29._o caus_n holy_a court_n l._n 1._o §_o 8._o p._n 29._o causin_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o the_o history_n of_o germany_n there_o be_v a_o story_n of_o a_o child_n take_v in_o a_o forest_n and_o present_v to_o the_o landtgrave_n of_o hesse_n which_o have_v be_v breed_v among_o wolf_n learn_v to_o go_v on_o four_o foot_n to_o hunt_v divide_v the_o prey_n and_o sleep_v with_o they_o and_o be_v in_o every_o thing_n but_o his_o shape_n become_v a_o perfect_a wolf_n and_o may_v not_o freity_n and_o stupidity_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o breast_n of_o brutish_a woman_n as_o well_o as_o from_o wolf_n which_o if_o any_o look_n upon_o the_o precede_a relation_n as_o a_o fable_n rather_o than_o a_o history_n may_v pass_v for_o the_o moral_a of_o it_o §_o 4._o i_o acknowledge_v the_o great_a part_n and_o brave_a soul_n of_o many_o young_a gentleman_n who_o have_v run_v a_o hazard_n in_o draw_v their_o first_o nourishment_n from_o strange_a nurse_n but_o it_o may_v be_v these_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o some_o who_o part_n and_o spirit_n be_v above_o their_o fortune_n or_o perhaps_o though_o their_o part_n be_v great_a yet_o they_o may_v have_v be_v more_o considerable_a have_v they_o enjoy_v the_o same_o advantage_n at_o the_o breast_n as_o in_o the_o womb._n and_o any_o diminution_n of_o their_o part_n as_o well_o as_o the_o total_a loss_n of_o they_o be_v to_o be_v deplore_v and_o whatever_o have_v any_o probable_a tendency_n thereto_o avoid_v beside_o there_o be_v some_o instance_n of_o child_n in_o great_a family_n fall_v infinite_o short_a of_o their_o parent_n ingenuity_n and_o every_o mother_n may_v reasonable_o fear_v lest_o she_o prove_v another_o of_o they_o if_o she_o venture_v on_o this_o method_n for_o their_o education_n which_o in_o frequent_a instance_n prove_v pernicious_a it_o be_v report_v of_o alcibiades_n alcib_n plut._n in_o alcib_n who_o part_n be_v advance_v so_o far_o above_o the_o ordinary_a pitch_n of_o his_o countryman_n that_o he_o draw_v his_o first_o nourishment_n from_o the_o breast_n of_o a_o spartan_a woman_n lycur_n id._n in_o lycur_n and_o the_o brave_a spirit_n of_o those_o dame_n make_v other_o grecian_n ambitious_a to_o purchase_n nurse_n from_o sparta_n for_o the_o improvement_n of_o their_o child_n spirit_n i_o leave_v it_o therefore_o lady_n to_o your_o consideration_n whether_o it_o be_v safe_a to_o suffer_v your_o child_n to_o suck_v the_o breast_n of_o any_o woman_n less_o ingenious_a than_o yourselves_o much_o less_o such_o stupid_a woman_n as_o in_o respect_n of_o part_n and_o spirit_n you_o will_v be_v very_o loath_a to_o have_v they_o resemble_v lest_o your_o generous_a plant_n set_v in_o a_o barren_a and_o canker_a soil_n degenerate_a and_o become_v unfruitful_a §_o 5._o but_o second_o it_o ought_v further_o to_o be_v consider_v whether_o the_o suck_v of_o a_o mercenary_a nurse_n may_v not_o corrupt_v the_o disposition_n of_o the_o infant_n soul_n and_o deprà ve_v its_o manner_n for_o whosoever_o impartial_o consider_v it_o will_v find_v great_a reason_n to_o fear_v lest_o the_o child_n imbibe_n the_o nurse_n ill_a condition_n together_o with_o her_o milk_n though_o virtue_n be_v a_o supernatural_a perfection_n add_v to_o our_o nature_n in_o this_o state_n of_o depravation_n by_o the_o influence_n of_o divine_a grace_n yet_o some_o inclination_n to_o it_o may_v be_v owe_v to_o the_o temper_n of_o the_o body_n and_o propagate_v by_o a_o communication_n of_o spirit_n in_o the_o nourishment_n much_o more_o may_v vicious_a disposition_n which_o be_v natural_a and_o depend_v more_o upon_o the_o temper_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n the_o peevishness_n the_o lust_n the_o pride_n the_o stubbornness_n or_o baseness_n of_o a_o nurse_n receive_v great_a encouragement_n from_o the_o constitution_n of_o her_o body_n which_o be_v in_o some_o measure_n propagate_v to_o her_o nursery_n give_v it_o also_o a_o great_a and_o unhappy_a propensity_n to_o the_o same_o vice_n this_o so_o far_o prevail_v with_o the_o mother_n of_o st._n bernard_n 1._o guil._n abb._n in_o vit_fw-mi bern._n l._n 1._o c._n 1._o that_o she_o will_v not_o let_v her_o son_n draw_v any_o breast_n but_o her_o own_o lest_o he_o shall_v draw_v from_o they_o some_o contagion_n of_o vice_n and_o the_o common_a proverb_n which_o express_v a_o inveterate_a habit_n of_o vice_n by_o drink_v it_o in_o with_o the_o mother_n milk_n be_v ground_v on_o universal_a consent_n give_v great_a authority_n to_o this_o notion_n §_o 6._o and_o dion_n cassius_n give_v this_o account_n of_o the_o prodigious_a cruelty_n of_o caligula_n who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o famous_a germanicus_n and_o agrippina_n the_o daughter_n of_o m._n agrippa_n two_o as_o virtuous_a and_o generous_a person_n as_o heathen_a rome_n can_v boast_v of_o that_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v be_v of_o a_o martial_a disposition_n they_o commit_v he_o to_o a_o masculine_a nurse_n one_o that_o be_v hairy_a on_o the_o face_n like_o a_o man_n draw_v the_o long_a bow_n run_v at_o the_o ring_n manage_v the_o great_a horse_n and_o be_v in_o all_o thing_n most_o cruel_o and_o mischievous_o incline_v and_o from_o such_o a_o nurse_n he_o become_v so_o in_o love_n with_o blood_n that_o he_o not_o only_o delight_v to_o be_v present_a at_o the_o execution_n of_o criminal_n but_o will_v lick_v the_o very_a blood_n of_o the_o weapon_n wherewith_o they_o be_v execute_v and_o tiberius_n who_o be_v such_o a_o monster_n for_o lechery_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v nurse_v by_o one_o not_o less_o famous_a for_o unchastity_n than_o the_o other_o for_o cruelty_n and_o i_o know_v a_o gentleman_n who_o have_v be_v very_o sandalous_a in_o his_o life_n for_o whoredom_n and_o confess_v in_o my_o presence_n that_o his_o first_o debauch_n be_v at_o fourteen_o with_o and_o through_o the_o enticement_n of_o his_o lustful_a nurse_n who_o will_v not_o think_v his_o parent_n to_o blame_v for_o turn_v he_o off_o to_o such_o a_o monster_n since_o from_o his_o mother_n perhaps_o he_o may_v have_v suck_v a_o more_o happy_a constitution_n she_o be_v a_o very_a chaste_a and_o virtuous_a woman_n §_o 7._o consider_v then_o ladies_z what_o assurance_n you_o have_v that_o the_o mercenary_a nurse_n be_v not_o of_o a_o vicious_a disposition_n and_o conclude_v it_o your_o duty_n not_o to_o put_v off_o your_o child_n to_o any_o other_o unless_o one_o from_o who_o it_o may_v imbibe_n better_a quality_n than_o from_o yourselves_o and_o since_o few_o of_o those_o nice_a dame_n who_o decline_v this_o office_n think_v better_o of_o other_o than_o of_o themselves_o i_o hope_v they_o will_v not_o be_v so_o unkind_a as_o to_o venture_v their_o child_n abroad_o where_o they_o may_v be_v likely_a to_o draw_v in_o a_o disposition_n to_o those_o vice_n which_o they_o most_o abhor_v i_o be_o much_o incline_v to_o subscribe_v to_o the_o opinion_n of_o wise_a cato_n catone_n plut._n in_o catone_n that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n noble_a matron_n be_v endue_v with_o more_o virtuous_a inclination_n than_o the_o mean_a sort_n and_o methinks_v for_o that_o reason_n they_o ought_v not_o
the_o complete_a mother_n or_o a_o earnest_a persuasive_a to_o all_o mother_n especial_o those_o of_o rank_n and_o quality_n to_o nurse_v their_o own_o child_n a_o partu_fw-la statim_fw-la excipit_fw-la lactandi_fw-la cura_fw-la atque_fw-la hic_fw-la quidem_fw-la crat_fw-mi omni_fw-la machinarum_fw-la genere_fw-la pugnadum_fw-la adversus_fw-la pravam_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la sed_fw-la mirum_fw-la quam_fw-la vulgo_fw-la receptam_fw-la quà _fw-la matres_fw-la infantulos_fw-la suos_fw-la conductitiis_fw-la mulieribus_fw-la tradunt_fw-la nutriendos_fw-la erasm_n de_fw-fr matrimonio_fw-la christiano_n p._n 398._o nil_fw-la tam_fw-la praeter_fw-la naturam_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la mulier_fw-la quod_fw-la genuit_fw-la recuset_fw-la alere_fw-la idem_fw-la eras_n ibid._n sine_fw-la eam_fw-la totam_fw-la integram_fw-la esse_fw-la matrem_fw-la svi_fw-la filii_fw-la permit_v she_o to_o be_v the_o whole_a complete_a mother_n of_o her_o son_n a._n gell._n noct._n att._n l._n 12._o c._n 1._o by_o henry_n newcome_n a._n m._n and_o rector_n of_o tatten-hall_n in_o the_o county_n palatine_n of_o chester_n london_n print_v for_o j._n wyatt_n at_o the_o rose_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1695._o imprimatur_fw-la humf._n hody_a r._n in_o ch._n p._n ac_fw-la d._n d._n johanni_n diu._n provide_v archiep._n cant._n à _fw-la sacris_fw-la dom._n aug._n 18._o 1694._o the_o content_n the_o introduction_n the_o author_n motive_n to_o this_o undertake_n viz._n compassion_n for_o child_n injure_v by_o be_v nurse_v by_o stranger_n charity_n to_o such_o mother_n as_o be_v reproach_v for_o do_v their_o duty_n the_o sense_n of_o his_o own_o obligation_n to_o oppose_v the_o luxury_n of_o the_o age_n and_o hope_n that_o such_o a_o plain_a discourse_n may_v meet_v with_o some_o success_n p._n 1_o chap._n i._n the_o case_n be_v brief_o state_v and_o all_o those_o text_n of_o scripture_n be_v allege_v which_o relate_v to_o it_o together_o with_o the_o argument_n and_o inference_n which_o result_n from_o they_o p._n 15_o chap._n ii_o the_o great_a mischief_n which_o mother_n by_o transfer_v the_o nurse_n of_o their_o child_n to_o other_o woman_n threaten_v their_o family_n with_o both_o in_o point_n of_o succession_n and_o that_o mutual_a affection_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v among_o the_o several_a branch_n of_o it_o p_o 47_o chap._n iii_o the_o inconvenience_n result_v to_o the_o child_n themselves_o which_o be_v nurse_v by_o stranger_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o body_n either_o through_o the_o nurse_n want_n of_o care_n the_o unsuitable_a nourishment_n or_o contagious_a disease_n transmit_v in_o her_o milk_n 62_o chap._n iu_o the_o mischief_n which_o may_v be_v propagate_v from_o mercenary_a nurse_n to_o the_o mind_n of_o child_n p._n 76_o chap._n v._o the_o common_a plea_n for_o nurse_n child_n abroad_o together_o with_o the_o insufficiency_n of_o they_o and_o the_o true_a cause_n thereof_o p._n 86_o the_o conclusion_n a_o pathetic_a address_n to_o all_o both_o father_n and_o mother_n that_o they_o will_v admit_v the_o precede_a particular_n into_o their_o serious_a and_o impartial_a consideration_n p._n 98_o the_o introduction_n §_o 1._o custom_n like_o a_o impetuous_a torrent_n make_v its_o way_n through_o the_o firm_a enclosure_n and_o furious_o throw_v down_o all_o the_o bulwork_n of_o law_n and_o the_o most_o sacred_a obligation_n that_o obstruct_v its_o passage_n like_o a_o mighty_a tyrant_n it_o usurp_v upon_o truth_n and_o duty_n and_o awe_v all_o into_o a_o compliance_n with_o its_o violent_a government_n man_n live_v as_o seneca_n observe_v not_o by_o reason_n but_o by_o imitation_n 1._o de_fw-fr beata_fw-la vita_fw-la c._n 1._o whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o they_o fall_v upon_o one_o another_o by_o heap_n as_o so_o many_o blinde-man_n into_o a_o ditch_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o instance_n in_o many_o thing_n strange_o unreasonable_a which_o be_v recommend_v by_o custom_n have_v pass_v not_o only_o without_o control_v but_o with_o applause_n i_o wish_v there_o be_v not_o too_o many_o popular_a vice_n in_o our_o own_o nation_n to_o prevent_v the_o labour_n of_o such_o a_o undertake_n vice_n which_o though_o they_o have_v nothing_o to_o justify_v they_o beside_o their_o commonness_n have_v even_o by_o that_o alone_o be_v able_a hitherto_o to_o baffle_v the_o most_o vigorous_a attempt_n against_o they_o to_o mention_v no_o more_o how_o many_o good_a law_n have_v be_v make_v how_o many_o rational_a and_o elaborate_a discourse_n have_v be_v publish_v both_o from_o the_o pulpit_n and_o the_o press_n against_o common_a swear_n intemperate_a drink_v black-mouthed_a perjury_n and_o bloody_a revenge_n and_o yet_o with_o little_a other_o effect_n hitherto_o than_o to_o give_v we_o so_o many_o the_o more_o instance_n of_o the_o triumph_n of_o brutish_a custom_n over_o reason_n and_o religion_n and_o to_o convince_v we_o that_o all_o such_o attempt_n be_v as_o hopeless_a as_o for_o one_o with_o ten_o thousand_o 14.31_o luk._n 14.31_o to_o meet_v he_o that_o come_v against_o he_o with_o twenty_o thousand_o where_o the_o assailant_n be_v more_o likely_a to_o be_v condemn_v for_o his_o rashness_n than_o applaud_v for_o his_o courage_n and_o resolution_n §_o 2._o it_o may_v then_o be_v just_o wonder_v at_o how_o i_o come_v to_o be_v so_o dare_v as_o to_o oppose_v my_o weak_a arm_n against_o such_o a_o mighty_a current_n or_o to_o undertake_v the_o control_n of_o a_o custom_n which_o hitherto_o have_v prevail_v against_o all_o endeavour_n of_o authority_n reason_n and_o eloquence_n far_o great_a than_o i_o can_v pretend_v to_o this_o i_o mean_v of_o mother_n decline_v to_o nurse_n their_o own_o child_n and_o put_v they_o off_o to_o stranger_n annius_n minutius_n the_o roman_a censor_n be_v say_v to_o have_v take_v notice_n of_o it_o as_o a_o strange_a prodigy_n in_o his_o time_n extreme_o ominous_a to_o rome_n that_o a_o roman_a lady_n refuse_v to_o nurse_v she_o own_o child_n give_v suck_v to_o a_o puppy_n that_o her_o breast_n may_v with_o more_o safety_n be_v dry_v up_o by_o artificial_a application_n but_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n too_o common_a to_o pass_v for_o a_o prodigy_n among_o we_o though_o i_o fear_v not_o less_o fatal_o ominous_a for_o person_n of_o the_o best_a quality_n to_o run_v the_o great_a hazard_n and_o submit_v to_o the_o most_o unhandsome_a method_n for_o dry_v up_o their_o suck_v rather_o than_o to_o become_v nurse_n to_o their_o own_o child_n and_o i_o find_v a_o most_o refine_a pen_n than_o who_o none_o in_o this_o age_n can_v have_v be_v more_o likely_a to_o have_v succeed_v 28._o lady_n call_v part_v 2._o sect._n 2._o §._o 28._o if_o either_o reason_n eloquence_n or_o a_o more_o charm_a strain_n of_o extraordinary_a piety_n be_v of_o any_o force_n decline_v to_o attack_v this_o prevail_a custom_n through_o mere_a despair_n of_o convince_a by_o any_o thing_n that_o can_v be_v say_v §_o 3._o but_o upon_o mature_a consideration_n i_o can_v find_v no_o reason_n why_o impudence_n and_o obstinacy_n shall_v protect_v any_o sin_n from_o a_o just_a reproof_n nor_o can_v i_o think_v it_o a_o justifiable_a piece_n of_o modesty_n to_o decline_v the_o defence_n of_o a_o good_a cause_n mere_o for_o the_o multitude_n and_o confidence_n of_o its_o opponent_n it_o be_v brave_a in_o the_o stripling_n david_n to_o assault_v the_o monstrous_a giant_n with_o his_o sling_n and_o a_o few_o stone_n and_o the_o success_n be_v answerable_a to_o his_o courage_n and_o why_o may_v not_o i_o rely_v on_o the_o same_o god_n hope_v for_o as_o good_a success_n from_o these_o my_o slender_a endeavour_n since_o the_o cause_n i_o undertake_v though_o it_o deserve_v the_o best_a be_v sufficient_a to_o give_v victory_n to_o the_o mean_a advocate_n leave_v therefore_o the_o event_n to_o god_n providence_n i_o be_o encourage_v to_o assault_v this_o stubborn_a and_o inveterate_a custom_n 1._o by_o a_o hearty_a compassion_n for_o the_o infant_n which_o suffer_v by_o it_o 2._o for_o a_o necessary_a vindication_n of_o those_o few_o honourable_a lady_n who_o have_v have_v the_o virtue_n and_o courage_n by_o their_o practice_n to_o confront_v it_o 3._o and_o by_o the_o sense_n of_o my_o own_o duty_n as_o a_o clergyman_n to_o appear_v against_o the_o luxury_n of_o the_o age._n §_o 4._o for_o the_o first_o i_o be_o not_o ashamed_a to_o own_o a_o peculiar_a inclination_n in_o myself_o to_o love_v and_o delight_n in_o the_o conversation_n of_o little_a child_n among_o who_o i_o have_v always_o find_v a_o most_o agreeable_a diversion_n nor_o need_v i_o since_o our_o bless_a lord_n himself_o give_v encouragement_n to_o bring_v such_o little_a one_o to_o he_o be_v please_v to_o take_v they_o in_o his_o arm_n and_o to_o propose_v their_o innocence_n to_o our_o imitation_n and_o as_o this_o have_v induce_v i_o to_o spend_v all_o my_o vacant_a hour_n among_o child_n for_o their_o improvement_n as_o well_o as_o the_o gratify_n of_o my_o own_o inclination_n so_o it_o make_v i_o the_o more_o impatient_a at_o all_o those_o
great_a person_n kindness_n and_o liberality_n towards_o their_o foster-brother_n be_v a_o argument_n how_o prevalent_a this_o method_n be_v of_o propagate_a the_o stream_n of_o love_n from_o the_o common_a fountain_n of_o the_o breast_n among_o all_o the_o partaker_n of_o it_o and_o the_o too_o common_a observation_n of_o fraternal_a discord_n as_o it_o be_v matter_n of_o melancholy_a consideration_n so_o it_o ought_v to_o oblige_v mother_n to_o neglect_v no_o mean_n any_o way_n likely_a to_o prevent_v they_o especial_o to_o join_v they_o all_o at_o her_o breast_n that_o they_o may_v be_v more_o unite_a in_o their_o life_n §_o 7._o thus_o have_v i_o demonstrate_v how_o much_o the_o good_a of_o family_n oblige_v all_o mother_n especial_o person_n of_o quality_n to_o nurse_v their_o own_o child_n that_o they_o may_v more_o sure_o prevent_v all_o opportunity_n of_o wrong_v their_o own_o heir_n of_o alienate_v themselves_o from_o their_o child_n or_o their_o child_n from_o they_o or_o 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