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as have no true Regard for Religion, "his Reward is with the Lord;" and that though He is anfwerable for his Fidelity, and Diligence, He is not so for his Success.

May it be the conftant Endeavour of God's Minifters every where to be found faithful to their great Master, their own Souls, and the Souls of others, that (by divine Grace) they may be able to say with the Apostle at all Times, more especially at the Hour of Death, (2 Cor. i. 12.) My Rejoicing is this, the Teftimony of my Confcience, that in Simplicity and godly Sincerity, not with fleshly "Wisdom, but by the Grace of God, I have had my Converfation in the. "World."

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An Extract from Archbishop SECKER'S firft Charge to his Clergy.

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OD hath placed us in a Station of Difficulty and Labour; and alfo of Reproach and Contempt from great Numbers of Men: But ftill if we only learn to value our Function justly, and to love it fincerely, we shall be unfpeakably happier in discharging the Duties of it, than we poffibly can be in any Thing else. The Things, in which the World places Happiness are very Trifles. We may plainly fee them to be fuch now, if we will; and we shall fee in a little Time, whether we will, or not, that the only real Point of Moment is to have approved ourselves "good and faithful Servants" to our great Master. Let us all therefore bear in Mind continually how Matters will appear to us then; and heartily pray, and earnestly endeavour, "fo to pafs "through Things temporal, that we finally lofe not the Things eternal.”,

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TRACTS written by the Reverend JAMES STONHOUSE, M. D. formerly of St John's College, OXFORD; fold by J. F. and C. RIVINGTON in St Paul's Churchyard, London; -E. PALMER, in Wine-Sreet, Briftol: And to be had likewife of the Bookfellers in the Country on a fhort Notice.

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