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you, nor my self, with repeating thereof in a Letter. I have called to them in my Writings ad ravim ufq; to make them Senfible of both the Unrighteoufnefs and Peril of Schifms and Sets amongst us. A little Religion may make a Man Schifmatical: But a great deal will furely make a Man decline Divifion, where Things are tolerable, and Idolatry and Course Superftitions be kept out of God's Worship; which (Bleffed be God) is the Cafe of our English Church.

This is all for the prefent; but that I am

C. C. C. March 19th.

Yours to ferve you,

HEN: MORE.

LET:

SIR,

LETTER XIV.

Received Yours of November 5. a good A Letter

Disturbance

of Mind.

while ago; and am very Sorry for the Shewing Huill News in it. There is not a fafer Shel-mility to be ter against such a Disturbance as has feized the best Sel your Brother, than the most perfect and ter against profound Humility imaginable: Which doth not only teach us to remember, All we have is from God; but to be free from all Self-exultation in that which we do enjoy from Him, and to esteem our felves Less than the leaft of his Mercies; and not to prefer our felves before Others for them, but to acknowledge them still wholly His who gave them; and not in the least to arrogate any thing to our felves, but to be free from all Self-joy and Self reflexion; and to ftand only in an hun ble Readiness to ferve our Neighbour with what we have, as being merely the Lord's Stewards, and having nothing of our Own. This Virtue is fo generally contemned, or unknown; that I do not wonder that fome or other are now and then fo ftrangely af faulted, and run off the Hinges, for want of this fure Stay. I pray God open all our Eyes, that we may timely fee what we stand in need of; and fo be fore-armed against any Affault.

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I am not likely to go to London a long time, fo far as I fee: And if Your seasonable Converfe with him could do no more with him, I fufpect mine would do lefs; efpecially in thefe Circumftances. This is Part of that Variety of Providence foreseen by the All-wife and Juft God; and are, as All things elfe, Inftructions to those that apply their Hearts to true Wisdom. Dr. Cudworth's Book doth not come out in Latin, but English. My Service to Mrs. E. Wishing you Both a Happy New Year; in haft I take leave, and reft

Your affectionate Friend,

To serve you,

C. C. C. December 31.

HEN: MORE.

ERRAT A.

AGE II. Line I. read compofed that Stanza p. 13.

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