Beauty and Utility combined in the productions of The folly and misery of Idleness Diffidence of our Abilities, a mark of Wisdom MORAL ESSAYS IN PRAISE OF VIRTUE の A FATHER'S ADVICE TO HIS SON. FIRST, my beloved child, worship and adore God, think of him, in a manner suitable to his greatness, speak of him, reverently, magnify his providence, adore his power, frequent his service, and pray to him constantly. Next to this, love your neighbour, which is all mankind, with such tenderness and affection as you love yourself; think how God loves all mankind, how merciful he is to them, how, tender he is of them, how carefully he preserves them; and then strive to love your fellow-creatures as God loves them. |