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These ills are supported by the arbitrary sway of legislative ridicule, while, by I know not what pedantry of good breeding, conversation is confined to indifferent, low, or perhaps vicious subjects; and all that is serious, good or great, almost banished the world: for in imitation of those we have mentioned, there daily arise so many pre tenders to do mischief, that what seemed at first but a conspiracy, is now a general insurrection against virtue; and when they, who really have wit, lead the way, it is hardly to be prevented, but that they must be followed by a crowd, who would be such, and make what shift they can to ap pear so, by helping one defect with another, and supplying want of wit with want of1ix grace, and want of reputation with want of shame.
Thus are men hurried away in the pro secution of mean and sensual desires, and instead of employing their passions in the service of life, they spend their life in the Service of their passions; yet, though it is a truth very little received, that virtue is its own reward, it is surely an undeniable one, that vice is its own punishment; for when we have given our appetites a loose rein, We are immediately precipitated by them into unbounded and endless wishes, while we repine at our fortune, if its narrowness curbs them, though the gratification of them were a kindness, like the indulgence of a man's thirst in a dropsy; but this dis temper of mind is never to be remedied, till men will more unreservedly attempt the work, and will resolve to value themselves, rather upon a strong reason to allay their passions, than a fine imagination to raise them.
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These ills are supported by the arbitrary sway of legislative ridicule, while, by I know not what pedantry of good breeding, conversation is confined to indifferent, low, or perhaps vicious subjects; and all that is serious, good or great, almost banished the world: for in imitation of those we have mentioned, there daily arise so many pre tenders to do mischief, that what seemed at first but a conspiracy, is now a general insurrection against virtue; and when they, who really have wit, lead the way, it is hardly to be prevented, but that they must be followed by a crowd, who would be such, and make what shift they can to ap pear so, by helping one defect with another, and supplying want of wit with want of1ix grace, and want of reputation with want of shame.
Thus are men hurried away in the pro secution of mean and sensual desires, and instead of employing their passions in the service of life, they spend their life in the Service of their passions; yet, though it is a truth very little received, that virtue is its own reward, it is surely an undeniable one, that vice is its own punishment; for when we have given our appetites a loose rein, We are immediately precipitated by them into unbounded and endless wishes, while we repine at our fortune, if its narrowness curbs them, though the gratification of them were a kindness, like the indulgence of a man's thirst in a dropsy; but this dis temper of mind is never to be remedied, till men will more unreservedly attempt the work, and will resolve to value themselves, rather upon a strong reason to allay their passions, than a fine imagination to raise them.
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Excerpt from The Christian Hero: An Argument Proving That No Principles but Those of Religion Are Sufficient to Make a Great Man My Lord, The address of the following papers is so very much due to your Lordship, that they are but a mere report of what has past upon my guard to my commander, for they were writ upon duty, when the mind was perfectly disengaged, and at leisure, in the silent watch of the night, to run over the busy dream of the day; and the vigilance, which obliges us to suppose an enemy always near us, has awakened a sense that there is a restless and subtle one, which constantly attends our steps, and meditates our ruin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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