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48 Thefecond2. By morall righteoufnesjincane allthofe perfc(5^ionsand poflibilitics of civill hontfty, and uprightdealing, attaincablc by the light ofratiiralliinderftandingjgencrall notions of right and wrong,and pradife ofmorall prcceptSjinlargedjimproved,and husbanded to the hcight^hcrcby many ancientHeathens went farre,and did many admirable sndexcellent things, even fuch, and fo wonhy,that may juftly make the heft of our mecre civil 1honcff men hang dowrn their hcads,and be horriblyafliamed.For inftance.Tahricius^ that famous Jloman, was fo precife,that (as it is reported of him) it waseafier to tu rncthcSunne from his courfe, then to draw FabriciU'Sfrom juft and honcfl dealing. King Pyrrhu6 couldwith no gold or gifts, no not with promifc ofthefourth part of his Kingdome, poflfibly corrupt thisman j and yet how many miferable men in this verymid-day ofthe Gofpell will be eafily drawn bya fecrct bribe,office,honor>preferment, fome earthlyfavour,todo villanoufly, to betray a good caufe,a good man, and a good confcience, to fliame himfelfefor ever, grow odious to G o d and man, andgoetohell.In thefe difTolutc and formall times,would itnor be deemed to draw towards too much ftri(5tneffe,if a Miniftcr ihould prefTe this dutic uponLawyers 5 that every timebfcfore they goe out oftheir doorcs to plead at the Barre, they fhouldproftratcthemfelvcsin private, and befides otherpaffages,pray uoto God, that he would fo guidetheir