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looked in upon them, but with no great kindnefs in her manner. I defired him to call upon them, and deliver a bank-bill which I gave him, and the next day I waited upon them. O, Sir, (cried the good lady) am I never to fee you without fuch violent emotion!Your goodnefs will deftroy me!-God forbid (interrupted I) that I fhould miss my aim fo far! but do not you, dear Madam, counteract me: do not hurt yourfelf. If you muft exprefs fo much gratitude for fuch small benefits, do it in fparing me all the pain you can. I have heard of your patient fufferings; but now you do not exert your ufual equanimity. Let me afk, if you you was in my fituation, and I in yours, do not you think you would do, at least, as I do? She cried, O, Sir! I am fure you would then do as we do, all but adore the benevolent heart that fhewed fuch divine. compaffion on the fatherlefs and friendlefs!-Friendless did I fay? I wronged your goodnefs!--That is right, Madam, look upon me as your friend, and let me have the honour of calling you mine, and then we fhall have a mutual claim to the affiftance of each other.————

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An INSTANCE of DISINTERESTEDNESS.

N the reign of James the Second, Doctor Wallis was then Dean of Waterford in Ireland; and during the troubles of that unhappy country at that period, he fuffered greatly in his private fortune, from his ftrong attachment to the Proteftant faith. After peace was reflored, and the Proteftant Religion firmly establifhed by King William, Wallis was prefented to the Court of London, as a gentleman who had well inerited the royal patronage. The King had before heard the ftory of his fufferings, and therefore immediately turning to the Dean, defired him to choose any Church-preferment then wacant. Wallis (with all the modely incident to men of real

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worth) after a due acknowledgment of the Royal favour, requested the Deanery of Derry. How! replied the King, in a tranfport of furprife, afk the Deanery, when you must know the Bishopric of that very place is alfo vacant! True, my liege, replied Wallis, I do know it; but could not in honefly afk fo great a benefice, being confcious there are many other gentlemen who have fuffered more than myself, and deferve better at your Majefty's hands. I therefore prefume to repeat my former requeft. It is needlefs to add his request was granted. They parted: the Dean highly fatisfied with his vifit, and the King aftonished at so notable an inftance of difintereflednefs. How laudable an example this! And how worthy of imitation!

A Providential Efcape of the PROTESTANTS in IRELAND, from Queen MARY'S Perfecution.

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UEEN Mary, after murdering many Proteftants in England, figned a Commiffion for the Perfecution of them in Ireland, and appointed Dr. Cole to be one of the Commiffioners; fending the Commiffion by the Doctor himself.

In the way the Doctor lodged one night at Chester, where, being visited by the Mayor, he acquainted him with the contents of his meffage; and taking a leathern-box out of his cloak-bag, faid, Here is a Commiffion that fhall lash the Heretics of Ireland.

The good woman of the houfe, being well affected to the Proteftants, and having a brother in Dublin who was one, was greatly disturbed at the Doctor's words. Therefore waiting an opportunity, while the Mayor took leave, and the Doctor went with him to the door, fhe opened the box, took the Commiffion out, and inflead thereof put in a pack of cards, with the knave of clubs uppermost.

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The Doctor fufpecting nothing, put the box into his cloakbag again, and next day fet fail for Dublin. When he arrived there, the Lord Deputy Fitzwalter fent for him to appear before him, and the Privy Council. The Doctor being come, made a very long speech, relating to the subject of his Commiffion; and then delivered his box, with its contents. But when the Deputy opened it, to the great surprise of all prefent, and to the Doctor's confufion, nothing appeared but a pack of cards, with the knave of clubs faced uppermoft.

The Doftor affured the Deputy, that he had a Commission; but knew not how it was gone. Then faid the Lord Deputy, Let us have another Commiffion, and we will fhuffle the cards in the mean time.

The Doctor haftened back to England in great confufion, and obtained another Commiflion; but being detained on this fide the water, for want of a fair wind, was prevented from putting it into execution, by news of the Queen's death.

This account is attefted in Sir James Ware's Manuscripts; who also mentions, that Queen Elizabeth being informed of the truth, fent for the woman (named Elizabeth Matter fhead) and gave her a penfion of forty pounds, during life.

An Extract from the WILL of Mr. RICHARD BAXTER.

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RICHARD BAXTER, of London, Clerk, an unworthy Servant of Jefus Chrift, drawing to the end of this tranfitory life, having, through God's great mercy, the free use of my understanding, do make this my laft Will and Teftament. My fpirit I commit with truft and hope of the heavenly felicity, into the hands of Jefus, my glorified Redeemer, and Interceffor; and, by his Mediation, into the hands of God, my reconciled Father, the Infinite, Eternal Spirit, Light, Life, and Love; moft Great and Wife, and Good, the God of Nature, Grace, and Glory; of whom, and through whom,

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and to whom are all things, my abfolute Owner, Ruler, and Benefactor: whofe I am, and whom (though imperfectly) I ferve, feek, and truft, to whom be glory for ever, Amen.

To him I render most humble thanks, that he hath filled up my life with abundance of mercy, pardoned my fins by the merits of Chrift; and vouchfafed, by his Spirit, to renew and feal me as his own, and to moderate and bless to me my longfufferings in the flesh, and at laft to sweeten them by his own intereft and comforting approbation, who taketh the cause of love and concord as his own.

A Copy of the WILL of the Rev. Dr. SAMUEL ANNESLY; who departed this Life, Dec. 31, 1696; in the 77th Year of his Age.

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N the Name of God, Amen! I Doctor Samuel Annely, of the Liberty of Norton-Fulgate, in the county of Middle fex, an unworthy Minifter of Jefus Chrift, being through mercy in health of body and mind, do make this my laft Will and Teftament, concerning my earthly pittance.

For my foul, I dare humbly fay, it is, through grace, de. voted unto God (otherwife than by legacy) when it may live here no longer. I do believe that my body, after its fleeping awhile in Jefus, fhall be reunited to my foul, that they may both be for ever with the Lord.

Of what I fall leave behind me, I make this fhort dif pofal. My juft debts being paid, I give to each of my children, one fhilling, and all the reft to be equally divided between my fon Benjamin Annefly, my daughter Judith Annefly, and my daughter Ann Annefly, whom I make my Executors of this my laft Will and Teftament; revoking all former, and confirming this with my hand and feal this 29th of March, 1693. SAMUEL ANNESLY. A MOTTO,

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N the dial of St. Neot's, in Huntingdonshire is the fol lowing motto, Lux Umbra Dei, Light is the Shadow of God: alluding, perhaps to those two beautiful paffages of Scripture which reprefent the Divinity as dwelling in Light, and covering himself with Light, as with a garment. On the other fide of the fame dial are thefe words, Zan, 'ATIS, Zá. Life; a Vapour, a Shadow.

It is obfervable, Plato, speaking of God fays, Truth is his Body, and Light is his Shadow.

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