A sermon preached Febr. 14, 1698, and now published, at the request of the…A sermon preach'd Febr. 14, 1698, and now publish'd, at the request of the…

BUT how much may a Just, Prudent, Well-tempered Vigilancy and Severity do, towards the prevention of all this? And so much the more, by how much Public Animadversions, shall render the things Men incur Punishment for, not only in common Estimate, Unrighteous, but Ignominious things.

BUT how much may a Just, Prudent, Well-tempered Vigilancy and Severity do, towards the prevention of all this? And so much the more, by how much Publick Animadversions, shall render the things Men incur Punishment for, not only in common Estimate, Vnrighteous, but Ignominious things.

THAT Principle of Shame in the Nature of Man, if by proper Applications it were endeavoured to be wrought upon, would contribute more to the reforming a Vicious World, than most other Methods that have ever been tried to that purpose. 'Tis a tender Passion, of quick, and most acute sense. Things that are thought Opprobrious, have so sensible a pungency with them, that (tho all Tempers are not herein alike) many that can feel little else, reckon a Disgrace, an unsufferable thing. And I little doubt but if Punishments for grosser Vices, were ⟨p. 31⟩more attempered to this Principle, they would have much more effect.

THAT Principle of Shame in the Nature of Man, if by proper Applications it were endeavoured to be wrought upon, would contribute more to the reforming a Vitious World, than most other Methods that have ever been tried to that purpose. 'Tis a tender Passion, of quick, and most acute sense. Things that are thought Opprobrious, have so sensible a pungency with them, that (tho all Tempers are not herein alike) many that can feel little else, reckon a Disgrace, an unsufferable thing. And I little doubt but if Punishments for grosser Vices, were ⟨p. 31⟩more attempered to this Principle, they would have much more effect.