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Words of peace or, Dr. Manton's last sayings many of them taken from him…Words of peace or, Dr. Mantons last sayings many of them taken from him…
Words of peace or, Dr. Manton's last sayings many of them taken from him on his death-bed, or observed on other remarkable occasions; tending very much to the edification of Christians.Words of peace or, Dr. Mantons last sayings many of them taken from him on his death-bed, or observed on other remarkable occasions; tending very much to the edification of Christians.
London: printed by A.P. and T.H. for P. Brooksby, 1677
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25. Self-interest twines it self to far into all our actions, that it infects our very Charity; Men will be bountiful sometimes, because they are ambitious, and purchase the shadow of one virtue with the real loss of another; If at all we fling our bread upon the Waters, we choose not Currents that run all one way from us, but tiding Waters, we do good only to such as many return it.
25. Self-interest twines it self to far into all our actions, that it infects our very Charity; Men will be bountiful sometimes, because they are ambitious, and purchase the shaddow of one vertue with the real loss of another; If at all we fling our bread upon the Waters, we chuse not Currents that run all one way from us, but tideing Waters, we do good only to such as many return it.
26. He must be a Fool who sells himself to buy a Garment, how then dare you expose your soul to gratify your body?
26. He must be a Fool who sells himself to buy a Garment, how then dare you expose your soul to gratifie your body?
27. Never divulge slanders against any, nor encourage them, but entertain all lessoning disparagings of others with tingling Ears, slow belief, blushes for the defamer as well as the defamed, a dejected countenance, an excusing tongue, or a distasteful silence.
27. Never divulge slaunders against any, nor incourage them, but entertain all lessoning disparagings of others with tingling Ears, slow belief, blushes for the defamer as well as the defamed, a dejected countenance, an excusing tongue, or a distastful silence.