from what I have obferved in your Temper, which my Duty obliges me to ftudy; but alfo from the Reflection of a brave Heathen What is that Reflection?He fays, that notwithstanding the Perfon difobliging him is not of the fame Flefh and Blood with himfelf, yet is he near of kin to him, as both their Minds are extracted from the fame Deity: He is of Opinion, that it is not in the Power of any Man to do him a real Injury, and the Reafon he affigns for it is, that no Man can force hint to misbehave himself; wherefore he cannot find in his Heart to hate, or be angry with one of his own Nature and Family.

We are all, continues he, made for mutual Affiftance, no less than the Parts of the Body are for the Service of the whole; from whence it follows, that Clafhing and Oppofition are quite unnatural, and fuch an unfriendly Difpofition is imply'd in Refentment and Averfion..

By the Good-nature which reigns in this Heathen, I guess your Author is Marcus Antoninus; but, my dear Jewel, don't expect to find me rival the Virtues of that incomparable Prince Why not, Sir, you have an Advantage over him? I take you, my Darling; but he was a Heathen Chriftian, and we are Chriftian Heathens.

Don't include yourself, my dear Sir; the Age is too wicked, but there are a Number of good, and, no doubt, 'tis owing to their Piety that we feel not the avenging Wrath of a provok'd and tremendous God; yet fo merciful, fo compaffionate, that could Sodom have afforded but ten righteous Perfons, he would have averted the impending Judgment, by which it was dreadfully destroy'd.

But, my dear Sir, you have made me digrefs from the Subject: Can you let a Heathen go beyond you in a Chriftian Virtue; nay, the moft. amiable,

amiable, the Conqueft of our Paff Infults or Injuries?

No, my little dear Oratrix; I f and fince you plead in her Behal roughly reconciled fooner than I in

I defign'd to make her Pride f for fear of a Relapfe; but I can where fuch Beauty and Goodness

I am fure, Sir, my Lady's not have allow'd your Refentment long Duration. 'Tis true the beh fion which did not become her go Birth and Rank; and afterwards nefs, a Distance which was not fui racter your Wife;

amends in his though my Complaifance to her as Mrs. BSir, how great Provocation had when you reflect on the Caufe, forgive the Effects.

Well, but my pretty Pratler, w fee what you have written to Mrs. Tho 'tis my Duty and Pleasure to own I would rather you would no Trifle; befide befide what! have not treated me as harfhly in former Letters. No, Sir, but I a be angry at one Expreffion with which I chid my self for. Na fuffer twice for one Fault; if you Part against Pamela, I ought to fied. Is this Sheet I fee all? no Let me, my Charmer, have the for You fhall have them all if you v while I am by, and will promife n to no one elfe.I except your

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I gave him the Papers, and he tenderly embracing me put them in his Pocket, faying they should be his Morning's Entertainment till Church-time. Rachel is come to tell me Supper is going upon Table. Adieu, my dear Mrs. Jervis.

Friday and Saturday I ftaid at home; Mr. B--diverted himself with fometimes taking the Air, fometimes reading; we had no Visitors.

Sunday my dear Mafter was up very early, and in about an Hour after he had been dreffed, the Horfes were ordered to the Door, and he and my Father took an Airing round the Grounds, as they have conftantly done every Morning fince we have been here: They return'd, and we fat down to Breakfaft a little after Eight.

We chatted on different Things, till the Table was removed, when Mr. B faid, my dear Pamela, you will I am fure be agreeably enterain'd at Church, for our young Curate is admired by all who hear him preach.

Sir, replied I, I had much rather be inftructed in my Religion, and improved in my Morals, by Orthodox Doctrine, than have my Ears tickled with finooth Periods, and quaint Metaphors, delivered with proper Emphasis and Action.

But, my dear Critick, won't you allow that found Doctrine deferves to be deck'd with all the Flowers of Rhetorick: Is a fine and a virtuous Lady lefs engaging if richly drefs'd ? In Answer, Sir, I muft fay, found Doctrine does not want thefe Ornaments, thefe Flowers of Rhetorick. It's Sublimity fets it above all Embellishments, as Truth is moft beautiful when naked. There is a majestic Loftinefs in the plain Diction of the holy Scriptures, which none of your florid Orators can come up to Your Simile I think a very good one; for as the Glare of Jewels and rich Cloaths will at

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tract the Eyes of fuch as are f Luftre, in Prejudice to native Jingle of Words will draw the Ignorant, who regarding the Sm overlook the Inftructions of the I in it.

You have turn'd the Simile ag you are for a plain Discourse.

I muft own I am pleased to fee ing defcend to the Capacity of more zealous for their Edificatio for the Character of an eloquent Pr I am then fatisfied will ap you Curate, whofe Diction carries wi it is intelligible to the meaneft the fame time engages the Attentio ed; he never employs a foreign find an English one which carries ing; for Example, he would not infuperable for invincible, which quainted with; his Allegories are ftand, his Metaphors juft, eafy, Controverfy, as it will not edify he never ineddles with. Metaphy is of no Ufe to Husbandmen, an Duty to make them live up to the man Nature, not his Bufinefs to pu abftrufe Philofophy, and fpeculative

That he may comply with this cellent young Divine proves his Bel trine he teaches by living up to it all Hours of the Night, without Weather, to attend and pray by the his Parifhoners often, examines the ftructs the ignorant in their Duty Children every Week; if he hears fions in the Parish, he makes it his

diate Peace, by reprefenting to each Party what is required of them as Chriftians, whofe Profeflion is Meeknefs, Forbearance, brotherly Love and Charity; and what they ought to do as Men of Senfe, who will maturely weigh the probable Confequences before they undertake any thing.

...He fhews them the Inconveniencies and Expences of the Law, and lets them know they may as well decide their Difference, by leaving it to the Arbitration of honeft and judicious Neighbours, as pay Attorneys Bills, Counsellors and Office Fees, to have the Sentiments of a Court: He is entirely void of Avarice, a rare Example of Humility, and charitable to the Extent of his Power.

The Rector of this Parish is extremely old, and as the Advowson is now in me, I intend to fhew I admire his Virtues by encouraging them with the Living, (which is two hundred Pounds a Year) on the Death of the prefent Incumbent.

Pray, Sir, of what Country is this good young Clergyman?

He fhall tell you himself, when you find a proper Opportunity to introduce the Queftion-What has he for ferving the Cure?Thirty Pounds; but my Lord to whom he is Chaplain, and who is very fond of him, allows, for his better Support, fifty Pounds a Year more.

When it was Time, our whole Family went to Church. I was dreffed, becaufe fuch was the Command of my dear and honour'd Master, in the richeft Suit his Bounty had given me, and with all that Profufion of brilliant Diamonds derived to me from the fame dear and liberal Hand.

Mr. Brown, which is the Name of this young Curate, fo juftly admired, read Prayers with great Devotion, and with an auditle Voice; he after wards made a fine Difcourfe on thefe Words. So