curious, or hard to be fatisfied in thefe

Cafes. But with Respect to the

great Work of Charity, which has called us together this Day, I can with Pleasure observe to you, that it ftands free of these Difficulties; it will appear fo to do from the Nature of the Charity itself, and the Method in which it is conducted: and though neither the Persons who have undertaken this good Work defire to have their Praises fet forth, nor is it my Intention to do it; yet, in Juftice to the Work itself, give me Leave to mention very briefly fome Circumstances attending it, that may recommend it to the Approbation of good People.

In the firft Place then, the Perfons admitted to partake in this Charity are real Objects, and from the Nature of the Thing they must be so: the Blind, the Lame, the diseased of various Kinds, resort hither for a Cure of their Evils. That fuch are proper Objects of Charity, there is no Doubt; but when Complaints of this Nature are used to move private Charity, they are often counterfeited; and the Money intended for the Relief of a poor Cripple, is perhaps given to a sturdy Vagabond. But that Case can never happen here; for Cheats and Coun$ 3 terfeits

terfeits never come to an Hofpital to be cured; they never defire that their Complaints fhould be examined by the skilful Eye and Hand of the Surgeon. Whatever therefore may happen in other Cases, you may be fure to meet with no Frauds of this Kind in this Charity.,

There are Distempers, indeed, which may be pretended, and in judging of which, even the skilful may be impofed on; but neither will fuch Frauds come here; for nobody will pretend fuch Difeafes, merely for the Sake of going into a Course of Physic, and fubmitting to the Rules and Orders of a Place, which, though it affords ample Provifion for the Wants of the Miferable, yet it affords no Temptation to the Idle and Vicious, that they should defire to come under the Rule and Discipline of it.

Secondly, Whatever is given in Support of this Inftitution, flows from the true and generous Principle of Charity, before described: all Perfons are entitled to Relief here, if they' really want it; and every Contributor is moved by the general Regard to the Good of Men, without any Regard to the little Partialities, which often influence our private Charities, whether we intend they should or

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no. But to subscribe to support an Hospital, open to all just Complaints, is a general Subfcription for the Affiftance and Comfort of Men in Mifery and Diftrefs, without any other Confideration whatever: and therefore this Charity has this excellent Ingredient in it, that it is Love without Partiality.

Laftly, There is one Inducement more, which is the good Management and Oeconomy fhewn in the Application of this Charity. I have mentioned now a Thing worthy to be highly commended and extolled, but not by me in this Audience. I shall take Notice of it, therefore, only as a Fact, a Fact published by laying the Accounts of this Charity before the World, and in which every Man, who pleases, may at an easy Rate have full Satisfaction.

If this Confideration is, and furely it is a great Inducement to Benefactors to encourage this good Work; it is an Argument alfo to those who have employed their Time and their Pains in the Affairs of this Houfe, to perfevere in this Work of Love: their Charity is more, perhaps, than they imagine: others give whatever their Proportion amounts to; but thefe, by their good and wife Administration, encourage many to give;

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give; it is a Circumftance which they may reflect on with Comfort here, and it will furely have its Reward hereafter.

Go on therefore with Cheerfulness, in this great and good Employment; and in Confidence that you are ferving a Master, who will not forget this your Work and Labour of Love.

DISCOURSE XII.

DEUT. xxxii. 45, 46.

And Mofes made an End of Speaking all these Words to all Ifrael.

And be faid unto them, Set your Hearts unto all the Words, which I testify among you this Day; which ye shall command your Children to obferve, to do all the Words of this Law.

OU have in the Text the laft Piece

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of Advice which Mofes gave to the People of Ifrael; for on the felf-fame Day, on which he made this Exhortation, he was fummoned by God to depart from this World; accordingly he died on the Moun tain of Nebo, and was gathered to his People.

The last Advice of dying Friends natu

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