A. We can't much approve either of the Prudence, Good-Nature, or Truth of thofe Perfons, who are eternally commending the Days of our Great Grandfa thers, and declaiming against our own. 'Tis certain, we had Vices common here in Henry the 8th's days, which now make an English Man tremble but to hear them mentioned. To come to the Que tion, we think the prefent Carriage of the Female Sex much what the fame, or at least not worse, than their former Behaviour
Many then were proud, foolish, and vain, and fo they are now; and Men as well as they; and fo it is like to continue when the Athemians Oracle is forgotten. After all, moft of their Vanity they owe to us; and if we our felves firft tell them they are Angels, and are afterwards angry when we find them mortal, whom can we blame for the Mistake? To be fhort, their Admirers think them Angels, becaufe they place their
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Q. Whether Men do not generally marry in vaix, fince what they chiefly propofe, viz. the avoiding the bafenefs of a mixt Pofterity, is ufually fo little regarded by them on whom that Truft depends?
A. If that Evil is hardly avoidable after all the Restraints which God's Commands, and the Wif dom of all Nations can lay upon the wild Humour of fome Men, how much lefs were it fo, if all were left to the most lawless Liberty? unlefs they will fairly confefs they are wicked meerly from a Principle of Contradiction. In the mean time, we neither believe the World fo good, or fo bad as fome fuppofe it; in all Places and Ages there were fome who prostituted their own and their Husband's Honour, but Charity obliges us to hope, many more who would even unto Death inviolably preferve it. But fuppofing not, how filly is't for Men to complain of themselves; would they but let the Women alene,we fhould have them all Saints, and their Husbands Honours much more fafe than if they were in their own keeping.
Ats 7. 43. What's the Meaning
of the Paffage ?
Abdication, the Meaning of the
Word?
Amphere, why is it fe die Afloss, do the Scriptures and
Air, how can a fquare Inch of it,
perform fuch Effects, which
the Weight of the Atmosphere
cannot exceed ?
ibid.
Actions, are thofe lawful, which,
Primitive Authors Cenfure it
as finful?
348
Antimony, how can it emit Ver-
tue, and not leffen its Quan-
tity?
370
Antidiluvians, did they exceed
the Poftdiluvians as much in
Strength and Stature, as in
Longevity?
Adam, if all Men finned in him,
muft they not be all in him?
384
103Apprentices or Servants, may they
fteal Opportunities to acquaint
themfelves with the Mystery
of Business?
Adultery, an Inftance of it, with
fome Difficulty concerning
upon private Reasons, we have
promifed not to do? 76
Abraham's Steward, may we imi-
tate his Example by asking a
Sign?
Abfolute Decrees, are there any
fuch?
Abraham, was he not the firft In-
ftitutor of Publick-Schools?
Almond, why fo bitter being ta-
ken in the Mouth, and yet the
Oyl fo very sweet? 155
Authors, which would you re-
commend for Mathematicks,
Metaphyficks, Logicks, and
Natural Philofophy? 308
Apprentice, reduced to want, how
may he relieve himself? 317
it,
Arrow or Bullet, why is the Force
of it lefs when just discharg'd,
than at a greater Distance? 130
Athanafius, was he not too un-
charitable to damn all that is
not of his Creed?
134
Alexander
Dottle well cork'd, and no-
Dthing but Air in it, if let
down fo many Fathoms into
the Sea, why is the Cork with-
in the Bottle when drawn
up?
3
Blood, what Reafons can you give
for its Circulation?
7
Blood, in what fpace of Time
does it circulate through the
whole Body?
13
Blood, how does it circulate when
a Leg or Arm is cut off? 14
Blafphemy, what is it? ibid.
Blafphemy, the Athenians defended
from that Imputation? 29
Back-fliding, a difficult Cafe a-
tout it,
Ohefion of two polished
Pieces of Glafs or Marble,
what's the Reafon of it?
Christ, how could he appear to
his Difciples when the Doors
were fhut?
27
Common-Prayer, is it not damning
to use any other?
38
Charity, and the Frown of Pro-
vidence, a nice Difficultyä.
bout them,
41
Cohabitation betwixt Man and
Wife, a Difficulty concerning
it,
Chyrurgeons, mayn't the fpeedy
Cures now wrought by Powder
and Drops, do fome Prejudice
to their Bufinefs?
65
Confcience, can Relations oblige
one to go contrary to it? 73
Covetous rich Man, can he be ho-
neft?
Cane, and a Tobacco-Pipe, why
87
do they emit Fire?
Chriftian, is he one that does not
all he can to convert others?
533
Conversion of others, is not the
want of a Concern about it,
a great Dishonour of God?
ibid.
Creator, if he is infinitely Good,
why is the World fill'd with
Poifon, Vipers, &c
534
Children, may they not fuffer in
this World for the Sins of Pa-
rents?
539
Calamities of an honeft Man in
Trade, are they not as meri-
torious, as the Sufferings of
the Martyrs?
ibid.
Calf, with an Excrefcence of Flesh
like a Commode, pray the Rea-
fon of it?
545
Chamelion, is there any fuch
Creature?
Confident,why are fome Men more
fo than others?
552
Counterfeit Money, is it not unjust
to pay it?
553
Chriftianity, whether it is not pro-
bable, it was first invented
at the Destruction of Jerufa-
lem?
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