Because Impudence Is A Vice, It Does

They That Examine Into The Nature Of Man, Abstract From Art And Education, May Observe, That What Renders Him A Sociable Animal, Consists Not In His Desire Of Company, Good-nature, Pity, Affability, And Other Graces Of A Fair Outside; But That His Vilest And Most Hateful Qualities Are The Most Necessary Accomplishments To Fit Him For The Largest, And, According To The World, The Happiest And Most Flourishing Societies.

Because Impudence Is A Vice, It Does Not Follow That Modesty Is A Virtue; It Is Built Upon Shame, A Passion In Our Nature, And May Be Either Good Or Bad According To The Actions Performed From That Motive.

The Only Thing Of Weight That Can Be Said Against Modern Honor Is That It Is Directly Opposite To Religion. The One Bids You Bear Injuries With Patience, The Other Tells You If You Don't Resent Them, You Are Not Fit To Live.

Ye Children Of Promise Who Are Awaiting Your Call To Glory, Take Possession Of The Inheritance That Now Is Yours. By Faith Take The Promises. Live Upon Them, Not Upon Emotions. Remember, Feeling Is Not Faith. Faith Grasps And Clings To The Promises. Faith Says, "i Am Certain, Not Because Feeling Testifies To It, But Because God Says It.

Some People Are Not To Be Persuaded To Taste Of Any Creatures They Have Daily Seen And Been Acquainted With, While They Were Alive; Others Extend Their Scruple No Further Than To Their Own Poultry, And Refuse To Eat What They Fed And Took Care Of Themselves; Yet All Of Them Will Feed Heartily And Without Remorse On Beef, Mutton And Fowls When They Are Bought In The Market.