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29. Till the end of winter, they remain Domeftic? in their cabins, enjoy the fruits of their la

bours, and taste the fweets of domestic hap

piness. This is their time of repofe, and selection?
their feafon of love. Knowing and loving
one another, each couple unite, not by
chance, but by tafte and a real felection.

30. The females bring forth in the end
of winter, and generally produce two or
three at a time. About this period they are retire?
left by the males, who retire to the country
to enjoy the pleafures and the fruits of the
fpring. They return occafionally however,
to their cabins but dwell there no more.

31. The mothers continue in the cabins, occupies ? and are occupied in nurfing, protecting, and rearing their young, which in a few weeks are in a fituation to follow their dams. The nurfing. beavers affemble not again till autumn, unless their banks or cabins be injured by inundations; for, when accidents of this kind hap- dams? pen, they fuddenly collect their forces, and repair the breaches that have been made.

32. This account of the fociety and opera- marvellous?? tions of beavers, however marvelous it may

appear, has been eftablished and confirmed

by fo many credible eye-witneffes, that it is credible? › impoffible to doubt of its reality.

1.

The Creation of the World.*

EANWHILE the fon

Mon this great expedition appear'd,

Expedition?

Girt with omnipotence, with radience crown'd radience?

Of

*This piece was felected with a view to be inferted at the end of the book, in order to afford a leffon for parfing a little more difficult than profe. There not having been room in that place, eccafions its appearing this.

Sapience? immenfe?

cherub?

Seraph? potenta es? armoury?

equipage?

Of Majelly divine, fapinence and love
Inmente, and all his Father in him fhone.
2. About his chariot numberlefs were pour'd
Cherub and feraph, potentates and thrones,
And virtues; winged ipirits and chariots wing'd
From the armoury ofGod: where ftand of old
Myriads, between two brazen mountains lodg'd
Against a folemn day, harnefs'd at hand.

3. Celeftial equipage! and now came forth Spontaneous, for within them fpirit liv'd, pontaneous? Attendant on their Lord: heav'n open'd wide Her ever during gates, harmonious found! On golden hinges mooving, to let forth The King of glory, in his pow'iful Word And Spirit, coming to create new worlds. 4. On heav'nly ground they stood, and from the fhore

immeafura

ble?

abyfs?

outrageous?

emnific?

chaos?

proceffion?

fervid?

They view'd the vaft immeafurable abyfs,
Outrageous as a fea, dark, wafteful, wild;
Up from the bottom turn'd by furious winds,
End furging waves; as mountains to affault
Heav'ns height, and with the centre mix the
pole.

5. Silence, ye troubled waves, and thou deep,

peace!

Said then the omnific Word, your difcord
end:

Nor ftay'd; but on the wings of cherubim
Uplifted, in paternal glory rode

Far into Chaos, and the world unborn;
For chaos heard his voice; him all his train
Follow'd in bright proceffion to behold
Creation, and the wonders of his might.

6. Then ftay'd the fervid wheels, and in his
hand

'He took the golden compafes, prepar'd

aircumfcribe? In God's eternal fore, to circumfcribe This univerfe, and all created things. One foot he center'd and the other turn'd profundity? Round through the vaft profundity obfcure,

And

And faid, Thus far extend, thus far thy bounds, Circumference? This be thy just circumference, O world!

7.Thus God the heav'n created, thus the earth, void ? Matter unform'd and void,Darkness profound

Cover'd th' abyfs: but on the watery calm

His brooding wings the Sp'rit of God out- infused? fpread,

And vital virtue infus'd, and vital warmth

Through the fluid mass ;but downward purg'd fluid?
The black, tartareous, cold, infernal dregs,
Adverse to life: then founded, then conglob'd
Like things to like; the reft to feveral place adverse?
Difparted; and between, spun out the air;
And earth, felf balanc'd, on her centre hung.

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Rules for moderating our Anger.

UR natures are fo perverfe and cor- Perverfe? rupt, that it is very hard for us to

give a loofe to any angry paffion againit

men, without running into fone fentiments malice? of malice or revenge, and thereby finning against God. Our anger is very apt to kindle about trifles or upon mere fufpicion, without fufpicion. just cause, or fometimes 1ifes too high where the caufe may be juft; or it continues too long, and turns into hatred; and in either of thefe three eafes it becomes fioful.

2. It is therefore with the utmost caution apoftle? that this paffion fhould ever be fuffered to a rife; and unless we quickly fupprefs it again, we fhall be in great danger of bringing guilt

upon our fouls. The bleffed apoftle therefore permission? connects the permiffion, the caution, and the reftraint together," Be angry, and fin not: let "hot the fun go down upon your wrath. "

3. Suffer not your thoughts to dwell on the thoughts. injuries you have received, or on the provoking words that have been spoken against you. Not only learn the art of neglecting injuries at the time you receive them, but let them grow

Magnify? lefs and lefs every moment, till they die out of your mind. Suffer not your musing imag

ination, when you are alone, to fwell and provocations? magnify the provocations that have been given you, nor to blow up the fire of this uneafy paffion.

4. Avoid much converfation with men of endeavour? wrath, and endeavour to keep clear of all difputes with weak minds, with obftinate fpirits, and especially with perfons of an angry and peevifh temper, as far as you can. If the flint and fteel flrike against each other in a way of difpute, the fparks of fire will be ready to fly out, and the angry flame will be kindled.

obflinate? peevish?

neighbours.

kindled.

bear.

finned.

forbear?

patient.

barbarous ?

redeem?

reviled?

threatened.

5. "Love your neighbours as yourself." You are not immediately kindled into wrath againft yourself, nor exprefs it with fuch violence, though you have often done yourself more injury by your own fins than all other perfons ever could do you.

6. You do not bear malice against yourself, nor hate yourself, though you have, perhaps, fome evil qualities belonging to you, and you have often finned against your own foul: you forbear yourfelf long, and you forgive yourself eafily: Learn then to forbear and forgive your neighbours.

7. Keep the facred examples of Jefus ever before your eyes: how meek under the vileft affronts! how patient under the rudeft injuries and most barbarous treatment! how forgiving even to his bloody murderers! how did he return the highest good for the greatest evil and paid down his blood and life to redeem his enemies from hell, and to purchase. eternal joy and glory for them!

8. "Let fuch a mind be in you as was in "Chrift the Son of God, who being reviled "reviled not again; and when he suffered, he "threatened not leaving us an example that 66 we should follow his steps.

On Order in doing bufinefs; and the Utility of Eearly rifing.

1. AY down a little plan for yourself, Studies. ·L and all your ftudies, exercifes and

employments will be eafy and practicable. You will have time for every thing; and you will never feem in a hurry, nor embarralled. embarrassed? Order is the first law of nature, and of nature's God. The moon, ftars and tides, vary not a moment; and the fun knoweth its "hour of going down."

2. Without order a thousand things will be improperly delayed, or wholly neglected.

While we are hefitating where to begin, or what befitating? to do, hours fly away infenfibly, never to return. If every thing know its place, you will efcape the lofs of many valuable moments, fearches. and the anxiety of as many unprofitable fearches.

3. Exactnefs is, by no means, the neceffary

appendage of an old maid. Order is the very appendage ? parent of tranquility. A perfon is always eafy whofe affairs are always in a regular arrange

ment. At the fame time let the mechanifin of mechanifin? your procefs be invifible.

4. The perfection of art, you know, is to

conceal it. Be always ready to receive your conceal. friends with an open countenance and a cheer

ful heart. Society and connection have claims

upon us, to which we should facrifice every facrifice? felfifh confideration.

5. If you be an early rifer, you may find thne for every thing. It is amazing how much is gained by lopping off an hour or lopping. two, from indulgence, in the morning. Nor

is the mere faving of time the only advantage.

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