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My Dear Son. The Demand of a Pocket Booek furnisheth me with an opportunity of stating [[deletion]] un [[/deletion]] to You my wishes (upon or concuring Your future Conduct [[addition]] in Life [[/addition]] Since drawing near when you will be put [[deletion]] under in [[/deletion]] ^ [[addition]] into [[/addition]] the Hands of Governors; under whose care You will study [[deletion]] the [[/deletion]] more manly learning [[deletion]] s [[/deletion]] than what You have done hitherto. my Novice will be short, but Sincere; & therefore i [[deletion]] call upon You [[/deletion]] flatter myself not less serviceable to You. Above all things i recomend Unto You, to fear God. a Duty which [[deletion]] don too [[/deletion]] must lead You to all the rest with ease; as his assistance being properly implored [[deletion]] for [[/deletion]] will be Your guide through every action of life. Abhor all vice, in private, as well as in Publick, [[deletion]] for a Prince is looked upon [[/deletion]] [[addition]] and [[unclear]] upon yourself ^ [[addition]] as [[/addition]] obliged to sel good [[unclear]] [[/addition]] Disdain all Flatery: it will corrupt Your manners, and render You Contempt before the world. Do justice unto every Body, and avoid [[unclear]] the first will acquire ^ [[addition]] to [[/addition]] You [[deletion]] r [[/deletion]] happiness in this world ^ [[addition]] as well as herafter: [[/addition]] the [[deletion]] other [[/deletion]] [[addition]] latter [[/addition]] will make you [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] Unhappy, because it leaves [[deletion]] You [[/deletion]] [[addition]] after it [[/addition]] an Unhappy Conscience; a [[deletion]] thing intuition against it which [[unclear]] you to work in your y [[/deletion]] a situation which [[deletion]] by all [[unclear]] [[addition]] [[deletion]] unto [[/deletion]] [[/addition]] People must be called [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] seems [[deletion]] un [[/deletion]] to [[addition]] me [[/addition]] [[deletion]] my [[/deletion]] the most wretched in Life; as it deprives us of the enjoyment of Life, [[unclear]] [[addition]] that is peace [[/addition]] of mind. Love and Esteem those that are about You. [[deletion]] and look upon Yourself [[/deletion]] You confide in [[deletion]] their friends [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] and act with Sincerity towards them: [[addition]] a [[/addition]] that [[deletion]] only will build [[/deletion]] [[addition]] alone will be productive of a lasting [[/addition]] [[deletion]] [[addition]] a lasting [[/addition]] [[/deletion]] friendship. [[deletion]] and nothing but not [[/deletion]] Treat nobody with Contempt, [[addition]] for [[/addition]] that will deprive you of it. Be charitable [[deletion]] un [[/deletion]] to every Body; not forgetting Your meaner [[unclear]] dont ^ [[deletion]] hurt [[/deletion]] [[addition]] use [[/addition]] them with indifference: [[addition]] rather [[/addition]] pity them that they [[addition]] are obliged to [[/addition]] [[underline]] must [[/underline]] serve, and do Unto them as You would be done by I mean by that [[addition]] you should not [[/addition]] [[deletion]] dont [[/deletion]] think