Chapter XXVII: Preface: To Poor Richard Improved, 1748 (4)

What distant Seats soe'er I may explore,
When frail Mortality shall be no more;
If aught of meek or contrite in thy Sight
Shall fit me for the Realms of Bliss and Light,
Be this the Bliss of all my future Days,
To view thy Glories, and to sing thy Praise.
When the dread Hour, ordain'd of old, shall come,
Which brings on stubborn Guilt its righteous Doom,
[When]
+----+---+----------------------------+--------+--------+
| | | Remark. days, &c. |[Sun]ris|[Sun]set| -->
+----+---+----------------------------+--------+--------+
| 1 | 2 | _Moderate_ | 6 12 | 5 48 |
| 2 | 3 | _and pleasant,_| 6 13 | 5 47 |
| 3 | 4 |Days 11 32 long. | 6 14 | 5 46 |
| 4 | 5 | _but_ | 6 15 | 5 45 |
| 5 | 6 | _soon turns_ | 6 16 | 5 44 |
| 6 | 7 |Days dec. 3 26 | 6 18 | 5 42 |
| 7 | G |16 past Trin. | 6 19 | 5 41 |
| 8 | 2 | _to rain,_ | 6 20 | 5 40 |
| 9 | 3 | _with high_ | 6 21 | 5 39 |
| 10 | 4 | _wind, and_ | 6 22 | 5 38 |
| 11 | 5 | _cool,_ | 6 23 | 5 37 |
| 12 | 6 |Days dec. 3 40 | 6 25 | 5 35 |
| 13 | 7 | _then more_ | 6 26 | 5 34 |
| 14 | G |17 past Trin. | 6 27 | 5 33 |
| 15 | 2 | _settled_ | 6 29 | 5 31 |
| 16 | 3 |Day 11 h. long. | 6 30 | 5 30 |
| 17 | 4 | _and fair,_ | 6 31 | 5 29 |
| 18 | 5 |=ST. LUKE.= | 6 32 | 5 28 |
| 19 | 6 | _warm,_ | 6 34 | 5 26 |
| 20 | 7 |Day dec. 4 h. | 6 35 | 5 25 |
| 21 | G |18 past Trin. | 6 37 | 5 23 |
| 22 | 2 |K Geo. II. cro. | 6 38 | 5 22 |
| 23 | 3 | _and flying_ | 6 39 | 5 21 |
| 24 | 4 | _clouds,_ | 6 40 | 5 20 |
| 25 | 5 |Crispin. | 6 41 | 5 19 |
| 26 | 6 | _then_ | 6 43 | 5 17 |
| 27 | 7 |Days 10 32 long. | 6 44 | 5 16 |
| 28 | G |=SIMON= and =JUDE.= | 6 45 | 5 15 |
| 29 | 2 | _cold rain,_ | 6 46 | 5 14 |
| 30 | 3 | _and wind._ | 6 48 | 5 12 |
| 31 | 4 | _rain._ | 6 49 | 5 11 |
+----+---+----------------------------+--------+--------+

+----+-----------------+---------------------------------------------+
| | [Moon] pl. | Aspects, &c. |
+----+-----------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 1 |[Sagittarius] 10 | _If you have_ |
| 2 | 23 | [Venus] rise 3 45 |
| 3 |[Capricorn] 5 | [Moon] with [Saturn] _no_ |
| 4 | 17 | _Honey in your_ |
| 5 | 29 | 7 *s rise 7 20 |
| 6 |[Aquarius] 11 | [Sextile] [Sun] [Jupiter] [Quartile] [Mars] |
| | | [Venus] |
| 7 | 23 | [Quartile] [Saturn] [Mercury] _Pot,_ |
| 8 |[Pisces] 5 | [Trine] [Mars] [Mercury] _have_ |
| 9 | 17 | _some in your_ |
| 10 | 29 | _Mouth._ |
| 11 |[Aries] 11 | _A Pair of_ |
| 12 | 23 | [Saturn] sets 9 33 |
| 13 |[Taurus] 6 | [Sextile] [Jupiter] [Mercury] _good_ |
| 14 | 19 | 7 *s rise 6 46 |
| 15 |[Gemini] 2 | [Moon] with [Mars] _Ears_ |
| 16 | 15 | [Jupiter] rises 12 42 |
| 17 | 29 | Sirius ri. 12 0 |
| 18 |[Cancer] 13 | [Mars] rises 7 20 |
| 19 | 27 | [Venus] rises 3 23 |
| 20 |[Leo] 11 | [Moon] with [Jupiter] _will_ |
| 21 | 25 | _drain dry an_ |
| 22 |[Virgo] 9 | [Conjunction] [Sun] [Mercury] _hundred_ |
| 23 | 24 | [Sun] in [Scorpio] [Conjunction] [Moon] |
| | | [Venus] |
| 24 |[Libra] 9 | [Sextile] [Saturn] [Mercury] |
| 25 | 23 | [Sextile] [Sun] [Saturn] _Tongues._ |
| 26 |[Scorpio] 7 | [Moon] with [Mercury] |
| 27 | 21 | [Saturn] set 8 40 |
| 28 |[Sagittarius] 4 | Sirius ri. 11 20 |
| 29 | 17 | [Trine] [Mars] [Venus] |
| 30 |[Capricorn] 0 | [Conjunction] [Moon] [Saturn] [Quartile] |
| | | [Saturn] [Venus] |
| 31 | 13 | [Jupiter] rise 11 55 |
+----+-----------------+---------------------------------------------+

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=OCTOBER= hath XXXI Days.

D. H. -->
First Q. 3 11 aft.
Full [Fullmoon] 12 4 mor.
Last Q. 19 10 mor.
New [Moon] 26 5 mor.

{12 [Libra] 28 Deg.
[Head] {22 28
{31 28

+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Planets Places. |
+----+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+---------+----------+
| D. | [Sun] |[Saturn]|[Jupiter]|[Mars] |[Venus]|[Mercury]|[Moon]^sL.|
+----+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+---------+----------+
| | [Lib.]| [Cap.] | [Leo] | [Gem.]| [Leo] | [Vir.] | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 28 | 24 | N. 4 |
| 7 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 3 |[Vir.]4|[Lib.] 2 | 5 |
| 12 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 20 | S. 4 |
| 22 | 29 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 29 | 4 |
| 27 |[Sco.]4| 2 | 15 | 1 | 28 |[Sco.] 7 | N. 2 |
+----+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+---------+----------+

+----+----------+-----------+----+------+
| D. |[Moon]sets|[Moon] sou.| T. | | -->
+----+----------+-----------+----+------+
| 1 | 9 18 | 4 A. 10 | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | 10 9 | 5 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | 11 2 | 5 56 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | 11 58 | 6 44 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | 12 54 | 7 31 | 10 | 24 |
| 6 | M. 54 | 8 17 | 11 | 25 |
| 7 | 1 46 | 9 1 | 12 | 26 |
| 8 | 2 42 | 9 45 | 12 | 27 |
| 9 | 3 42 | 10 30 | 1 | 28 |
| 10 | 4 36 | 11 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | Moon | 11 57 | 2 | 30 |
| 12 | rises | 12 41 | 3 | Oct. |
| 13 | 6 A. 24 | M. 41 | 3 | |
| 14 | 7 5 | 1 25 | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | 7 48 | 2 19 | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | 8 37 | 3 13 | 6 | 5 |
| 17 | 9 38 | 4 11 | 7 | 6 |
| 18 | 10 46 | 5 9 | 8 | 7 |
| 19 | 11 55 | 6 5 | 9 | 8 |
| 20 | Morn. | 7 0 | 10 | 9 |
| 21 | 1 0 | 7 50 | 10 | 10 |
| 22 | 2 4 | 8 40 | 11 | 11 |
| 23 | 3 14 | 9 36 | 12 | 12 |
| 24 | 4 27 | 10 31 | 1 | 13 |
| 25 | Moon | 11 24 | 2 | 14 |
| 26 | sets | A. 17 | 3 | 15 |
| 27 | A. | 1 10 | 4 | 16 |
| 28 | 7 9 | 2 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 29 | 8 0 | 2 56 | 5 | 18 |
| 30 | 8 56 | 3 48 | 6 | 19 |
| 31 | 9 42 | 4 39 | 7 | 20 |
+----+----------+-----------+----+------+

us and the Sun, we see a small Part of her Body enlightned,
and so on still more and more, till she comes to be in
Opposition to the Sun, and then we see all that Side of her
which the Sun shines upon, when we say she is full; though
the Sun does not, in Reality, enlighten any more of her Body
at Full than at new Moon; only her enlightened Side is turned
towards us in the one Case, and from us in the other. This
whole Matter may be made very plain to any Capacity in the
same Manner as is above directed with regard to the Earth's
Revolution round the Sun, by carrying a smaller Apple or Ball
to represent the Moon round the first, which represents the
Earth, and observing how the Light of the Candle shining upon
the little Ball must appear to a Fly or other Insect placed
upon the large one. Whenever the Moon happens to come exactly
between the Earth and the Sun, she stops the Light of the
Sun, and then we say, the Sun is eclipsed; and according as
the Moon happens to cover a Part or the Whole of the Sun's
Face, we call the Eclipse partial or total. Sometimes a total
Eclipse of the Sun happens when the Moon is at her greatest
Distance from the Earth (for she does not go round the Earth
in an exact Circle, as neither do any of the rest of the
primary or secondary Planets round their Centers) and then,
as all Objects appear smaller according to their Distance,
she does not cover the whole Face of the Sun, but a part
[of]

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=NOVEMBER.= _XI Month._

When Storms of Fire on Sinners shall be pour'd,
And all th' Obdurate in thy Wrath devour'd;
May I then hope to find a lowly Place
To stand the meanest or th' etherial Race;
Swift at thy Word to wing the liquid Sky,
And on thy humblest Messages to fly.
Howe'er thy blissful Sight may raise my Soul,
While vast Eternity's long Ages roll,
[Perfection]
+----+---+----------------------------+--------+--------+
| | | Remark. days, &c. |[Sun]ris|[Sun]set| -->
+----+---+----------------------------+--------+--------+
| 1 | 5 |All Saints. | 6 50 | 5 10 |
| 2 | 6 |Days dec. 4 32 | 6 51 | 5 9 |
| 3 | 7 | _Clouds_ | 6 52 | 5 8 |
| 4 | G |20 past Trin. | 6 53 | 5 7 |
| 5 | 2 |Powder Plot. | 6 54 | 5 6 |
| 6 | 3 |Day 10 10 long. | 6 55 | 5 5 |
| 7 | 4 | _and threatens_| 6 56 | 5 4 |
| 8 | 5 | _cold_ | 6 58 | 5 2 |
| 9 | 6 | _rain or snow._| 6 59 | 5 1 |
| 10 | 7 |K.Geo.II. b.1683 | 7 0 | 5 0 |
| 11 | G |21 past Trin. | 7 1 | 4 59 |
| 12 | 2 | _then_ | 7 3 | 4 57 |
| 13 | 3 | _pleasant_ | 7 4 | 4 56 |
| 14 | 4 |Days dec. 5 h. | 7 5 | 4 55 |
| 15 | 5 | _and suita-_ | 7 6 | 4 54 |
| 16 | 6 | _to the_ | 7 7 | 4 53 |
| 17 | 7 | _season,_ | 7 8 | 4 52 |
| 18 | G |22 past Trin. | 7 9 | 4 51 |
| 19 | 2 | _but follow'd_| 7 10 | 4 50 |
| 20 | 3 |Day 9 38 long. | 7 11 | 4 49 |
| 21 | 4 | _by cold_ | 7 12 | 4 48 |
| 22 | 5 | _cloudy,_ | 7 12 | 4 48 |
| 23 | 6 |Days dec. 5 16 | 7 13 | 4 47 |
| 24 | 7 | _weather,_ | 7 14 | 4 46 |
| 25 | G |23 past Trin. | 7 15 | 4 45 |
| 26 | 2 | _with snow_ | 7 16 | 4 44 |
| 27 | 3 | _or rain_ | 7 16 | 4 44 |
| 28 | 4 |Days dec. 5 24 | 7 17 | 4 43 |
| 29 | 5 | _and wind._ | 7 18 | 4 42 |
| 30 | 6 |St. =ANDREW.= | 7 18 | 4 42 |
+----+---+----------------------------+--------+--------+

+----+-----------------+---------------------------------------------+
| | [Moon] pl. | Aspects, &c. |
+----+-----------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 1 |[Capricorn] 25 | [Mars] rise 6 13 |
| 2 |[Aquarius] 7 | _Serving God is_ |
| 3 | 19 | _Doing Good to_ |
| 4 |[Pisces] 1 | _Man, but Praying_ |
| 5 | 13 | _is thought_ |
| 6 | 25 | [Venus] rise 4 2 _an_ |
| 7 |[Aries] 7 | _easier Service,_ |
| 8 | 19 | [Quartile] [Sun] [Jupiter] _and_ |
| 9 |[Taurus] 2 | _therefore more_ |
| 10 | 15 | Sirius ri. 10 27 |
| 11 | 28 | [Moon] with [Mars] _generally_ |
| 12 |[Gemini] 11 | [Sextile] [Jupiter] [Venus] |
| 13 | 25 | [Saturn] sets 7 35 _chosen._ |
| 14 |[Cancer] 9 | [Jupiter] ri. 11 4 |
| 15 | 23 | 7 *s sou. 12 4 |
| 16 |[Leo] 7 | [Opposition] [Sun] [Mars] _Nothing_ |
| 17 | 21 | [Moon] w [Jupiter] _humbler_ |
| 18 |[Virgo] 5 | [Mars] sou. 11 51 |
| 19 | 19 | Sirius rises 9 51 |
| 20 |[Libra] 3 | [Venus] rise 4 29 |
| 21 | 17 | [Sun] in [Sagittarius] _than_ |
| 22 |[Scorpio] 1 | [Conjunction] [Moon] [Venus] [Trine] |
| | | [Jupiter] [Mercury] |
| 23 | 15 | Ambition, _when_ |
| 24 | 29 | _it is about to_ |
| 25 |[Sagittarius] 12 | 7 *s sou. 11 26 |
| 26 | 25 | [Conjunction] [Moon] [Mercury] [Sextile] |
| | | [Saturn] [Venus] |
| 27 |[Capricorn] 8 | [Moon] with [Saturn] |
| 28 | 21 | [Saturn] sets 6 37 |
| 29 |[Aquarius] 3 | [Jupiter] rises 9 57 |
| 30 | 15 | _climb._ |
+----+-----------------+---------------------------------------------+

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=NOVEMBER= hath XXX Days.

D. H. -->
First Q. 2 6 aft.
Full [Fullmoon] 10 8 aft.
Last Q. 17 7 aft.
New [Moon] 24 8 aft.

{12 [Libra] 27 Deg
[Head] {22 27
{30 26

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Planets Places. |
+----+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+---------+---------+
| D. | [Sun] |[Saturn]|[Jupiter]|[Mars] |[Venus]|[Mercury]|[Moon]^sL|
+----+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+---------+---------+
| | [Sco.]| [Cap.] | [Leo] | [Tau.]| [Lib.]| [Sco.] | |
| 1 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 5 | N. 5 |
| 6 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 23 | 3 |
| 12 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 17 | [Sag.] 2| S. 3 |
| 17 | 25 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 5 |
| 22 |[Sag.]1| 4 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 27 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 21 |[Sco.]6| 24 | N. 5 |
+----+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+---------+---------+

+----+----------+----------+----+------+
| D. |[Moon]sets|[Moon]sou.| T. | | -->
+----+----------+----------+----+------+
| 1 | 10 45 | 5 29 | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | 11 44 | 6 15 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | 12 40 | 7 0 | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | M. 40 | 7 44 | 10 | 24 |
| 5 | 1 35 | 8 27 | 11 | 25 |
| 6 | 2 30 | 9 10 | 12 | 26 |
| 7 | 3 21 | 9 53 | 12 | 27 |
| 8 | 4 23 | 10 39 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 | Moon | 11 25 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | rises | 12 14 | 3 | 30 |
| 11 | A. | M. 14 | 3 | 31 |
| 12 | 6 37 | 1 6 | 4 | Nov. |
| 13 | 7 32 | 2 4 | 5 | |
| 14 | 8 33 | 3 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 15 | 9 39 | 3 56 | 6 | 4 |
| 16 | 10 48 | 4 51 | 7 | 5 |
| 17 | 11 58 | 5 43 | 8 | 6 |
| 18 | Morn. | 6 35 | 9 | 7 |
| 19 | 1 4 | 7 26 | 10 | 8 |
| 20 | 2 6 | 8 16 | 11 | 9 |
| 21 | 3 15 | 9 8 | 12 | 10 |
| 22 | 4 25 | 10 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 23 | Moon | 10 55 | 1 | 12 |
| 24 | sets | 11 50 | 2 | 13 |
| 25 | A | A. 42 | 3 | 14 |
| 26 | 6 34 | 1 34 | 4 | 15 |
| 27 | 7 31 | 2 27 | 5 | 16 |
| 28 | 8 23 | 3 19 | 6 | 17 |
| 29 | 9 25 | 4 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 30 | 10 20 | 4 49 | 7 | 19 |
+----+----------+----------+----+------+

of his Body is seen round the Moon like a shining Ring. But,
if the Moon happens to come between the Earth and Sun, when
she is at her least Distance from the Earth, she appears then
so large as to cover the whole Face of the Sun, and makes,
for some Minutes, a Darkness equal to that of Twilight. When
the Earth comes exactly between the Sun and the Moon, she
darkens a Part of the Whole of the Moon's Face, and makes an
Eclipse of the Moon. The Earth being a Body about thirty or
forty Times larger than the Moon, casts a Shadow large enough
to eclipse the Moon, if her Diameter were three Times greater
than it is, whereas the Shadow of the Moon can never eclipse
the whole Face of the Earth together. If the Moon revolved
round the Earth in the same Plane as the Earth goes round the
Sun, there would be constantly an Eclipse of the Sun every
New, and of the Moon every full Moon. But to prevent this
Inconvenience, the Author of Nature has ordered Matters so,
that the Course of the Moon round the Earth is sometimes
above and sometimes below that of the Earth round the Sun, so
that their Shadows generally miss one another. These Motions
are so exactly regulated, that Astronomers can foretel
Eclipses to Minutes at an hundred Years Distance, than which
there is not a more remarkable Instance either of human
Sagacity, or of the Truth of that Expression of
[Scripture]

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=DECEMBER.= _XII Month._

Perfection on Perfection tow'ring high,
Glory on Glory rais'd, and Joy on Joy,
Each Pow'r improving in the bright'ning Mind,
To humble Virtues, lofty Knowledge join'd;
Be this my highest Aim, howe'er I soar,
Before thy Footstool prostrate to adore,
My brightest Crown before thy Feet to lay,
My Pride to serve, my Glory to obey.
=_END_=

+----+---+----------------------------+--------+--------+
| | | Remark. days, &c. |[Sun]ris|[Sun]set| -->
+----+---+----------------------------+--------+--------+
| 1 | 7 |Day 9 24 long. | 7 19 | 4 41 |
| 2 | G |Advent Sunday. | 7 19 | 4 41 |
| 3 | 2 | _Cold and_ | 7 20 | 4 40 |
| 4 | 3 |Days dec. 5 30. | 7 20 | 4 40 |
| 5 | 4 | _raw, then_ | 7 21 | 4 39 |
| 6 | 5 |Days 9 18 long. | 7 22 | 4 38 |
| 7 | 6 | _more pleasant,_| 7 22 | 4 38 |
| 8 | 7 |Concep. V. M. | 7 23 | 4 37 |
| 9 | G |2d in Advent. | 7 23 | 4 37 |
| 10 | 2 | | 7 24 | 4 36 |
| 11 | 3 |Days 9 12 long. | 7 24 | 4 36 |
| 12 | 4 | _frost and_ | 7 24 | 4 36 |
| 13 | 5 |St. Lucy. | 7 24 | 4 36 |
| 14 | 6 |Days decr. 5 40 | 7 25 | 4 35 |
| 15 | 7 | _flying clouds,_| 7 25 | 4 35 |
| 16 | G |3d in Advent. | 7 25 | 4 35 |
| 17 | 2 | _then more_ | 7 25 | 4 35 |
| 18 | 3 | _moderate_ | 7 25 | 4 35 |
| 19 | 4 |Ember Week. | 7 25 | 4 35 |
| 20 | 5 | _and clear,_ | 7 25 | 4 35 |
| 21 | 6 |St. =THOMAS.= | 7 25 | 4 35 |
| 22 | 7 |Days 9 10 long. | 7 25 | 4 35 |
| 23 | G |4th in Advent. | 7 25 | 4 35 |
| 24 | 2 | _but windy,_ | 7 25 | 4 35 |
| 25 | 3 |=CHRIST= born. | 7 25 | 4 35 |
| 26 | 4 |St. =STEPHEN.= | 7 25 | 4 35 |
| 27 | 5 |St. =JOHN.= | 7 25 | 4 35 |
| 28 | 6 |=INNOCENTS.= | 7 25 | 4 35 |
| 29 | 7 |Days 9 10 long. | 7 25 | 4 35 |
| 30 | G | _cold and cloudy._ | 7 24 | 4 36 |
| 31 | 2 |Silvester. | 7 24 | 4 36 |
+----+---+----------------------------+--------+--------+

+----+-----------------+---------------------------------------------+
| | [Moon] pl. | Aspects, &c. |
+----+-----------------+---------------------------------------------+
| 1 |[Aquarius] 27 | _The discontented_ |
| 2 |[Pisces] 9 | [Mars] sou. 10 32 |
| 3 | 21 | _Man finds no_ |
| 4 |[Aries] 3 | _easy Chair._ |
| 5 | 15 | Sirius rise 8 41 |
| 6 | 27 | [Conjunction] [Saturn] [Mercury] [Quartile] |
| | | [Jupiter] [Venus] |
| 7 |[Taurus] 10 | [Venus] rises 5 0 |
| 8 | 23 | [Conjunction] [Moon] [Mars] [Trine] [Sun] |
| | | [Jupiter] |
| 9 |[Gemini] 7 | 7 *s sou. 10 28 |
| 10 | 21 | _Virtue and a_ |
| 11 |[Cancer] 5 | _Trade, are_ |
| 12 | 19 | [Jupiter] rise 9 1 |
| 13 |[Leo] 3 | Sirius rise 8 7 |
| 14 | 17 | [Moon] with [Jupiter] _a_ |
| 15 |[Virgo] 2 | [Quartile] [Jupiter] [Mars] _Child's_ |
| 16 | 16 | 7 *s sou. 9 56 |
| 17 |[Libra] 0 | [Mars] sou. 9 14 |
| 18 | 14 | [Venus] rises 5 23 |
| 19 | 28 | _best Portion._ |
| 20 |[Scorpio] 12 | _Gifts much_ |
| 21 | 25 | [Sun] in [Capricorn] Shor. D |
| 22 |[Sagittarius] 8 | [Conjunction] [Moon] [Venus] [Conjunction] |
| | | [Saturn] [Mercury] |
| 23 | 21 | Sirius rises 7 23 |
| 24 |[Capricorn] 4 | [Moon] with [Saturn] & [Mercury] |
| 25 | 17 | [Conjunction] [Sun] [Mercury] _expected,_ |
| 26 | 29 | _are paid,_ |
| 27 |[Aquarius] 11 | [Jupiter] rise 7 51 |
| 28 | 23 | 7 *s sou. 9 0 |
| 29 |[Pisces] 5 | [Conjunction] [Sun] [Saturn] _not_ |
| 30 | 17 | [Trine] [Jupiter] [Venus] _given._ |
| 31 | 29 | Sirius rise 6 48 |
+----+-----------------+---------------------------------------------+

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=DECEMBER= hath XXXI Days.

D. H. -->
First Q. 2 4 aft.
Full [Fullmoon] 10 8 mor.
Last Q. 17 5 mor.
New [Moon] 24 10 mor.

{12 [Libra] 25 Deg
[Head] {22 24
{31 23

+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Planets Places |
+----+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+---------+----------+
| D. | [Sun] |[Saturn]|[Jupiter]|[Mars] |[Venus]|[Mercury]|[Moon]^sL.|
+----+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+---------+----------+
| | [Sag.]| [Cap.] | [Leo] | [Tau.]| [Sco.]| | |
| 2 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 1 | N. 4 |
| 7 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 7 | S. 1 |
| 12 | 21 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 5 |
| 17 | 26 | 7 | 17 | 17 |[Sag.]1| 12 | 2 |
| 22 |[Cap.]1| 8 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 8 | N. 3 |
| 27 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 5 |
+----+-------+--------+---------+-------+-------+---------+----------+

+----+----------+----------+----+------+
| D. |[Moon]sets|[Moon]sou.| T. | | -->
+----+----------+----------+----+------+
| 1 | 11 20 | 5 30 | 8 | 20 |
| 2 | 12 14 | 6 10 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | M. 14 | 6 54 | 9 | 22 |
| 4 | 1 7 | 7 38 | 10 | 23 |
| 5 | 2 6 | 8 21 | 11 | 24 |
| 6 | 3 0 | 9 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 7 | 4 0 | 9 54 | 12 | 26 |
| 8 | 5 0 | 10 43 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Moon | 11 40 | 2 | 28 |
| 10 | rises | 12 36 | 3 | 29 |
| 11 | A. | M. 36 | 3 | 30 |
| 12 | 7 17 | 1 36 | 4 | Dec.|
| 13 | 8 20 | 2 30 | 5 | |
| 14 | 9 30 | 3 24 | 6 | 3 |
| 15 | 10 50 | 4 18 | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | 11 53 | 5 11 | 8 | 5 |
| 17 | 12 55 | 6 2 | 9 | 6 |
| 18 | M. 55 | 6 53 | 9 | 7 |
| 19 | 1 59 | 7 44 | 10 | 8 |
| 20 | 3 8 | 8 36 | 11 | 9 |
| 21 | 4 12 | 9 28 | 12 | 10 |
| 22 | 5 10 | 10 20 | 1 | 11 |
| 23 | Moon | 11 12 | 2 | 12 |
| 24 | sets | A. 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 25 | A. | 12 53 | 3 | 14 |
| 26 | 6 59 | 1 42 | 4 | 15 |
| 27 | 7 58 | 2 27 | 5 | 16 |
| 28 | 8 53 | 3 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 29 | 9 52 | 3 55 | 6 | 18 |
| 30 | 10 49 | 4 39 | 7 | 19 |
| 31 | 11 45 | 5 21 | 8 | 20 |
+----+----------+----------+----+------+

Scripture, "That the Works of God are all made in Number,
Weight and Measure." It is certain, by Observations made with
good Telescopes, that, though the Face of the Moon is covered
with innumerable Inequalities like the Mountains upon the
Earth, there is no great Collection of Waters upon it, like
our Oceans; nor is there any Reason, from her Appearance
through those Instruments, to suppose she has any such
Appendage belonging to her as our Atmosphere of Air. If the
Moon is inhabited (as she may for any Thing we know) those
who live on one Side or Hemisphere never can see our World,
and those who live on the other can never lose Sight of it,
except when the Earth comes between them and the Sun, as she
keeps always one Side turned towards us. Those who live about
the middle Parts of the Hemisphere that looks towards the
Earth, must see it always directly over their Heads with much
the same Appearances as the Moon makes to us, sometimes
horned, sometimes half, and sometimes wholly illuminated, but
of a vastly greater Bulk than the Moon appears to us. It
seems highly probable, that the Attraction of the Moon acting
more strongly upon the Fluid than the solid Parts of our
Terraqueous Globe is the Cause of our Tides, as they answer
so exactly to her Motions and Distances from us, and other
Circumstances. To enter upon that Theory, however, would be
beside my present Purpose.
[_Remainder in our next._]

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=ECLIPSES=, 1753.

This Year there will be four Eclipses, two of the _Sun_, and
two of the _Moon_.

The First Eclipse will be of the _Moon_, on _Tuesday_, the
17th Day of _April_, about Two a Clock in the Afternoon, and
therefore it cannot be seen here; but in _London_ the Moon
will rise five Digits eclipsed.

The Second will be of the _Sun_, on _Thursday_, the 3d of
_May_, about Two a Clock in the Morning, therefore invisible.

The Third Eclipse will be of the _Moon_, on _Friday_, the
12th Day of _October_, in the Morning, when, if the Air be
clear, the Moon will be seen eclipsed almost six Digits; it
begins at 26 min. after Two, and ends at 56 min. past Four,
so that the whole Duration is two Hours and thirty Minutes.

The =TYPE=.

North.

East. West.

South.

The Fourth is a _Solar_ Eclipse on _Friday_, the 26th of
_October_, about Five a Clock in the Morning, invisible here.

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On _Sunday_, the 6th Day of _May_, in the Morning, the Planet
_Mercury_ may be seen to make a black Spot in the _Sun_'s
Body, according to the following Calculation.

D. h. m.
Middle Time of the true [Conjunction] 1753, _May_ 5 15 43 P. M.
Equation of Time, add 4
Apparent Time of the true [Conjunction] 5 15 47
Mean Anomaly of the _Sun_, 10 6 21
Mean Anomaly of _Mercury_, 10 19 47
Dist. of the [Sun] from the [Earth] Log. 5,004518
[Mercury] from the [Sun] 4,656557
[Mercury] from the [Earth] 4,745839
Geocentrick Longitude [Sun] and [Mercury] [Taurus] 15° 53' 0"
Geocentrick Latitude, 3 19
Anomaly of Commutation, 6 0 0
Inclination, or Heliocentrick Lat. of [Mercury] S.A. 4 3
Elongation to fix Hours before the true [Conjunction] 23 24
Difference of Latitude in fix Hours, 4 18
Angle of the visible Way, 10 25
Nearest Approach of their Centers, 3 15
Motion from the Middle to the true [Conjunction] 35
Latitude of [Mercury] at the Middle, 3 4
Motion of Half the visible Way, 15 24
Motion of Half Duration, 15 9
Diff. of Lat. between the Mid. Begin. & End, 2 47
Geocentrick Latitude at the Beginning, S. A. 0 17
Geocentrick Latitude at the End, S. A. 5 51
Time from the true [Conjunction] to the Middle, 9 4
Time of Half Duration, 3 53
The Arch of the [Sun]'s Perimeter at the Begin. 1 2
The Arch of the [Sun]'s Perimeter at the End, 21 48
Apparent Semidiameter of the _Sun_, 15 45
Apparent Semidiameter of [Mercury] 0 6
_Mercury_ enters the Sun's Disk, _May_ 5, 11 44 P. M.
Middle or nearest Approach of the Centers, 15 37
True Conjunction, 15 46
_Mercury_ emerges out of the Disk, 19 31
Total Duration of this Eclipse, 7 47

The astronomical Time when _Mercury_ goes off the _Sun_'s
Disk, being reduced to common Time, is _May_ the 6th, at 31
min. after Seven in the Morning. The _Sun_ rises at 1 min.
past Five, and if you get up betimes, and put on your
Spectacles, you will see _Mercury_ rise in the _Sun_, and
will appear like a small black Patch in a Lady's Face.

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The =TYPE= of this Eclipse at Sun-rising.

North.

East.
Orb of _Mercury_.]

South.

Dr. _Halley_ puts this Conjunction an Hour forwarder than by
this Calculation.

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This is to give Notice to all Persons that shall have
Occasion of transporting themselves, Goods, Wares, or
Merchandize from Philadelphia to New-York, or from the latter
to the former, That by =JOSEPH BORDEN=, junior, there is a
Stage-boat, well fitted and kept for that Purpose, Nicholas
George, Master, and, if Wind and Weather permit, will attend
at the Crooked Billet Wharff, in Philadelphia, every Monday
and Tuesday in every Week, and proceed up to Borden-Town (not
Burlington) on Wednesday, and on Thursday Morning a
Stage-waggon, with a choice good Awning, kept by Joseph
Richards, will be ready to receive them, and proceed directly
to John Cluck's, opposite the City of Perth-Amboy, who keeps
a House of good Entertainment; and on Friday a Stage-boat,
with a large commodious Cabbin, kept by Daniel Obryant, will
be ready to receive them, and proceed directly to New-York,
and give her Attendance at the Whitehall Slip, near the Half
Moon Battery. If People be ready at the Stage Days and
Places, 'tis believed they may pass quicker by Twenty-four
Hours than any other Way as our Land Carriage is ten Miles
shorter than by Way of Burlington, and our Waggon does not
fail to go thro' in a Day. We expect to give better
Satisfaction this Year than last, by reason we are more
acquainted with the Nature of the Business, and have more
convenient Boats, Waggons and Stages, and will endeavour to
use People in the best Manner we are capable of; and hope all
good People will give it the Encouragement it deserves, and
us, as the Promoters of such a publick Good. =JOSEPH BORDEN=,
junior, =JOSEPH RICHARDS=, and =DANIEL OBRYANT=.

N. B. Joseph Borden's Shallop, Charles Vandyke, Master, will
also be at Philadelphia every Friday and Saturday in every
Week; enquire for him at the Queen's Head; he proceeds to
Borden-Town (not Burlington) on Sunday, and the Stage-waggon
also proceeds to Amboy every Monday in every Week.

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_Mayor's Courts for the City_

Are held quarterly at _Annapolis_, viz. The last tuesday in
_January_, _April_, _July_ and _October_.

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_How to secure Houses_, &c. _from_ =LIGHTNING=.

It has pleased God in his Goodness to Mankind, at length to
discover to them the Means of securing their Habitations and
other Buildings from Mischief by Thunder and Lightning. The
Method is this: Provide a small Iron Rod (it may be made of
the Rod-iron used by the Nailers) but of such a Length, that
one End being three or four Feet in the moist Ground, the
other may be six or eight Feet above the highest Part of the
Building. To the upper End of the Rod fasten about a Foot of
Brass Wire, the Size of a common Knitting-needle, sharpened
to a fine Point; the Rod may be secured to the House by a few
small Staples. If the House or Barn be long, there may be a
Rod and Point at each End, and a middling Wire along the
Ridge from one to the other. A House thus furnished will not
be damaged by Lightning, it being attracted by the Points,
and passing thro the Metal into the Ground without hurting
any Thing. Vessels also, having a sharp pointed Rod fix'd on
the Top of their Masts, with a Wire from the Foot of the Rod
reaching down, round one of the Shrouds, to the Water, will
not be hurt by Lightning.

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=QUAKERS= _General Meetings are kept_,

At Philadelphia, the 3d Sunday in March. At Chester-River,
the 2d Sunday in April. At Duck-Creek, the 3d Sunday in
April. At Salem, the 4th Sunday in April. At West River on
Whitsunday. At Little Egg-Harbour, the 3d Sunday in May. At
Flushing, the last Sunday in May, and last in Nov. At
Setacket, the 1st Sunday in June. At New-town, (Long-Island)
the last Sunday in June. At Newport, the 2d Friday in June.
At Westbury, the last Sunday in August, and last in February.
At Philadelphia, the 3d Sunday in September. At Nottingham,
the last Monday in September. At Cecil, the 1st Saturday in
October. At Choptank the 2d Saturday in October. At
Little-Creek, the 3d Sunday in October. At Shrewsbury the 4th
Sunday in October. At Matinicok the last Sunday in October.

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=_FAIRS= are kept_,

At Noxonton April 29, and October 21. Cohansie May 5, and
October 27. Wilmington May 9, and November 4. Salem May 12,
and October 31. Newcastle May 14, and Nov. 14. Chester May
16, and Oct. 16. Bristol May 19, and Nov. 9. Burlington May
21, and Nov. 12. Philadelphia May 27, and November 27.
Lancaster June 12, and Nov. 12. Marcus-Hook Oct. 10.
Annapolis May 12, and Oct. 10. Charlestown May 3, and Oct.
29.

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_Supreme_ COURTS _in_ Pennsylvania, _are held_,

At _Philadelphia_, the tenth Day of _April_, and the
twenty-fourth Day of _September_.

_Courts of Quarter Sessions, are held_,

At _Philadelphia_, the 1st Monday in _March_, _June_,
_September_ and _December_. At _Newtown_, for _Bucks_ County,
on the 11th Day following (inclusive) in every of the Months
aforesaid. At _Chester_, the last Tuesday in _May_, _August_,
_November_ and _February_. At _Lancaster_, the 1st Tuesday in
each. At York, the last Tuesday in April, July, October and
January. At Cumberland, the Tuesdays preceding York Courts.
At _Reading_, for _Berks_ County, the Tuesd. next after
_Lancaster_ Co. At _Easton_, for _Northampton_ County, the
Tuesd. next aft. _Bucks_ Co.

_Courts of Common Pleas, are held_,

At _Philadelphia_, the 1st Wednesday after the
Quarter-Sessions in _March_, _June_, _Sept._ and _Decem._ At
_Newtown_, the 9th Day following (inclusive) in every of the
Months aforesaid. At _Chester_, the last Tuesday in _May_
_August_, _Novem._ and _Febr._ At _Lancaster_, the 1st Tuesd.
in the Months aforesaid. At _Sussex_, the 1st, at _Kent_, the
2d, and at _Newcastle_, the 3d Tuesday in the same Months.

_Mayor's Courts in_ Philadelphia, _are held_,

The first Tuesday in _January_, _April_, _July_, and the last
Tuesday in _October_.

_Supreme Courts in_ New-Jersey, _are held_,

At _Amboy_, the 3d tuesday in _March_, and the 2d tuesday in
_August_. At _Burlington_, the 2d tuesday in _May_, and the
1st tuesday in _November_.

_Courts for Trial of Causes brought to issue in
the Supreme Court, are held_,

For _Salem_ and _Cape May_ Counties the 3d, for _Gloucester_
the 4th tuesday in _April_. For _Hunterdon_, the 1st tuesday
in _May_. For _Somerset_ the 2d, For _Bergen_ the 4th tuesday
in _October_. For _Essex_, the next tuesd. following. For
_Monmouth_, the next tuesday after that.

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_General Sessions and County Courts, are held_,

In _Bergen_ County, the 1st tuesday in _January_ and
_October_, and the 2d tuesday in _June_. In _Essex_ the 2d
tuesday in _January_ and _May_, the 3d tuesday in _June_, and
4th in _September_. In _Middlesex_ the 3d tuesdays in
_January_, _April_ and _July_, and the 2d tuesday in
_October_. In _Somerset_, the first tuesdays in _January_,
_April_ and _October_, and the 2d tuesdays in _June_. In
_Monmouth_, the 4th tuesdays in _January_, _April_ and
_July_, and 3d in _October_. In _Hunterdon_, the first
tuesdays in _February_ and _August_, the 3d in _May_, and 4th
in _October_. In _Burlington_, the 1st tuesdays in _May_ and
_November_, and the 2d in _February_ and _August_. In
_Gloucester_, the 2d tuesday in _June_, 3d in _September_,
and 4th in _December_ and _March_. In _Salem_, the 1st
tuesday in _June_, 3d in _February_ and _August_, and 4th in
_November_. In _Cape-May_, the 1st tuesday in _February_ and
_August_, the 3d in _May_, and the 4th tuesday in _October_.
For the Borough-town of _Trenton_, the 1st tuesday in
_March_, 1st in _June_, 1st in _September_, and the 1st in
_December_.

_Supreme Courts in_ New-York, _are held_,

At _New-York_, the 3d tuesday in _April_, last in _July_, and
3d in _October_ and _January_. At _Richmond_, the 2d tuesday
in _April_. At _Orange_, 1st tuesday in _June_. At
_Dutchess_, the 2d tuesday in _June_. At _Ulster_, the
thursday following. At _Albany_, the 4th tuesday in _June_.
At _Queen's_ County the 1st, at _Suffolk_ the 2d, at _King's_
County the 3d, and at _West Chester_ the 4th tuesday in
_September_.

_Courts of Sessions and Common Pleas_,

At _New-York_, the 1st tuesday in _May_, _August_, _November_
and _February_. At _Albany_ the 1st tuesday in _June_ and
_October_, and 3d tuesday in _January_. At _West Chester_,
the 4th tuesday in _May_ and _October_. In _Ulster_, the 1st
tuesdays in _May_, and 3d in _Sept._ In _Richmond_, the 3d
tuesday in _March_, and 4th in _September_. In _King's_, the
3d tuesday in _April_ and _October_. In _Queen's_, the 3d
tuesday in _May_ and _September_. In _Suffolk_, the last
tuesday in _March_, and first in _October_. In _Orange_, the
last tuesday in _April_ and _October_. In _Dutchess_ County,
the 3d tuesday in _May_ and _October_.

_Provincial Courts in_ Maryland,

Two in a Year held at _Annapolis_, viz. The 2d tuesday in
_April_ and _September_.

County Courts. At _Talbot_, _Baltimore_, _Worcester_, and
_St. Mary's_, the 1st tuesday in _March_, _June_, _August_
and _November_. At _Dorchester_, _Cæcil_, _Ann-Arundel_, and
_Charles_ Counties, the 2d tuesday in the same Months; at
_Kent_, _Calvert_, _Frederick_, and _Somerset_, the 3d
tuesday in the same Months; at _Queen Anne_'s and _Prince
George_'s the 4th tuesday in the same Months.

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=ROADS= Northeastward.

From _Philadelphia_ to _Bristol_ 20, to _Trenton_ 10, to
_Prince-Town_ 12, to _Kingston_ 3, to _Brunswick_ 12, to
_Amboy_ 12, to the _Narrows_ 18, to _Flat-Bush_ 5, to
_New-York_ 5, to _Kingsbridge_ 18, to _East-Chester_ 6, to
_Newrochell_ 4, to _Rye_ 4, to _Horseneck_ 7, to _Stanford_
7, to _Norwalk_ 10, to _Fairfield_ 12, to _Stratford_ 8, to
_Milford_ 4, to _Newhaven_ 10, to _Branford_ 10, to _Gilford_
12, to _Killingsworth_ 10, to _Seabrook_ 10, to _New-London_
18, to _Stonington_ 15, to _Pemberton_ 10, to _Darby_ 3, to
_Frenchtown_ 24, to _Providence_ 20, to _Woodcock's_ 15, to
_Billend's_ 10, to _White's_ 7, to _Dedham_ 6, to _Boston_
10, to _Lyn_ 9, to _Salem_ 8, to _Ipswich_ 14, to _Newberry_
11, to _Hampton_ 9, to _Portsmouth_ 13, to _York_ 9, to
_Wells_ 14, to _Kennebunk_ 6, to _Biddeford_ 14, to
_Scarborough_ 7, to _Falmouth_ 13, to _Yarmouth_ 10, to
_Brunswick_ 15, to _Richmond_ 16, to _Taconick_ _Falls_ 33,
to _Norridgewock_ 31. In all 600 Miles.

=ROADS= Southwestward.

From _Philadelphia_ to _Darby_ 7, to _Chester_ 9, to
_Brandewyne_ 14, to _Newcastle_ 6, to _Elk River_ 17, to _N.
East_ 7, to _Sasquehanna_ 9, to _Gunpowder Ferry_ 25, to
_Petapsco Ferry_ 20, to _Annapolis_ 30, to _Queen Ann's
Ferry_ 13, to _Upper Marlborough_ 9, to _Port Tobacco_ 30, to
_Hoe's Ferry_ 10, to _Southern's Ferry_ 30, to _Arnold's
Ferry_ 36, to _Clayborn's Ferry_ 22, to _Freneaux_ 12, to
_Williamsburg_ 16, to _Hog-Island_ 7, to _Isle of Wight
Court-House_ 18, to _Nansemond Court-House_ 20, to _Bennet's
Creek-Bridge_ 30, to _Edenton_ 30, over the _Sound to Bell's
Ferry_ 8, to _Bath-Town_, on _Pamlico-River_ 45, to _Grave's
Ferry_, on _Neu's River_ 32, to _Whitlock River_ 20, to
_New-River Ferry_ 30, to _Newtown_, on _Cape-Fear River_, 45,
to _Lockwood's Folly_ 15, to _Shallot River_ 8, to the
Eastern End of _Long-Bay_ 22, to the Western End of
_Long-Bay_ 25, to _George-Town_, _Wynyaw_, 30, to _Santee
Ferry_ 12, to _Jonah Collins's_ 18, to _Hobcaw Ferry_,
against _Charles Town_, 30. In all 767 Miles.

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Bibles, Common-Prayers, Testaments, Spelling-books, Psalters,
Primmers, Copy-books for Children, and all Sorts of
Stationary, to be sold by =DAVID HALL=, at the
_New-Printing-Office_, in _Market-street, Philadelphia_.

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TO JOSEPH HUEY

Philadelphia, June 6, 1753.

SIR,

I received your kind Letter of the 2d inst., and am glad to hear that you increase in Strength; I hope you will continue mending, 'till you recover your former Health and firmness. Let me know whether you still use the Cold Bath, and what Effect it has.

As to the Kindness you mention, I wish it could have been of more Service to you. But if it had, the only Thanks I should desire is, that you would always be equally ready to serve any other Person that may need your Assistance, and so let good Offices go round, for Mankind are all of a Family.

For my own Part, when I am employed in serving others, I do not look upon myself as conferring Favours, but as paying Debts. In my Travels, and since my Settlement, I have received much Kindness from Men, to whom I shall never have any Opportunity of making the least direct Return. And numberless Mercies from God, who is infinitely above being benefited by our Services. Those Kindnesses from Men, I can therefore only Return on their Fellow Men; and I can only shew my Gratitude for these mercies from God, by a readiness to help his other Children and my Brethren. For I do not think that Thanks and Compliments, tho' repeated weekly, can discharge our real Obligations to each other, and much less those to our Creator. You will see in this my Notion of good Works, that I am far from expecting [(as you suppose) that I shall ever][44] to merit Heaven by them. By Heaven we understand a State of Happiness, infinite in Degree, and eternal in Duration: I can do nothing to deserve such rewards: He that for giving a Draught of Water to a thirsty Person, should expect to be paid with a good Plantation, would be modest in his Demands, compar'd with those who think they deserve Heaven for the little good they do on Earth. Even the mix'd imperfect Pleasures we enjoy in this World, are rather from God's Goodness than our Merit; how much more such Happiness of Heaven. For my own part I have not the Vanity to think I deserve it, the Folly to expect it, nor the Ambition to desire it; but content myself in submitting to the Will and Disposal of that God who made me, who has hitherto preserv'd and bless'd me, and in whose Fatherly Goodness I may well confide, that he will never make me miserable, and that even the Afflictions I may at any time suffer shall tend to my Benefit.

The Faith you mention has doubtless its use in the World. I do not desire to see it diminished, nor would I endeavour to lessen it in any Man. But I wish it were more productive of good Works, than I have generally seen it: I mean real good Works, Works of Kindness, Charity, Mercy, and Publick Spirit; not Holiday-keeping, Sermon-Reading or Hearing; performing Church Ceremonies, or making long Prayers, filled with Flatteries and Compliments, despis'd even by wise Men, and much less capable of pleasing the Deity. The worship of God is a Duty; the hearing and reading of Sermons may be useful; but, if Men rest in Hearing and Praying, as too many do, it is as if a Tree should Value itself on being water'd and putting forth Leaves, tho' it never produc'd any Fruit.

Your great Master tho't much less of these outward Appearances and Professions than many of his modern Disciples. He prefer'd the _Doers_ of the Word, to the meer _Hearers_; the Son that seemingly refus'd to obey his Father, and yet perform'd his Commands; to him that profess'd his Readiness, but neglected the Work; the heretical but charitable Samaritan, to the uncharitable tho' orthodox Priest and sanctified Levite; & those who gave Food to the hungry, Drink to the Thirsty, Raiment to the Naked, Entertainment to the Stranger, and Relief to the Sick, tho' they never heard of his Name, he declares shall in the last Day be accepted, when those who cry Lord! Lord! who value themselves on their Faith, tho' great enough to perform Miracles, but have neglected good Works, shall be rejected. He profess'd, that he came not to call the Righteous but Sinners to repentance; which imply'd his modest Opinion, that there were some in his Time so good, that they need not hear even him for Improvement; but now-a-days we have scarce a little Parson, that does not think it the Duty of every Man within his Reach to sit under his petty Ministrations; and that whoever omits them [offends God. I wish to such more humility, and to you health and happiness, being your friend and servant,]

B. FRANKLIN.

THREE LETTERS TO GOVERNOR SHIRLEY[45]