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commiſſioned to reprove. Whilſt thou waſt ⟨attempting⟩ to become wiſe above that ⟨which⟩ is revealed thy folly has perverted ⟨the⟩ inſtructions which were vouchſafed ⟨to⟩ thee. Art thou diſabled as a fox? ⟨Haſt⟩ thou not rather the powers of the ⟨eagle⟩? Ariſe, let the eagle be the object ⟨of⟩ thy emulation. To pain and ſickneſs ⟨be⟩ thou again the meſſenger of eaſe and ⟨health⟩. Virtue is not reſt but action If ⟨thou⟩ doſt good to man as an evidence ⟨of thy⟩ love to God, thy virtue will be ⟨exalted⟩ from mortal to divine; and that ⟨happineſs⟩, which is the pledge of ⟨Paradiſe⟩, will be thy reward upon earth."
"At theſe words, I was not leſs ⟨aſtonished⟩ than if a mountain ⟨had⟩ been ⟨overturned⟩ at my feet. I humbled myſelf in ⟨the⟩ duſt; I returned to the city; I dug ⟨up⟩ my treaſure: I was liberal, yet I ⟨became⟩ rich. My ſkill in reſtoring health ⟨to the⟩ body, gave me frequent ⟨opportunities⟩ of curing the diſeaſes of the ſoul. ⟨I⟩ put on the ſacred veſtments; I grew ⟨eminent⟩ beyond my merit; and it was ⟨the⟩ pleaſure of the King that I ſhould ⟨ſtand⟩ before him. Now, therefore, be ⟨not⟩ offended; I boaſt of no knowledge
