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When you fancy any one has Tranfgress'd, say this to your self. How do I know 'tis a Fault ? And granting it is, it may be his Conscience has corrected him. And if so, he has given himself a sowr Box on the Ear : Besides, you are to remember, that to wish an ill Man should not do Amiss, is just as wise as it would be to desire an unripe Fig should not tast of the Tree; that Children should not squaul in the Cradle, nor Horses Neigh, nor a great many other Things Act according to the necessity of their Condition. Pray, how would you have a Man of such an unfortunate Disposition behave himself? If you believe the Case may be remedied, and are such a Doctor at his Disease, do so much as cure him.