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Providence shines clearly through the Administration of the World : Even Chance it self is not without Steadiness and Nature at the bottom; being only an Effect of that Chain of Causes which are under a providential Regulation : Indeed all Things flow from this Fountain. Besides, There is Necessity, and General Convenience that Matters should lie as they do; and to speak out, the Interest of the whole World, of which you are a part, is concern'd in't. Now that which is both the Product, and Support of Universal Nature, must by consequence be serviceable to every Part of it: But the World Subsists upon Alteration, and what it loses one way, it gets another; For Generation and Corruption are no more than Terms of Reference, and Respect. Let these Reflections Satisfy you, and make them your Rule to Live by: As for Books, never be over-eager about them: Such a fondness for Reading will be apt to perplex your Mind, and make you Die Unpleas'd: Be sure therefore to Resign willingly, and go off in Good Humour, and heartily thank the Gods for what you have had.