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XX.

But what shall be done unto P—it—y? What shall be done to the Man whom the King delighteth to honour? For lo! the Word is gone out of his Mouth, he hath said in his Wrath that he will have no Place.

XXI.

Behold an Expedient! He shall no longer be called W—m P—it—y, but the E—l of B—h. And what is it to W—m P—it—y what the E—l of B—th shall do? What is the Privilege of P—r—ge, but to do what they please uncensured?

XXII.

These are the Men after their Generations, and many more shall come in unto the Land to poffels it.

XXIII.

Of the Tribe of Jacob twelve Thousand, of the Tribe of Andrew twelve Thousand, of the Tribe of Patrick twelve Thousand.

XXIV.

And all these Things came to pafs, that the Saying of the Prophet Jonathan might be fulfilled, Those that are in shall be as those that are out, and those that are out, as those that are in: But the Lord of B—h is over all, and bleffed be the Name of the Lord of B—h.

Here endeth the Second Lesson.

THE LESSONS FOR THE DAY.

BEING THE

First and Second Chapters of the Book of PREFERMENT.

Read to a Congregation at St. James's.

LONDON:

Printed for W. Webb near St. Paul's. 1742.

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X.

And they all cried out with one Voice
faying, Give us Places! And the Sound of
their Voice reached to the uttermost Parts
of the Land.

XI.

And when the People underfood that
thefe Patriots only fought themfelves Places,
they murmured greatly, and they faid a-
mongft themfelves, Verily, verily, all is Va-
nity and Vexation of Spirit.

XII.

Why therefore have we striven in Vain?
And why have we difquieted ourfelves in
vain? For behold all Men have corrupted
their Ways before the Lord, there are none
that doeth good, no not One.

XIII.

Corruption, as a Meth, hath eaten up their
Principles, Poverty and Shame is their Por-
tion, and they and their Sons fhall be de-
pendent for ever.

XIV.

Nevertheleſs the Cry of the Patriots con-
tinued with great Violence, and it wounded
the Ears of the King, infomuch that he was
compelled to ſtop their Mouths by giving
them Places.

XV.

As the Cry of the Hounds ceafeth when
the Entrals of the Beaſt are divided amongst
them, ſo ceafed the Clamours of Patriots at
the Distribution of Places.

Thus endeth the firſt Lefſon.

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## The Second LESSON

### Here beginneth the Second Chapter of
the Book of PREFERMENT

I.

NOW theſe are the Generations of thofe
that fought Preferment.

II.

Twenty Years they fought Preferment,
and found it not; yea, twenty Years they
wander'd in the Wilderneſs:

III.

Twenty Years they fought them Places,
but they found no Reſing-place for the Soal
of the Foot.

IV.

And lo! It came to pafs in the Days of
GEORGE the King, that they faid amongst
themſelves, Go to, let us get ourfelves Places,
that it may be well with us, our Wives, and
our Little Ones.

V.

And theſe are the Names of the Men that
have gotten themſelves places in this their Day.

VI.

Now the firſt that pushed himſelf forward
in this Affair, was the Motion-maker, who
being ſwoln with Pride and Ambition, and
thirſing in his Heart after the Mammon of
Unrighteouſneſs, he determined with himſelf

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