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THE ARGUMENT.

omy recommended, and their rewards. Eagerness to acquire too much discountenanced. Ill-gotten wealth not durable. Hospitality, chastity, parental and filial affection, charity to the poor, and gratitude to Heaven enjoined. Beware of fraud and deception; to escape which, implicit faith and skeptical unbelief are both to be equally avoided. Precepts to be observed in providing for the future of one's children. Exhortation to industry and labor.