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especially, to escape Censure. All I shall say for myselfon this Score, is this: If I appear to any one like a Coun-terfeit, even for the Sake of that, chiefly, ought I to beconltrued a true Man. Who is the Counterfeit’s Exam-ple? His Original, and that which he employs his In-dustry and Pains to imitate and copy. Is it therefore myFault, if the Cheat, by his Wits and Endeavours, makeshimself-so like me, that consequently I cannot avoid re-sembling him ? Consider, pray, the Valiant, and theCoward ; the wealthy Merchant, and the Bankrupt; thePolitician^ and the Fool; they are the same in manyThings, and differ but in one alone.

The valiant Man holds up his Head, looks confidentlyround about him, wears a Sword, courts a Lord’s Wife,and owns it; so does the Coward : One only Point ofHonour excepted, and that is Courage, which (like falseMetal, one only Trial can discover) makes the Distinction.

The Bankrupt walks the Exchange, buys Bargains,draws Bills, and accepts them with the Richest, whilstPaper and Credit are current Coin : That which makesthe Difference is real Cash ; a great Defect indeed, andyet but one, and that the last found out, and still, ’tillthen, the least perceived.

Now for the Politician ; he is a grave, deliberating,close, prying Man: Pray, are they not grave, delibera-ting, close, prying Fools?

If then the Difference betwixt all these, (tho’infinite inEffect) be so nice in all Appearance, will you expect itshould be otherwise betwixt the false Physician, Astro-loger^ &c. and the true? The first calls himself learnedDoctor, sends forth his Bills, gives Physic and Counsel,tells and foretells; the other is bound to do just as much :It is only your Experience must distinguish betwixt them ;to which I willingly submit mjfeif. I will only fayC 4 some-