ELEGANT EXTRACTS.
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Was the title of book which Dr. Franklin in,
tended to have written, butnever accomplished
lie thus mentions it in letter to Lord Kaimes,
dated May, l760.


Many people live bad lives that would
gladly lead good ones but know not how
to make the change. They have frequent
ly resolved and endeavoured it, but IN
vain; because their endeayours have not
been properly conducted. To exhort peo-
pie to be good, to be just, to be temperate.
&c. without showing them how they shall
become so. seems like the Intellectual cha
rity mentioned by the apostle, which con-
sisted in saying to the hungry, the cold,
and the naked, 'be ye fed, be ye warmed
be we clothed without showing them how
they should get food, fire or clothing =
Most people have naturally some virtues
buf none have naturally all the virtues
10 acquire those that are wanting, and Sc
cera what we acquire as we'll as those
vA,ch we have naturally, is the subject OF
an art. 1t is as properly an art, as paint
ing, navigation, or architecture. Ii a man
would becomea a painter, navigator, or ar
chitect, it is not enough that he is advised
to be one, that he is convinced by the ar
guments Of his advisers that it would be
for his advantage to be one, and that he
resolves to be one, but he must also be
taught the principles of the art, be shewn
all the methods of working, and how to
acquire the habits of using properly all
the instruments, and thus regularly and
gradually he arrives by practice at some
perfection in the art. If he does not pro-
ceed thus, he is apt to meet with Difficult.
ties that discourage him, and make him
droti the pursuit. Christians are directed
ID have 18th in Christ, as the etfactua
F@9ns of btaining the change they desire


nay, wen sufficiently strong be efiec.
susl with ,aany: for full opinion that &
tGacher Is infinitely wise, great and pow
erIu, and that he will certainly reward
and punish the obedent and disobedent
must give great weight to his precepts
and make them much more attended t
by his disciples. But many have thei
faith in so weak degree, that it does no
produce the effect. The Art of Firtu
may therefore be of great service To thos
whose faith is unhappily not SO strong, an
may come in aid of its weakness. Sue
as are naturally well disposed, and hay
been carefully educated, so that good ha
bits have been early established and ba
ones prevented, have less need of this ar
but all may be more Or less benefited b
IT,