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Show Converfution, by which he riveted in his Mind the various.Pr~nciples of Science, he had acquired under the 1_ UIIJOn of a Malter, and prepared himfelf for a farther Profecution of the more manly Studies of Hill:ory and Biography, the Theory of Commerce, and Conll:itutions of different Countries, the Foundation of Law and Police, the Philofophy of the human Mind, and the Sciences of ,Ethics, and Theology. In this Time likewife he fiudie8 the higher Parts of the Mathematics as Conics, Spherics, and Fluxions, and the Ne~tonian Philofophy. He alfo took a brief critical View of the whole Body of Holy Scripture. THEOPHJL us proceeded now to what ufually puts the finilhing Stroke to a young Gentleman's · Improvements, 1 mean Travel. But before he went to view foreign Countries, 'he took Care to know his own. For this Purpofe he made the Tour of Grea~ B(itain, carefully enquiring after whatever was m every Place curious, or ufeful to be known, whether in Nature, Art, Commerce, Manufactures, or Antiquities. He then vilitcd H?lland, F ranee, and Italy, the firfi with a V tew to Commerce and Police, the fecond to the Elegancies of Life; and the third to Curiolities in Art, antient and modern. THEOPHILUs had -Recommendations to Perfonseminent for Abilities and of conliderable Interefi in the Places he was ~o go to, and by that Meansfatisfied his Curiofity m the_ J?Ofi effectual and fpeediell: Monner. The Enqutnes, he made, related to the Manners and CharaCl:ers of the People; their Arts of Government, ~onnexions, lnterefis, national Advantages, a~d D1fadvantages, Police, Commerce, State of Literature and Arts, and Remains of Antiquity, He took down mnumerable ufeful Obfervations, on on the Spot as they occurred in the Courfe of his Travels; and returned home, fitted and ·difpofed, to enjoy, and to ferve his own Country. THEOPHJLUS at the Age of twenty-four mar• riod a Lady of twenty, whofe Form and Character made her the Delight of all who knew her ; though few could admire her in the rational Manner he did. Her Fortune happened to be but moderate; a Circum!lance, which THEOPHlLUS wholly difregarded; being (by the Death of hi• Father) put in Polfcffion of an Income more than. fufficient for all the innocent and valuable Purpo• fes of Life. His Children, who were only two, a Son and Daughter, lie took Care to have educated in a proper Manner, or, to fpeak more explicitly, as he himfelf was educated. And he ha~ often alfured me, that the connubial Affeclion was incomparably ll:rongor on his Side, and, I verily believe, on both, after twenty Years Cohabitation, than in the firfi Month. His general Manner of Life was a•· follows. He ufed to rife early, and to keep in his Study till about Breakfall: Time. Then the Family ufed to be called together, to join in fuppl,icating · Heaven for its Favour through the Day; a PractiCe fo rational, and fo likely to be productive of ·. good Effcas of every kind,: that one would wonder how People can bring themfelves fo !hamefully to neglea paying daily a decent Refpect to Him, to whom they owe all they have, and ill whom are all their Hopes. The Devotions THEOPHILUS ufed, were a Series of Compolitions of his own, in which were occafionally in ... traduced Palfa"es from Scripture, from the Liturgy of the Church~fEngland, and from various devotional Books, Afte,. |