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THE

Ladies Calling

IN TWO PARTS

By the Author of the WHOLE DUTY OF MAN, &C.

The Fifth Impreffion.

Favor is deceitful,and Beauty is vain: but a Woman
that feareth the Lord fhe fhall be praised.Pro.31.30.

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THE

EDITOR TO THE READER.

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T is a popular reproch ufually caft upon Writers in morallity, and perfwaders to devotion, that while they with pompous words reprefent vertue as a fufficient reward to her felf, and exhort to the contemt of Glory; they prefix their names to their labors, and make the Title-page a confutation of the Book that follows it.

Our Author has effectually averted this objection, having bin fo far from fecking a name from others, as not to have left a poffibility for the discovery of his own: but like the river Nilus, that gives fertility and blessing wherefoe're he paffes, hides his head; and permits himself to be only known in the benefits which he difpenfes.

By what methods the other most useful works of this excellent Author have ftoln themselves into the world, I am not enabled to relate but having bin made a party to the publication of this prefent, it may be expected that I render fome account thereof. For altho the curiofity of enquiring into that which is industriously conceled, be fuch a rude

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