An enquiry whether a general practice of virtue tends to the wealth or poverty, benefit or disadvantage of a people? : In which the pleas offered by the author of The fable of bees, or private vices publick benefits, for the usefulness of vice and roguery are considered. With some thoughts concerning a toleration of publick stews.

  • Blewitt, George.
Date:
1725
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Credit: An enquiry whether a general practice of virtue tends to the wealth or poverty, benefit or disadvantage of a people? : In which the pleas offered by the author of The fable of bees, or private vices publick benefits, for the usefulness of vice and roguery are considered. With some thoughts concerning a toleration of publick stews. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ( ) reft all the other Abufes they complain of? He knows Very well, that when this Ijland JJoall he cultivated, and every Inch of it made habitable and ufeful, and the whole the mofl convenient and agreeable Spot upon Earth, all the Coft and Labour laid out upon it will be glorioujly re¬ paid by the Incenfe of thofe that fhall come after usi * * * v. Such a noble Flight, fnch a Panegyrick upon Patriotifm, you are not to doubt is the Refult of his lincere Opinion. He who is fo great an Enemy to Prieft-craft, would never recommend a Conduct to others, that he did not care for pra&ifing himfelf w. He will make it appear that fuch a puhlick Spirit or Self-denial is not only bene¬ ficial to the World, but highly reafonable in itfelf, and befitting the Chara&er of a wife Man. So filly a Crea¬ ture is Man, as that, intoxicated with the Fumes of Va¬ nity, he can feaft on the ’Thoughts of the Praifes that Jhall be paid his Memory in future dlges with fo much Extajy, as to neglefi, &c. x. And again, To pay Honours to the Dead, will ever be a fure Method to make Bubbles of the Living y. And to fay kthe Truth, this fear of being thought Bubbles to Fame and Reputation, like a Pa- nick, feems to have feized the whole Party, and to have influenced their publick Proceedings for many Years paft. But what a fpecial Writer this is to deal out Mo¬ rality and Politicks to the World, and to inftruSl: o- thers how to lay out their Charity for the publick Good! The fame Queftion will be asked with Regard to eve¬ ry other Objection that has been urged againft them. If for Inftance it is faid that a DifafFe&ion to the Govern¬ ment is encouraged in Charity Schools, why don’t thefe i « p. 369. w P. 258. Let the Clergy preach Abftinence and Self-denial to others* and take what Liberty they pleafe for themfelves. fP. 237, l P.2.33. E e z Ob-