After this，he press'd me earnestly，and in the most affectionate manner，not to play the young Man，not to precipitate my self into Miseries which Nature and the Station of Life I was born in，seem'd to have provided against；that I was under no Necessity of seeking my Bread；that he would do well for me，and endeavour to enter me fairly into the Station of Life which he had been just recommending to me；and that if I was not very easy and happy in the World，it must be my meer，Fate or Fault that must hinder it，and that he should have nothing to answer for，having thus discharg'd his Duty in warning me against Measures which he knew would be to my Hurt：In a word，that as he would do very kind things for me if I would stay and settle at Home as he directed，so he would not have so much Hand in my Misfortunes，as to give me any Encouragement to go away：And to close all，he told me I had my elder Brother for an Example，to whom he had used the same earnest Perswasions to keep him from going into the Low Country Wars，but could not prevail，his young Desires prompting him to run into the Army where he was kill'd；and tho' he said he would not cease to pray for me，yet he would venture to say to me，that if I did take this foolish Step，God would not bless me，and I would have Leisure hereafter to reflect upon having neglected his Counsel when there might be none to assist in my Recovery.
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