Settle it first in your heart, whatever I have or have not, I will not have everlasting burnings. I will not sell my soul and body for bread: better even starve on earth than burn in hell. Then ask help of God. He is not slow to hear. He hath never failed them that seek him. He who feeds the young ravens that call upon him, will not let you perish for lack of sustenance. He will provide, in a way you thought not of, if you seek him with your whole heart. O let your heart be toward him: seek him from the heart. Fear sin, more than want, more than death. And cry mightily to him who bore your sins, till you have bread to eat, that the world knoweth not of; till you have angels food, even the love of God, shed abroad in your heart: till you can say, now I know that _my_ Redeemer liveth, that he hath loved _me_ and given himself for _me_: and though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God! A WORD to a SMUGGLER. I. “WHAT is _smuggling_?” It is the _importing_, _selling_, or _buying_ of _run goods_: that is, those which have not paid the duty appointed by law to be paid to the king. 1. _Importing run goods._ All _smuggling vessels_ do this with an high hand. It is the chief, if not the whole business of these, to bring goods which have not paid duty. 2. Next to these are all _sea captains_, _officers_, _sailors_, or _passengers_, who import any thing without paying the duty which the law requires. 3. A third sort of smugglers are all those, who _sell_ any thing which has not paid the duty. 4. A fourth sort, those who _buy_ tea, liquors, linen, handkerchiefs, or any thing else which has not paid duty. II. “But why should they not? _What harm_ is there in it?” 1. I answer, _open smuggling_ (such as was common a few years ago, on the southern coasts especially) is robbing on the highway: and as much harm as there is in this, just so much there is in smuggling. A smuggler of this kind is no honester than an highwayman. They may shake hands together. 2. _Private smuggling_ is just the same with picking of pockets. There is full as much harm in this as in that. A smuggler of this kind is no honester than a pickpocket. These may shake hands together. 3. But open smugglers are _worse_ than common highwaymen, and private smugglers are _worse_ than common pickpockets. For it is undoubtedly worse to rob _our father_, than one we have no obligation to. And it is worse still, far worse, to rob a good father, one who sincerely loves us, and is at that very time doing all he can, to provide for us, and to make us happy. Now this is exactly the present case. King George is the father of all his subjects: and not only so, but he is a good father. He shews his love to them on all occasions: and is continually doing all that is in his power, to make his subjects happy.