in a Solemn Procession to the Temple, and Install him in the Place of
Jupiter
. This Allegory instructed the
Athenians
in two Points, first, as it vindicated the Conduct of Providence in its ordinary Distributions of Wealth; and in the next Place, as it shewed the great Tendency of Riches to corrupt the Morals of those who possessed them.
C.
Eccl
. ix. 14-16.