Sharp.
Here are we met to represent our King,
And by his royal Bounties to conciliate
These Indians' Minds to Friendship, Peace, and Love.
But he that would an honest Living get
In Times so hard and difficult as these,
Must mind that good old Rule, Take care of One.
Gripe.
Ay, Christian Charity begins at home;
I think it's in the Bible, I know I've read it.
Catchum.
I join with Paul, that he's an Infidel
Who does not for himself and Friends provide.
Sharp.
Yes, Paul in fact was no bad Politician,
And understood himself as well as most.
All good and wise Men certainly take care
To help themselves and Families the first;
Thus dictates Nature, Instinct, and Religion,
Whose easy Precepts ought to be obey'd.
Gripe.
But how does this affect our present Purpose?
We've heard the Doctrine; what's the Application?