. Fables of Aesop and others. e are, besides, a sort of people who are rogues, and yetdo not know that they are such-, who, when they have taken anoath, make a scruple of breaking it; but rack their invention toevade it by some equivocation or other; by which if they canbut satisfy their consciences, and s^rve their own scheme, theythink all is well, and never once consider the black and hein-ous guilt which mus*. attend such a behaviour. They solemn-ly call the Supreme Being to witness; to what? to a sham, anevasion, a lie. Thus these unthinking prevaricating wretches,at the same time that th
. Fables of Aesop and others. e are, besides, a sort of people who are rogues, and yetdo not know that they are such-, who, when they have taken anoath, make a scruple of breaking it; but rack their invention toevade it by some equivocation or other; by which if they canbut satisfy their consciences, and s^rve their own scheme, theythink all is well, and never once consider the black and hein-ous guilt which mus*. attend such a behaviour. They solemn-ly call the Supreme Being to witness; to what? to a sham, anevasion, a lie. Thus these unthinking prevaricating wretches,at the same time that they believe there is a God, act as ifthere were none, or, which is worse, dare affront him in thehighest degree. They who by swearing would clear them-selves of a crime, of which they are really guilty, need not beas much pains about wording their oath; for, express themselveshow they will, they are sure to be forsworn. 2e2 330 .ESOPS FABLES. FAB. CLXXXIV. The Jackdaw and the Slieep. Ii;ij5m|ji;;;j;^;;j!i!ii«^ ^^i^iilJiiiS. A Jackdaw sat chattering upon the back of a you noisy thing, says the sheep; if I were a dog,you durst not serve me so. That is true enough, re-plies the Jackdaw, I know very well who I have to dowith; I never meddle with the surly and revengeful,but I love to plague such poor helpless creatures asyou are, that cannot do me any harm again. THE APPLICATION. Many people in the world are of the temper of this Jackdawin the fable, who do mischief for mischiers sake; and at thesame time are never so well pleased, as when they do it to theinnocent and undeserving. They love themselves too well tooffer an injury to one of their own malicious principles, for fearof a suitable return; but desire no better grounds, at any time,for being hurtful, than the prospect of being so with inconsistent are such proceedings as these with honor andgenenosity; how opposite to the character of a great and goodmani and how directly contrary to the rules p
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