While the prostitute,
pursuing the wicked courses, into which, perhaps, she was at first
inadvertently drawn, hurries herself into filthy diseases, and an
untimely death; and, too probably, into everlasting perdition.

Let the desponding heart be comforted by the happy issue which the
troubles and trials of PAMELA met with, when they see, in her case,
that no danger nor distress, however inevitable, or deep to their
apprehensions, can be out of the power of Providence to obviate or
relieve; and which, as in various instances in her story, can turn
the most seemingly grievous things to its own glory, and the reward of
suffering innocence; and that too, at a time when all human prospects
seem to fail.

Let the rich, and those who are exalted from a low to a high estate,
learn from her, that they are not promoted only for a single good; but
that Providence has raised them, that they should dispense to all within
their reach, the blessings it has heaped upon them; and that the greater
the power is to which God hath raised them, the greater is the good that
will be expected from them.

From the low opinion she every where shews of herself, and her
attributing all her excellencies to pious education, and her lady's
virtuous instructions and bounty; let persons, even of genius and piety,
learn not to arrogate to themselves those gifts and graces, which they
owe least of all to themselves: Since the beauties of person are frail;
and it is not in our power to give them to ourselves, or to be either
prudent, wise, or good, without the assistance of divine grace.

From the same good example, let children see what a blessing awaits
their duty to their parents, though ever so low in the world; and that
the only disgrace, is to be dishonest; but none at all to be poor.

From the economy she purposes to observe in her elevation, let even
ladies of condition learn, that there are family employments, in which
they may and ought to make themselves useful, and give good examples to
their inferiors, as well as equals: and that their duty to God,
charity to the poor and sick, and the different branches of household
management, ought to take up the most considerable portions of their
time.

From her signal veracity, which she never forfeited, in all the
hardships she was tried with, though her answers, as she had reason to
apprehend, would often make against her; and the innocence she preserved
throughout all her stratagems and contr