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from where lie left His mortal remains for ourprayers and consolation, and to which no Christianbut has undoubtedly a full right to go for thatworthiest of purposes, and far greater right thanany person can have to any earthly inheritancefrom any mortal parent, or any lands from aworldly father, or houses, or money, or chattels;for this is from his omnipotent, immoi’tal Father,whose recompense is utterly superior to allearthly value, and can never die; road which wasmade and decreed by no creatures mortal or im-mortal, but the Infinite Being’s self, and thereforeought most rightfully, by all laws, human anddivine, to be left free for all Christians, the poorestand feeblest, as well as the richest and most power-ful, and not, if they venture, be exposed to injury,whips, and death ; when he thus conjured and sup-plicated with most piteous exclamations, and tearsand gestures of the wildest enthusiasm, he letloose a torrent that no one in his senses couldeven attempt to stem.

It had long been pent up; but he has now (perhapscarelessly) unsluiced it. And if it can be guided,that tremendous gush, the Lord alone knows. Yetmen only heard what they were ready for; andthose of any wealth or foresight began their outfitat once. Not a single syllable, I will not say of