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Yes—in the vicinity of a town presumed to possess all the benefit which the knowledge and learning of innumerable clergymen can possibly impart, did Mad Tom successfully personate the Messiah for several days! YES IN THIS VICINITY OF A TOWN PRESUME TO POSSESS ALL THE BENEFIT WHICH THE KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING OF INNUMERABLE CLERGYMEN CAN POSSIBLY IMPART DID MAD TOM SUCCESSFULLY PERSONATE THE MESSIAH FOR SEVERAL DAYS
untrymen exhibit to put faith in the false prophets and hypocrites who start up on all sides, each with some saving system of his own. Not many years have elapsed since the Reverend Mr. Irving electrified all England with his "unknown tongues;" and there were impostors and fanatics, or fools and knaves, prompt to give an impulse to that memorable delusion by lending themselves to the cheat. In this civilized country, too—in the nineteenth century—in a land whose sons proclaim themselves to be farther advanced in knowledge and enlightening principles than any other race on the surface of the earth—in one of the counties, moreover, where the refinement of intellect is supposed to prevail to a degree of brilliancy certainly not excelled in other parts of the kingdom,—there—in the neighbourhood of the cathedral city of Canterbury—did a madman, at no very remote date, assemble a host of enthusiastic believers in his horrible assumption of the name and attributes of the SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD! FELLOW COUNTRYMEN EXHIBIT TO PUT FAITH IN THE FALSE PROPHETS AND HYPOCRITES WHO START UP ON ALL SIDES EACH WITH SOME SAVING SYSTEM OF HIS OWN NOT MANY YEARS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE THE REVEREND MISTER IRVING ELECTRIFIED ALL ENGLAND WITH HIS UNKNOWN TONGUES AND THERE WERE IMPOSTORS AND FANATICS OR FOOLS AND KNAVES PROMPT TO GIVE AN IMPULSE TO THAT MEMORABLE DELUSION BY LENDING THEMSELVES TO THE CHEAT IN THE CIVILIZED COUNTRY TOO IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY IN A LAND WHOSE SONS PROCLAIMED THEMSELVES TO BE FARTHER ADVANCED IN KNOWLEDGE AND ENLIGHTENMENT PRINCIPLES THAN ANY OTHER RACE ON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH IN ONE OF THE COUNTRIES MOREOVER WHERE THE REFINEMENT OF INTELLECT IS SUPPOSED TO PREVAIL TO A DEGREE OF BRILLIANCY CERTAINLY NOT EXCELLED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE KINGDOM THERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CATHEDRAL CITY OF CANTERBURY DID A MADMAN AT NO VERY REMOTE DATE ASSEMBLE A HOST OF ENTHUSIASTIC BELIEVERS IN HIS HORRIBLE ASSUMPTION OF THE NAME AND ATTRIBUTES OF THE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLDS
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