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For myself, I can safely declare that if it were not for the consolations which the Holy Bible imparts to all who study its divine doctrines, and for the solace afforded me by a few kind friends (amongst whom I must include that most choice vessel of the Lord, Sir Henry Courtenay), I know not how I should bear up against the grievous pains wherewith it has pleased the Most High to afflict me, and which have just passed from the right foot into the left. FOR MYSELF I CAN SAFELY DECLARE THAT IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE CONSOLATIONS WHICH THE HOLY BIBLE IMPARTS TO ALL WHO STUDY ITS DIVINE DOCTRINES AND FOR THE SOLACE AFFORDED ME BY FEW KIND FRIENDS AMONGST WHOM I MUST INCLUDE THAT MOST CHOICE VESSEL OF THE LORD SIR HENRY COURTENAY I KNOW NOT HOW I SHOULD BEAR UP AGAINST THE GRIEVOUS PAINS WHEREWITH IT HAS PLEASED THE MOST HIGH TO AFFLICT ME AND WHICH HAVE JUST PASSED FROM THE RIGHT FOOT INTO THE LEFT
 distressed me, my beloved young friend, to have been unable to attend at the solemnization of the holy and yet deeply affecting ceremony, which, by the time this reaches you, will have united my excellent nephew and your sweet sister. But it has pleased the Almighty, in his inscrutable wisdom, to afflict me with a severe rheumatism at this time, as I assured you in a previous note; and although I sincerely hope that, by the blessing of that all-wise Being and the aid of the lotion which Dr. Wagtail has sent me, I shall be well in a few days, yet I am compelled for the present to remain within the house. It is my most sincere and heart-felt hope that your dear sister and my beloved nephew may experience all that happiness which the Omnipotent may deign to bestow upon his elect. One circumstance must essentially tend to smooth down those mundane asperities which, alas! they will have to encounter in the rough path of life; and that is the religious faith with which they are both imbued.  IT HAS GREATLY DISTRESSED ME MY BELOVED YOUNG FRIEND TO HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ATTEND AT THE SOLEMNIZATION OF THE HOLY AND YET DEEPLY AFFECTING CEREMONY WHICH BY THE TIME THIS REACHES YOU WILL HAVE UNITED MY EXCELLENT NEPHEW AND YOUR SWEET SISTER BUT IT HAS PLEASED THE ALMIGHTY IN HIS INSCRUTABLE WISDOM TO AFFLICT ME WITH THE SEVERE RHEUMATISM AT THIS TIME AS I ASSURED YOU IN A PREVIOUS NOTE AND ALTHOUGH I SINCERELY HOPE THAT BY THE BLESSING OF THAT ALL WISE BEING AND THE AID OF THE LOTION WHICH DOCTOR WAGTAIL HAS SENT ME I SHALL BE WELL IN A FEW DAYS YET I AM COMPELLED FOR THE PRESENT TO REMAIN WITHIN THE HOUSE IT IS MY MOST SINCERE AND HEARTFELT HOPE THAT YOUR DEAR SISTER AND MY BELOVED NEPHEW MAY EXPERIENCE ALL THAT HAPPINESS WHICH THE OMNIPOTENT MAY DEIGN TO BESTOW UPON HIS ELECT ONE CIRCUMSTANCE MUST ESSENTIALLY TEND TO SMOOTH DOWN THOSE MUNDANE ASPERITIES WHICH ALAS THEY WILL HAVE TO ENCOUNTER IN THE ROUGH PATH OF LIFE AND THAT IS THE RELIGIOUS FAITH WITH WHICH THEY ARE BOTH IMBUED
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