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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. 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
infamous conspiracy formed against the honour of the unsuspecting Rosamond Torrens—for which concessions the pious and excellent lady received a cheque for a considerable sum on Sir Henry Courtenay's bankers. * * * * * The plan which Mrs. Slingsby had conceived, would never for one moment have obtained any degree of consistency in her imagination, had she not been well aware that there were thousands and tens of thousands of credulous gulls—superstitious dolts and idiots—miserable and contemptible fanatics, who would have greedily swallowed the impious, blasphemous, and atrocious lie. In earnest belief of the Christian religion, and for profound veneration of all the sublime truths and doctrines taught by the Bible, we yield to no living being:—but it is not with common patience that we contemplate that disgusting readiness which so many of our 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. R AID TO THE NO LESS INFAMOUS CONSPIRACY FORMED AGAINST THE HONOUR OF THE UNSUSPECTING ROSAMOND TORRANCE FOR WHICH CONCESSIONS THE PIOUS AND EXCELLENT LADY RECEIVED A CHECK FOR A CONSIDERABLE SUM ON SIR HENRY CORTENAY'S BANKERS THE PLAN WHICH MISSUS SLINGSBY HAD CONCEIVED WOULD NEVER FOR ONE MOMENT HAVE OBTAINED ANY DEGREE OF CONSISTENCY IN HER IMAGINATION HAD SHE NOT BEEN WELL AWARE THAT THERE WERE THOUSANDS AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CREDULOUS GULLS SUPERSTITIOUS DOLTS AND IDIOTS MISERABLE AND CONTEMPTIBLE FANATICS WHO WOULD HAVE GREEDILY SWALLOWED THE IMPIOUS BLASPHEMOUS AND ATROCIOUS LIE IN EARNEST BELIEF OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND FOR PROFOUND VENERATION OF ALL THE SUBLIME TRUTHS AND DOCTRINES TAUGHT BY THE BIBLE WE YIELD TO NO LIVING BEING BUT IT IS NOT WITH COMMON PATIENCE THAT WE CONTEMPLATE THAT DISGUSTING READINESS WHICH SO MANY OF OUR 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
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