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who�察�being under some difficulties in his own country�察�was forced to come 

into Cornwall and take sanctuary among the tinners。 Dickory�察�though he 

kept himself as retired as possible�察�happened to meet him one day upon his 

walks�察  �and   presently   remembered   that   he   was   the   very   person   that   used 

frequently   to   come   to   visit   his   master   while   he   lived   in   Pembrokeshire�察�

and so went to him�察�and by signs made him understand who he was。 

     The     old  gentleman�察     �though     at  first  surprised    at  this   unexpected 

interview�察�soon recollected that he had formerly seen at Mr。 Parry's a dumb 

man�察    �whom      they   used    to  call   the  dumb     philosopher�察     �so  concludes 

immediately that consequently this must be he。                In short�察�they soon made 

themselves   known   to   each   other�察  �and   from   that   time   contracted   a   strict 

friendship     and   a  correspondence       by   letters�察 �which    for  the   future   they 



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mutually managed with the greatest exactness and familiarity。 

     But to leave this as a matter not much material�察�and to return to our 

narrative。     By this time Dickory's speech began to falter�察�which his sister 

observing�察     �put   him   in  mind     that  he   would    do   well   to   make    some 

declaration of his faith and principles of religion�察�because some reflections 

had   been   made   upon   him   upon   the   account   of   his   neglect�察  �or   rather   his 

refusal�察�to appear at any place of public worship。 

     ;Dear     sister�察─ �says   he�察   �you   observe     very   well�察  �and   I  wish    the 

continuance of my speech for a few moments�察�that I might make an ample 

declaration   upon   that   account。     But   I   find   that   cannot   be�察  �my   speech   is 

leaving me so fast that I can only tell you that I have always lived�察�and 

now die�察�an unworthy member of the ancient catholic and apostolic church�察�

and as to my faith and principles�察�I refer you to my papers�察�which�察�I hope�察�

will in some measure vindicate me against the reflections you mention。; 

     He had hardly finished his discourse to his sister and her two friends�察�

and given some short directions relating to his burial�察�but his speech left 

him�察�and what makes the thing the more remarkable�察�it went away�察�in all 

appearance�察�without giving him any sort of pain or uneasiness。 

     When he perceived that his speech was entirely vanished�察�and that he 

was again in his original state of dumbness�察�he took his pen as formerly 

and   wrote   to   his   sister�察  �signifying   that   whereas   the   sudden   loss   of   his 

speech had deprived him of the opportunity to speak to her and her friends 

what he intended�察�he would leave it for them in writing�察�and so desired he 

might not be disturbed till the return of his fit�察�which he expected in six 

hours at farthest。 According to his desire they all left him�察�and then�察�with 

the    greatest   resignation     imaginable�察    �he   wrote    down     the  meditations 

following�此�



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                                      PART II 



     An Abstract of his Faith�察�and the Principles of his Religion &c。�察�which 

begins thus�此�

     Dear Sister�察�I thank you for putting me in mind to make a declaration 

of my faith�察�and the principles of my religion。               I find�察�as you very well 

observe�察    �I  have   been    under   some     reflections   upon    that  account�察   �and 

therefore I think it highly requisite that I set that matter right in the first 

place。    To begin�察�therefore�察�with my faith�察�in which I intend to be as short 

and as comprehensive as I can�此�

     1。   I most firmly believe that it was the eternal will of God�察�and the 

result   of his infinite   wisdom�察  �to   create   a   world�察 �and   for the   glory  of   his 

majesty to   make several   sorts of   creatures   in order   and degree   one   after 

another�察�that is to say�察�angels�察�or pure immortal spirits�察�men�察�consisting of 

immortal   spirits   and   matter�察  �having   rational   and   sensitive   souls�察  �brutes�察�

having   mortal   and   sensitive   souls�察  �and   mere   vegetatives�察  �such   as   trees�察�

plants�察�&c。�察�and these creatures so made do�察�as it were�察�clasp the higher 

and lower world together。 

     2。   I believe the holy Scriptures�察�and everything therein contained�察�to 

be the pure and essential word of God�察�and that�察�according to these sacred 

writings�察�man�察�the lord and prince of the creation�察�by his disobedience in 

Paradise�察    �forfeited   his   innocence     and   the   dignity   of   his  nature�察  �and 

subjected himself and all his posterity to sin and misery。 

     3。   I believe and am fully and entirely satisfied�察�that God the Father�察�

out of his infinite goodness and compassion to mankind�察�was pleased   to 

send his only Son�察�the second person in the holy and undivided Trinity�察�to 

meditate for him�察�and to procure his redemption and eternal salvation。 

     4。   I   believe   that   God   the   Son�察  �out   of   his   infinite   love�察  �and   for   the 

glory   of   the   Deity�察  �was   pleased   voluntarily   and   freely   to   descend   from 

heaven�察�and to take our nature upon him�察�and to lead an exemplary life of 

purity�察�holiness�察�and perfect obedience�察�and at last to suffer an ignominious 

death upon the cross�察�for the sins of the whole world�察�and to rise again the 

third day for our justification。 



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     5。    I   believe   that   the   Holy   Ghost   out   of   his   infinite   goodness   was 

pleased to undertake the office of sanctifying us with his divine grace�察�and 

thereby assisting us with faith to believe�察�will to desire�察�and power to do 

all those things that are required of us in this world�察�in order to entitle us to 

the blessings of just men made perfect in the world to come。 

     6。    I believe that these three persons are of equal power�察�majesty�察�and 

duration�察�and that the Godhead of the Father�察�of the Son�察�and of the Holy 

Ghost   is   all   one�察  �and   that   they   are   equally   uncreate�察  �incomprehensible�察�

eternal�察�and almighty�察�and that none is greater or less than the other�察�but 

that every one hath one and the same divine nature and perfections。 

     These�察�sister�察�are the doctrines which have been received and practised 

by the best men of every age�察�from the beginning of the Christian religion 

to this day�察�and it is upon this I ground my faith and hopes of salvation�察�not 

doubting but�察�if my life and practice have been answerable to them�察�that I 

shall   be   quickly   translated   out   of   this   kingdom   of   darkness�察  �out   of   this 

world of sorrow�察�vexation and confusion�察�into that blessed kingdom�察�where 

I shall cease to grieve and to suffer�察�and shall be happy to all eternity。 

     As to my principles in religion�察�to be as brief as I can�察�I declare myself 

to be a member of Christ's church�察�which I take to be a universal society of 

all   Christian   people�察  �distributed   under  lawful   governors   and   pastors   into 

particular     churches�察     �holding     communion        with    each    other   in   all  the 

essentials of the Christian faith�察�worship�察�and discipline�察�and among these 

I look upon the Church of England to be the chief and best constituted。 

     The Church of England is doubtless the great bulwark of the ancient 

Catholic   or Apostolic   faith   all   over   the   world�察  �a   church   that   has   all   the 

spiritual advantages that the nature of a church is capable of。                     From the 

doctrine and principles of the Church o

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