Many things must be done in secret, which the perversity of the world will not bear to hear of without committing sin.

For instance, my dear Val, in sowing your crop of loyalty, so to speak, it might not, perhaps, be wrong--I am speaking, now observe, with reference to the cunning of the serpent, which you know we are enjoined to have, and if to have, of course to use when necessary; it might not, perhaps, be wrong I say, to cast a tare or two, if only for the purpose of employing our friends and fellow creatures to pull them, out again.

It is as it were, giving the idle employment, and enabling ourselves in the mean time to gather an abundant harvest into our own garners.
"With respect to Darby, I trust, that if my unworthy example and earnest precept have been successful in rescuing him from the bonds of error and sin--but what is still more dangerous, from the damnable thrall of Popery--it is not for me to vainly extol myself therefor.

His conversion, however, will, I trust, be edifying to that interesting, but neglected class, the bailiffs of Ireland.

With reference to them, I am engaged during the very few leisure hours that I can steal--so to speak--from my professional employment, in writing a second tract especially for their improvement.