For, whenever he had to take his stand in his pulpit or in his pastorate against any of their evil ways, his people defended themselves and retaliated on him by reminding him that they knew his father and his mother, and had not forgotten his own early days.

No doubt, in the case of Emmanuel and Mansoul and its minister, there were counterbalancing considerations and advantages both to minister and people; but it is not always so; and it was not so in the case of my unfortunate friend.
Forasmuch, so ran the Prince's presentation paper, as he is a native of the town of Mansoul, and thus has personal knowledge of all the laws and customs of the corporation, therefore he, the Prince, presented Mr.
Conscience.

That is to say, every man who is to be the minister of a parish should make his own heart and his own life his first parish.

His own vineyard should be his first knowledge and his first care.

And then out of that and after that he will be able to speak to his people, and to correct, and counsel, and take care of them.