“Andnowletmeaskyouwhatansweryouhavemadetothisquestionhitherto？Whosefriendshiphaveyouchosen？If，knowingwhatyouknow，youhavenotyetbeguntoactaccordingtotheimmensityoftheknowledgethatisinyou，thenhewhobuildshishouseandlaysuphistreasureontheedgeofacraterofmoltenlavaisasane，sensiblepersonincomparisonwithyourselves。Isaythisasnofigureofspeechorbugbearwithwhichtofrightenyou，butasanunvarnishedunexaggeratedstatementwhichwillbenomoredisputedbyyourselvesthanbyme。”
AndnowMrHawke，whouptothistimehadspokenwithsingularquietness，changedhismannertooneofgreaterwarmthandcontinued-
“Oh！myyoungfriendsturn，turn，turn，nowwhileitiscalledto-
day——nowfromthishour，fromthisinstant；staynoteventogirdupyourloins；looknotbehindyouforasecond，butflyintothebosomofthatChristwhoistobefoundofallwhoseekhim，andfromthatfearfulwrathofGodwhichliethinwaitforthosewhoknownotthethingsbelongingtotheirpeace。FortheSonofMancomethasathiefinthenight，andthereisnotoneofuscantellbutwhatthisdayhissoulmayberequiredofhim。Ifthereisevenoneherewhohasheededme。”——andhelethiseyefallforaninstantuponalmostallhishearers，butespeciallyontheErnestset——“IshallknowthatitwasnotfornothingthatIfeltthecalloftheLord，andheardasIthoughtavoicebynightthatbademecomehitherquickly，fortherewasachosenvesselwhohadneedofme。”
HereMrHawkeendedratherabruptly；hisearnestmanner，strikingcountenanceandexcellentdeliveryhadproducedaneffectgreaterthantheactualwordsIhavegivencanconveytothereader；thevirtuelayinthemanmorethaninwhathesaid；asforthelastfewmysteriouswordsabouthishavingheardavoicebynight，theireffectwasmagical；therewasnotonewhodidnotlookdowntotheground，norwhoinhisheartdidnothalfbelievethathewasthechosenvesselonwhoseespecialbehalfGodhadsentMrHawketoCambridge。Evenifthiswerenotso，eachoneofthemfeltthathewasnowforthefirsttimeintheactualpresenceofonewhohadhadadirectcommunicationfromtheAlmighty，andtheywerethussuddenlybroughtahundredfoldnearertotheNewTestamentmiracles。