proposetospiritualisethesethings。Whatashameitwouldbeifweshouldnotthinkitworthourwhiletotakeasmuchpains，andemployasmanydeepthoughts，tosaveoursoulsashehasdonetopreservehisbody！
“Letmeexhortye，then，toopenthelocksofyourheartswiththenailofrepentance！Burstasunderthefettersofyourbelovedlusts！——
mountthechimneyofhope！——takefromthencethebarofgoodresolution！——breakthroughthestonewallofdespair，andallthestrongholdsinthedarkentryofthevalleyoftheshadowofdeath！
Raiseyourselvestotheleadsofdivinemeditation！——fixtheblanketoffaithwiththespikeofthechurch！letyourselvesdowntotheturner’shouseofresignation，anddescendthestairsofhumility！Soshallyoucometothedoorofdeliverancefromtheprisonofiniquity，andescapetheclutchesofthatoldexecutionertheDevil！“
ButpopularasthenameofJackSheppardwasimmediatelyafterhehadsufferedthelastpenaltyofhiscrimes，itwasasnothingcomparedtothevastrenownwhichhehasacquiredintheselatterdays，afterthelapseofacenturyandaquarter。Poetstoooften，arenotfullyappreciatedtilltheyhavebeendeadahundredyears，andthieves，itwouldappear，sharethedisadvantage。Butposterityisgratefulifourcontemporariesarenot；andJackSheppard，faintlypraisedinhisownday，shinesoutinourstheheroofheroes，preeminentaboveallhisfellows。Thornhillmadebutonepictureoftheillustriousrobber，butCruikshankhasmadedozens，andtheartoftheengraverhasmultipliedthemintothousandsandtensofthousands，untilthepopulaceofEnglandhavebecomeasfamiliarwithJack’sfeaturesastheyarewiththeirown。Jack，theromantic，istheheroofthreegoodlyvolumes，andthedelightofthecirculatinglibraries；