foundtheAntinomianinhislittlelibrary,dustinghisbooks;andtheAntinomianclergymanwasatallmanofaboutseventy,whoworeahatwithabroadbrimandashallowcrown,andwhosemannerofspeakingwasexceedinglynasal;andwhenIsawhim,Icried,outofbreath,’HaveyouaDanishBible?’andhereplied,’Whatdoyouwantitfor,friend?’andIanswered,’TolearnDanishby’;’Andmaybetolearnthyduty,’repliedtheAntinomianpreacher。’Truly,Ihaveitnot,but,asyouareacustomerofmine,Iwillendeavourtoprocureyouone,andIwillwritetothatlaudablesocietywhichmencalltheBibleSociety,anunworthymemberofwhichIam,andI
hopebynextweektoprocurewhatyoudesire。’
AndwhenIheardthesewordsoftheoldman,Iwasveryglad,andmyheartyearnedtowardshim,andIwouldfainenterintoconversationwithhim;andIsaid,’WhyareyouanAntinomian?FormypartIwouldratherbeadogthanbelongtosuchareligion。’
’Nay,friend,’saidtheAntinomian,’thouforejudgestus;knowthatthosewhocallusAntinomianscallussodespitefully,wedonotacknowledgethedesignation。’’Thenyoudonotsetalllawatnought?’saidI。’Farbeitfromus,’saidtheoldman,’weonlyhopethat,beingsanctifiedbytheSpiritfromabove,wehavenoneedofthelawtokeepusinorder。DidyoueverheartellofLodowickMuggleton?’’NotI。’’Thatisstrange;knowthenthathewasthefounderofourpoorsociety,andafterhimwearefrequently,thoughopprobriously,termedMuggletonians,forweareChristians。Hereishisbook,which,perhaps,youcandonobetterthanpurchase,youarefondofrarebooks,andthisisbothcuriousandrare;Iwillsellitcheap。Thankyou,andnowbegone,IwilldoallIcantoprocuretheBible。’
AndinthismannerIprocuredtheDanishBible,andIcommencedmytask;firstofall,however,Ilockedupinaclosetthevolumewhichhadexcitedmycuriosity,saying,’OutofthisclosetthoucomestnottillIdeemmyselfcompetenttoreadthee,’andthenI