\"Aprettysystem,\"saidI,\"whichextinguishesloveofcountryandofeverythingnoble,andbringsthemindsofitsministerstoaparitywiththoseofdevils,whodelightinnothingbutmischief。\"
\"Thesystem,\"saidthemaninblack,\"isagrandone,withunboundedvitality。CompareitwithyourProtestantism,andyouwillseethedifference。Poperyiseveratwork,whilstProtestantismissupine。Aprettychurch,indeed,theProtestant!Why,itcan’tevenworkamiracle。\"
\"Canyourchurchworkmiracles?\"Idemanded。
\"Thatwastheveryquestion,\"saidthemaninblack,\"whichtheancientBritishclergyaskedofAustinMonk,aftertheyhadbeenfoolsenoughtoacknowledgetheirowninability。
’Wedon’tpretendtoworkmiracles;doyou?’’Oh!dearme,yes,’saidAustin;’wefindnodifficultyinthematter。Wecanraisethedead,wecanmaketheblindsee;andtoconvinceyou,Iwillgivesighttotheblind。HereisthisblindSaxon,whomyoucannotcure,butonwhoseeyesIwillmanifestmypower,inordertoshowthedifferencebetweenthetrueandthefalsechurch;’andforthwith,withtheassistanceofahandkerchiefandalittlehotwater,heopenedtheeyesofthebarbarian。Sowemanagematters!A