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42 A TOUR THROUGH
Now what do you think of these reverend
fathers of the church ? their merit, you
will easily perceive, does not consist in fast-
ing and prayer.—Their creed, they say,
they have a good deal modernized, and is
much simpler than that of Athanasius.—
One of them told me, that if we would but
{lay with them for some little time, we
should soon be convinced that they were the
happiest fellows on earth. " We have ex-
ploded (said he) from our system every
thing that is dismal or melancholy; and are
persuaded, that of all the roads in the uni-
verse, the road to heaven must be the
pleasantest and least gloomy : If it be not
so, (added he) God have mercy upon us,
for I am afraid we mall never get there."
I told him I could not ssatter him; u That
if laughing was really a sin, as some people
taught, they were certainly the greatest of
all sinners." " Well (said he) we shall at
least endeavour to be happy here; and that,
I am persuaded, is the best of all prepa-
rations
Now what do you think of these reverend
fathers of the church ? their merit, you
will easily perceive, does not consist in fast-
ing and prayer.—Their creed, they say,
they have a good deal modernized, and is
much simpler than that of Athanasius.—
One of them told me, that if we would but
{lay with them for some little time, we
should soon be convinced that they were the
happiest fellows on earth. " We have ex-
ploded (said he) from our system every
thing that is dismal or melancholy; and are
persuaded, that of all the roads in the uni-
verse, the road to heaven must be the
pleasantest and least gloomy : If it be not
so, (added he) God have mercy upon us,
for I am afraid we mall never get there."
I told him I could not ssatter him; u That
if laughing was really a sin, as some people
taught, they were certainly the greatest of
all sinners." " Well (said he) we shall at
least endeavour to be happy here; and that,
I am persuaded, is the best of all prepa-
rations