God had, however,
he hoped, mercifully protected him. If it had not been for God's
grace, where might he not have been that day? It was true that they
were disciples of the French sceptic; his likeness was on the walls;
his books were on the bookshelves! Mr. George Allen had been in the
habit of associating not only with Mr. Coleman, but with the
daughter, and with the daughter ALONE! as has already been stated.
She was also an infidel--more so, perhaps, than her father; and Satan
had a way, as they all knew, of instilling the deadly poison so
seductively that unwary souls were often lost, lost, lost beyond
recall, before they could truly be said to be aware of it. He
wished, therefore, that evening to confess again, as, indeed, he had
just confessed before, that by grace he had been saved. It is not of
him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth
mercy. He trembled to think how near he himself had been to the pit
of destruction, lured by the devices of the great Enemy of Souls; but
praise be to God he had been saved, not through own merits, but
through the merits of his Redeemer.
Mr. Broad purred with pleasure during this oration, and looked round
on the audience for their approval.
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