hardly  a  house  but  is  divided  against  itself,  for  our  foe  is
the  all  but  universal  woodenness  of  both  head  and  heart,
the  want  of  vitality  in  man,  which  is  the  effect  of  our  vice  ;
and  hence  are  begotten  fear,  superstition,  bigotry,  perse
cution,  and  slavery  of  all  kinds.  We  are  mere  figure
heads  upon  a  hulk,  with  livers  in  the  place  of  hearts.
The  curse  is  the  worship  of  idols,  which  at  length  changes
the  worshipper  into  a  stone  image  himself;  and  the
New-Englander  is  just  as  much  an  idolater  as  the  Hin
doo.  This  man  was  an  exception,  for  he  did  not  set  up
even  a  political  graven  image  between  him  and  his  God.
A  church  that  can  never  have  done  with  excommuni
cating  Christ  while  it  exists !  Away  with  your  broad
and  flat  churches,  and  your  narrow  and  tall  churches !
Take  a  step  forward,  and  invent  a  new  style  of  out
houses.  Invent  a  salt  that  will  save  you,  and  defend
our  nostrils.
