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W. A.—Yes, yes, he knows and sees all things ; he hears
us speak, sees what we do, knows what we think, though we do
not speak.

Wife.—What | he no hear you curse, swear, speak de great
damn?

W. A.—Yes, yes, he hears it all.

Wife.—Where be then the much great power strong?

W. A.—He is merciful, that.is all we can say for it; and
this proves him to be the true God; he is God, and not man,
and therefore we are not consumed.

Here Will Atkins told us he was struck with horror, to
think how he could tell his wife so clearly that God sees, and
hears, and knows the secret thoughts of the heart, and all that
we do, and yet that he had dared to do all the vile things he
had done.

Wife.—Merciful! What you call that?

W. A.—He is our Father and Maker, and he pities and
spares us,

Wife-—So then he never makee kill, never angry when
you do wicked ; then he no good himself, or no great able.

W. A.—Yes, yes, my dear, he is infinitely good and in-
finitely great, and able to punish too; and sometimes, to
show his justice and vengeance, he lets fly his anger to de.
stroy sinners and make examples ; many are cut off in their sins,

Wife-—But no makee kill you yet ; then he tell you, may
be, that he no makee you kill: so you makee de bargain with
him, you do bad thing, he no be angry at you when he be angry
at other mans.

W. A.—No, indeed, my sins are all presumptions upon his
goodness ; and he would be infinitely just if he destroyed me,
as he has done other men.

Wifc.—Well, and yet no kill, no makee you dead ; what
you say to him for that? You no tell him thankee for all that too?

W. A.—I am an unthankful, ungrateful dog, that is true. ©

Wife-—Why he no makee you much good better? you say
he makee you.

W. A.—He made me as he made all the world ; it is I have
deformed myself, and abused his goodness, and made myself
an abominable wretch.

Wife.—I wish you makee God know me. I no makee him
angry. Ino do bad wickea tning.

Here Will Atkins said his heart sunk within him, to hear a
poor untaught creature desire to be taught to know God, and
he such a wicked wretch, that he could not say one word to her
about God, but what the reprgagh of his own carriage would