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recognised by him.
5 Religious Sanction. In prison & in the ship which conveyed
Timothy to Botany Bay his mind was alarmed & afflicted with
the apprehension of future punishment. An angry & avenging Deity
was constantly present to his mind thoughts, – & every day of his
existence was embittered by the dread of the Divine Being.
To Walter the contemplation of futurity was peaceful & pleasurable.
He patiently anticipated dwelt with constant delight on the benign attributes
of the Deity, – & the conviction was ever present to him that it
must be well – & that all ultimately must be well to the virtuous.
Great indeed was the balance of pleasure which he drew
from his existence, – & great was the sum of happiness to which
he gave birth
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