Norhathmylordlaiditdownasthatwhichmustnotberecededfrom;forIknowthathesaiditonlytoprovoketoawarmdebatethereabout。Thereforewemustunderstand，ifwecan，whetherthetownofMansoulhassuchsenseandknowledgeofherdecayedstate，andofthedesignthatwehaveonfootagainsther，asdothprovokehertosetwatchandwardathergates，andtodoublethemonmarket—days。Butif，afterinquirymade，itshallbefoundthattheyareasleep，thenanydaywilldo，butamarket—dayisbest;andthisismyjudgmentinthiscase。’
ThenquothDiabolus，’Howshouldweknowthis？’anditwasanswered，’InquireaboutitatthemouthofMr。Profane。’SoProfanewascalledin，andaskedthequestion，andhemadehisanswerasfollows:—
PROF。Mylords，sofarasIcangather，thisisatpresenttheconditionofthetownofMansoul:theyaredecayedintheirfaithandlove;Emmanuel，theirPrince，hasgiventhemtheback;theysendoftenbypetitiontofetchhimagain，buthemakethnothastetoanswertheirrequest，noristheremuchreformationamongthem。
DIAB。Iamgladthattheyarebackwardinareformation，butyetIamafraidoftheirpetitioning。However，theirloosenessoflifeisasignthatthereisnotmuchheartinwhattheydo，andwithouttheheartthingsarelittleworth。
Butgoon，mymasters;Iwilldivertyou，mylords，nolonger。