Whenthismatterwasexplainedandsettled，Mr。Pembrokeexpressedhiswishtotakeaprivateandparticularleaveofhisdearpupil。Thegoodman’sexhortationstoEdwardtopreserveanunblemishedlifeandmorals，toholdfasttheprinciplesoftheChristianreligion，andtoeschewtheprofanecompanyofscoffersandlatitudinarians，toomuchaboundinginthearmy，werenotimmingledwithhispoliticalprejudices。IthadpleasedHeaven，hesaid，toplaceScotlanddoubtlessforthesinsoftheirancestorsin1642inamoredeplorablestateofdarknessthaneventhisunhappykingdomofEngland。Here，atleast，althoughthecandlestickoftheChurchofEnglandhadbeeninsomedegreeremovedfromitsplace，ityetaffordedaglimmeringlight；therewasahierarchy，thoughschismatical，andfallenfromtheprinciplesmaintainedbythosegreatfathersofthechurch，Sancroftandhisbrethren；therewasaliturgy，thoughwofullypervertedinsomeoftheprincipalpetitions。
ButinScotlanditwasutterdarkness；and，exceptingasorrowful，scattered，andpersecutedremnant，thepulpitswereabandonedtoPresbyterians，andhefeared，tosectariesofeverydescription。Itshouldbehisdutytofortifyhisdearpupiltoresistsuchunhallowedandperniciousdoctrinesinchurchandstate，asmustnecessarilybeforcedattimesuponhisunwillingears。
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Theyhadbeenthelabouroftheworthyman’swholelife；andneverwerelabourandzealmoreabsurdlywasted。HehadatonetimegonetoLondon，withtheintentionofgivingthemtotheworld，bythemediumofabooksellerinLittleBritain，wellknowntodealinsuchcommodities，andtowhomhewasinstructedtoaddresshimselfinaparticularphrase，andwithacertainsign，which，itseems，passedatthattimecurrentamongtheinitiatedJacobites。ThemomentMr。Pembrokehadutteredtheshibboleth，withtheappropriategesture，thebibliopolistgreetedhim，notwithstandingeverydisclamation，bythetitleofDoctor，andconveyinghimintohisbackshop，afterinspectingeverypossibleandimpossibleplaceofconcealment，hecommenced：
Eh，doctor！Well-allundertherose-snug-I