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Chapter 12
"Youhavenowarrantyforsuchanaudaciousdoctrine,noranycovenanttosupportit,"criedDavid,whowasdeeplytincturedwiththesubtledistinctionswhich,inhistime,andmoreespeciallyinhisprovince,hadbeendrawnaroundthebeautifulsimplicityofrevelation,byendeavoringtopenetratetheawfulmysteryofthedivinenature,supplyingfaithbyself-sufficiency,andbyconsequence,involvingthosewhoreasonedfromsuchhumandogmasinabsurditiesanddoubt;"yourtempleisrearedonthesands,andthefirsttempestwillwashawayitsfoundation.Idemandyourauthoritiesforsuchanuncharitableassertion(likeotheradvocatesofasystem,Davidwasnotalwaysaccurateinhisuseofterms).Namechapterandverse;inwhichoftheholybooksdoyoufindlanguagetosupportyou?"
"Book!"repeatedHawkeye,withsingularandill-concealeddisdain;"doyoutakemeforawhimperingboyattheapron-stringofoneofyouroldgals;andthisgoodrifleonmykneeforthefeatherofagoose’swing,myox’shornforabottleofink,andmyleathernpouchforacross-barredhandkerchertocarrymydinner?Book!whathavesuchasI,whoamawarriorofthewilderness,thoughamanwithoutacross,todowithbooks?Ineverreadbutinone,andthewordsthatarewrittentherearetoosimpleandtooplaintoneedmuchschooling;thoughImayboastthatoffortylongandhard-workingyears."
"Whatcallyouthevolume?"saidDavid,misconceivingtheother’smeaning.
