I could to teach mankind to believe again, is even that same
opinion and conviction, applied to all provinces of things.
Alas, in this his sad theory about the world, our poor impudent
Pamphleteer is by no means singular at present; nay rather he has
in a manner the whole practical part of mankind on his side just
now; the more is the pity for us all!--

"It is very certain, if Beelzebub made this world, our
Pamphleteer, and the huge portion of mankind that follow him, are
right. But if God made the world; and only leads Beelzebub, as
some ugly muzzled bear is led, a longer or shorter temporary DANCE
in this divine world, and always draws him home again, and peels
the unjust gains off him, and ducks him in a certain hot Lake,
with sure intent to lodge him there to all eternity at last,--then
our Pamphleteer, and the huge portion of mankind that follow him,
are wrong.

"More I will not say; being indeed quite tired of SPEAKING on that
subject. Not a subject which it concerns me to speak of; much as
it concerns me, and all men, to know the truth of it, and silently
in every hour and moment to do said truth. As indeed the sacred
voice of their own soul, if they listen, will conclusively
admonish all men; and truly if IT do not, there will be little use
in my logic to them. For my own share, I want no trade with men
who need to be convinced of that fact. If I am in their premises,
and discover such a thing of them, I will quit their premises;
if they are in mine, I will, as old Samuel advised, count my
spoons. Ingenious gentlemen who believe that Beelzebub made this
world, are not a class of gentlemen I can get profit from.
Let them keep at a distance, lest mischief fall out between us.