And what shall I say of those who comfortably delude themselves with imaginary pardons for theirsins, and who measure the time in purgatory with an hourglass into years, months, days, and hours,with all the precision of a mathematical table? There are plenty, too, who, relying upon certainmagical little certificates and prayers, — which some pious impostor devised either in fun or forthe benefit of his pocket, — believe that they may procure riches, honor, future happiness, health,perpetual prosperity, long life, a lusty old age, — nay, in the end, a seat at the right hand of Christin heaven; but as for this last, it matters not how long it be deferred: they will content themselveswith the joys of heaven only when they must finally surrender the pleasures of this world, to whichthey lovingly cling. T