Having inquired of Godwin, the divine who attended him, whether a person who had once been in a state of grace could afterward be damned, and being assured it was impossible, he said, "Then I am safe, for I am sure that I was once in a state of grace."

Lockhart said of it that he could accept none of his friend's inferences except one,"that we were all wrong, and were all like to be damned.

I saw the figures and heard the voices and touched, yes touched their very hands, and saw their damned black faces, saw them far more plainly than I see you now."

he hissed under his breath at me; "it's a damned wolf, that's what it isa wolf lost among the islands, and starving to deathdesperate.

"You're going to be damned, friend Martin, you're falling into heresy!

At any rate, she was already damned for being a wicked daughter.

I have seene Your conference with witches, night-spell knaves, Connivynge mountebanks and the damned frye Of cheating mathematicks.

"They are damned Englishers.

"Wait," he said vaingloriously, "just wait until we get at the damned British.

Felix Plater hath store of instances of such as thought themselves damned, forsaken of God, &c. One amongst the rest, that durst not go to church, or come near the Rhine, for fear to make away himself, because then he was most especially tempted.

The main matter which terrifies and torments most that are troubled in mind, is the enormity of their offences, the intolerable burthen of their sins, God's heavy wrath and displeasure so deeply apprehended, that they account themselves reprobates, quite forsaken of God, already damned, past all hope of grace, incapable of mercy, diaboli mancipia, slaves of sin, and their offences so great they cannot be forgiven.

Some again, though less orthodoxal, will have a far greater part saved than shall be damned, (as Caelius Secundus stiffly maintains in his book, De amplitudine regni coelestis, or some impostor under his name) beatorum numerus multo major quam damnatorum.

If more be damned than saved, he erroneously concludes, the devil hath the greater sovereignty!

[6800]Why should we pray to God that are Gentiles, and thank him for his mercies and benefits, that hath damned us all innocuous for Adam's offence, one man's offence, one small offence, eating of an apple?

" "I don't eat with no damned traitors," said Purvis savagely.

" "Too damned fair," said Kilduff.

He turned to Buck: "Do you mean to say that after Barry's wolf cut up your arm, you've been giving Whistling Dan a shelter from the lawand from us?" "I give him a place to stay because he was damned near death," said Buck.

Stand up, Buck, or by God I'll shoot you while you kneel there!" "Shoot and be damned!" He tore off his shirt and ripped away a long strip for a bandage.

Finally a man rose, strode across the room, shook the old fellow by the shoulder with brutal violence, and with a curse ordered him to stop his "damned death song!" Everyone drew a long breath of relief.

"I am afraid," he said, "I may be one of those who shall be damned."

"What do you mean by damned?" asked Adams.

He told me it was none of my damned business what he was doing.

"I sometimes think it's easier for these damned little dancing-masters than for one of us.

'You've got some damned scheme on,' said Mr. Carr.

I finished putting on my garments, and then I replied: "Not a farthing, colonel; not a damned farthing!