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Would you be ashamed to be seen reading a communica-tion from him [underlined]? or to have it know that you are in the habit of thanking him daily for favors that no earthly [underlined] friend can bestow? for life, + health, + innumerable enjoyments which only can come from the hand of Infinite Goodness: that you regard his counsel, that you pray for his guidance, that you honor all his precepts. No; Zadoc; when you realize your dependence upon, + your obligation to your Heavenly Father [underlined] for all the bless-ings you have received or hope to receive, - though you will not [underlined], by any means make a vain show [whole phrase underlined] of your religion, you will not be ashamed [underlined], if every [underlined] body that knows you, knows that you daily read the Bible + daily pray to God. I remember once you was vexed with John Davis because he told some of your play mates that you said your prayers [underlined]. You then felt a false [underlined] shame about it; you wouldn't feel so now [underlined]. Should you meet with any poor, fellow mortal so depraved, + benighted, as to speak lightly of the Bible [underlined], + of prayer, + to ridicule you for your attention to them, you would not feel ashamed for yourself [underlined], but for him [underlined]. One so unfortunate would be an object of your shame [underlined], + pity [underlined], - truly so. Your letter is very gratifying to me, in the whole, but no particular part of it more so, than your ac-knowledgement that you read the Bible [phrase underlined], + say your prayers [underlined]. Do you caution so strictly to let no one see your letter because it shows what is so honorable [underlined] to you; -