I considered that this was the station of life the infinitely wise and good providence of God had determined for me; that as I could not foresee what the ends of Divine wisdom might be in all this, so I was not to dispute His sovereignty; who, as I was His creature, had an undoubted right, by creation, to govern and dispose of me absolutely as He thought fit; and who, as I was a creature that had offended Him, had likewise a judicial right to condemn me to what punishment He thought fit; and that it was my part to submit to bear His indignation, because I had sinned against Him.
Bár nem láthattam át, mi célja volt ezzel az Úrnak, de éppen ezért tettének jogosságát sem kérdőjelezhettem meg. Én a teremtés szerinti alattvalója voltam, akivel kedvének megfelelően rendelkezhetett és korábbi vétkeimért bármilyen büntetést kiszabhatott rám.