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was the gay and luxurious part of the world. We
then waited awhile, after which the Angel said to me,
"Now is the time, come let us go, and fear nothing.
The gate was opened but I did not know how.
We entered, and passed thro', many magnificent -
rooms, gayly and costly furnished, in which were
Tables covered with a variety of the greatest delica-
-cies and Wines, but I saw no inhabitants, and all
was hushed and very quiet. The Angel told me to
make haste and we passed thro' the rooms with the
greatest expedition, and met with no sort of hind-
-rance. When he had got quite thro', we came into
a large open field, which the Angel told me was
the sober and pious part of the world, and as we
passed thro', I saw by the road side, at which upon
a bench, sat a Student of my acquaintance, who
was a noted Pietist. He took no notice of me, and
appeared to be in a deep studdy, altho' I went close
by him, I wondered to see him in a place, which
the Angel had told me, was still the World, tho' the
pious part of it; we then proceeded and came soon
to a lofty strong gate whereat stood a very ill looking
black man, as <sic>centinal</sic>  <corr>sentinel</corr> to guard the gate, that
nobody might get out, I thought it was the Devil