片斷:Letthedifficultiesbewhatsoevertheywill,weshallinHisstrengthbeabletoencounterwiththem.AndlblessGodlhavebeeninuredtodifficulties;andlneverfoundGodfailingwhenltrustedinHim.lcanlaughandsing,inmyheart,whenlspeakofthesethingstoyouorelsewhere.AndthoughsomemaythinkitisahardthingtoraisemoneywithoutParliamentaryauthorityuponthisnation;yetlhaveanotherargumenttothegoodpeopleofthisnation,iftheywouldbesafe,andyethavenobetterprinciple:Whethertheypreferthehavingoftheirwillthoughitbetheirdestruction,ratherthancomplywiththingsofnecessity?Thatwillexcuseme.Butlshouldwrongmynativecountrytosupposethis.雖然也許有人認為如果沒有議會在國家中的權威,籌款是件難事;然而我要向我國善良的人們再次說明,若要安全,別無良策:他們難道寧愿堅持他們那種可能招致自身毀滅的愿望,也不愿適應必定出現的形勢?那倒為我免除了責任,可是我若那樣想就會損害我的祖國。(王德華譯)