.—He prays that All may be Christians, but compels None.
“ own desire is, for the common good of the world and the
advantage of all mankind, that thy people should enjoy a life of peace
and undisturbed concord. Let those, therefore, who still delight in
error, be made welcome to the same degree of peace and tranquillity
which they have who believe. For it may be that this restoration of
equal privileges to all will prevail to lead them into the straight
path. Let no one molest another, but let every one do as his soul
desires. Only let men of sound judgment be assured of this, that those
only can live a life of holiness and purity, whom thou callest to a
reliance on
thy holy laws. With regard to those who will hold themselves aloof from
us, let them have, if they please, their temples of lies: we have the glorious
edifice of thy truth, which thou hast given us as our native home. We pray, however, that they too may receive the same blessing, and thus experience that heartfelt joy which unity of sentiment inspires.