"Grateful as I am to the good Being whose bounty has imparted to me this reasoning intellect," etc.--Let. 68. "They acknowledged the hand of Providence in the descent of the crown upon the head of a true Stuart." [Spoken in irony.]--Let. 49. "If they should no longer appeal to the creature of the constitution, but to that high Being, who gave them the rights of humanity, whose gifts it were sacrilege to surrender, let me ask you sir," etc.--Let. 35. "The will of God hath parted us, and the deed is registered for eternity."--Crisis, v. "Even the distance at which the Almighty hath placed America and England, is a strong and _natural_ proof that the authority of the one over the other was never the design of Heaven. "I do not scruple to affirm, with the most solemn appeal to God for my sincerity."--Let. 68. "The people also found it necessary to appeal to Heaven in their turn."--Let. 9. "The reformation was preceded by the discovery of America, as if the Almighty graciously meant to open a sanctuary to the persecuted in future years, when home should afford neither friendship nor safety. "I am as confident, as I am that God governs the world, that America will never be happy till she gets clear of foreign dominion."--Crisis, i. "And if life be the bounty of Heaven, we scorn fully reject the noblest part of the gift," etc.--Let. 20. "If when the opportunity offers itself you neglect to do your duty to yourselves and to posterity, to _God_ and your country," etc.--Dedication. Of Providence they further say: _Paine._ "But Providence, who best knows how to time her misfortunes as well as her immediate favors, chose this to be the time, and who dare dispute it?"--Crisis, iii. "To the _interposition of Providence_ and her blessings on our endeavors, and not to British benevolence are we indebted for the short chain that limits your ravages."--Crisis, vi. "To deny such a right would be a kind of atheism against nature, and the beat answer to such an objection will be: 'The fool hath said in his heart there is no God!'"--Crisis, iii. _Junius._ "If it should be the will of Providence to afflict him with a domestic misfortune," etc.--Let. 23. "The next is a most remarkable instance of the goodness of Providence."--Let. 66.