It gives me some satisfaction to think that Barjas, the tavern-keeper, is damned.

There is in these things a logic worthy of the author of all logic.

Nevertheless my unhappy example proves that it is sometimes inconvenient that form should prevail over essence in the sacraments, and I humbly ask, Could not, eternal wisdom remedy this ?" "No," answered the Lord.

"The remedy would be worse than the disease.
It would be the ruin of the priesthood if essence prevailed over form in the laws of salvation." "Alas! Lord," sighed the humble Probus.

"Be persuaded by my humble experience; as long as you reduce your sacraments to formulas your justice will meet with terrible obstacles." "I know that better than you do," replied the Lord.