Who, then, can come up with him?
He congratulates himself on the chance that has given him such a steed. He may ascribe it to the devil. He cannot attribute it to God!
And will God permit this red-handed ruffian to escape? Will He not stretch forth His almighty arm, and stay the assassin in his flight?
Chapter Ninety Seven.
The Chase of the Assassin.
Will God permit the red-handed ruffian to escape? Will He not stretch forth His almighty arm, and stay the assassin in his flight?
These interrogatories are put by those who have remained under the tree.
They are answered by an instinct of justice—the first negatively, the second in the affirmative. He will not, and He will.