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hostile to habits of piety & devotion –
to the maintenance of humility, sobriety,
heavenly-mindedness – & those States of
feeling wh. [which] are essential to religion.

But here we have a man
who is worthy to be classed with
eminent men of goodness in the
person of this Roman centurion.
Pagan by birth – education – religion
he has been bro't [brought] up a heathen.

He possesses power – despotic power,
yet is not intoxicated by it

He lives in a far land – away from
his restraints of home & gov't [government], yet
he is humble, docile, teachable, honest,
upright, beloved, commended –