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本杰明·富兰克林：本杰明·富兰克林自传·补录 122
本杰明·富兰克林《本杰明·富兰克林自传》· The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin · 领导
Some of Mr. Whitefield's enemies affected to suppose that he would apply these collections to his own private emolument; but I who was intimately acquainted with him (being employed in printing his Sermons and Journals, etc.), never had the least suspicion of his integrity, but am to this day decidedly of opinion that he was in all his conduct a perfectly honest man, and methinks my testimony in his favour ought to have the more weight, as we had no religious connection. He us'd, indeed, sometimes to pray for my conversion, but never had the satisfaction of believing that his prayers were heard. Ours was a mere civil friendship, sincere on both sides, and lasted to his death.
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定位：Additional excerpt 122 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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怀特菲尔德先生的敌人中有人故意散布猜测，说他可能把募捐来的钱装进自己腰包。但我和他私交很深，还替他印过布道文和日记，从没怀疑过他的正直，直到今天仍坚信他为人完全诚实。我的证词应该更有分量，因为我们没有宗教上的联系。他有时确实为我祷告，希望我皈依，但从不曾确信祷告被听见。我们的友谊纯粹是世俗的，双方都真诚，一直持续到他去世。
上下文
富兰克林在自传中回忆与著名布道家怀特菲尔德的交往，两人信仰不同却成挚友。
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当朋友被质疑时，你能否像富兰克林那样，基于长期了解而非利益关系为他作证？
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