No mention of God. They keep Him up their sleeves for as long as they can, vicars do. They know it puts people off.
Conscience is the aboriginal Vicar of Christ.
... vicars of vacillation ...
I don't think," he said, "that a vicar is supposed to beat a bishop to death, or even back to death." Mr. Berkeley looked down upon the remains of Bishop Bernard. "If anyone asks, we'll say he fell over," he said. "Lots of times.
Nature, the vicar of the Almighty Lord.