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They turn aside away with horror from subjects prospects <add>expected</add>
which to men so bound braced and fetter'd as they are offer
nothing but anxiety. They make it a matter
of merit prudence perhaps of merit
to be ignorant of that in which it is of
most importance to more to be knowing.
The true foundations, & means of morality
The know genuine catalogue of duties moral, in which
the practice of theological cobweb-spidering not of mystery swallowing has no place
in which the obligation of meddling with points
there treated as important, would be searched for in vain
the knowledge of which leads, to the horror of
them (many of them at least) is mischievous
and to the contempt of them as false.
Either Divinity is an important science
or it is of important to know that it is
not: It is of importance, and of the last importance,
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to know whither any of it, is of importance
and how much and what, if
any.
Ironical Proposal for extending Subscriptions
A Modest proposal for the advancement
of Science upon the plan of
Subscriptions in Divinity.
This of is what & should be overruled I intend to submitt to the wisdom
of the Legislature, that at least we may
be consistent, and follow the same track follow <add>forward the same track of security</add>
of improvement in in one walk of science as department of knowledge
in another
Means
To extract a system collection of opinions on controverted
points for in Law from Cope
Noy & Finch
In Physic from - - -
To forbid maintaining the doctrine of the circulation
of the blood,and to prohibit inoculation
on pain of death
SUBSCRIPTION
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This I am obliged to profess, whatever I
may think believe: How can I mention to
think? thinking may be my ruin.
What may be The consequences? they stare me in the
face. This is the alternative that awaits me My fortune broken, or my peace
of mind.
Farewell sincerity — welcome dissimulation
let me embrace thee.
Thus much a man has in his power to call
off attention from any subjects to banish
reflection. This he may do, and fancy he believes.
The regard paid to the Path of observing
the Statutes a test of their sincerity
in subscribing
It is rare that a falshood assertion concerning
an intrinsical act a mere act of the mind
can receive so compleat a detection
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To oblige man to swear that the Law of
an Infidel Country cease upon being
conquer'd by a Christian Nation: to receive
the peace and happiness of such
Infidel Countries as shall that good fortune
To oblige more all Lawyers to swear they believe that the King is
all perfect immortal and omnipresent
To oblige all persons who teach or practise
dancing especially those who
who teach it is to tie up at least one
Also all handicrafts mere artifices
labourers; but more over and more especially
all Officers and Soldiers Private in his
Majesty's Army Army and Navy
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