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1 Jany 1812 Church Ch 6 II.
7 § 1.
Part III
Indigenous

(4) (2)

Here one of the
senses of the word
authority is employed.
Where the persuasion
is adoptive
it may be said to
have authority for
its ground.
Here may be seen on the occasion on which —
one of the senses in which — the word authority
is wont to be employed. In so far as it is of the adoptive
kind the persuasion may be said is said said to be formed on the
ground of authority to have authority for its ground

Authority the ground
on which in the case
of every even the
most knowing
judicious man
that ever lived, perhaps
in the majority.
of occasions during
his life, of his
judgment is formed
Authority is the ground on which, in the instance
of every man, the most knowing and judicious that
ever lived not excepted, the judgments on which he
acts must on many occasions - perhaps on the greater
part of the occasions that present themselves to him
throughout the whole course of his life, be in a great
degree formed.

To exclude adoptive
persuasion altogether
is neither possible
nor desirable. To exclude adoptive persuasion altogether - to
exclude altogether that sort of circumstantial evidence
which is composed of the supposed opinions of other
people - is neither possible nor desirable.

What is desirable, is,
that in proportion
to the importance
of each question
& the means of forming
an indigenous judgment
he should first apply
himself to form an
indigenous judgment,
or, at least keep the
door open to an appeal
from any adoptive
judgment he may form.
What is desirable is — that in the point proportion to the of
importance of each question and the means which
a man has in his hands for forming, in relation to
it such an indigenous a judgment or persuasion of the
indigenous kind, a judgment, to wit such an one
as to the purpose in question shall be sufficiently correct
and compliant — he shall be constant on each occasion
be mindful either to apply himself in the first instance
to form in relation to it a judgment or persuasion of the
indigenous kind, or at any rate keep the door open to an
appeal made from any adoptive judgment it may happen
to have to leave entertained,
to his own
indigenous judgment.

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Date_1	1812-01-01	Marginal Summary Numbering	not numbered
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