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Intellect depraving
Demoralizing
Baptismal Form

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3 Carnal desires of the flesh
— i.e. the desires on the
gratification of which the
preservation of the individual
depends and that on
the gratification of which
the preservation of the
species depends, and to
which the being for whom
this engagement is uttered
is indebted for life

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What possible meaning
can be attached to such
renunciation consistent
with sanity.

I will not give way to such
desire, so as to carry it into
action. —
This meant if any thing

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The meaning, if the usual
meaning is attached to
the words, must have been
to destroy the species, or
sect itself.

25
To make a plausible
ground for antipathy,
sexual irregularities
spoken of as hurtful to
population — an opinion
supported neither by reason
or experience.

See Malthus — Excess alone
in population the sobject
of solicitude.

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Atrocity of the authors
of this formulary, if their
guile were measured by
the effects of it if conformed
to.

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In vain would it be said
that excess is not the object
meant. In the text, no
such explanation. Such
defence would serve for
Mass Book or Koran, as well
as for this.

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Demoralizing
Baptismal Form

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By such interpolation
were it admissible, the
discourse would be saved
from the reproach of
flagitiousness & insane
absurdity — but would
be nugatory unless where
non excess ends.

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The diminution of the
species or the sect not
among the probable or intended consequences
of this formulary.

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Consequences certain or
probable, whether intended
or no — debasement
of the moral and intellectual
faculties.

31
The pronouncing such
a formulary, if regarded
other than as an unmeaning
formulary,
would be little other than
madness.

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If the individual view
it in its true light, the
authors of it, if judged
by such a specimen unworthy
any sentiment but
contempt. What then
if he permitted himself
to go on, must he think
of their real or pretended
admirers.

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This progress few men
make, custom and notions
of duty keep them
from it. —

34
Taking an average
mind what would be
his train of thinking.

35
1 Observing then words
half mischievous, half
nonsense, he will turn
aside from these and
avoid troubling himself
about them.

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Demoralizing
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But this cannot take
place without pernicious
habits.

1 Considering solemn
engagements as mere
forms, hence the mischief
to his morality.

2. Persuading himself
that this atrocious
folly is object of reverence,
which cannot
be done without relaxation
of intellectuals
& confounding
reason with absurdity.

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2. Another is the not
proposing to himself
questions of the wisdom
or folly, mischief, or
good of a thing but
whether it be established
or no, taking thus
for standard of right
& wrong, custom & political
power.

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Desire to see prevail
such passive obedience
exists in the men at
the head of things
For thus they ratify
their love of power
and of ease

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The power of the leader
is as the mischievousness
& absurdity of the
doctrine, he can obtain
acceptance of from
his followers: — if any
more absurd portion
of discourse could
have been found, it
would indicate still
greater power than
is exercised at present.

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Has this trash any
warrant in the doctrine
of Jesus, who conversed
with the woman at
the well & with Mary
Magdalene, protected
the woman taken in
adultery, & was convivial
with publicans
& sinners.

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Demoralizing
Baptismal Form

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Not that if it had
it would justify the
forcing it on the
people.

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But every disinterested
man must see
that of what is forced
on people as Jesus's
much is no more his
than Mahomet's

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Date_1	1812-09-25	Marginal Summary Numbering	22-42
Box	006	Main Headings	church of englandism
Folio number	032	Info in main headings field	church
Image	001	Titles	intellectual depravity / demoralizing / baptismal form
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Penner	walter coulson	Watermarks	john dickinson & c<…> 1809
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Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year	1809
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