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26 Oct 1813
Church Ch. 1. Topics &

Ch 1

§.1. Subjects of inquiry
discipline — doctrine

Ch. 2

§.2. Ends — what proper
what improper to be pursued
by government on the
subject of religion

Ch. 3

§.31. Difference between
abstract and practical
utility

§.42. Inconvenience of change
what

Ch. 4

§.5. Causes of Imperfection and abuse
their causes — [1. sinister
interest. 2.

Ch. 5

§.6. Past times how for
instruction — how for delusions
indexes to of utility
instruction, true and
false, derivable from them

9.
By utility is here all along
meant with reference to the
interests of the present life.

§.2
Interest of the present life
the only interest [for the
sake of which government
ought to interfere] here
considered — why?

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27 Oct 1817
Ordo proposition

+ 1
Course properest fittest to be pursued
by Government as to
religion in general p.1.

+ 2
When part of these courses
upholding the establishmt
p.2

+ 3
The Religious or Ecclesiastical
official establishmt. what —
p.2

4
Subject of inquiry in relation
to this establishment p.2

§.2. All pervading question
or object of

5.
The above the main question,
say the practical.

*5

6
Subsidiary universally concomitant
questions are
1. The Ptical

7
2. the historical

§.3

8.
Fittest — in the principle of
utility the most useful
the most subservient to the
true ends of government: last
to the false at the expence of the
true ☞ Reference to
Ch. on True & false ends? p.2

§.3.

9
In regard to utility, distinction
between clear practical
utility and clear
abstract utility
— follows the explanation. p

10
Main question viz. that
of practical utility assumes
the possible existence of
a difference between the actual
state of things and the best
state possible, i.e. the most
conformable to utility. p

11
If In so far as this assumption
is conformable to the
truth, there exists
1. pt inconvenience (what?): or
2. abuse (what?)

12
Imperfection makes a demand
for improvement: its removal, abuse
for its reform

§.4 Inconvenience of change.

13
Improvement and reform
are both change: all change
in government especially in
official establishments is attended
with inconvenience ☞ Refer to a §. on this head

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14
Historical question
the matter — what it calls
for us

§.5

14
Abuse — its causes —
imperfection

☞ A whole section for this?
Yes. See Col. V. p.

§.6 II
Historical matter — use and
abuse of it

15 or 6
Historical question —
matter which it calls for
historical matter — state of
things in times past. p

16 or 2
In regard to an establishment,
state of things

1. At its commencement

2. At In past times subsequent to
its commencement.
p

17 or 3
Contents of historical matter
—

1. Facts — including actions
and events

2. Opinions

18 or 4
Use or legitimate use
of historical matter as
applied to the practical
question — dubious facts
as matters stock measured
up by experience for judgement
to draw
from or measure to the
on practical question:
Opinions i.e. the thus
to d such an opinion
are thus incl at 9 or 4/5 under facts
Abuse or illegitimate
use of historical matter
employing opinions of
men having in
i.e. early times as instances
of what might is fit
to be done in relation to
the same matters at
present.

20 or 6
Questions included under
the historical —

1. Antiquity of the commencement
of the establishment
in the limit

2. D or Long continuance of this or
that particular part of
practice included under
the establishment

§.4 Inconvenience of change

1. Injury Detriment to property and
real interest

2. detriment to power

3. to interest in other shapes

4. To opinions

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§.6 continued

21
1. Opinions A concerning the
fitness of the establishment or
any part of it no false
fit evidence of its practical
fitness with reference to
present time — Why?
i.e. no just argument
against improvement or reform
p.

22
2. is Long continuance of
the practice in relation to the
delay? . . on that point.
except in so far as
in case of improvement
or reform it contribute
to be productive of the
inconveniences of change
If opposite to proved present
practical utility viz by removal
of abuse its continuance will
be ascribably to sinister interest
not to imagined duties

23 23
In regard to religion,
establishments and other
doctrines, the opinion or precept of
the founder of the religion
though not properly receivable
by government as evidence
of present practical utility
with a view to present
practice in members of
government, is good as
against those who oppose
prevent or intermediately
opinion or practice
to demonstrated practical
present utility; consisting in
removal of abuse.

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Date_1	1812-10-26	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-14, 15 or 1 - 20 or 6, 21, 1-4
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