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7 Feby 1813 5
Church

II Topics
Ch. 7. Pay
§.1. Abstract fitness
Part III. Equality

1

1
The above rule of minimization
if observed
will produce on the part
of the minister of each
church as compared with
any other equality, on
the part of the aggregate
mass, equality of
distribution. p.1.

2
If here any disconformity
to this rule is produced,
it is either 1. by excess
on the part of some of
the allotments, while
the others remain at
the proper rate, 2 do
while the others lie below
that rate. p.1

3.
Where as in the first
case, it is by excess alone,
it is productive of
evil in certain shapes,
where by excess & deficiency,
in additional
shapes. p.1.

4
Besides the mischiefs
of power & unmerited
dignity, in such hands,
seductive diversions
pride &c the evils of
excess,║ — Seductive
diversion produces the evil
of deficiency also, as
a man who has not
pay, or other means
of subsistence sufficient,
must betake
himself to some
profit-yielding occupation. p.2.

5
By superfluity, a
man is tempted to
neglect of duty from
pleasures, — by deficiency,
he is compelled
for profit. p.2.

6.
So far as concerns seductive
diversion, the
mischief of deficiency
is more certain — but
from the other mischiefs
of superfluity
it is free. p.2.

║ See supra §. Quantum and the
Causes of inefficiency.

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7
By a common mode
of account out of these
faults is made one
excellency viz. by taking
the average:
A. has ₤20,000 per annum;
B's in any number
less than 20 — A who
does what is of no use
has ₤20000 per an: B. who
does nothing, 2000₤
C's who do much — have
not ₤10 — Add all together,
& the quotient
is not chargeable with
excess. p.3.

8
Thus in distress of argument,
of two monstrosities,
due proportion
is feigned, and
by this fiction
great deficiency and
superfluity is proved
to contain no superfluity.
p.3

9
As if a man one of
whose sons had but one
arm, the other, three,
should say, there was
not monstrosity in
his family. p.4

10
Why murmur ye?
says the fat bishop to
the lean priest — Your
want is made up to
me — Are we not one
church — p.4

11
Thus to its children
and strangers is the
wisdom of the Church
justified. p.4

12
Will you realize this
equality? — Oh no — when
the purposes of argument
is served, all purposes
it is designed for are.
p.4

13
Preferment hunting
among the most mischievous
of reductions.
p.5

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Preferment hunting

14
This rather belongs
to those into which
they are seduced by
affluence, than forced
by indigence. Man
cannot live on hope.
Without subsistence
a man cannot carry
on this operation —
but short of the very
highest degree, no
degree of opulence will
incapacitate a man
for it. p.5

15
Affluence spoken of
as of itself seductive —
by preferment hunting
the seductive force is
doubled; profit seeking
concupiscence being
added to the pleasurable
do.║ p.6

16.
But for the purpose
of this pursuit, he must
join, not only in the
purely pleasurable occupations,
but also conform to
the conduct, & discourse
of those in whom his hopes
lie. p.6

17
Thus besides being
engaged in pleasure
noxious or not, he
may be engaged in a
course of conduct by
which he becomes a tool
in the hands of the King
& ruling few. And thus
whether private vice
goes on or not, public
corruption proceeds
with the most perfect
gravity, without scandal,
or danger of that
punishment from
the moral sanction,
by which vice and
mischief is checked
& prevented. p.7

║ See Ch Inefficiency
Causes 1o §.8. Benefice-
changing — 1. to 12.
do §.5. Pay excessive

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