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18 Feby 1813 6
Church

II. Doctrine
Ch. 2. Persuasion,
§. Power over persuasion

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§.1. Abstract fitness.
Part 5 Power

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Forcible may seem a
bad attribute of deception,
— But here, the
force is applied to A
the deception operated
in B. Coercive authority
the inceptive
power in the one case, —
understanding operating
on understanding
in the other.
p.8

36
Authority to this purpose
(1) special, &
(2) general.
1. Special when its
effect is owing to the
character of the person

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2. When general, the
persuasion operates
as the No of the persons
in whom the persuasion
is supposed
to exist. 38 The lowest
special authority is —
where the man is
but one degree above
an average man.

(39)
The highest is so great
as to outweight any
general do. Locke
would with an Englishman
have more
weight on a point of
the metaphysics, than
all the Chinese empire.
p.9

40
(a)
Relative Probity un questioned,
The force of a mans
intellectual authority
is as his wisdom —
of his real or supposed coercive do as his
power. But when
power is joined with
folly, & wickedness, and
deception the produce
of coercion. Hence the
word forcibly —
deceptious suggested.
p.10

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§.1. Abstract fitness
Part 5 Power

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From the above
view of the de deceptive
process, these conclusions
may be drawn.
p 11.

1. Declarations of
credence — palpably
false, may be produced
on any subject.
p.11.

Thus must have been
produced the general
credence in religions
now acknowledged
to be false. p.11.

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2. In proportion to
the absurdity of
the tenets, the deceptive
process is in request.
p.12

For in proportion as
it's propositions lack
indigenous persuasion,
there is need of
the above process.
p.12

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3. By every one who
approves the forcibly
deceptive process,
evidence is offered
that he does not believe
the propositions
asserted. p.13

For unless men have
a propensity to falsehood,
the odium &
trouble will be incurred
to no use. p.13

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In answer, the
advocate of force can
only say, that tho'
he is a friend to truth,
all others[+] prefer
falsehood. p.13.

[+] or at least the predominant
member,

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Date_1	1813-02-18	Marginal Summary Numbering	34-44
Box	006	Main Headings	church of englandism
Folio number	175	Info in main headings field	church
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