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14 April 1813
Church

Act
Ch. 1. Non
P

1
Reform. 1.
As to non residence
viz by act 43 G.3. ch.
84(1) the spiritual
farming & (2) non residence
act. p.1

2
Of the two above branches,
the first being of
inferior importance
may be postponed. —

3
The 2d branch has 2
objects, the one patent
and temporary, the
other latent & permanent
— 1 to relieve
certain individuals
from prosecution — 2
to give perpetuity to
a system of abuse by
which the interests of
the many are sacrificed
to do of the few.
p.1

4
As to the effects of these
two objects, that of the
first was relief to suffering
individuals,
unexceptionable according
to some principles
— The statutes
against non-residence
had formerly been
disused, & of late put
in force, & under circumstances
which made
prosecution appear
mischievous. The hardship
was encreased
by prosecutions having
been instituted against
those who had no parsonage
house. p.2.

5
The Statute interdicted
all new prosecutions,
& saved the delinquents
as far as
consistent with public
faith, from punishment.
p.2

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6
This indulgence right
on one set of principles,
viz. those supported
in great part of
this work. The utility
of the Church of
England open to dispute.
The service of
the Church being performed
by such men
and in such manner
as it is, the absence or
presence of the incumbent
is nearly indifferent.
If all
were resident, the
flocks would like be
but little better off.

7
Secus according to the
current principles.
Salvation of souls
morality &c. depend
on the influence of
Christianity. This
influence entrusted
to persons successors
by imposition from
Peter, — bred in the
equality between
Puritanism & superstition
&c &c. But
actio no datur nisi
in prœsentem — No
man (except by the
press) can do good by
way of example and
conversation where
he is not — So temporal
& eternal happiness
depend on the
presence of these
blessed men. p.4

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8
To secure these goods
the purpose of the
pretended hardships
of all the regulations,
each individual, except
by his wilful negligence
fully apprized.

The duty of the pastors
comprized in abridgements
easily consultable
(though improvable)
not obscured by technicalities.
Nothing but
supine negligence can
account for omission
of any duty thus traced
out — The conditions
thus shewn, stand
to counterbalance
the chance in the
holy lottery. p.5.

9
Why should they not
be subjected to the consequence
of violating
these conditions — The
end is — residence, the
necessary step to all
duties: if the means
fail, why should
they not be strengthened
rather than weakened.
p 6

10
Between these opposite
trains of reason
the course pursued by
rulers is that which
supposes the inutility
of the service for which
such vast expense is
incurred, and the
propriety of its being
turned to answer the
smallest private convenience.
p.7.

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11
Not that individual
convenience of the greatest
number is the main object
— for if so, union of
benefices would be prevented
except as far as
necessary to decent maintenance
— But such moderate
masses would
not be worth acceptance
by the valet de chambre
&c. of these rulers — To be
worthy a son or a brother
no masses are too large.
p.7

12
Thus by acts they declare,
that the system is of no
use to the public — useful
only to pamper their own
appetites. p.8.

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