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The Parliament may committ this outrage, such as
they may enact, we shall see presently that
a man shall try as well his own causes as those
of other persons: but the beginning of religious
liberty would be the end of all good faith.
The Episcopalian Presbyterians in Scotland would not⊞ ⊞ our Author is certain endure bear
to see, at least it would be the highest injustice
to them to let them see the Presbyterians their brethren in England
relieved from persecution.

The 10th and last rule he gives us, is well
worthy to close the Catalogue. It is neither
more nor less than that Acts of Parliament
that are impossible to be performed are of no validity"; that is,
in others words, as what a man can't do, he
shan't be made to do. I remember perfectly
well an axiom taught me by my nurse, which
coming from such high authority, I† † was then disposed to think [then thought]
to be indisputable. It is that Ferdinando can do no more than he can do. Our Author⊞ ⊞ for once rebellious unfaithful to the nursery, is, it seems it should seem
is of another mind ... this notion is that Ferdinando
can, upon hard usage if he were being hard pressed be do more
than he can do: and for fear of his being
made to do it, thinks proper to give this [learning] protest intimation
that he ought not. "And if" continues he
"there arise out of the collaterally any absurd consequence

Identifier: | JB/028/111/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 28.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	028	Main Headings	comment on the commentaries
Folio number	111	Info in main headings field	construction
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f29 / b30 / f31 / b32
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::[gr with crown motif] propatria [britannia motif]]]
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	9376
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