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Obs. Tit. III. B.
Judges Salary Extension 2. To the Church 2. To the Church. Whoever will take the trouble
to turn to the Acts of the Apostles will see that a transaction
of this kind has no more to do with the
sin of Simon Magnus Magus, than with any
other. This would not be Simony. What Simon
the Magician had money for wanted to buy was the power of
working miracles: the Holy Ghost and the
offer was made money he offered was offered to the Apostles for
their private use. See the Acts of the Apostles.
3. Places of Parade It is scarce necessary to observe that the principle
might be applied with still less scruple to various other
employments, such as those relative to the business
of Finance, and places of mere parade,
such as for example all those about Court which have nothing
to do with the personal satisfaction of the King;
if even under this such a reduction of the expence modification an enlightened
nation can find any solid reason for the keeping
up such mummeries.
To the National Assembly
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