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Tit. V. Ch. VII
§ 3 English practice -trary: for if he acknowledges an interest, if he
acknowledges the trusting to the promises and acceding
to the invitation given by the legislature,
he is driven off the stage with infamy; and the
natural good faith of the legislature violated by those
whose office it is to preserve it. Either then the What then is
the result? Breach of faith on one hand, or
perjury on the other: but, so it be practised in
due form, what cares an English Judge for
perjury? Forms are observed and Duty to
the more legislation and duty to God are trampled upon
but forms are observed, but and rules of law
that is rules made or dreamt of by Judges are
observed; the ends of judicature are therefore ob-
attained accomplished: For what are the ends of English
judicature? not the ends fulfilment of the law:
not the discovery of truth, or the administration of real justice: but the
irrational bigotted observance of a silly contradictory set of arbitrary
rules. made nobody knows when nor by whom
nor how, nor in what words, nor for what reason.
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