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probable are of a more serious nature: these will
be spoken of in another place.

Qu. and
postponed unto
Diverting

The Jewish rite
of circumcision which whatever was the design of
it might in one way probably be have been of use, had it a very good effect
and most certainly
has no bad one
, we refer
who call ourselves Christians followers of Christ, reprobate against the in contradiction
to his sanction of his example. The Jewish rite of the
Sabbath which when applied to the exclusion
of all amusement as well as all labour may be
pronounced the great sanctuary of idleness and vice
we have adopted preserved with zeal, as if to atone for
the contempt with which it was treated with by
him.

The Church of Rome [in this respect of
all christian churches the most rational] finds
the people in employment by the amusements
which it provides as well as by the amusements
of all kinds which it permitts: The Church of
Scotland by the enthusiastic fervours which it
has found means to nourish. The Church of Scotland
provides the people perhaps a
dangerous occupation, but
however an occupation
The Church one
church acts with wisdom, the others with consistence;
the Church of England proscribing all a
amusements while it
discountenancesing all
religious fervours
is alike superior
both to wisdom &
to consistence.
scorns alike both wisdom
and consistence. They know at least what it is they would
be at: she knows no such thing: her sole object is to
promote absolute idleness, regardless of the consequence.

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