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To be copied Speaking of acts of parliament he has tells us with
equal gravity & humanity that "acts"
"of Parliament, that are impossible to be"
"obeyed, are of no validity." Vol.1. p.91. a very comfortable
assurance is well worthy the gravity
& humanity of so great a writer. &
But it seems the laws of Nature are not it seems I wish he & which I wonder he did not extend to
to be interpreted with so much latitude
Yet it should seem that this latitude of
Interpretation was is to more necessary here,
than as in the rate of human Laws: Our
Author having healed Nature & it if what — The learned writer advances of the creator, be true:
Author with rather less ceremony, than
and respect them us he would have treats a British
Parliament. For It must be owned for a Judge be strange suppositions heavenly and earthly agitators: he For if he
ventured to be at a British Parliament.
I wish he had extend the same latitude to the Laws
though of Nature, as to acts of Parliament.
the rather as he makes the full as just as
strange suppositions of heavenly as of
earthly logic as little legislators — For if he supposes a British Parliament capable shaping acts able to be obeyed ," & he insinu ly tribility, but in the ordain do the For
For he tells us — Vol.1. p.210 "that the
"Creator, as a Being of infinite power
"was able unquestionably to have
"prescribed "whatever
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