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To be copied
whatever laws he pleased to his creature,
man, however unjust, or severe." Note. I dare say now, were our Author were he to write a treatise of theology he would talk of much and feelingly of doing things "to the praise & glory of God" yet his ears are not shocked by so revolting an idea as this. I who was never vain enough to think of promoting the glory of my maker, cannot without pain
I am not fond of separatinge even for a
moment, the essential qualities, which
not, the union of which make up our imperfect
ideas of the Creator: because I do Our
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not think, that The idea of the Creator's
being able to act partially, or unjustly,
can ever never tend, either to enlighten the Understanding,
or to meliorate the heart. And
besides, I apprehend it impossible to conceive
that a Being, whose power is unlimited unlimited,
should be capable of cruelty, or injustice: Nor
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