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To be copied
before told us "that the law of nature was
"coeval with mankind, was dictated by
Vol. 1. p. 41. "God himself, was binding over all the
"Globe, in all countries, and at all times."
It should follow then, that the law of revelation He here tells us, that the end of revelation is to
was only a republication of theenforce this law: that the law precepts of the Law of <add>the revealed Law are
parts only of the original Law of nature. From hence then a plain</add>
law of nature, and that therefore, the laws man would conclude, that the Law of Revelation is no more than a
republication of the Law of Nature; & therefore that the laws
of revelation were to be found in the code of
of nature: he now contradicts that assertion, Nature.— But fair as this conclusion seems
and says, that they are to be found only
our <add>the the Author will not allow it: the Laws of Revelation, though
parts only of the Law of Nature are not to be found</add>
in the holy Scriptures. Nay, he as plainly
in the Code of Nature; but only in the holy Scriptures:
Nay <add>and so fond is he of the law of Revelation in this section, page</add>
tells us, that the law of nature never was published that the favorite of the last page, the great law of nature
is almost given up:— he allows that it
at all, and therefore was no law at all according
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