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to be copied Note "Well with thee & with thy Children." — If any part of the mosaic law should
bind us, this is the part: the Legislator is so earnest in enforcing it: & assigns
a reason which if it had any weight at Judea four thousand ago has precisely
the same weight now & in England. For the blood of the animal is as much the
forbidden by the divine law, he is worthy life of the animal now
though man is degenerated by the fall, the Animals are the same as then, here as there.
as at the beginning & yet I dare say, our learned judge has no samples when he is eating
a good of death? Or would he? our Author introduce, Chapter Ver:11
sirloin: or a good well a savory haunch. (end of note) even though the prohibition
is repeated in the only apostolical council we read of.

Forbidden by the divine Law he ought, to be hanged. Would
our Author introduce into the english laws the trial of jealousy? into the English code the trial of — (Numbers Ch. V. II &c
jealosy? or or the law of fringes? or would he command Numb: chap. 15. Ver 37
a man to be stoned, who should gather
Sticks on the Sabbath day? Numb: 15 Ver. 32. would he substitute the command for doing no manner of
work in which day, is read every day in our Churches as
being still in force. Would he substitute
the laws of inheritance prescribed
by Moses, in the room of the laws of inheritance,
prescribed by the common law of
England? Deut: Chap. 21. Ver: 18 would he stone the "stubborn,
"and rebellious Son, who will not obey the
"Voice of his father, or the voice of his mother,—
"and when they are chastening him, will
"not hearken unto them." Would he make it

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