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To be copied
and only so far, as they are admitted by the
laws of the land.
Had our Author consulted the history of other
nations, he would have seen, into what inconveniences,
errors, and absurdities, the Jews, the
Egyptians, and the Romans, after the introduction
of Christianity, were drawn, by thus confounding
the extent of the operation of civil, and
religious laws. Had he looked into the history
of our own country, he would have known
seen learnt, that the pretences of many of
our kings to absolute, and arbitrary power,
were often founded upon, and always —
strengthened by, the misapplication of a term
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Identifier: | JB/096/017/003 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 96.
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[[notes_public::"to be copied" [note not in bentham's hand]]] |
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