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As the unhappy testimony of the Statutes themselves will not permitt us to consider it as a state an accurate state of an exposition
of the natural Laws on that behalf the public [therefore can only consider it must content themselves with regarding it as a pledge solemnly given to them [& confirmed
by the repeated Editions of that learned & eloquent performance] of his sentiments on the question
of expediency: & expect [consider] themselves as authorized thereby to expect, that if ever it
should become a question before the Legislature of national concern whether they shall be omitted or retacted
he will shew himself among the foremost advocates of Liberty, Philosophy, & Religion,
by the assiduity of his endevors Zeal with which he will center for the their Repeal.

In as well as from the regard to the rest of the right third order, their Zeal to remove those incomianous
& encumbering unseemly props to a fabric which wants none of them, in proportion proportionate to their
conviction of its it's strength.

The alliance with the Church is beneficial to the State — be it so — But by what
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means? By its the inculcating of the belief of a future State — but not merely of a future
State, but of a future state of rewards & Punishments — but not merely of Rewards
and Punishments but of Rewards & Punishments bestowed on men according to the influence
of their actions on the happiness of the Society. Church of England Men Lutherans Calvinists Arians Socinians Anabaptists Quakers Moravians as well those whose interpretation is most happy, as there where comes nearest to the Truth, as then it is least whose is furthest from it, pay equal homage to the Sacred Oracles Is the attachment of the Church of England man to it great? theirs is not inferior comes not behind it. Is his assurance of strong? their's is can not



Identifier: | JB/096/288/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 96.

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Box

096

Main Headings

legislation

Folio number

288

Info in main headings field

subscripts alliance

Image

001

Titles

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

[[watermarks::j honig & zoonen [lion with vryheyt motif]]]

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Paper Producer

cc1

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Notes public

ID Number

31292

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