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Of the three Sanction. Religious Sanction

which were there no such thing as religion, nor any
such being as a God would have an influence on
the happiness of mankind. Acts purely Religious acts we may
stile such as either have in their own nature no influence on mankind the happiness
of any part of mankind, but are [beneficial either
break down this
are serving to keep up in mankind in sensibility
to the force of the Religious Sanctions] conducive
either to a mans future happiness alone as having been
constituted such by the positive constitution institution of God
himself,[+] [+] founded on reasons that do not appear to us: or such as are conducive to his present happiness as well as
future by serving to keep up in mankind or sensibility
to the force of the Religious Sanction; [that is
as the phrase is keeping or in other words to keep alive a sense of religion
in their minds.] Acts of this kind are what are
stiled Ceremonies.

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11 Ceremonies from the partaking of which men are wont to be exclude by law in Protetant countries
In the Christian Religion the Ceremonies
that are supposed to be most essential than the are
distinguished from the rest by the name of Sacraments.
Catholics have make reckon seven Sacraments. Protestants
some none at all; others, of which number
are those of our own church, two; Baptism, and
the Lord's supper. Supper of the Lord. This latter With respect to the
former the obligation to practise partake of it is supposed to
come but once in a man's life; as to the other latter
frequently. This offence the latter is commonly distinguished spoken of
by under the general name, the Sacrament.

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Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	11-14
Box	098	Main Headings	penal code
Folio number	058	Info in main headings field	advantages and disadvantages of the religious sanction
Image	001	Titles	note
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	4
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Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::l v g propatria [britannia motif]]]
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	caroline vernon
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