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Jany 1809 Peines
But, alas! no part indeed was it it was not in the of the Reverend Doctors
But the Reverend Doctor it is no indeed was it not it was not in the
" meaning of the Reverend Doctor to recommend any such
course: no not in any one of these its three parts: and
in respect of thethe first object - viz general rule it was is the basis of his
system that it was in its nature of its essence to be indescribable and inexpressible.
To gain credit indeed for such strictness, may perhaps
have been within his view: to gain credit the reputation of it <add>to obtain the reputation; so far, but</add>, were so far
onlyas could be done so far only as a man might obtain credit for it without deserving earning it. Accordingly when no sooner
the act is spoken of is the act spoken of as as that what is i.e. might to be, might to be a judicial
act, Good;- but no sooner is it spoken of in that character, than no more the judi its title to that same character is immediately
explained away, viz. by the description given of it.
"exact and diligent character of "im-partiality"....."exact
"and diligent attention to the proper merits and circumstances
of the case" - i.e. no security whatever at all for
either the "impartiality" or the "attention' - but on the part of
the official person who to get rid ofrid himself of the plague of "solicitation' - Impartiality! many simply for that impartiality" quality attention? any simply for that labour? -No: but
or to manifest or reward "friendship"- or to conciliate or gratify
a "political attachment' - or to put many
s a vote -
is, to put money in his own pocket or that of a relation,
secures obtains a pardon for an offender in a preconsent and notoriously preconsent
in guilt notorious degree mischievous and formidable - in the part of this official person,
if unfortunately pressed with any such question as how
came you to do so? - no a grave and solemn
affirmer - with eyes lifteduplifted up to heaven, and this Such is the security such the only security which the Reverend judges learned and both hands are ever so ready to give.
sermon of the Reverend Doctors in his hand - that he
had taken thisin all things the severe and impressive lessonto given in
it for his guide - and that accordingly nothing could be
more strict than the "impartiality with which he had framed his determination - nothing more exact and
diligent than the attention which he had bestowed upon it.
Identifier: | JB/107/258/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 107.
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law versus arbitrary power (a hatchet for dr paley's net) |
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