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21 Jany 1812 + 2
Evidence Ch. False Security Oath
2 §§.1. Why false
2
Considered here
chiefly as solely
as an instrument
of government —
By doing receipt almost
allowed, not
commanded.
In the character of an only character in which it is
here considered as employed — in the character of an instrument
of government — its effects on the temporal
welfare of society in the present life discerned, on the present occasion, the first
at least, if not or rather the only place. In the religion of James, Howsoever it may
be supposed, that [in the religion of James] the employment
of this the instrument in this character is allowed of, by no man surely has
any such supposition been entertained it now been supposed, of it that it was commended
that, in any case, it has been rendered any man has been
of laid under obligation to employ it.
3
For some reason
impunity, if the principle
put last
the mischiefs part.
Of the absurd impunity so in the principle incongruity, to use no stronger form at present
of the incongruity involved radical and irremediable incongruity,
of involved in the supposition, in which the practice has its root,
(the almighty sovereign an assuredly obsequious instrument in the
hand of every earthly potentate.)
mention will not can not can not here be altogether omitted; but though for the
reason just given, its station, when it comes to be spoken to more particularly, will be but in the second background
place.
The In the order of importance, the mischief, of which in so many shapes it
will be seen to be productive, demands the first place.
As to the production of good in any shape, its utter its incapacity —
incapacity its utter incapacity when standing by itself, will, for the proof
of it, require, in this place b at least, but few words.
Identifier: | JB/122/362/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 122.
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Panopticon |
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362 |
Panopticon - Compensation Claim |
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002 |
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Text sheet |
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"Recto" is not in the list (recto, verso) of allowed values for the "Rectoverso" property.
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002 |
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