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20 July 1810 24

Fallacies Ch. Authority worshppers
§.4. Churchmens sinister interest

2

On any subject unconnected with religion, [no
one would suppose that] on the question what
ought to be law the bare opinion of a
churchman would
is not likely either to be delivered or to be received
in the character of an authority any more than
that of a any other man. If emplo in that character attempted
to be employed, it would it is f
in the character of a fallacy that it would be employed
but presenting as prospect probability of operating in that
character, it serves applies not in that case in the
character of an example of the species of fallacy
here held up to view.

[+] It would be in the
character of a man
of sense knowledge and probity
and not in the character
of a Churchman
as such —
that his bare opinion
if referred to under
any expectation of
its influencing the
decision would
be employed.

3
On a question unconnected
with religion
reference to Churchmans
opinion as
such — as authority
can scarcely be considered
as a fallacy:
it not being likely
to be considered as
constitution of authority

To understand how unfit it is that great
the probability of deception would be if on the
question what in matters of religion ought to be
law the opinion delivered by a Churchman who
ought as such to be were to be regarded as authority
and in such were admitted by a man to exercise an influence
on his decision independently of any specific
reason arguments with which it might happen to it to
be accompanied it is necessary to understand have a clear conception of
the nature and force of the sinister interest to the
action of which in the present state of ecclesiastical
law a person in that situation stands
exposed.

4
To the question
what in matters of
religion ought to be
law follow the
nature and force
of the sinister interest
by which
any declaration of
opinion from such
a quarter is devoid
of all

Identifier: | JB/104/113/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 104.
Date_1	1810-07-20	Marginal Summary Numbering	3-4
Box	104	Main Headings	fallacies
Folio number	113	Info in main headings field	fallacies
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d24 / e2
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	th 1806
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	andre morellet
Corrections	peregrine bingham	Paper Produced in Year	1806
Notes public		ID Number	34084
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