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<p><add>EVIDENCE</add> This rule <add> | <head>CERTAINTY FORM of Comm. Law. - Disadvantage of instanced in Settling Competency</head> | ||
contrary to Truth, that Human Nature is liable but to one<lb/> | <p><add>EVIDENCE</add> This rule <add>taken without any restrictions</add> is a very bad one: because it suppose | ||
Passion which is Avarice; that the slightest gratification <lb/> | <lb/> | ||
of that Passion will <add>commonly</add> be preferred to every other consideration<lb/> | contrary to Truth, that Human Nature is liable but to one | ||
& the slightest present gratification to any future.<lb/> | <lb/> | ||
<add><del>Yet it might | Passion which is Avarice; that the slightest gratification | ||
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of that Passion will <add>[commonly]</add> be preferred to every other consideration | |||
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& the slightest present gratification to any future. | |||
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<add><del>Yet - it might</del> not in the way of</add> | |||
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<p>Yet <del>it</del> ought <add>it</add> not in the way of common Law, to be departed<lb/> | <p>Yet <del>it</del> ought <add>it</add> not in the way of common Law, to be departed | ||
from: because any rule is better than none<lb/> | <lb/> | ||
at all; & because when <add>once</add> it is departed from there<lb/> | from: because any rule is better than none | ||
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at all; & because when <add>once</add> it is departed from there | |||
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is no rule: & every thing is thenceforth at Sea. | is no rule: & every thing is thenceforth at Sea. | ||
</p> | <lb/></p> | ||
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CERTAINTY FORM of Comm. Law. - Disadvantage of instanced in Settling Competency
EVIDENCE This rule taken without any restrictions is a very bad one: because it suppose
contrary to Truth, that Human Nature is liable but to one
Passion which is Avarice; that the slightest gratification
of that Passion will [commonly] be preferred to every other consideration
& the slightest present gratification to any future.
Yet - it might not in the way of
Yet it ought it not in the way of common Law, to be departed
from: because any rule is better than none
at all; & because when once it is departed from there
is no rule: & every thing is thenceforth at Sea.
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