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"were <hi rend='underline'>hid</hi> from the wisdom of Ages." &#x2014; Poor human
"were <hi rend='underline'>hid</hi> from the wisdom of Ages." &#x2014; Poor human
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<note>Laws: thou couldst <hi rend='underline'>lay</hi> <hi rend='underline'><del>them</del> open</hi> like<!-- or, the --> <unclear>volume</unclear> to us: And now, alas!  thou canst not so much as 'touch the binding <del>of the <unclear>fork</unclear>.</del>  Seriously</note> What idea does the Author mean to give us, of the great <add>reason! but a minute since &amp; thou <sic>wast</sic> in full possession of the knowledge of these</add>
<add>reason! but a minute since &amp; thou <sic>wast</sic> in full possession of the knowledge of these</add>
<note>Laws: thou couldst <hi rend='underline'>lay</hi> <hi rend='underline'><del>them</del> open</hi> the volume to us: And now, alas!  thou canst not so much as 'touch the binding <del>of the <unclear>book</unclear>.</del>  Seriously</note><lb/>
What idea does the Author mean to give us, of the great
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Legislator of the Universe?  He forms in his own
Legislator of the Universe?  He forms in his own
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to publish this Law to the very Creatures who are to be  
to publish this Law to the very Creatures who are to be  
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bound by it for thousands of years: &amp; then <gap/>,
bound by it for thousands of years: &amp; then publishes it,
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as it were by stealth, to a small part of his <gap/>
as it were by stealth, to a small part of his <unclear>bearing</unclear>
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though it is to bind them all.
though it is to bind them all.

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To be copied "by human reason in it's present corrupted state:'
"since we find, that till they were revealed, they
"were hid from the wisdom of Ages." — Poor human
reason! but a minute since & thou wast in full possession of the knowledge of these Laws: thou couldst lay them open the volume to us: And now, alas! thou canst not so much as 'touch the binding of the book. Seriously
What idea does the Author mean to give us, of the great
Legislator of the Universe? He forms in his own
breast a Law, which is to be binding over all the globe,
in all Countries, & in all times, & yet does not condescend
to publish this Law to the very Creatures who are to be
bound by it for thousands of years: & then publishes it,
as it were by stealth, to a small part of his bearing
though it is to bind them all.

He gives them says the learned Judge, sufficient
means of arriving at the knowlege of this Law. —
though to be pure, sufficient as these means were,
they proved insufficient the very first moment,
they were applied, so continued to be ever
after. — This is an.

But, says he, these means would be, sufficient

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Identifier: | JB/096/007/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 96.

Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

Box

096

Main Headings

comment on the commentaries

Folio number

007

Info in main headings field

Image

001

Titles

Category

collectanea

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

c20

Penner

168

Watermarks

[[watermarks::gr [crown motif]]]

Marginals

Paper Producer

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

[[notes_public::"to be copied" [note not in bentham's hand]]]

ID Number

31011

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