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<p><note>To be copied</note> <add>Speaking of</add> acts of parliament he <del>has</del> tells us <del>with</del> | <p><note>To be copied</note> <add>Speaking of</add> acts of parliament he <del>has</del> tells us <del>with</del> | ||
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"of Parliament, that are impossible to be" | "of Parliament, that are impossible to be" | ||
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"obeyed, are of no validity." <note>Vol.1.p.91.</note> a very comfortable | "obeyed, are of no validity." <note>Vol.1. p.91.</note> a very comfortable | ||
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assurance is well worthy the gravity | |||
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& humanity of so great a writer. | & humanity of so great a writer. & | ||
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<del>But it seems the laws of Nature are not</del> <add><del>it seems | <del>But it seems the laws of Nature are not</del> <add><del>it seems I wish he & which I wonder he did not extend to</del></add><lb/> | ||
<del>to be interpreted with so much latitude</del> <add>I wish he had <sic>extend</sic> the same latitude to the Laws</add> | |||
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<del> | <del>Yet it should seem that this latitude</del> of <add><del>though</del> of Nature, as to acts of Parliament.</add> | ||
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<del> | <del>Interpretation was <add><del>is to</del></add> more necessary here,</del> <add>the <unclear>rather</unclear> as he makes <del>the full</del> as just as</add> | ||
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<del> | <del>than <add>as</add> in <unclear>the rate</unclear> of human Laws: for</del> <add>strange suppositions of heavenly as of</add> | ||
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<del> | <del>Author having healed Nature & it</del> <note><del>if what —</del></note> <del>The learned writer advances of the creator,</del> <add>be true:</add> | ||
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<del>Author | <del>Author with rather less ceremony, than</del> <add>earthly <del>logic</del> <del>as little</del> legislators — For if he</add> | ||
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<del> | <del>and <unclear>respect</unclear> them <add><del>us</del></add> he would have</del> <add><del>treats a British</del></add> | ||
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<del> | <del><add>Parliament.</add></del> <note><del>For</del> It <del>must be owned <gap/> for a Judge be <gap/> strange suppositions heavenly and earthly</del> <unclear>agitators</unclear>: he <del>For if he</del> supposes a British Parliament capable shaping acts <unclear>able</unclear> to be obeyed <del><gap/></del>," <add>&</add> he <unclear>insinu ly</unclear> <unclear>tribility</unclear>, <del><gap/></del> but <gap/> in the <del>ordain </del> <add>do</add> the <add>For</add></note><lb/> | ||
<add>ventured to be at a British Parliament.</del> | |||
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<del>For he</del> tells us — <note>Vol.1. p.<unclear>2</unclear>10</note> "that the | |||
<del>For he</del> tells us — <note>Vol.1.p.<unclear> | |||
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"Creator, as a Being of infinite power | "Creator, as a Being of infinite power | ||
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To be copied Speaking of acts of parliament he has tells us with
equal gravity & humanity that "acts"
"of Parliament, that are impossible to be"
"obeyed, are of no validity." Vol.1. p.91. a very comfortable
assurance is well worthy the gravity
& humanity of so great a writer. &
But it seems the laws of Nature are not it seems I wish he & which I wonder he did not extend to
to be interpreted with so much latitude I wish he had extend the same latitude to the Laws
Yet it should seem that this latitude of though of Nature, as to acts of Parliament.
Interpretation was <add>is to</add> more necessary here, the rather as he makes the full as just as
than as in the rate of human Laws: for strange suppositions of heavenly as of
Author having healed Nature & it if what — The learned writer advances of the creator, be true:
Author with rather less ceremony, than earthly logic as little legislators — For if he
and respect them <add>us</add> he would have treats a British
Parliament. For It must be owned for a Judge be strange suppositions heavenly and earthly agitators: he For if he supposes a British Parliament capable shaping acts able to be obeyed ," & he insinu ly tribility, but in the ordain do the For
ventured to be at a British Parliament.
For he tells us — Vol.1. p.210 "that the
"Creator, as a Being of infinite power
"was able unquestionably to have
"prescribed <add>"whatever
27
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