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people: let us suppose, that the principal | people: let us suppose, that the principal | ||
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person among his People had <add> | person among his People had <add>himself</add> violated this | ||
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law: <del>that he had</del> <add>or</add> afterwards secreted it from | law: <del>that he had</del> <add>or</add> afterwards secreted it from | ||
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the rest, and put it absolutely out of their power | the rest, and put it absolutely out of their power | ||
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to come at the knowledge of it: <add>— | to come at the knowledge of it: <add>—</add> This is surely the | ||
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very case which our Author supposes to have | very case which our Author supposes to have | ||
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For let us suppose a human legislator
to conduct himself upon the same principles in the same manner
as our Author attributes to supposes <add>represents</add> the Creator to act.
Let us suppose him to have published a law
which was to serve as the rule of conduct to his
people: let us suppose, that the principal
person among his People had himself violated this
law: that he had or afterwards secreted it from
the rest, and put it absolutely out of their power
to come at the knowledge of it: — This is surely the
very case which our Author supposes to have
happened to mankind in general: The legislator
still insists upon obedience to the same code
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