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<p><note>To be copied</note> "by human reason in it's present corrupted state:'
<p><note>To be copied</note> "by human reason in <sic>it's</sic> present corrupted state:'
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"since we find, that till they were <hi rend='underline'>revealed</hi>, they
"since we find, that till they were <hi rend='underline'>revealed</hi>, they
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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 <unclear>couldst</unclear> <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 <unclear>canst</unclear> 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 wast 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> 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>
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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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bound by it for thousands of years: &amp; then <gap/>,
bound by it for thousands of years: &amp; then <gap/>,
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as it were by <unclear>stealth</unclear>, to a small part of his <gap/>
as it were by stealth, to a small part of his <gap/>
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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
Laws: thou couldst lay them open like volume to us: And now, alas! thou canst not so much as 'touch the binding of the fork. Seriously What idea does the Author mean to give us, of the great reason! but a minute since & thou wast in full possession of the knowledge of these
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 ,
as it were by stealth, to a small part of his
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

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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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