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¥ teaSry , let tne conclude by again urging fbuto ttfke the itnpresston of tils £ Vent tfito yotir inmost souls , and Wh&n ^ etety f Icftve > passion of your nature * is hashed , and all earthly
harassing cares afe laid asleep , listen to the $ till stnall Voice which you will hear issuing from it , telling ytmbow Vain fend hdlidw is every thing , every en-J 4 pAent and every possession , that Iddes not rest on thefoundation of
efertfffy and 6 f heaven . Go , then , and fearn to'build your best hbpes , where alone they aVe sedure , on the rock of eiferlastiog truth . A renewed mind , a purified soul , aftectidns clothed in titirity , tteace and piety , will never
fafi df tfie blessing of heaven . These 'lire the drily enduring riches , the only triist-worthy support , the only imperishable graces . Let tis then ae-^ ii aint oursel ves with God , that when We are called from this world and
fr 6 m the light of the sun , we may not tte excluded from that kingdom which indestructible and that light which is #£ rrtal , but may be admitted into the ttrtntatmion of heaven , to the fellow-« Wp of glorified spirits to share their happiness and to partake ' of their glory , &ner this blessed ho ^ e fet us daily $ & )^ ire , aiid we shall certainly reap if ive faint not . Norivich Mercury ^ Ndv . 22 .
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its truth : the effect which religion may have in assuring us 6 f a better life , and preparing us for its enjoyment , is a point with which the legislator has no concern . VECTIS . " Offences against Religi&n . —To
combat all the species of crimes of which human nature is capable , the State has but two grand means—punishments and rewards—punishments which are applicable , and which may be applied on ordinary occasions 5 rewards Which must be reserved fbr a ,
small number , and for extraordinary occurrences : but this administration of rewards and punishments is often contradictory or mistaken , or ren > dered impotent , because the State has neJttfer ' eyes to see nor hands to reach eVery 6 ffeuce . To supply this deficiency of human power it has beeh thought at least useful
necessary or , to Inculcate a belief in a £ ower wliich has the same 6 bject in view , but which has not the same imperfections : the power of a Supreme , In visitije Being , to whom is attributed the disposition to maintain the laws of society , and to punish or rewaird , in an infatllibfe manner , those actions which main dtfn
rieither reward nor punish . -Eviery thirtg which serves to mahitain alfid strengthen among men ftie fear of £ he Supreme Jiidge , is comjp ^ ehe ci ded tinder the general name bf religion , aijdi for the sdke of perspicuity , felt ^ idYl is ofteh sf > 6 keh of as a distinct being-, as an allegorical Jpersoiiage , to whofe various futictidns are attributed . Thtfs
to diminish or jpe ' rvert the influcrdce of religiGn , is to diminish 6 r perVert in the saibe proportion the assistance which the State can derive from it idthe suppresston of vice and thfc , « ehcodragenfient of virtue ; whatever tends , to enfeeble 6 r mislead the operations of this power is an offence a ] gairi £ t
religion . " The following- tend to enfeeble the force of the religious sanction : — -. t . Atheism . 2 . Blasphemy . 3 . Profanation of the objects of wotrship .
Others tend to pervert the employment of the religious sanction . I comprehend dhlem under the oaiWe < # Ca ^ o-theista ; it divides itself into three branches : —
" I . Pernicious doctrines , doctrines attributing to the Deity di ^ 6 &itioU * contrary to the public ««>» -, % ^ timpie / aoctriDes attribStf ^ to GB 3
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Jeremy BentJutfti tin Offeiites against Religion . 7 O 7
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Jer&ny Benihfrm tin Off&tbes against Re&gi&n . 8 m , Dec . 7 , 1817 . SEND yoU an extract from a I Treatese on Legislation , pUblishetl &t P ^ ris , by M . Etienne Dumont , by ^ nbtn it was translated ftito French
from an English manuscript * of Mr . Jeremy Bentham , which had long lain on the shelf , and which , but for the French editor , would probably never have seen the light . The senti ments of Mr . Bentham on the interftreriee of the State with religSotis
opinions , will , doubtless , be reJui with interest by many of your readers \ ^ d » indeed , it is much to be regretted * bat his valuable works , which have pbtaioed such a deserved celebrity on
the Continent , should not , ere tKis , have appeared before the public in an Enfemll dress * The reader will have ttfe gOodnesB to bear in mind what the Wtttor has stated in % note ,-r-ib £ t be 5 ? k Wllw tb do with lfcttgtoh cdiiJSd ^ rea «« t 6 fls ^ olltifcal mm aWdhot a ^ to
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1817, page 707, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2471/page/11/
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