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    for this joins issue between the officer and the party , and puts a plea in the party ' s mouth which is not triable . He will say , he is talking or meditating about good things . I would have the words ' elsewhere'left out , for I know not how far this may reach .

    . ' " Mr . Fowell . I move to leave out the whole clause . " Major-General Whalley . God requires not these things of us . We must take heed to adding to the commandment of God . If you put this clause , you deprive men of the . very livelihood they have by the air ; as at Nottingham , many people that have houses in the rock , and have no air , live most part of their time without doors .

    " Mr . Bodurda . This clause is too short of what is intended by those that would have it . Some persons have not conveniency to sit at doors ; so I would have you add more to it , viz . ' leaning or standing at doors . ' t € Mr . Vincent . Though the law seems a little strict in this clause , yet this clause is not to be derided . I cannot think such sitting at doors , as is usual , can be a sanctification of the Lord ' s-day . I would have the question divided . ? First put it upon working , and then upon sitting at doors . " The Master of the Rolls . This has been debated in Parliament before now , and it has not been found convenient to have such a clause . In some

    parts of this city , unless people have liberty to sit at doors , you deprive them of most of the air they have all the week , and destroy their children . " Lord Chief-Justice . ( Quatenus ipsum . ) It is most certain that there is no unlawfulness or guilt in single sitting at doors . It must be the same as withindoors . It is . but intended for example ' s sake . May not a godly man that lives in a rock , as that worthy Commoner tells you , yet be well employed I You put a negative pregnant upon a man , to say that sitting at the door is more profane than standing ; so there is no such derision in that . It

    may cause discord , and prying amongst neighbours , into the actions of one another . And this is still left in the judgment of constables and headboraughs , who are generally bad , all the nation over . If there be any defect in this Act , another Parliament may mend it . You have reformed some things which other Parliaments fall short in . ^ " Colonel Briscoe : "As much as is required by man , Is not to every punctilio , as God's l&w isv Man ' s law must not be too severe , but rational ; that men may be convinced of the reason of it . I wouldnot have laws toor rigid .

    " Major Burton . You had as good leave out the whole Bill as leave out this clause . " Mr „ West . You would tiot leave out the word 'elsewhere ; ' for there may be profaneness , by sitting under some eminent tree in a village , or an arbour , or Gray ' s Inn walks . "The whole clause being put to the question , the House was divided . The Yeas went forth .

    " Noes 37 . Col Briscoe and Mr , Williams , Tellers . " Yeas 35 . Mr . Rhodes and Mr . AUsopp , Tellers . " So it passed to leave it out . "—Pp . 264 , 265 . " Major-General Disbrowe . To satisfy you that I have scruples , I shall tell you the first , as to the time . It is not yet determined whether the Sabbath-day begins at twelve o ' clock on Saturday night . - " Sir William Strictland . It is not now to be disputed . It is very appa * rent that one day of the week is due to God ; * and the evening and the morning was the first day . '

    " Colonel Holland . I am not satisfied in the time . Divers godly precious Eeop ^ e are un satisfied about the institution of the day . And as to time , it is kewise scrupled by many godly men , who think that only twelve hours is the ^ Sabbath-day . It is rejoicing of the heart in observing a day to the Lord . It is better than one thousand oays , to be pinned up in a place . I was , once when I would . bave . gone to six or seven sermons on a day . I am not so now . I do not make so much conscience of it now , but do think that I

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    46 S Review . ' —Burtons Diary .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1828, page 468, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2562/page/36/