The Opinions of Different Authors Upon the Punishment of Death, Volumen2Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1812 |
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... give his judgment in the case , he declared , " that he was clearly of opinion " that the fits were natural , but heightened by the devil , co - operating with the " malice of the witches at whose instance he did the villanies ; " and ...
... give his judgment in the case , he declared , " that he was clearly of opinion " that the fits were natural , but heightened by the devil , co - operating with the " malice of the witches at whose instance he did the villanies ; " and ...
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... gives me abundant reason to believe that Mr. Fox , if he were now among us , would dissent from scarcely one of the opinions which I have here submitted , to your consideration . If Mr. Fox had lived to assist in allaying the storm by ...
... gives me abundant reason to believe that Mr. Fox , if he were now among us , would dissent from scarcely one of the opinions which I have here submitted , to your consideration . If Mr. Fox had lived to assist in allaying the storm by ...
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... give their account to God , and so likewise to their masters under God , ( as kings and the states that they serve ) in these words ; Ecce tibi lucrefeci , and not Ecce mihi lucrefeci : whereas the corrupter sort of mere politicians ...
... give their account to God , and so likewise to their masters under God , ( as kings and the states that they serve ) in these words ; Ecce tibi lucrefeci , and not Ecce mihi lucrefeci : whereas the corrupter sort of mere politicians ...
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... gives us a glimpse of his opinion , than a full disclosure of it : but it is delightful to learn the thoughts of a great man , whose judgment was for a long period regarded as authority . · " A man , " says he , " deserves death , when ...
... gives us a glimpse of his opinion , than a full disclosure of it : but it is delightful to learn the thoughts of a great man , whose judgment was for a long period regarded as authority . · " A man , " says he , " deserves death , when ...
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... gives us for their guidance . " III . ROUSSEAU . * 1 It is asked , " How individuals , who have no right over their own lives , can transfer to the sovereign what they do not them- selves possess ? " The apparent difficulty of answering ...
... gives us for their guidance . " III . ROUSSEAU . * 1 It is asked , " How individuals , who have no right over their own lives , can transfer to the sovereign what they do not them- selves possess ? " The apparent difficulty of answering ...
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The Opinions of Different Authors Upon the Punishment of Death Basil Montagu Vista de fragmentos - 2004 |
The Opinions of Different Authors Upon the Punishment of Death (Classic Reprint) Basil Montagu Sin vista previa disponible - 2017 |
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Página xvii - I HOLD every man a debtor to his profession; from the which, as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavour themselves, by way of amends, to be a help and ornament thereunto.
Página 187 - Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner but rather that he may turn from his wickedness, and live...
Página 388 - Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That so much of the said Act as is herein-before recited shall be and the same is hereby repealed.
Página 117 - The good LORD pardon every one That prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.
Página 121 - Parliament, statutes and ordains that there be a school settled and established and a schoolmaster appointed in every parish not already provided by advice of the heritors and minister of the parish...
Página 69 - It is further to be observed, that owing to the different manners and degrees in which persons under different circumstances are affected by the same exciting cause, a punishment which is the same in name will not always either really produce, or even so much as appear to others to produce, in two different persons the same degree of pain : therefore, That the quantity actually inflicted on each individual offender may correspond to the quantity intended for similar offenders in general, the several...
Página 235 - They ought rather to reflect, that he who falls by a mistaken sentence, may be considered as falling for his country ; whilst he suffers under the operation of those rules, by the general effect and tendency of which the welfare of the community is maintained and upholden. CHAPTER X. OF RELIGIOUS ESTABLISHMENTS, AND OF TOLERATION. ' A RELIGIOUS establishment is no part of Christianity ; it is only the means of inculcating it.
Página 385 - Majesty that it may be enacted ; and be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that so much of the said Act as...
Página 387 - ... of the value of forty shillings or more, being in any dwelling-house, or outhouse thereunto belonging, although such house or outhouse be not actually broken by such offender, and although the owner of such goods, or any other person or persons be or be not in such house or outhouse, being thereof convicted, shall be absolutely debarred of and from the benefit of clergy.
Página 186 - When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.